All articles by Fionnuala Halligan – Page 23
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NewsAwards race comes into focus at TIFF
La La Land, Jackie, Nocturnal Animals and Manchester By The Sea have all been garnering early awards buzz.
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CommentLocarno: 'Standing Tall' team win inaugural European Casting Director Award
Antoinette Boulat and Elsa Pharaon took home the prize, which has been founded to recognise an overlooked film-making sector.
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CommentCannes 2016: Competition Blog - 'Elle, the end...'
Fionnuala Halligan blogs on the Cannes Competition titles straight from the Palais.
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NewsCannes 2016: critic's take
2016 looks like a good vintage: Screen’s chief critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan dissects this year’s Competition lineup…
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FeaturesKen Adam in his own words
In an interview made available to Screen, the iconic Oscar-winning production designer, who died earlier this month, recalls working on eight Bond films and with Stanley Kubrick.
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NewsSundance: what were the buzz titles of 2016?
Sundance Film Festival marks a fresh start to the film calendar. Just as awards season is winding down, new artistic agendas are kicking off all over Park City.
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ReviewsFilms of the Year 2015: Fionnuala Halligan
Fionnuala is Screen International‘s chief film critic and reviews editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a film writer and critic.
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FeaturesEmily Morgan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Londoner Emily Morgan is translating her knowledge of languages and international cinema into a career as a UK producer.
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FeaturesJoy Wilkinson, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: About 18 months ago, Joy Wilkinson made the decision to dedicate herself solely to film.
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FeaturesBen Aston, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
Director: Although born in the UK, Ben Aston spent his childhood in Asia, returning to Bath when he was 14.
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FeaturesAleem Khan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: “I watched a lot of films as a kid but it wasn’t until I saw East Is East, at age 14 with the whole family in the living room, that I felt the unifying power of cinema. It was reflecting us as a family,” says Aleem Khan, director of ...
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FeaturesJorn Threlfall, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Represented by Outsider in the commercials world, where he is highly successful on the international stage, writer-director Jorn Threlfall is late to cinema but states: “I’m ready for the big step to features.”
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FeaturesMatthew Orton, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: Matthew Orton’s first feature script is called Clean, and its drama unfolds outside London skyscraper The Shard, 400 feet off the ground. Clearly Orton has lofty ambitions.
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Farhana Bhula, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Producer Richard Holmes hired Farhana Bhula on Amit Gupta’s Jadoo while she was working at Google but looking for a break into film (she’d helped set up the Watersprite festival for student films while at Cambridge University).
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FeaturesMarnie Dickens, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: Marnie Dickens is a writer who is very much in demand, and this is her year.
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FeaturesOscar Sharp, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Oscar Sharp’s heart-breaking Bafta-nominated short about terminal illness, The Karman Line, stars Olivia Colman as a mother who finds herself levitating from her small terraced house.
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FeaturesDaniel Emmerson, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Londoner Daniel Emmerson started out working as a location warden on National Treasure before moving onto production running on Ben Drew’s Ill Manors.
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FeaturesNick Rowland, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Nick Rowland has consistently impressed as a writer-director.
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FeaturesAndy Brunskill, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: “There’s a part of every creative meeting where everyone gets excited and runs wild,” says Andy Brunskill. “Then there’s one person who goes away to do the sums and try to make it work, and that’s why I called my company SUMS Film & Media.”
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FeaturesDan Kokotajlo, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Dan Kokotajlo — the surname hails from a Ukrainian grandfather who fled the Nazis for Manchester — used to make hip-hop music and paint; moderately successful, he was signed to a label.