All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 23
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NewsGoteborg unveils slimmed-down programme bookended by ‘Tove’, ‘Knocking’
The festival’s 44th edition runs online (due to the pandemic) Jan 29-Feb 8.
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NewsFilm fan to spend a week on isolated island for Goteborg Film Festival
One cinephile to watch festival premieres in total isolation.
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FeaturesPerspectives on 2020: Amma Asante on new projects, understanding bias and Brexit
The UK filmmaker discusses a busy year ahead that will include her Armie Hammer-Mads Mikkelsen spy drama.
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FeaturesPerspectives on 2020: EbonyLife Media CEO Mo Abudu on Netflix deals and African stories
“The world is happier with Joe Biden elected.”
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FeaturesTeam Screen’s best films of 2020
Drama, horror, comedy, documentary and blockbusters all feature.
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FeaturesPerspectives on 2020: How Baltasar Kormakur shot for 300 days this year
The Icelandic filmmaker tells Screen about being the first to colour-code on set (but not wanting it to be his legacy).
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FeaturesPerspectives on 2020: Ben Roberts on steering the BFI through a tumultuous year
A love of doughnuts and the sheep on Romney Marsh have helped Roberts steer 550 employees through the year.
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NewsDR Sales closes slew of deals on Mads Brügger’s North Korea doc ‘The Mole’ (exclusive)
The film investigates North Korea’s illegal weapons trade, drug manufacturing and other criminal activities.
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NewsSelma Vilhunen plans adaptation of acclaimed Finnish novel ‘Defiance’ (exclusive)
Vilhunen’s feature credits include Stupid Young Heart and Little Wing.
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NewsLars von Trier developing third and final season of TV series ‘The Kingdom’
The Kingdom had been a hit for Danish public broadcaster DR in 1994 and 1997.
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NewsLevelK boards Kosovan Sundance drama ‘Hive’ (exclusive)
Kosovan drama will premiere in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
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FeaturesMika Kaurismäki on why he hit the bar in lockdown with ‘Gracious Night’
A planned shoot in Dubai became a lockdown film in the bar the Finnish director owns in Helsinki.
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FeaturesFirouzeh Khosrovani describes bringing her Iranian childhood to life in ’Radiograph Of A Family’
The documentary made its world premiere at IDFA this month.
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NewsTrustNordisk boosts sales for ‘The Marco Effect’; Danish launch moves forward (exclusive)
Nordisk has moved up the film’s Danish release from a planned January 21 to November 26 instead.
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NewsEurope, Asia buyers go to ‘The Other Side’ with REinvent Studios (exclusive)
Tord Danielsson and Oskar Mellander’s horror is inspired by true events.
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NewsIDFA starts conversation about “decolonising” the documentary world
”One big issue that is hard to address is the position of the filmmakers themselves,” said Tessa Boerman.
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NewsWhy Neon is experimenting with different VoD models
“We’ve had to figure out ways to make our films just as exciting and vibrant,” Neon’s Elissa Federoff told an IDFA panel.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute reveals prestigious Wild Card winners
Wild Card initiative backs film school graduates with development grants.
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Features‘The Penultimate’ filmmakers talk creating a new universe on a tight budget
It shared the inaugural Screen International Buyers Choice Award at Rome’s MIA last month.
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FeaturesWord of Mouth - Sten-Kristian Saluveer: “People describe me as a knowledge scavenger”
The CEO of Storytek on the importance of staying connected.