All Interview articles
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NewsHead writer Natalia Santa tells Ventana Sur why ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’ is a soap opera
“We wanted it to be violent, and we wanted it to be dark.”
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NewsRed Sea film festival hopes for knockout 2025 edition as Middle East cinema ramps up international profile
Festival has come a long way in its first five years, contributing to the growth of both the Saudi and Middle East film sector.
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FeaturesDoha festival director Fatma Hassan Alremaihi: “We want to grow the industry activities”
Alremaihi says the new 50% cash rebate ”will attract quality international projects while creating sustained opportunities for local crews, suppliers and creatives.”
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Features2025 Ventana Sur returns to Buenos Aires with new sections, projected 30% attendance rise
LatAm market hub runs December 1-5 at Palacio Libertad.
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FeaturesScandar Copti explains why he is exploring the “rebranding of genocide” in his doc project ‘A Childhood’
The Palestinian filmmaker describes the feature doc as a “cinematic act of resistance”.
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FeaturesWhy Ghanaian director Amartei Armar started filming ’Vagabonds’ before it was fully financed
Armar’s 2022 short film ’Tsutsue’ was the first Ghanaian film to screen in competition at Cannes.
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Features“We’re making films for the people”, says Tanzania’s Amil Shivji of his latest film ’Last Cow’
The Atlas Workshop project is set within a semi-nomadic ethnic group of the Maasai.
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FeaturesSuha Arraf talks about hiding politics in human stories for Atlas Workshops project ’Chentian’
The Palestinian filmmaker co-wrote Eran Riklis’ ‘The Syrian Bride’ and ‘Lemon Tree’.
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FeaturesAtlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi looks ahead to the ‘epic, emotional stories’ told in the 2025 projects
Zardi says the Workshops provide a space to nurture creativity while giving a clear-eyed overview of market realities.
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FeaturesKaouther Ben Hania talks filming ‘Mimesis’ during ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ festival, awards run
“We had to shoot in September, otherwise we had to give back some funds,” says the director.
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Features“The festival opens a conversation through cinema,” says Marrakech film festival’s Rémi Bonhomme
Marrakech has become a significant festival during awards season, while also platforming emerging talents.
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FeaturesAiming to be “100% real”, Glenn Freemantle’s ‘Warfare’ soundscape amplifies a real Iraq War firefight
Everything used in the recreation of the battle in Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s real-time drama was authentic.
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FeaturesWhy Mohammed Al-Ibrahim wanted to make Qatar’s first thriller ‘Sa3oud Wainah?’
“We consume a lot of genre,” says the director at the Doha Film Festival.
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FeaturesHow a serious accident inspired Jennfer Montgomery’s ‘This Tempting Madness’
The US-produced psychological thriller premieres at the International Film Festival of India.
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Features‘Shakti’ sees Nepal’s urgent need for political reform through personal, female lens
Marks the feature directorial debut of Nani Sahra Walker.
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Features‘Frankenstein’ production designer on mixing the “fantastic and the real” for the film’s epic sets
Production designer Tamara Deverell tells Mark Salisbury about the creation of one particularly lavish element in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’: Victor’s laboratory.
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FeaturesDoha festival director Fatma Hassan Alremaihi talks about the vision for this year’s ambitious event
”Presenting challenging films with thoughtful framing” is the festival’s mission, says Alremaihi.
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Features‘Lala & Poppy’ filmmakers on bringing the transgender love story to screen
Veteran Indian producer Bobby Bedi and director Kaizad Gustad are behind the feature, which premieres at IFFI.
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FeaturesPhilippines billiards drama ‘Bilyarista’ defies the odds to premiere at IFFI
Written and directed by Phil Giordano, it follows a young girl living in the slums of Manila.
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FeaturesWhy the filmmakers of Norwegian romantic drama ‘My First Love’ believe the set was” the nicest one ever”
Mari Storstein’s debut fiction feature is now making its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights film festival.