All articles by Stuart Kemp – Page 9
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NewsEuropean admissions rose in 2021 but were still 40% below 2019 figures, says EAO report
The long-hoped for sprint back to cinemas as the world began to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 failed to materialise.
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FeaturesSyrian filmmaker Anas Khalaf on his Qumra feature project ‘The Photographer’
‘The Photographer’ is the second in a planned trilogy about the Syrian conflict following ‘The Translator’ in 2020.
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FeaturesFive Qatari talents to watch
The initiatives of the Doha Film Institute are helping to inspire a wealth of new voices.
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FeaturesIn profile: the Bafta Film Awards shorts contenders
The titles span hand-drawn and stop-motion animation, documentary, Eastern European black comedy, musical and pulsating queer drama.
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FeaturesSix international producers talk about their buzzy CineMart projects
CineMart is taking place online as part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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NewsKFTV Talk: “Anything that could be separated and recycled we did on Bond”
A panel of industry experts discussed how future productions can become sustainable during a webinar hosted by Screen International’s sister site KFTV.
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NewsIsabel Coixet, Tony Grisoni and Irvine Welsh headline FEST industry programme
The physical event is taking place in Portugal from October 4-10.
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FeaturesLukas Dhont on making his second feature ‘Close’ with producer brother Michiel Dhont
“You have this voice in your head when you make a second film that says ’I’m going to disappoint people’.”
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NewsThe showcase helping Flemish film and TV punch far above its weight on global screens
Six years on, the legacy of Connext can be seen at festival awards ceremonies and in international theatrical and TV deals.
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NewsPortugal’s FEST unveils line up of directorial debuts from European festival circuit
‘Lamb’, ‘La Civil’, ’Zero Fucks Given’ are in the competition line-up.
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News“Give resources to Indigenous people so they can tell the story,” Fantasia hears
Academic at Canadian genre festival issues call for support.
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FeaturesFantasia 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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FeaturesCatalan 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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News#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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FeaturesHow 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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Features‘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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NewsQumra 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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News‘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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NewsEuropean 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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FeaturesMiami 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’.