All Q&A articles
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Mara Gourd-Mercado on developing CPH:DOX’s industry activities
Documentary festival’s new head of industry and training talks raising money and creating a safe space for discussions.
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“Does life have a purpose?”: Max Kestner ponders the themes of his CPH:DOX opener ‘Life And Other Problems’
“If science says ‘communities are not real’, I would try to argue against it.”
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‘Thelma’ director Josh Margolin on Sundance “ode” to his grandmother, what June Squibb told Richard Roundtree
Premieres selection screens again on Saturday night, throughout the week.
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XYZ Films execs talk “milestone” Sundance with two docs from ambitious division, tease Bigfoot project (exclusive)
Skywalkers: A Love Story, Never Look Away both premiere on Thursday.
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Ketchup Entertainment CEO Gareth West talks ‘Memory’, shift into distribution
”We will be driven by whatever is good in the marketplace each year.”
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“Be kind, attentive, and not an asshole”: Industry@Tallinn’s Marge Liiske sets the tone for Black Nights platform
Industry head Marge Liiske talks bringing new participants to the platform, and continued high costs.
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Tallinn director Tiina Lokk on running a festival amid global conflicts: “I have to be ready for everything”
Lokk talks about global tensions around Gaza; plus how she programmed Banksy for the opening night.
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My Screen Life: Elevation Pictures’ Laurie May on cold plunges, Bono, and the book she gives to staff
”We’re hybrid but I love when we’re in the office because you just want that energy.”
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TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey: ‘We will remind the industry why movies matter and why independent film matters’
Head of North America’s largest film festival on strike impact, line-up highlights, what makes TIFF unique.
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Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman and Matthew Tierney talk filmmaking and AI
“The only way to really understand what it is is to play with it.”
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The Dardenne brothers talk upcoming projects, diversity at Cannes and return to cinemas
The two-time Palme d’Or winners are in South Korea with ‘Tori And Lokita’.
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“We make filmmakers feel less lonely”, says new Jeonju Project head Park Taejoon
The Korean producer worked with Bong Joon Ho on ‘Mother’ and ‘Snowpiercer’.
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Fremantle’s global drama CEO Christian Vesper outlines “nascent” film strategy
In 2023, Fremantle expects to surpass the 100 series and 17 films it made last year.
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Sundance breakout Chloe Domont on ‘Fair Play’: “I wanted to reckon with unresolved feelings from my past”
Director talks ”unsettling link between female empowerment and male fragility”, finance jargon, next project.
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“British filmmakers should resist becoming homogenised by the US streamers,” says Carol Morley
The UK director is at the Black Nights festival with new film ‘Typist Artist Pirate King’.
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Tallinn Black Nights director Tiina Lokk on creating an international festival on a tight budget
Founder and long-time festival director talks crisis guidelines, budget boost and a new section.
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Radiant Films founder Mimi Steinbauer on 10 years at the helm: 'We're still standing'
Celebrating 10 years of her company, Mimi Steinbauer reflects on market shifts and recapturing elusive audiences.
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My Screen Life: 3000 Pictures’ Elizabeth Gabler on her mentors, unwinding with her horses, and the hardest film she's ever worked on
The Sony-owned, literary-driven 3000 Pictures has credits including this summer’s Where The Crawdads Sing and Telluride premiere Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
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Italian director Susanna Nicchiarelli on her religious biopic and Venice competition title ‘Chiara’
The film is playing in Venice competition, and follows ‘Miss Marx’ and ‘Nico, 1988’
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Sally Potter on bringing short ‘Look At Me’ starring Javier Bardem and Chris Rock to Venice
The UK filmmaker created the short from material she shot for 2020 feature ’The Roads Not Taken’