All Interview articles – Page 112
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FeaturesKeeping the edge
The Fortissimo Films chief — now steering the company alone after his partner Wouter Barendrecht died earlier this year — tells Liz Shackleton how he and his team are adjusting their strategy in a tough international sales market
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FeaturesOptimum prime
Ten years old in 2009, Optimum Releasing is now one of the UK’s leading independent distributors and a key part of StudioCanal’s European network.
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FeaturesThe top drawer
As Ponyo hits US theatres, Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki arrived in Los Angeles for a rare promotional trip. He spoke to Mike Goodridge about the Miyazaki process and his passion for hand-drawn animation
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FeaturesThe ascent of Mount Olympus
Basil Iwanyk tells Matt Mueller how his Warner Bros-based Thunder Road Pictures arrived at its first studio tentpole Clash Of The Titans, which is shooting in the UK.
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FeaturesPerry gears up for fight
As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.
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FeaturesLaw enforcer on the front line
The UK-born, Singapore-based Mike Ellis is integral to the clampdown on piracy, in his role as head of the MPA’s Asia-Pacific region. He tells Wendy Mitchell why he has the perfect job for an ex-cop who loves movies
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FeaturesTales from the script
The hotshot Hollywood duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman explain how they learned the key elements of screenwriting and applied them to some of the biggest pictures in the business.
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FeaturesTake 12: Film Export UK
Charlie Bloye, CEO of Film Export UK, one of the 12 organisations taking part in Nesta and the UKFC’s digital innovation programme, explains the challenges facing sales companies in the digital age
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FeaturesPlaying Away
The Oscar winner Sam Mendes tells Mike Goodridge why his Edinburgh opener Away We Go is a far cry from big-budget Hollywood.
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FeaturesChinese Stories
Fresh off a prize win at Cannes for Spring Fever, controversial film-maker Lou Ye tells Liz Shackleton why any portrait of Chinese people in cinema also involves politics.
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FeaturesSerious business
After three years in which it has struggled to define its place on the international calendar, the Rome International Film Festival has charged Gian Luigi Rondi and Piera Detassis with upgrading the event.
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FeaturesStudio building
Thomas Peter Friedl tells Martin Blaney why running the new German film company UFA Cinema is his dream job
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FeaturesSafety net
Meta Louise Foldager has succeeded Vibeke Windelov as Lars von Trier’s producer and explains the challenges she faced to Jacob Wendt Jensen.
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FeaturesBreaking the boundaries
Slumdog Millionaire shot Anil Kapoor onto a global stage. Now, he tells Mike Goodridge, he’s discovering what Indian film-makers can learn from Hollywood.
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FeaturesTalk Of The Town
International producers give Wendy Mitchell the lowdown on their recent experiences of filming in Puerto Rico.
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FeaturesTeam values
Iconic film-maker John Lasseter believes animation should be a collaborative process. He tells Mike Goodridge how he creates the right environment
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FeaturesPalestinian territories - bearing fruit
Najwa Najjar has first-hand experience of the Middle Eastern conflicts that inspired her debut narrativefeature, Pomegranates And Myrrh.