All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 31
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FeaturesNew talent focus: ‘Uncle’ Director Frelle Petersen
The Danish director’s second film Uncle is setting the festival circuit alight.
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FeaturesIs Eurimages support more important than ever?
A group of filmmakers met in Berlin to discuss the future of Eurimages.
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FeaturesLulu Wang on the real-life story behind 'The Farewell'
The filmmaker talks to Wendy Mitchell about going back to her Chinese roots in her indie comedy-drama The Farewell.
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NewsNew Europe closes French deal for Rotterdam-bound ‘A Perfectly Normal Family’ (exclusive)
The drama is the directorial debut of Damnish filmmaker Malou Reymann
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FeaturesWhy the film industry needs to open up about mental health
Long hours, freelance contracts and distressing storylines can make the film industry a challenging place to work.
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Features‘The Cave’ director: “For a woman to be filmed is dangerous”
In an underground hospital in a besieged Syrian city, Dr Amani saved lives while battling prejudice and patriarchy.
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FeaturesAwkwafina on finding authenticity in ‘The Farewell’: “Speaking bad Chinese is more interesting”
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ actress plays Billi, a Chinese American who returns to China to see her terminally-ill grandmother.
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FeaturesWhy ‘For Sama’ is “a tool to understand the Syrian situation”
Waad al-Kateab — co-directing with Edward Watts — gave shape to her Syrian survival story For Sama by making it a letter to her infant daughter.
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NewsHeretic boards Ruben Östlund’s ‘Triangle Of Sadness,’ Greece shoot planned (exclusive)
Plattform production to shoot in Greece for eight weeks, after starting production in Sweden.
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NewsNext iteration of Creative Europe would train 5,000 and fight for Euro content on the streamers
Martin Dawson delivered his keynote speech at the European Film Forum in Tallinn.
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NewsCan AI help the film industry?
Humans need to keep control of storytelling, according to experts at Tallinn’s European Film Forum.
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NewsGermany’s SquareOne to co-produce REinvent, SF's Danish thriller series ‘Oxen’ (exclusive)
The series – now in development – is adapted from the bestselling crime novels by Danish author Jens Henrik Jensen.
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NewsSyndicado boards IDFA premiere ‘I Love You…’ (exclusive)
Danish director Rødbro makes her feature directorial debut.
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FeaturesMay el-Toukhy discusses the “Greek tragedy-vibe” to Denmark’s Oscar entry ‘Queen Of Hearts’
Director May el-Toukhy talks about her provocative, taboo-busting Danish relationship drama Queen Of Hearts.
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NewsMelina Leon’s Peruvian baby trafficking drama ‘Song Without A Name’ wins in Stockholm
Netflix unveils new Nordic deals at Stockholm’s Industry Days.
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NewsLevelK boards IDFA-bound Philippine drugs war documentary ‘Aswang’ (exclusive)
Alyx Ayn Arumpac, a Berlinale Talents alumni, directs her first feature.
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FeaturesLevan Akin on protest-hit Swedish Oscar entry ‘And Then We Danced’: “It evolved from the hardships of making it”
The film attracted protests from Georgian conservative groups for its depiction of homosexuality.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute backs three debut features
Wild Card initiative backs film school graduates with development grants.
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NewsMUBI buys UK rights for ‘The Other Lamb’ (exclusive)
Toronto drama marks the English-language debut of Poland’s Małgorzata Szumowska.
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NewsFirst look: Danish terrorist drama ‘The Day We Died’ (exclusive)
The film about the 2015 Copenhagen terrororist attack is in post.