Venice Features – Page 9
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FeaturesThird Films: Samm Haillay and Ben Young
Samm Haillay and Ben Young tell Wendy Mitchell about Third Films’ unusual approach to characters and production, and the outfit’s two films in Venice
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FeaturesAwards 2014: The prize fighters
As Venice, Telluride and Toronto introduce a slew of prestige titles, Jeremy Kay examines the season’s possible awards contenders
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FeaturesBarbera talks Venice line-up
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera discusses the strong French and Italian presence in this year’s line-up, how festivals should be places of research and discovery and the ones that got away.
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FeaturesBeijing-ECI reception in Venice
In Venice, the Beijing International Film Festival and its partner ECI held a party on Aug 31 on the terrace fo the Danieli Hotel.
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FeaturesTerry Gilliam, The Zero Theroem
As his latest film receives its world premiere at Venice, the director talks about getting movies made, film vs digital and what he thinks about a 12 Monkeys TV series.
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FeaturesKelly Reichardt, Night Moves
The New York-based director talks about her character driven thriller Night Moves.
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FeaturesGabrielle Tana
The producer of Philomena and The Invisible Woman talks about working with Stephen Frears and Ralph Fiennes.
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FeaturesVenice: World premieres
Screen profiles the world premieres playing in and out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival (Aug 28-Sept 7)
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FeaturesVenice: Follow the Lido
The 70th Venice film festival combines an impressive selection of titles and a growing market - along with a few surprises. Andreas Wiseman reports.
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FeaturesTerrence Malick’s producers: ‘He wakes up every day with thousands more ideas.’
Sarah Green and Nicolas Gonda discuss Terrence Malick’s “endless reservoir of ideas”, the production process on To The Wonder, their ongoing collaboration with FilmNation and future projects.
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FeaturesPaul Thomas Anderson on making The Master: 'Scientology was the least of our problems'
Paul Thomas Anderson talks about the inspirations for the film, Joaquin Phoenix’s immersive acting style, shooting large format, and now adapting Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice.
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FeaturesVenice 2012 buzz: the festival's top world premieres
From the work of previous Golden Lion winners to the pick of this year’s debut film-makers, Screen profiles the hot films playing in and out of competition.
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FeaturesMira Nair talks The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The filmmaker tells Screen about the pressure of opening Venice, wanting to tell a story of contemporary Pakistan and America, and preparing Riz Ahmed (and his beard).
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FeaturesVenice 2011: Ami Caanan Mann
Director Ami Caanan Mann’s second directorial effort, Texas Killing Fields is an elegant crime thriller inspired from a real life crime phenomenon known as the Killing Fields, an area outside a small Texas town where nearly 60 bodies were dumped.
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FeaturesDavid Cronenberg
David Cronenberg talks about the lure of Freud and Jung in his new film A Dangerous Method.
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FeaturesVenice 2011: Competition profiles
Screen gears up for the Venice Film Festival’s 2011 edition, which promises to kickstart the annual awards season.
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FeaturesVenice 2010: Profiles of the hottest films
Profiles and sales information for the hottest titles in Venice, in competition and out of competition.
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FeaturesVenice 2010's youthful outlook
The Venice Film Festival (which runs through Sept 11) has a strong ‘indie twang’ this year, according to director Marco Müller, as studios pull back on festival activities.
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FeaturesNew Greek talents triumph despite country's financial woes
Confirming the rule that in times of crisis artistic production thrives, four Greek films will travel to the upcoming Venice film festival — overcoming financial crisis, internal industry feuding and lack of initiative by the Culture Ministry.