All Features articles – Page 175
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FeaturesNora Fingscheidt on her German Oscar entry ‘System Crasher’: “A story about an angry, wild little girl”
The film has launched the career of young star Helena Zengel.
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FeaturesWill Argentina’s economic crisis affect international visitors to Ventana Sur?
The country is mired in recession having seen more than one-third of the population fall below the poverty line and inflation rise to more than 50%.
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Features“For the first time big names approached us,” says Black Nights’ festival director
What it means to be a ‘Class A’ FIAPF festival.
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Features“Small is beautiful” explains Tallinn Black Nights industry head
A third works in progress category, a new masterclass strand and an increased focus on TV among additions.
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FeaturesEstonia’s plugged-in locations industry attracts Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ to Tallinn
The Warner Bros production spent €16m in the Baltic capital.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Kawthar Younis, filmmaker (Egypt)
Her 2016 graduation film A Present From The Past became a breakout arthouse hit.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Fares Landoulsi, actor (Tunisia)
He makes his international debut next year in Netflix series Messiah.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Nisrin Erradi, actress (Morocco)
She won praise for her performance in Maryam Touzani’s debut feature Adam, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Raed Alsemari, filmmaker (Saudi Arabia)
He made history over when his short film Dunya’s Day became the first Saudi film to premiere theatrically at home since the lifting of the cinema ban in 2018.
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FeaturesArab Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Wisam Al Jafari, filmmaker (Palestine)
He made it into official selection at Cannes Film Festival this year with his short film Ambience.
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FeaturesHow TorinoFilmLab became even more international after a year of transformation
TorinoFilmLab’s Mercedes Fernandez Alonso and Violeta Bava talk about the new structure.
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Features“Jeddah has come alive,” says rising Saudi talent Shahad Ameen
Her debut film ‘Scales’ is screening at the Cairo International Film Festival.
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FeaturesChina-Taiwan tensions overshadow run-up to Golden Horse Awards
What impact has the Chinese boycott of Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards had on nominations and the Chinese-language filmmaking industry?
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Features“Like jumping off a cliff without a parachute”: Alejandro Landes talks Colombian Oscar contender ‘Monos’
Landes’ film has been praised for its cinematography and its score by Mica Levi.
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FeaturesThe Centrepiece interview: Cairo chief Mohamed Hefzy talks indie cinema, upcoming projects
Egyptian producer and Cairo International Film Festival director Mohamed Hefzy tells Screen about his journey from metallurgical engineer undergraduate in London to A-list festival habitué.
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FeaturesWho are the Oscar and Bafta frontrunners in the acting categories?
With less than three months to go until the Bafta Film and Academy Awards ceremonies, Screen assesses the leading contenders in the acting races.
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FeaturesMay el-Toukhy discusses the “Greek tragedy-vibe” to Denmark’s Oscar entry ‘Queen Of Hearts’
Director May el-Toukhy talks about her provocative, taboo-busting Danish relationship drama Queen Of Hearts.
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FeaturesHalina Reijn on Netherlands Oscar entry ‘Instinct’: “It’s an abstract experiment about sex and power”
Reijn is one of her country’s leading stage and screen actresses.
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FeaturesAwards whispers: UK-based Oscar, Bafta voters reveal their early favourites and letdowns
Each week a group of UK-based Ampas and Bafta voters will reveal their private musings on the films they are watching.
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FeaturesOscar committee co-chairs explain the international category name change
Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann are in their second year at the helm.