Favourite film
My favourite was A Prophet (main picture). [Jaques Audiard] is a brilliant film-maker, who manages to combine raw violence with poetry and emotion.
Biggest news story
The end of Miramax, on both a personal and professional level. When I started out in New York Miramax was the place I turned, and I worked with them on The Crying Game and Little Voice.
Changes are in store for 2010
The biggest challenge to the industry next year is the threat of piracy. The problem is a lot of people don’t perceive it as a crime, and it’s not just teenagers but also grown ups. If it carries on, how are we going to keep financing all these wonderful independent films? It’s really worrying, but it’s great that the [UK] Film Council are putting resources into tackling it.
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