All articles by Patricia Dobson – Page 2
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FeaturesHow good word of mouth powered Ukraine doc ‘A House Made Of Splinters’ to an Oscar nomination
A House Made Of Splinters, about a children’s shelter in eastern Ukraine, is an underdog among this year’s nominees for documentary feature. Screen talks to the Danish director and producer duo behind the film
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Features‘The Quiet Girl’ team on the Irish film’s journey to the Oscars: “I didn’t want to let down the country”
Screen tracks the film’s journey from intimate family drama to Academy Awards contender.
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Features“It was a fever-dream, a non-stop rollercoaster”: Daniel Roher on making ‘Nalvany’
Daniel Roher’s documentary digs into the 2020 assassination attempt on Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. Patricia Dobson talks to its Bafta- and Oscar-nominated director
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Features“She was a tough, East German cookie”: filmmakers and actors pay tribute to German casting director Simone Bär
Bär was known for strong instincts and the courage of her convictions say those who worked with her.
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FeaturesHow ‘All That Breathes’ director found "searingly true moments" for Oscar-shortlisted documentary
Shaunak Sen explores the relationship between humans and the natural world in a film about two brothers rescuing birds in polluted New Delhi. The director of All That Breathes talks to 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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Features“’Klondike’ is a woman’s perspective of war,” says director Maryna Er Gorbach
Ukraine’s Maryna Er Gorbach made Klondike before the 2022 Russian invasion — but her film is rooted in a conflict that has been ongoing since 2014. The writer/director tells Screen about her timely Oscar contender.
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Features‘EO’ director hopes the film’s donkey protagonist will inspire more respect for animal rights
EO is Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski’s first film since 2015.
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New talent - The Actors part 1
BEN ALDRIDGEHe has not yet graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Lamda) but Ben Aldridge has already caught the eye of UK casting directors. Earlier this year he was cast opposite Parminder Nagra and Ray Winstone in the ITV drama Compulsion and from there he went ...
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New talent - The Film-makers part 1
ANDREW HAIGH - WRITER-DIRECTORAndrew Haigh cut his teeth in the editing suite, on such mainstream hits as Gladiator and Notting Hill, but his own shorts display a much more indie sensibility. His debut, Oil, employs fast cutting and voiceover to create a poetic and poignant portrait of a man reminiscing ...
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New talent - Where are they now' - The Class of 2007
THE ACTORSArsher Ali spent most of the year at the Royal Shakespeare Company in The Merchant Of Venice, The Taming Of The Shrew and The Tragedy Of Thomas Hobbs.Following his starring role in The Kite Runner, Khalid Abdalla has just completed Paul Greengrass' Green Zone.Gemma Arterton won acclaim for her ...
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New talent - UK Stars of Tomorrow 2008
"The US has money but a shortage of stories. And in the UK, there is material and talent without financing. It's a marriage made in heaven." So said Mark Gill of The Film Department at the end of last year. Financial incentives and exchange rates will wax and wane but ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Actors (2)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent.(Click on contact names for links)ANDREW GARFIELDIt is his performance in three plays - Beautiful Thing, Burn/Chatroom/Citizenship and The Overwhelming, for which he won the Evening Standard newcomers award late last year - ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007:The Actors (3)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent. (Click on contact names for links)TOM PAYNEHaving made his mark on the small screen, Tom Payne has taken his first steps into feature films. He stars alongside Frances McDormand, Ciaran Hinds and ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Actors (1)
Confidence, charisma and charm characterise the hottest young actors in the UK. Patricia Dobson profiles the emerging talent. (Click on contact names for links) KHALID ABDALLAFollowing his performance as the lead terrorist in Paul Greengrass’ riveting United 93, the Anglo-Egyptian Khalid Abdalla stars in Marc Forster’s adaptation of bestselling novel ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2006: where are they now'
From winning international awards to being cast by Woody Allen, Patricia Dobson catches up with the Screen class of 2006. (Bolded names link to IMDB profiles)THE ACTORS- Riz Ahmed filmed Peter Kosminsky's Britz, due for transmission in October, and is playing the lead in Eran Creevy's Shifty.- Joe Anderson recently ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007: The Film-makers (2)
Patricia Dobson shines the spotlight on the UK’s best new writers, directors and producers. (Click on contact names for links)DEBORAH HAYWOODWriter-director For a first-timer, Deborah Haywood has made an impressive short. Lady Margaret begins with a teenage girl innocently hitching a ride with two teenage boys. She fancies one of ...
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UK Stars Of Tomorrow 2007
From actors to directors, producers to writers, Screen International introduces the brightest new hopes of the British film industry.The ActorsBritish performers are renowned around the world. Patricia Dobson profiles the hottest new names emerging from the UK’s drama schools, theatres and TV productions. - Click here for StarsOf Tomorrow ...
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One2One producers: Nira Park, Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries
Nira Park, the producer of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, talks to Stars Of Tomorrow Anna Higgs and Gavin Humphries about the importance of talent relationships, finding a good line producer and how to get more money from a financierGavin Humphries: You started out in television. Were you ...
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One2One: directors Anand Tucker and Hope Dickson Leach
Anand Tucker has just returned to low-budget UK film-making after leaving The Golden Compass last year due to creative differences. He tells Star of Tomorrow Hope Dickson Leach about meeting Steve Martin, having a good time and why directing is overrated Dickson Leach: How did you get into directing'Anand Tucker: ...
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