All Interview articles – Page 7
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Features“It’s about two great friends who lived the dream,” says Ventureland’s John Battsek of Sheffield DocFest title ‘Wham!’
Oscar winning documentary producer is at Sheffield DocFest with Chris Smith’s ‘Wham’ and Sundance hit The Deepest Breath.
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FeaturesRomanian director Dani Saracut says ‘Blue Planet’ was inspired by the Maysles brothers, Sacha Gervasi
The film by the Cluj-Napoca native is screening at the Transilvania film festival this week.
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Features“We create characters as if they were sculptures in a museum”: Jorge R. Gutiérrez on working with his artist wife
‘The Book Of Life’s’ Jorge R. Gutiérrez works with artist Sandra Equihua on the elaborate character design that populate his animations.
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Features“Mexico’s stop-motion success is due to a lack of resources,” say Cinema Fantasma duo behind ‘Frankelda’s Book Of Spooks’
Roy Ambriz and Arturo Ambriz’s Cinema Fantasma are pitching a ‘Frankelda’ feature in Annecy.
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Features“Executives hardly realise the demand for anime," says 'Onyx Equinox' creator Sofia Alexander
Mexican animator is serving as a jury member for the main features competition at Annecy.
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FeaturesWhy Liz and David Barnuti charted their own marriage for Transilvania doc premiere ‘My Muslim Husband’
The film documents the prejudice and religious discrimination they faced following David’s conversion to Islam.
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Features“We make films with a global sensitivity and a Latino heart,” says Anima Studios’ José Carlos García Letona
José Carlos García Letona is in Annecy to present Aztec Batman: Clash Of Empires as a work in progress.
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Features“It worked in our favour”: How UK’s Lupus Films made Annecy premiere ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ during two lockdowns
The UK-France-Luxembourg co-production is a hand-drawn animation based on a Michael Morpurgo novel.
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NewsPressman Film CEO Sam Pressman and Matthew Tierney talk filmmaking and AI
“The only way to really understand what it is is to play with it.”
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FeaturesTransilvania’s Mihai Chirilov gives the lowdown on this year’s festival line-up
The Transilvania International Film Festival opens with ‘Northern Comfort’
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FeaturesCannes Confidential: Picturehouse Cinemas’ Clare Binns on her festival survival tips
Binns is managing director of exhibitor Picturehouse Cinemas and distributor Picturehouse Entertainment, and has been a regular on the Croisette from more than 30 years.
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FeaturesJason Yu talks Critics’ Week title ‘Sleep’, praised by Palme d’Or and Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho
Bong says it is “the most unique horror film and the smartest debut film I’ve seen in 10 years”.
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FeaturesHow Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ was shot on location in Oklahoma: “It was a massive undertaking”
Martin Scorsese’s official selection title Killers Of The Flower Moon was shot mainly on location in Oklahoma. Screen talks to producer Daniel Lupi about filming on the Osage County reservation
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Features“I wanted to work with him”: Maiwenn explains why she cast Johnny Depp as a beloved French king in ‘Jeanne Du Barry’
French director/actor Maïwenn of Cannes opening night film Jeanne Du Barry, tells Rebecca Leffler about bringing the period drama to the biggest arthouse stage.
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FeaturesSheffield DocFest co-heads talk music, audiences and curation ahead of 30th anniversary edition
Annabel Grundy and Raul Nino Zambrano head the UK doc festival that opens on June 14.
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FeaturesThe Dardenne brothers talk upcoming projects, diversity at Cannes and return to cinemas
The two-time Palme d’Or winners are in South Korea with ‘Tori And Lokita’.
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Features“We make filmmakers feel less lonely”, says new Jeonju Project head Park Taejoon
The Korean producer worked with Bong Joon Ho on ‘Mother’ and ‘Snowpiercer’.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Berlin cinema founder Verena von Stackelberg on how she got her start, her influences and her favourite festival
Programmer and founder of Berlin’s Wolf Kino cinema on who she admires in the industry and her discovery of indie film
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NewsEmmys spotlight: Rachel Weisz and showrunner Alice Birch on reimagining classic thriller ‘Dead Ringers’ as a series
Weisz and Birch talk technical tricks and infusing fun into the horror of the Prime Video series.
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FeaturesVisions du Réel’s Emile Bujès looks ahead to lively festival featuring masterclasses with Lucrecia Martel and Alice Rohrwacher
”The guests represent an idea of cinema that we as a festival want to defend,” sats Bujès.