All Comment articles – Page 4
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CommentImaginarium CEO: Content remains king but filmmakers must think beyond
Tony Orsten, CEO of VFX specialist Imaginarium Studios, whose credits include Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, explains why film-makers need to think beyond content to be successful.
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CommentStreaming's final frontier (COMMENT)
Screen editor Matt Mueller looks back at AFM and discusses the continued emergence of VoD players.
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FeaturesScreen asks industry...what job would you do if you hadn't entered the film business?
Screen quizzes industry figures on their alternate career dreams…
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FeaturesLooking for an edge (COMMENT)
Screen editor Matt Mueller discusses the future of cinemas and a slow-down at China’s box office.
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FeaturesOscars 2017: Lead and supporting actress, who's in the running?
Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay analyses this year’s lead and supporting actress contenders. (Comment)
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FeaturesCrossing the channel (COMMENT)
Screen editor Matt Mueller talks MIPCOM and looks ahead to awards season.
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FeaturesHow 'Light Years' took the direct distribution route
Guest comment: How Light Years producer Samm Haillay strategised the release of Esther Campbell’s drama.
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CommentExits, endings and expectation (COMMENT)
Screen editor Matt Mueller discusses Brexit and looks forward to Toronto and Venice.
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CommentWhat’s the purpose of film festivals in the 21st Century?
Screen asked the participants at the sixth annual Developing Your Film Festival course what tips they took away from expert speakers and their peers.
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NewsFirst Odeon, now Pinewood…What the sale of two cinema icons says about the UK industry
Deals for two of the UK’s most prized assets are welcome but also prompt questions over sustainability and the indigenous industry.
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CommentHow to… navigate the UK child licensing regime
How to avoid sanctions when working with young performers, according to Harbottle & Lewis associate Katrien Roos.
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CommentFramestore CEO William Sargent looks to the future of film
Films will soon exist in formats we can’t yet even imagine. Fundamental change will help meet the challenge, writes Framestore CEO and co-founder Sir William Sargent.
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CommentDocumentaries should impact society (COMMENT)
Creative England CEO Caroline Norbury suggests documentary filmmakers should hit upon a subject matter or story that has the potential to impact society - and how her organisation is working to support the filmmaker’s vision.
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CommentCOMMENT: Riding out the turbulence
Screen editor Matt Mueller discusses the shifting sands of the digital age and looks ahead to CineEurope and the Annecy animation festival.
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CommentThirty years of getting docs on screen (COMMENT)
Unsung hero Jan Tomalin on her award-winning career.
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CommentBrian Hill: Why the documentary musical? (COMMENT)
The director behind City Of Dreams: A Musical, which received its world premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest on Sunday, on why he uses song and music in his documentaries.
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CommentLiz McIntyre: 'Film can inspire change' (COMMENT)
Sheffield Doc/Fest head on how the festival explores who is telling the stories, how are audiences watching, and who has the funds.
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CommentCOMMENT: Can you trademark a film title?
What’s in a name? Kostyantyn Lobov of London law firm Harbottle & Lewis on the pitfalls behind film titles.
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CommentJohn McVay: "Producers stand to lose $9bn from DSM"
COMMENT: A strong digital economy is in everyone’s interest but the Digital Single Market agenda risks leaving us poorer, says John McVay, CEO of UK independent producers body Pact.
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CommentCross-border access and the Digital Single Market: a poorer new landscape?
The Commission wants to make it easier for us to enjoy Europe’s rich cinematographic culture online, but its proposal may put that richness in jeopardy, argues Reed Smith film finance partner Michael Maxtone-Smith.