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FeaturesFive Taiwanese producers and directors to watch
Filmmakers from the region making their names on the global stage include ’Left-Handed Girl’ director Shih-Ching Tsou.
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FeaturesTaiwan Creative Content Fest readies biggest ever edition as global interest surges
Growing interest from across the world means Taiwan Creative Content Fest is hosting its biggest ever edition this year.
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FeaturesHow Tokyo Film Commission is tackling challenges while supporting an influx of films and series
Films recently supported by TFC include A24’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ and Searchlight’s ‘Rental Family’.
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Features“There is a fresh boost of artistic dynamism in film,” says Geneva’s Anais Emery
Creativity is what counts, says Emery of this year’s festival, which opens on October 31.
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Features“It’s more of a gamble than an investment,” say Spanish buyers of acquiring indie films
Competition for titles is growing as the number of distributors increases, despite a static (at best) box office.
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FeaturesHow the Franco-American Cultural Fund is working to bring the US and French industries together
Its biggest event is The American French Film Festival (TAFFF), which is running from October 28 in Los Angeles.
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FeaturesChristophe Terhechte reflects on six years at DOK Leipzig and gives key advice to his successor
“Maintaining institutional funding, ensuring fair pay, and securing third-party funding” are key challenges going forward.
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FeaturesCo-production markets are becoming more vital than ever, says DOK Industry head Nadja Tennstedt
As financing sources change, doc filmmakers need to work with more partners.
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FeaturesHow Tokyo film festival is celebrating auteurs while championing the next generation of filmmakers
One of Asia’s leading festivals has a focus on gender equality and the nurturing of young talent while helping build a strong inter-Asia filmmaking network.
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FeaturesIsabella Rossellini says Rome doc ’Roberto Rossellini – More Than One Life’ tells the truth about her father
The feature documentary by Ilaria De Laurentiis, Raffaele Brunetti and Andrea Paolo Massara premieres at the Rome Film Festival.
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FeaturesRupert Wyatt on battling heat and politics to bring Saudi epic ‘Desert Warrior’ to the big screen
UK filmmaker reveals why Saudi Arabia-set drama has taken so long to premiere.
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FeaturesJulien Temple on being an early adopter of AI, sharing the results with David Bowie
Temple’s feature doc ‘I Am Curious Johnny’ about Johnny Pigozzi is screening at the Rome Film Festival.
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FeaturesWhy José Luis Cienfuegos is putting young audiences at the heart of Valladolid festival week
He predicts films including ‘Hamnet’, ‘Pillion’ and ‘Young Mothers’ will do well with this demographic at the Spanish box office.
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Features“It’s rare to find such engagement”: Italian director Paolo Virzì on working with a French seller for ‘Five Seconds’
The latest film from the prolific Virzì is premiering at the Rome Film Festival.
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FeaturesDavid Puttnam reflects on AI, YouTube and why ‘Local Hero’ is his favourite film
”“It is now possible to get your vision onto a screen at an affordable price,” said the Oscar-winning producer of ‘Chariots Of Fire’.
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FeaturesJan Komasa reveals what drew him out of his comfort zone for ‘Good Boy’
Star Stephen Graham also reflected on why he enjoys played fathers.
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FeaturesHow the premium large format gold rush is pitting exhibitors against Imax
The box office for PLF cinemas is forecast to beat $4bn by 2034, with Vue the latest exhibitor to enter the fray.
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Features‘Hedda’ director Nia DaCosta on the difference between filming in the US and the UK, stepping into the ‘28 Years’ world
Nia DaCosta is the recipient of Rome Film Festival’s progressive lifetime achievement award.
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Features“Cinema is like a talk show, but noble - and less violent,” says Italian director Riccardo Milani
Riccardo Milani’s ’La Vita Va Così’ is the opening film of the Rome Film Festival.
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FeaturesVuelta co-founders talk building a European sales and theatrical distribution powerhouse
“We are focused on creating an integrated studio with distribution as its core strength, supported by our own productions.”