All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 68
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CommentCJ Obasi: moving beyond Nollywood
Nigerian filmmaker CJ Obasi made Nigeria’s first zombie film, Ojuju, which is set in a Lagos slum.
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NewsVirgin Mountain wins Nordic Council Film Prize
Lucrative prize goes to Iceland for second year in a row.
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NewsSundance Selects nabs 'Orion' doc
EXCLUSIVE: Sundance Selects plans Dec 4 release theatrically and on demand.
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Alice Lowe starts shoot for feature directorial debut 'Prevenge'
EXCLUSIVE: Sightseers co-writer and star is directing and starring in Prevenge while seven-and-a-half months pregnant.
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FeaturesInterview: celebrating 15 years of Tigerlily Films
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Tigerlily is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and also has its two largest productions, Remainder and The Ones Below, both playing at LFF.
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NewsGeena Davis Symposium: UK stats healthier than US
The UK industry has something to celebrate about women in film - at least compared to more dismal stats in the US.
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NewsGeena Davis: Gender parity on screen can be changed overnight
At the rate of recent growth, it will take 700 years for women’s representation in the media to reach gender equality. That’s not good enough for Geena Davis, the Oscar-winning American actress and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
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NewsPositive 'women in film' stats in new PGA toolkit
The Producers Guild Of America’s Women’s Impact Network and website Women And Hollywood have launched a new toolkit called ‘The Ms. Factor: The Power Of Female Driven Content.’
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NewsZurich: Mr Robot creator sees show as a 'long film'
The saying that ‘TV is the new film’ hits close to home for Mr Robot creator and showrunner Sam Esmail.
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CommentTennis Time in Zurich
Top executives went head-to-head at the Zurich Summit’s annual tennis tournament.
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NewsZurich Summit: film needs long-term approach to gaming
The film industry needs to look at the games industry as a long-term prospect, not a short term money-spinner.
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News'Infinity' producers reunite with Devika Bhise on 'Shambhala'
EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Devika Bhise, who landed a choice role opposite Dev Patel in Zurich opener The Man Who Knew Infinity, is set to reunite with producers Xeitgeist Entertainment Group on their forthcoming production of Shambhala.
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NewsZurich: Jeremy Irons relishes diverse roles
Jeremy Irons has said he relishes the extraordinarily diverse roles he has played recently.
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NewsZurich: Ellen Page calls for more diverse stories
Actress Ellen Page wants to show more diverse stories on screen as she builds up the producing side of her career,
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NewsBill Pullman heads to Devour!
Actor Bill Pullman is set to present his favourite food film, 1987’s Babette’s Feast, as the opening-night film at the world’s largest culinary film festival, Devour!, which runs Nov 4-8 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
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NewsSan Sebastian debate: Piracy as an opportunity?
Europa Distribution’s panel looked at issues around online film releases, from piracy to branding to data analysis.
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Features'Pikadero': Basque debut with a Scottish view
One of the hottest Basque films at San Sebastian was, unexpectedly, directed by a Scotsman.
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NewsSan Sebastian: Experts court changing audiences
HBO is planning to commission 15-minute web series as one of its plans to keep up with digital native audiences.
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FeaturesTIFF 2015: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and Bergur Bernberg, 'Horizon'
Icelandic filmmaking veteran Fridrik Thor Fridriksson returns to Toronto with Horizon, which he directed alongside photographer and budding filmmaker Bergur Bernburg.
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FeaturesTIFF 2015: Roar Uthaug, 'The Wave'
Director Roar Uthaug’s fourth feature The Wave (Bolgen) has the proud distinction of being Scandinavia’s first disaster movie.