All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 122
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CommentWomen's work -- in the spotlight
There was plenty of festive spirit on display at Friday’s Sky Women in Film and TV Awards at London’s Park Lane Hilton.
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NewsFilm4.0 readies new projects with Entwistle, Shynola
EXCLUSIVE: Screen talks to Anna Higgs, Film4.0’s head, about its busy slate including films from Ben Wheatley and collective Shynola.
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FeaturesJacqueline Durran
UK costume designer Jacqueline Durran continues her collaboration with Joe Wright on Anna Karenina, creating costumes lush enough for 1870s Russia yet with a modern twist. Wendy Mitchell reports
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CommentLes Mis premiere hits high note
It was an appropriately star-studded evening in London last night for the world premiere of the star-studded film adaptation of Les Misérables.
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CommentSpirit of independence
Cloud Atlas is a $100m epic spanning centuries and continents; and no matter your review of the final film, you have to admire the project’s ambitions.
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FeaturesHitting close to home
Lionsgate UK has had a banner year led by The Hunger Games - but the distributor is also committed to backing British film. Wendy Mitchell talks to CEO Zygi Kamasa [pictured]
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NewsCineMart's Boost! projects include films from Lipkes, Edkins, Stoll
Projects by Michel Lipkes (Mexico) [pictured] and Teboho Edkins (South Africa) have been added to the Boost! selections for Rotterdam CineMart this year.
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NewsEd Clarke reteams with Paul Webster at Shoebox Films
Pair worked together at Kudos; Shoebox’s first production is Steve Knight’s Hummingbird.
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FeaturesMatthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey overcame his fear of stripping to create the memorable Dallas in Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. Wendy Mitchell talks to the actor, who is having a career boom playing a whole gang of outlaws.
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CommentWhy Sightseers is the British film of the year
Ben Wheatley’s dark comedy isn’t just a brilliant viewing experience, it’s also an example of the British indie film world working well together.
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NewsTwilight's Chaske Spencer signs on for Indian Summer
EXCLUSIVE: Film also stars Ashley Jensen and Kevin McKidd.
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NewsLocarno's Open Doors 2013 to focus on South Caucasus
12 co-production projects to be selected from Armenia, Azerbaijan [pictured] and Georgia.
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NewsUK producers talk about 'downward pressure on budgets'
Stephen Evans, Paul Webster, Neil Thompson and Richard Holmes spoke at GlobeScreen conference in London.
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FeaturesRichard Gere
Richard Gere could be in line for his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a conflicted financial executive and family man in Arbitrage.
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FeaturesThe fight over formats
A Bafta and Directors UK panel brought industry experts together in London to discuss whether or not shooting on film is still viable in the digital world. Wendy Mitchell reports
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NewsSouth African delegation meets with senior US executives
A delegation of South African government officials, funders and film executives recently participated in a week-long programme of strategic meetings in Los Angeles with senior US executives.
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NewsDistrify strikes deal with Sweden's Story AB
Distrify has further expanded internationally with a new deal with Swedish production company Story AB.
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CommentBeyond us-vs-them
Distribution and exhibition have to find a way to work together and even compromise on new models.