All articles by Stuart Kemp – Page 7
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Fantasia Fest artistic director on why scary films thrill him the most
Mitch Davis also discusses pros and cons for the festival when a genre film like ‘Titane’ is feted by Cannes.
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Catalan filmmakers and projects are out in force in Cannes
Libertad by Clara Roquet is screening in Critics’ Week and is the only Spanish feature at Cannes Film Festival.
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#Dogpoopgirl wins best film at physical Moscow International Film Festival
The Russian festival ran as a mostly physical event, with cinemas running at 50% capacity.
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How the Moscow International Film Festival is holding a physical edition with international guests
The festival will go ahead entirely in cinemas, which are now open in Moscow with Covid measures in place.
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‘Hunger Ward’ director on the challenges of filming in war‑torn Yemen
The director discusses his Oscar-nominated documentary short about children living and dying in Yemen.
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Qumra 2021: James Gray on why real art should be “provocative, interesting and at times shocking”
The director hopes to shoot Armageddon Times starring Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Oscar Isaac and Cate Blanchett latet this year.
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‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ wows Miami Film Festival as successful hybrid event draws to a close
Festival helped attract audiences back to cinemas for first time.
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European producers talk Covid and streamer challenges, consider Brexit advantages
The producers came together for a Scandinavian Films webinar at the virtual Berlinale.
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Miami Film Festival’s Jaie Laplante: “We are a gateway for Europe and Latin America”
World premieres include Ángeles Cruz’s ’Nudo Mixteco’ and Sergio Ramirez’s ‘1991’.
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“I don’t like the term 'arthouse movie'”: Szumowska, Englert talk ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’
“Our lead actor passed. He said he didn’t understand it.”
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‘Toorbos’ director René van Rooyen: “We had to film without impacting the forest”
‘Toorbus’ is South Africa’s entry to the best international film category at the Oscars.
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Director Sarmad Khoosat on why Oscar entry ‘Circus Of Life’ “defies a lot of pre-existing notions”
The film is Pakistan’s submission to the best international film category.
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Director Dzintars Dreibergs on bringing the blistering anti-war novel ‘Blizzard Of Souls’ to the big screen
Young lead Oto Brantevics was “special from the beginning”.
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How Odesa Film Festival transformed into a successful online edition
“The quality of the programme is as good as last year.”
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“It’s a challenge making a film about Shane MacGowan”: Julien Temple on his new music doc
’Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan’ is making its world premiere in competition at San Sebastian.
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From Stockholm climate-change protest to Venice premiere: the making of ‘I Am Greta’
Swedish documentary filmmaker Nathan Grossman followed Greta Thunberg around the world. By train and boat.
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Emmys spotlight: creating a non-dystopian LA for ‘Westworld’
Pixomondo VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran discusses his company’s work on HBO’s ’Westworld’.
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How the Glasgow Film Festival is making good on its rallying cry of “cinema for all”
Free and accessible talks and screenings, as well as the living wage for all staffers.
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Glasgow Film Festival opens with a focus on female voices and the need to fight complacency
“You can’t stand still, you have to keep reinventing,” says festival co-director Allison Gardner.
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Why Noah Baumbach teamed up with David Heyman to make ‘Marriage Story’
Screen talks to the filmmakers about their first screen collaboration, and Baumbach’s most awards-nominated film to date.