All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 31
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NewsMarco Bellocchio describes how ‘Marx Can Wait’ has brought his family back together
The documentary is screening in the Masters section of IDFA.
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NewsSergei Loznitsa talks new projects at IDFA, including latest dramatic feature (exclusive)
Ukrainian director has two films screeninig at IDFA including ‘Mr Landsbergis’ in competition.
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Features“We cannot have another year like this,” say doc sales agents at IDFA
Cautious distributors, slimmed-down festivals and dwindling funders are cause for concern.
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NewsIDFA DocLab head on Facebook woes, the “messy metaverse” and how to make living as a VR filmmaker
DocLab is now in its 15th year.
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NewsGo2 Films add buzzy IDFA title ‘Housewitz’ to international sales slate
Oeke Hoogendijk’s film is premiering in the Envision competition.
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FeaturesOeke Hoogendijk explains how she convinced her agoraphobic mother to feature in ‘Housewitz’
The Dutch documentary director is debuting two very different films at IDFA.
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FeaturesIDFA Bertha Fund head: “Whenever there is a rise in applications, it comes from Latin America”
Isabel Arrate Fernandez, head of the Bertha Fund, on why applications doubled in 2020.
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FeaturesLouis Hothothot on how IDFA opening film ‘Four Journeys’ brought him back to his family
The film tells the story off how China-born Hothothot was an illicit second child during China’s one-child era.
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NewsOrwa Nyrabia on the direction in which he is steering International Film Festival Amsterdam
The IDFA festival director talks projects, backers and the tyranny of the 90-minute film-making trope.
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NewsHow IDFA will go ahead as an in-person event despite Netherlands’ partial lockdown
Artistic director Orwa Nyrabia confirmed that less than 1% of the expected 2,000 industry delegates have cancelled their trips.
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NewsNetflix exec reveals Swiss production ambitions for the streamer
Streaming executive Wolf Osthaus addressed producers at the Geneva Digital Market.
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NewsIDFA’s Bertha Fund to significantly increase support for doc features (exclusive)
The Bertha Fund supports filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Oceania region.
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Features“It’s tough out there”: UK crew shortage reaching crisis point, say indie producers
As the UK’s production boom continues unabated, the shortage of skilled crew is raising alarm across the industry.
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FeaturesHow Geneva film festival is attracting fresh visions and high-profile talent
New festival director Anaïs Emery discusses the return of the event and a mission to get audiences back into cinemas.
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NewsRotterdam reveals first titles for in-person 2022 festival
The full line-up will be announced on December 20.
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NewsBeta Cinema secures deals on crime caper ‘Diabolik’, ‘The Tuesday Club’, ‘Hinterland’ (exclusive)
The German sales company has done a raft of deals on its autumn slate
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FeaturesWhat does AFM hold for Russia’s independent producers and distributors?
Russia’s independents enter AFM feeling buoyed by strong projects and festival showings, but also an air of caution.
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NewsLuminescence’s animated tale ‘Pinocchio: A True Story’ hooks US, UK, France deals (exclusive)
The film has gone to Grindstone Entertainment Group for the US.
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FeaturesAFM 2021: The buzz titles from Europe
Titles include ’Medusa Deluxe’, ’Notre Dame On Fire’, ‘Lamb’ and ‘The Stranger’.
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NewsOdin’s Eye launches sales on Mexican animation ‘Little Eggs: An African Rescue’ (exclusive)
The film was released in Mexico by Videocine in August, delivering more than 1m admissions