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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.
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2022
Titles include ’Ali & Ava’, ’The Worst Person In The World’ and ‘Aftersun’.
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FeaturesJames Gray on how ‘Armageddon Time’ was inspired by his family: “Dad was worse in real life”
James Gray returns to his Queens roots with coming-of age drama Armageddon Time. The filmmaker tells Sceen what inspired him to mine his own childhood.
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FeaturesRuben Östlund talks ‘Triangle Of Sadness’ success, Charlbi Dean, and being the “comedian” of film
Ruben Östlund is the director who loves to make audiences squirm — and never more so than with his Palme d’Or-winning satire Triangle Of Sadness. He tells Demetrios Matheou what drives his cinema of discomfort
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FeaturesThe BFI’s 10 biggest production awards of 2022
Titles to make the list include ‘Chuck Chuck Baby’, ’Layla’ and ‘Starve Acre’.
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FeaturesAntoine Fuqua on ‘Emancipation’, the Will Smith slap: “He was treated like he murdered someone”
Antoine Fuqua takes on the most serious subject of his career with big-budget slavery drama Emancipation, starring Will Smith.
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FeaturesTeam Screen’s top films of 2022
Screen’s editorial team has selected their top five year films of the year plus their favourite scene.