All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 3
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FeaturesIra Sachs on his 1980s-set New York drama ‘The Man I Love’ and working with Rami Malek: “he has a magnetism”
”There was a galvanising energy in 1980s New York, merged with darkness and fear.”
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NewsHas the Dutch cinema sector discovered the secret of arthouse box-office success?
A popular membership programme and investment in arthouse cinemas are driving a boom.
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FeaturesSouth Africa confident new incentive will elevate country as a filming location
This is a transitional period for South Africa’s film industry.
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FeaturesHow a Romanian and Norwegian crew joined forces to shoot Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’
The project was shot across a string of villages on the west coast of Norway.
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FeaturesAndrey Zvyagintsev on returning to filmmaking with ‘Minotaur’ after spending 40 days in a coma
Zvyagintsev survived an extreme reaction to the Sputnik Covid vaccine.
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NewsOpera doc ‘Primadonna Or Nothing’ sells to China
EXCLUSIVE: Primadonna Or Nothing is directed by German filmmaker and music journalist Juliane Sauter.
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NewsProducer burnout cases are rising fast, says EAVE report
EXCLUSIVE: ”Producers carry the creative, financial, and emotional weight of projects,” said co-author Kristina Trapp.
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FeaturesMorocco tempts global productions with spectacular locations, talented crews and improving cash rebate
‘De Gaulle: Tilting Iron’, ‘Lords Of War’ and ‘The Odyssey’ have filmed in Morocco.
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News‘Heysel 85’ closes key deals in Europe and beyond
EXCLUSIVE: The film is inspired by events on the day of the Heysel football stadium disaster.
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FeaturesMarie Kreutzer on ‘Gentle Monster’: “I am not trying to attack men, but I am trying to attack the system”
Austrian filmmaker Marie Kreutzer is in Competition with Gentle Monster, a film that puts a relationship under the microscope when the man is accused of child abuse.
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NewsJustin Hardy’s ‘Wrath Of The Gods’ launches in Cannes to mark conclusion of ‘Wicker Man’ trilogy
EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Gornall’s Unannounced Film Company is handling international sales.
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News'Gus, The Guide Dog', ‘The Neverending Pillow Fort’ head Sola Media’s Cannes slate
EXCLUSIVE: ’The Neverending Pillow Fort’ is co-scripted by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges.
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund pumps €1.8m into Sacha Polak’s ‘The Discomfort Of Evening’
New CEO Iwana Chronis has unveiled the Fund’s first investments under her aegis.
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FeaturesCannes market 2026: 15 buzz titles from Europe
Screen presents a selection of the buzziest projects from Europe available to international buyers at this year’s Cannes market.
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NewsSwiss culinary drama ‘Hallo Betty’ greets international buyers for Picture Tree
‘Hello Betty’ is about the Swiss copywriter who invented Betty Bossi, the fictional character famous for her food and recipes.
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NewsSymbioz Films launches with Susanne Kovács’s feature doc ‘Techplomacy’
EXCLUSIVE: Symbioz Films is the new company from Syndicado exec Aleksandar Govedarica.
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Features“Rejection gives you a turbo charge”: How top producers respond to being turned down by funders
“Sometimes the biggest problem is the length of time it takes to get an answer.”
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NewsEpsilon to launch animation ‘Hui Boo And The Curse Of The Genies’ at Cannes market
EXCLUSIVE: Constantin Film is co-producing and will release the film in Germany.
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NewsEpsilon boards female friendship drama ‘I Spy With My Little Eye’ ahead of Tribeca premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The German sales outfit will introduce the film to buyers at next month’s Cannes Marché.
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NewsDartmouth acquires Japan-set documentary ‘Ghost Town’ for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The film has its world premiere at Visions du Réel next week.