All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 69
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NewsFridriksson plots Icelandic crime story 'The Black Cliffs'
EXCLUSIVE: Icelandic filmmaking veteran Fridrik Thor Fridriksson has revealed his next feature will be an adaptation of Gunar Gunarsson’s The Black Cliffs.
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FeaturesPan Nalin, 'Angry Indian Goddesses'
Indian director Pan Nalin (Samsara) comes to Toronto with the world premiere of Angry Indian Goddesses, which screens in Special Presentations and is sold by Mongrel Media.
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NewsReykjavik reveals Golden Puffin contenders
The 12 titles include Michael Fassbender-starrer Slow West, Runar Runarsson’s Sparrows and Kosovo’s Oscar submission, Babai.
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CommentMalala: Nobel winner, teenager, documentary subject
Malala Yousafzai recently spoke in London about the experience of seeing her life brought to the big screen in He Named Me Malala, which premiered in Telluride and plays at Toronto before heading to the BFI London Film Festival.
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FeaturesAlexandra-Therese Keining, 'Girls Lost'
With gender identity making headlines around the globe, Alexandra-Therese Keining’s Girls Lost (Pojkarna) couldn’t be more timely.
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FeaturesTIFF 2015: Terence Davies talks 'Sunset Song'
Terence Davies has been striving to bring Sunset Song to the big screen for 15 years. Ahead of the film’s world premiere in Toronto, he tells Screen why the classic novel struck such a powerful chord.
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FeaturesTIFF 2015: Martin Pieter Zandvliet talks 'Land Of Mine'
Land Of Mine, based on the true story of mine clearance by German POWs in Denmark, makes its bow in TIFF’s Platform strand.
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CommentRunar Runarsson’s 'Sparrows', exclusive trailer
Screen exclusively premieres the international trailer for Runar Runarsson’s second feature, Sparrows.
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NewsFilms Without Borders heads to Slum Film Festival
Films Without Borders’ latest production Tales From The Slums will screen this week at Nairobi, Kenya’s fifth-annual Slum Film Festival (Aug 24-29).
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NewsOhman to direct remake of 'Simple Simon' with 'Breaking Bad' producer
EXCLUSIVE: Swedish director working with Breaking Bad producer Mark Johnson.
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NewsSweden’s SVT houses booming doc slate
Sweden’s national broadcaster is lining up a host of docs that could garner international appeal.
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NewsSimon Perry talks Film Vast slate
Former UK and Ireland production executive talks growing international ties and incoming projects at Swedish funding body.
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NewsForce Majeure director, actress ready new films for Swedish Film Institute
Ruben Ostlund’s new film The Square is among a host of intriguing projects in development in Sweden.
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NewsMusic docs take centre stage at Way Out West
Sold-out screenings for Amy Winehouse documentary and Cobain: Montage of Heck.
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NewsNiels Lind Larsen returns to CPH PIX
Niels Lind Larsen has been appointed head of programme at CPH PIX in Copenhagen.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Special Honorees
Locarno 2015 will honour a select group of actors and film-makers, from Edward Norton to Marco Bellocchio. Wendy Mitchell reviews the recipients.
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FeaturesLocarno 2015: Carlo Chatrian, artistic director
Locarno’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian talks to Wendy Mitchell about how the festival gets its balance of diverse programming just right.
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CommentWhat festivals can learn from each other
Screen asked the participants at the fifth-annual Developing Your Film Festival course what tips they took away from expert speakers and their peers.
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News'Wakhan Front' takes top prize in Motovun
Iceland’s Gunnar Jonsson gets a special mention; Jerzy Skolimowski [pictured] is honoured as Motovun Maverick.