All Features articles – Page 76
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FeaturesTraining: London Film School
As the London Film School celebrates its 60th anniversary, its director Jane Roscoe talks to Stuart Kemp about what sets the institution apart.
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FeaturesTraining: Executive MBAs
Film executives looking to hone their business smarts have a new EMBA in the UK to consider, created with Oscar-winning UK producer and former Hollywood chief David Puttnam.
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FeaturesTraining: E-Learning
E-learning initiatives are breaking down the economic and geographical barriers to training for European producers.
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FeaturesTraining: Visual Effects
Huge numbers of people are working around the world in the rapidly expanding VFX and computer animation sector. But where is the next generation of specialised talent coming from?
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FeaturesLocations: Panama’s bright future
The Latin American country’s spectacular locations, film-friendly environment and cash rebate are helping to win over an increasing number of international film-makers.
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FeaturesTraining: Diversity - an attainable dream
The UK’s diversity challenge is being tackled by both film schools and high schools. Geoffrey Macnab reports on the efforts being made to ensure every child and teenager in the country considers the creative industries a viable career choice
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FeaturesAFCI Locations: Show on the road
The AFCI Locations show in Los Angeles (April 21-23) is where the world’s film commissions come to catch the eye of Hollywood. John Hazelton gives the lowdown on how to get the most out of the event
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FeaturesVirtual Print Fee: cold comforts
As the UK industry eyes the end of the controversial Virtual Print Fee, Geoffrey Macnab looks at how well it has worked, and asks whether it has adversely affected foreign-language and specialist film distribution
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FeaturesBrexit: Together… for how long?
A devastating loss of influence and financial support or a liberating release from knotty European regulations? Geoffrey Macnab plunges into the Brexit debate to explore the potential impact of a UK withdrawal from the EU on the country’s film industry.
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FeaturesIndia box office: mid-budget and Hollywood booming
Modest budget films are outperforming bigger budget fare in India, while Hollywood films doubled their market share in 2015.
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FeaturesJeff Nichols on the making of 'Midnight Special'
On the back of buzzy premieres in Berlinale and most recently SXSW, Jeff Nichols has earned acclaim for his fourth film, which marks his first collaboration with a major studio and makes its way into US cinemas on Friday through Warner Bros.
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FeaturesDuncan Kenworthy talks his under-the-radar strategy for 'The Pass'
How the Love Actually producer guided the gay-footballers chamber piece from Royal Court sell-out to BFI Flare opening-night film.
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FeaturesFilmart 2016: HAF profiles
Profiles of projects from the 14th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
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FeaturesFilmart 2016: Hot titles - Hong Kong, China
An exciting crop of Hong Kong and mainland China projects are spotlighted by Liz Shackleton, who reports on the increasing efforts to support Cantonese-language film-making
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FeaturesAmy Hobby, TFI Latin America Fund
Tribeca Institute recently unveiled the 10 projects selected to receive support in its drive to nurture distinctive voices from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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FeaturesAnne Hamilton, 'American Fable'
Jeremy Kay talks to the first-time feature director and former Terrence Malick intern about her SXSW selection, which premieres in Visions on Sunday.
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FeaturesAlex Taylor, 'Spaceship'
The British director’s SXSW short Kids Might Fly won a special jury prize in 2010 and he returns to Austin, Texas, with a story of alien abduction and teen angst.
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FeaturesAdam Pinney, 'The Arbalest'
Mike Brune stars in the SXSW Narrative Feature Competition selection as Foster Kalt, a toy inventor who reflects on his lifelong obsession with one Sylvia Frank.
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FeaturesMike Flanagan and Trevor Macy, 'Hush'
Director Mike Flanagan and producer and Intrepid Pictures principal Trevor Macy talk to Jeremy Kay about their latest horror film and Netflix acquisition ahead of its world premiere at SXSW on Saturday.
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FeaturesHow heavyweight US-China deals are shaping the global business
Chinese investment is now racing into Hollywood and for once Hollywood is not in the driving seat. Liz Shackleton looks at what this means for the global film industry and discovers the smart money is now on the entrance of China’s tech giants.