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FeaturesEFP Shooting Stars 2014
Sarah Cooper talks to the ten actors to be showcased at this year’s Berlinale.
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FeaturesRobert Redford & Wim Wenders, Cathedrals of Culture
3D project receives its world premiere on Feb 12 in the Berlinale Special sidebar.
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FeaturesYann Demange, '71
Director Yann Demange talks to Andreas Wiseman about his debut feature ’71, which plays in Competition at Berlin.
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FeaturesSpain: Bust. Or Boom?
Will Spain’s economic crisis actually prove a good thing for its film industry in the long term?
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FeaturesSpain: Hot titles 2014
The hottest Spanish productions of 2014 range from a $50m sci-fi epic to a Penelope Cruz tragicomedy to a live-action film with talking dogs.
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FeaturesTerritory Focus: Spain
Explore Screen’s overview of the Spanish film market, the hot films coming out of the country in 2014 and a focus on low-budget filmmakers.
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FeaturesSpain: Living the low life
An underground cinema is emerging in Spain and injecting the territory with a shot of vitality. Juan Sarda reports on the low-budget film-makers earning international plaudits.
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FeaturesBerlin 2014: hot titles
Screen previews the world premieres of Berlin’s 2014 Competition and Berlinale Special.
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FeaturesChris Meledandri, Illumination Entertainment
The founder of Illumination Entertainment tells Wendy Mitchell about the wild success of Gru and the minions, and what other original stories are in the pipeline.
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FeaturesBlonde To Black Pictures: girls on fire
Sadie Frost and Emma Comley’s Blonde To Black Pictures ramps up its slate with Buttercup Bill and Set The Thames On Fire.
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FeaturesRoads Entertainment: ready for take-off
Roads Entertainment has an intriguing backstory and is building a promising slate. Andreas Wiseman talks to producer Alan Maher about the new Dublin-based film and TV company.
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FeaturesIndian box office: Local films race ahead
Hollywood hasn’t yet maximised the potential of the Indian market, where 2013 saw some record-breaking Bollywood hits despite a slowdown in box-office growth. Liz Shackleton reports.
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FeaturesEuropean Film Market 2014
The current market is focused on smart money and smart deals, not volume of product. Jeremy Kay examines the prospects for deals and new packages at Berlin’s European Film Market (Feb 6-14).
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FeaturesAwards: They want your consideration
Behind the films in the running for awards every season are the teams ensuring they are seen and talked about by the right people. Louise Tutt meets the awards whisperers who help great work to stand out from the pack.
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FeaturesMaking Next Goal Wins
Directors Mike Brett and Steve Jamison and producer Kristian Brodie make their feature debuts with Next Goal Wins, an uplifting documentary about the American Samoa football team. Wendy Mitchell meets the team
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FeaturesRon Howard, Rush
Ron Howard talks about the challenges and rewards of returning to independent film-making with Formula 1 character study Rush. He also tells Wendy Mitchell about the adventure of his new film Heart Of The Sea.
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FeaturesPeter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.
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FeaturesIn service of The Butler
Pulling together the financing for an epic about the civil-rights movement was not easy, but Lee Daniels’ box-office hit The Butler has challenged conventional wisdom about audiences for African-American and political stories. John Hazelton reports.
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FeaturesAmerican Hustle: the American way
The hustling started a year and a half before David O Russell’s American Hustle hit cinemas. Jeremy Kay speaks to the director and producers about the film’s high-speed, high-stakes production.
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FeaturesTiger directors: Samer Najari & Dominique Chila, Arwad
Husband-and-wife directing team make their feature debut with Arwad, the story of a man who returns to the Syrian island where he grew up and the decisions that impact the women in his life.