All Comment articles – Page 10
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The European Film Audience report
For the past year a multinational team led by Attentional and French partner, Headway, have been creating a profile of the “European film audience”.
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BAFTA's surprises are a breath of fresh air
Bravo, BAFTAs. The 2014 awards perfectly captured how the BAFTAs have to straddle the line of honouring the best films of the year globally while still recognizing British work.
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iFeatures is back: same game, new rules
The executive director of iFeatures explains the philosophy of making films that are ambitious in concept but practical in scale.
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The Bafta British debate
Gravity may indeed pass the official test at British, but is this really the kind of film the Best British Film Bafta category should be honouring?
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The problem with the 7% stat
Producer Ken Marshall responds to the recent BFI statistics and calls for more support for the UK’s independent producers.
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In any event
There’s an elephant in the room, or indeed an elephant-sized opportunity in the cinema: ‘event cinema’ — those non-film offerings that were also formerly tagged ‘alternative content’.
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Hustle shows awards muscle
David O Russell’s drama made a brilliant late arrival this awards season.
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Let the awards games begin
The latest issue of Screen kicks off our awards-season coverage in print.
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Breaking through in China
The most striking fact I learned about the Chinese film industry this year is that more than 700 local films are produced each year.
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BAFTA, Burberry and Breakthrough Brits
Tom Holland, Rowan Athale and Paul Brannigan among 17 BAFTA Breakthrough Brits sipping champagne at the event.
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Olympic Studios opens in Barnes
The push for the ultimate luxury viewing experience in London moves out a travelcard zone with the opening – or re-opening – of the Olympic Studios in leafy Barnes village.
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What DO you want from a film festival?
Local audiences, industry networking, or just plain fun — all are valid reasons for choosing your film festival strategy.
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TRAILER: Grand Budapest Hotel
The first trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel has been released.
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Surprises and bartering boost Balinale
Jason Gray visits Indonesia’s only international film festival and discovers that the element of surprise can be key for putting smaller festivals on the map.
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Will the new Focus still welcome bold voices?
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay analyses what the restructure of Focus Features could mean for specialty films.
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The event cinema boom
Event Cinema Association chair Melissa Keeping looks at how and why the event cinema market is the fastest growing sector at the box office.
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Advice for first features
While making a feature film may be the peak of many people’s creative aspirations, very few seem willing to walk the long path towards it, writes Creative England’s Chris Moll
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Encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit
The head of the NFTS producing department looks at the lessons learned in the new cross-sector creative entrepreneurship course.
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Cameron Bailey responds: Toronto the Big
The TIFF Artistic Director defends the size of Toronto’s programme.