All Features articles – Page 116
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Mai Masri talks IDFA title ‘Beirut: Eye Of The Storm’, why female filmmakers are flourishing in the Middle East
In her 30-year career, Masri has made many films both in Beirut (where she is based) and in Palestine.
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Deckert Distribution CEO Liselot Verbrugge talks slate “pile-up”, acquisition strategy
Verbrugge replaced Heino Deckert as CEO of leading German sales outfit Deckert Distribution earlier this year.
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In conversation: Valdimar Johannsson, Noomi Rapace on creating a "divine moment" in ‘Lamb’
The director and star talk about getting back to nature, Nordic folktales and the mysterious newborn at the heart of this genre-bending thriller.
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In conversation: Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton on Colombian mystery drama ‘Memoria’
The celebrated Thai filmmaker and the Oscar-winning actress discuss their unique collaboration ’Memoria’, which was filmed largely in Spanish in a country foreign to both of them.
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Three African doc filmmakers talk bringing the stories of their generation to a global audience
Seydou Cissé and Ousmane Samassékou from Mali and Aïcha Macky from Niger are all screening films at IDFA.
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Oscars international feature race: Africa and Middle East contenders
Beyond the numbers, 2021 was a buzzy year for Africa.
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Finnish director Aku Louhimies on telling a story of female desire in ‘The Wait’
Actress/writer Inka Kallén stars in the adaptation of a classic novel, which will premiere at Tallinn Black Nights.
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BFI’s Mia Bays and Neil Peplow head to Tallinn Black Nights’ industry showcase
The BFI has a delegation of 19 UK film prodcuers and filmmakers taking part in the festival.
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Oscars international feature race 2023: Americas contenders
This year’s crop sees filmmakers at various stages of their career.
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Oscars international feature race: the Asia Pacific contenders
Can the region continue its run of success?
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Are the gatekeepers of the international feature doc sector brave and inclusive enough?
“We’re ready for the ‘giving up space’ phase,” says one producer.
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Oscars international feature race: the European contenders
This year, 41 countries from Europe have entered the international feature film race.
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“We cannot have another year like this,” say doc sales agents at IDFA
Cautious distributors, slimmed-down festivals and dwindling funders are cause for concern.
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Oeke Hoogendijk explains how she convinced her agoraphobic mother to feature in ‘Housewitz’
The Dutch documentary director is debuting two very different films at IDFA.
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival opens with exemption from any new Covid measures
The festival has a new green focus and increased prize money
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My Screen Life: Estonian film head Edith Sepp on her love of yoga, jazz and her ambition to become a film editor
The Estonian Film Institute CEO reveals her favourite films, proudest moment and why Christopher Nolan should direct her biopic.
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Rising Icelandic filmmaker Tinna Hrafnsdóttir talks about her directorial debut ‘Quake’
Icelandic psychological mystery is premiering at Estonia’s Black Nights Film Festival.
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Why the Black Nights Discovery Campus is the cornerstone of Tallinn festival’s industry focus
The new talent initative is designed to give regional talent an international boost.
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Atlas Workshops to showcase a new generation of Moroccan filmmakers
2022 looks set to be a promising year for Moroccan cinema.
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Erige Sehiri’s ‘Fig Trees’ promises rare snapshot of Tunisia’s rural youth
The fiction feature captures contemporary Tunisian society through the prism of teenage female fig pickers.