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Features16 UK films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Includes new titles from Rose Glass, Alice Lowe, Steve McQueen, Ken Loach and Michael Winterbottom.
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FeaturesMargaret Brown on making slave ship documentary ‘Descendant’, partnering with the Obamas
Descendant director Margaret Brown talks to Screen about how the community in Mobile, Alabama is still reckoning with the legacy of the last slave ship to reach the US.
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Features26 North American films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Includes new films from Wes Anderson, Marielle Heller, Greta Gerwig, Denis Villeneuve, Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese and David Fincher.
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FeaturesWhat could the Sundance Film Festival’s new hybrid format mean for the industry?
Sundance 2023 will provide both a marker for the year to come in global independent filmmaking and a glimpse of what film festivals could look like in the post-pandemic era.
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FeaturesAwards whispers: anonymous voters react to 2023 Bafta longlists
“I wish Bafta would have a longer deadline to watch the long-listed films”
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FeaturesWill a new president help Brazil’s film industry get back on its feet?
There is optimism in Brazil’s cultural sector following the election of Lula, but also recognition that progress will take time.
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FeaturesIn profile: the 2023 Oscar and Bafta documentary contenders
The documentary chapter of the US Academy has reduced the vast field of non-fiction contenders to just 15 films. Screen assesses the titles now competing to be among the five Oscar nominees — and ultimately to win the prize.
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FeaturesFour talking points for the UK film industry in 2023
Significant change at the BFI, UK festivals face uncertain times, and a pivotal year for the UK box office.
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FeaturesHenry Selick on making a comeback with ‘Wendell & Wild’, his first film since ‘Coraline’
Henry Selick made his name with animations exploring the dark and macabre — but has kept a low profile since Coraline. Returning with demonic tale Wendell & Wild, the filmmaker tells Dan Jolin about a rich collaboration
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Features‘Strange World’ filmmakers talk diversity, box office: “It will mean a lot to a lot of people in the future”
With Disney’s Strange World, animators looked to the past for creative inspiration.
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FeaturesWhy ‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ team turned down the big studios
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On director Dean Fleischer-Camp and co-creator Jenny Slate tell John Hazelton why they were determined to forge their own path when it came to bringing their creation to the Screen.
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FeaturesIn conversation: ’The Inspection’, ’Nanny’, ’Cha Cha Real Smooth’ directors talk authentic casting, indie film financing
Elegance Bratton, Nikyatu Jusu and Cooper Raiff sat down with Screen.
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Features‘Mrs Harris Goes To Paris’ star Lesley Manville and costume designer Jenny Beavan on the film's “nerve-wracking” Dior recreations
Worlds collide in 1950s-set Mrs Harris Goes To Paris. Costume designer Jenny Beavan and star Lesley Manville tell Patricia Dobson about wardrobe choices, from post-war London to Dior haute couture.
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FeaturesWhat can the European industry expect from this year’s Rendez-Vous in Paris?
Unifrance’s Daniela Elstner says attendance is more sought-after than even as French sales agents prepare to showcase their 2023 line-ups
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FeaturesHow ‘Turning Red’ team created a “different kind of Pixar movie”
Writer/director Domee Shi, writer Julia Cho and producer Lindsey Collins tell Screen about the boundary-pushing themes of Pixar’s Turning Red.
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FeaturesMaking ’Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio’: filmmakers on pitching to Netflix and pushing for stop-motion
For his first animated feature, Guillermo del Toro turned to a story that had inspired him since childhood.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth - ‘In Her Name’ director Sarah Carter: "I cannot stand negativity when breaking down films"
Carter won the audience award at Tribeca Film Festival last year with debut feature In Her Name.
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FeaturesMaking ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’: Martin McDonagh on exploring a platonic male breakup, insisting on a theatrical window
“Most male friendships are seen in buddy comedies or as silly in some way.”
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FeaturesNorth American box office up 64% in 2022 but Hollywood frets over prestige films (updated)
Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick ruled the roost in $7.5bn year.
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FeaturesWho are the frontrunners for the best animated feature Oscar?
Disney and Pixar face some serious competition from rival players for the prize this year.