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FeaturesNewport state of mind
Newport Beach Film Festival co-founder and CEO Gregg Schwenk talks to Elbert Wyche about the California event’s programme and its passion for international cinema. The festival runs from April 23-20.
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FeaturesTimur Bekmambetov, 'Unfriended'
The Russian director of Wanted and the Night Watch takes a break from shooting Ben-Hur in Italy to tell Elbert Wyche about his producer role on a new genre he calls ‘screenmovie’.
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FeaturesNATO chief: Netflix model ‘makes no sense for movie industry'
The Netflix model ‘makes no sense for the movie industry at large’, says John Fithian, president and CEO of NATO (National Association Of Theatre Owners) on the eve of the group’s annual Las Vegas convention.
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FeaturesSteve Hoover, 'Crocodile Gennadiy'
Steve Hoover talks to Elbert Wyche about his Tribeca documentary on Gennadiy Mokhnenko’s work with vulnerable children in Ukraine.
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FeaturesStephen Fingleton talks 'The Survivalist'
The first-time director talks to Elbert Wyche about his Tribeca Film Festival world premiere and post-apocalyptic drama based on his 2012 Blacklist screenplay.
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NewsCannes chief Thierry Fremaux talks 2015 line-up
Talking after the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection on Thursday, festival chief Thierry Fremaux reveals Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise might still make it into competition and his habitual fears for the films he selects.
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NewsAlan Rickman: having a film career is a bit of a surprise
The British actor-director revealed stories from Die Hard, Harry Potter, Robin Hood and his latest film, A Little Chaos.
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FeaturesTalking Tribeca
As the 14th annual New York jamboree kicks off, Jeremy Kay talks to festival director Genna Terranova (main picture), Tribeca Enterprises evp Paula Weinstein (centre) and director of short film programming and initiatives Sharon Badal about their work.
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FeaturesTony McNamara, 'Ashby'
Australian director Tony McNamara speaks to Nadia Tseng about his upcoming film, Ashby, set to premiere at Tribeca on April 19.
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FeaturesMarco Mueller, Beijing International Film Festival
Marco Mueller, general advisor to the Beijing International Film Festival, talks to Liz Shackleton about Chinese audiences, censorship and positioning the fledgling festival as a bridge between the China market and the rest of the world.
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FeaturesDeborah Rowland: lifting the curtain on direct distribution
Founder of distribution and marketing consultancy We Are The Tonic discusses the future of direct film distribution.
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FeaturesJosef Wladyka, ‘Manos Sucias’
Spike Lee liked what he saw in NYU film programme graduate Josef Wladyka’s story of estranged brothers in Colombia who mule a cocaine-filled torpedo up the Pacific Coast. Wladyka talks to Jeremy Kay.
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FeaturesFernando Coimbra, ‘Wolf At The Door’
US audiences finally get the chance to see Coimbra’s disturbing Rio-set drama inspired by the shocking ‘Beast Of Penha’ abduction and murder case in Brazil more than half a century ago.
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FeaturesFilmart 2015: Philip Yung, Port Of Call
Philip Yung talks to Silvia Wong about socially conscious storytelling and his HKIFF closing film Port Of Call.
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FeaturesFilmart 2015: HKIFF's Roger Garcia on reaching a younger crowd
Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Roger Garcia tells Liz Shackleton about the efforts made to woo younger audiences
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FeaturesKrzysztof Zanussi on Scorsese, censorship and his new film
Veteran Polish director talks to Geoffrey Macnab ahead of a major UK tour of restored Polish film classics, programmed by Martin Scorsese.
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FeaturesPaul Dalio, 'Mania Days'
NYU Tisch School Of the Arts and NYU graduate film-making alumnus Paul Dalio talks to Elbert Wyche about Mania Days, his debut feature that premieres in SXSW.
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FeaturesEd Perkins, ‘The Lost Gold of the Highlands’
British director looks back at his Tribeca and Edinburgh-nominated documentary, from the producer of Searching For Sugar Man, ahead of its UK TV premiere.
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FeaturesJustin Lerner, 'The Automatic Hate'
UCLA film school grad Justin Lerner talks to Elbert Wyche about his SXSW debut and second directorial effort The Automatic Hate, which receives its world premiere on March 15.
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FeaturesRon Nyswaner, 'She’s The Best Thing In It'
The Academy Award-nominated writer of Philadelphia talks about his latest rare foray into directing on the SXSW documentary about Tony Award winner Mary Louise Wilson.