All Interview articles – Page 106
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NewsEd Vaizey: BFI should expand remit for TV, animation
The UK culture minister talks about the current strengths and challenges of the British film industry.
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FeaturesMike Elliott, Emu Films
Emu Films’ Mike Elliott talks to Andreas Wiseman about the challenges - and rewards - of making the transition from respected AD to feature producer.
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NewsMarco Mueller on Rome challenges
Festival veteran discusses this year’s “pop mix” and a “very challenging” year.
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NewsJeffrey Katzenberg on DreamWorks China plans
Dreamworks Animation CEO also reflected on an infamous 1991 memo, getting fired from Disney and 3D at his BFI London Film Festival keynote.
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FeaturesTetsuya Nakashima, The World Of Kanako
Japanese director Tetsuya Nakashima, known for films such as Confessions and Memories Of Matsuko, has brought The World Of Kanako to Busan’s Midnight Passion section.
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FeaturesLi Xiaofeng, Nezha
Li Xiaofeng’s debut feature Nezha, which is premiering in Busan’s New Currents competition, is a coming-of-age drama about the friendship between two teenage girls.
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FeaturesLana Gogoberidze, Salome Alexi
The daughter and granddaughter of Georgia’s first female director talk about their films, Day Is Longer Than Night and Felicita, which are screening in Busan showcase ‘The Power of Georgian Women Filmmakers’.
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FeaturesClare Stewart, London Film Festival
Clare Stewart, director of BFI London Film Festival, tells Michael Rosser that a revamped programming approach is paying off.
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FeaturesWoo Ming Jin, The Second Life Of Thieves
Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin is in Busan to present his film The Second Life Of Thieves, which is making its world premiere in the Window on Asian Cinema section.
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FeaturesMohsen Makhmalbaf talks The President
Iranian director-in-exile Mohsen Makhmalbaf has The President screening in the Gala Presentation section of this year’s BIFF, while Hassan Solhjou’s documentary Daddy’s School, about him and his filmmaking family, screens in Wide Angle.
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FeaturesIceland: Baltasar Kormakur & Agnes Johansen, RKV Studios
Film-maker Baltasar Kormakur and his producing partner Agnes Johansen talk to Wendy Mitchell about building RVK Studios, a Reykjavik firm that has global ambitions while staying true to its local roots.
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FeaturesIceland: Hot talent - a cool dozen
Despite local budget cuts, Iceland’s directors and producers are preparing a slew of exciting projects. Wendy Mitchell talks to 12 of the country’s top talents.
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FeaturesRosemary Blight, Goalpost Pictures
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight talks to Sandy George about the company’s ambitious upcoming projects and its increasingly international outlook.
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FeaturesKarl Spoerri, Zurich Film Festival
Artistic director Karl Spoerri talks to Michael Rosser about big plans for Zurich Film Festival’s 10th anniversary, including a new festival centre
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FeaturesMikkel Norgaard, The Absent One
The Fantastic Fest world premiere is a Danish crime thriller that offers a big scale and more complex topics than the first film in the Department Q series, The Keeper of Lost Causes.
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NewsDavid Fincher talks Gone Girl, film career
Director discussed being “sodomised ritualistically” on Alien3, his reputation for multiple takes, the opportunities of TV and his latest film, Gone Girl.
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FeaturesJose Luis Rebordinos, San Sebastian Film Festival
San Sebastian festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos tells Juan Sarda about his ‘best selection’ yet, including an Antonio Banderas sci-fi film, international hits and Latin American gems
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FeaturesCTBF: Charity begins at home
As the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) prepares to host a premiere event around Downton Abbey, CEO Richard Wilson talks to Michael Rosser about how the charity is adapting to changes in the industry.
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FeaturesYoav Goren, Immediate Music
The work of Yoav Goren has been featured in movie trailers for The Wolverine, Rush, 47 Ronin and Star Trek: Into Darkness among many others. On September 12, Goren gives a talk entitled Trailer Music: New Trends/ Modern Techniques at the Production Music Conference in Los Angeles.
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FeaturesAndrew Lau and Andrew Loo, Revenge of the Green Dragons
The co-directors sat down with Jean Noh ahead of the world premiere at Toronto of the gangster drama exec produced by Martin Scorsese.