Venice Features – Page 5
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FeaturesIndian producer Vivek Gomber on his Venice return with ‘The Disciple’
The Mumbai-based actor and producer has just spent six months in lockdown.
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FeaturesFrom 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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FeaturesFour UK producers with films at the autumn festivals reflect on a crazy year
’The Duke’, ‘The Father’, ’Wildfire’ and ‘Supernova’ will screen in Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian and beyond.
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FeaturesFilm industry hits Venice with trepidation, hope and optimism
Professionals look forward to seeing contacts face to face after months of virtual meetings.
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FeaturesVenice VR chief talks going truly virtual and building new worlds
New projects from ‘The Lion King’ director Jon Favreau to be showcased as Venice VR goes global for the first time.
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FeaturesJohn Battsek talks Thai cave rescue & Alex Ferguson docs, Venice title 'Final Account'
‘Free Solo’ directors to take over duties from Kevin Macdonald on Thai cave rescue documentary.
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FeaturesHow are international buyers navigating the autumn festivals?
Screen talks to a selection of indie distributors about their plans for the next few months.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: The Match Factory’s Michael Weber on audience confidence and working with auteurs
Weber co-founded German arthouse firm The Match Factory in 2006.
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FeaturesVenice 2020 preview: Critics’ Week and Giornate degli Autori highlights
This year’s Venice Film Festival runs 2-12 September.
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FeaturesVenice 2020 preview: Screen’s guide to Horizons titles
The first major film festival to present a physical event since Covid-19 struck will unspool on the Venice Lido from September 2-12.
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FeaturesVenice 2020 preview: Screen’s guide to the Out Of Competition titles
The first major film festival to present a physical event since Covid-19 struck will unspool on the Venice Lido from September 2-12.
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FeaturesVenice 2020 preview: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles
The first major film festival to present a physical event since Covid-19 struck will unspool on the Venice Lido from September 2-12.
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FeaturesComment: A “Damascene moment” for Venice
This year’s line-up looks very global, very arthouse, and very welcome.
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Features“Jeddah has come alive,” says rising Saudi talent Shahad Ameen
Her debut film ‘Scales’ is screening at the Cairo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesVenice and Toronto 2019: which films stood out?
From potential studio hits to arthouse sleepers, these are some of the films that caught the eye at Venice and Toronto this year.
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FeaturesHaifaa Al Mansour on returning home to Saudi Arabia to shoot TIFF title ‘A Perfect Candidate’
A Perfect Candidate is currently screening in TIFF’s Contemporary World Cinema.
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FeaturesDirectors of Venice doc ‘Woman’: “Weinstein, MeToo… we weren’t surprised when this all happened”
The documentary gives voice to 100 women from all walks of life on topics ranging from what it means to be a woman, to motherhood, marriage, education and darker subjects such as sexual violence and genital mutilation.
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Features‘Babyteeth’ director Shannon Murphy: “Most of my career I’ve been the only female”
Australian director is at Venice Film Festival this year for the world premiere of her debut feature Babyteeth.
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FeaturesVenice Critics’ Week’s Giona Nazzaro on the impact of the new wave of Italian festival curators
“Everything changed when we realised festivals actually make editorial choices discovering talents.”
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FeaturesAlex Gibney talks Venice documentary ‘Citizen K’, Putin and Trump
The filmmaker is presenting his documentary about exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky out of competition.