All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 4
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FeaturesDhont brothers talk production outfit The Reunion, its first feature ‘Julian’, and Lukas’ upcoming ‘Coward’
Through their Belgian outfit The Reunion, siblings Lukas and Michiel Dhont have developed and produced Cato Kusters’ Discovery title ’Julian’.
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FeaturesAgnieszka Holland on making Kafta biopic ‘Franz’: “We wanted to give him light and some punk infusion”
Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland believes Special Presentations title Franz will appeal beyond Kafka fans to young people identifying with his oddness.
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FeaturesLabina Mitevska reflects on why she believes the world needs her sister Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Venice title ‘Mother’
The Horizons opener stars Noomi Rapace as the Catholic nun Mother Teresa in 1948.
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FeaturesInternational execs ‘optimistic’ about return of young audiences to cinemas
A Venice Film Festival roundtable hosted by Screen International and sponsored by the Saudi Film Commission debated young cinema audience trends.
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Features“You are going to get goosebumps”: Can the work showcased at Venice Immersive help draw global audiences?
“When you can sell a lot of tickets for one single show, it starts coming closer to the economic model of cinema.”
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NewsUK’s Cineworld to stage its own ‘Big Screen Weekend’ with heavily discounted tickets
Cineworld-owned Picturehouse sites are excluded from the £4 ticket offer.
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NewsCinematographer Eduardo Serra dies aged 81
“He had a painterly sense,” said director Peter Webber.
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NewsFlanders Film Days 2025 unveils full programme
EXCLUSIVE: The event will showcase works in progress and finished films to international festival reps and sales agents.
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NewsUK exhibitors eye Showcase Cinemas sites following Paramount/Skydance deal
Parent company National Amusements is now owned by Skydance as part of the Paramount-Skydance merger.
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky’s personal Venice doc ‘Notes Of A True Criminal’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film depicts how Rodnyansky, once one of Russia’s leading producers, came to live in exile between Los Angeles and Kyiv.
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FeaturesWhy Sarajevo’s industry strand is facing up to the AI conundrum
Festival has several panels on AI as the Balkan industry fights for a seat at the table in discussions.
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NewsNational Cinema Day paused for 2025
Cinema First, organisers of the one-day annual initiative, hope to see it return next year.
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NewsCineworld pulls in 300,000 UK cinemagoers with family-film ticket scheme
The £1-per-ticket initiative is on track to pass 500,000 admissions by the end of the summer
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FeaturesBen Wheatley on why he chose to make EIFF Midnight Madness title ‘Bulk’ in secret
The film premieres in Edinburgh on August 14.
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NewsSquare Eyes acquires sales rights to Balkan drama ‘Desire Lines’ ahead of Locarno premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The flm is Bosnian director Dane Komljen’s third feature.
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FeaturesVenice head Alberto Barbera talks monsters, managing protests and the one that got away
Screen spoke to Barbera about his approach to selecting films, his future at the festival, and whether he is concerned about political protests this year.
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NewsFilms Boutique snaps up Catalan road movie ‘Strange River’, debuting in Venice Horizons
EXCLUSIVE: Catalan director Jaume Claret Muxart’s debut film is a queer coming-of-age road movie.
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News‘The Salt Path’ producers say lying allegations refer to book and not film as box office holds steady
UK newspaper ‘The Observer’ has alleged that key parts of memoir on which film is based were made up.
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NewsMoroccan producers Pink Sheep unveil two new projects
Pink Sheep’s ’The Wound’ screened in competition at the Mediterrane film festival last week.
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Features‘Leonora In The Morning Light’ overcomes funding setback to premiere in Guadalajara and Munich
Indie Sales has international rights to the biopic about the English surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.