All Features articles – Page 179
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Taiwanese filmmaker Lau Kek Huat on his feature debut ‘Boluomi’
Playing in Busan’s New Currents, the film delves into a sensitive period in Malaysian history
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How BIFF and the Asian Film Market have become key events for European companies
European films and filmmakers are out in force at Busan this year
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Busan Q&A: Wayne Wang on ‘Coming Home Again’
Ahead of the Asian premiere in Busan, Hong Kong-born San Francisco resident and filmmaker Wayne Wang discusses his latest, low-budget film.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda on ‘The Truth’, working in France and filmmaker fatigue
The Japanese filmmaker is being honoured as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at this year’s Busan.
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Haifa Film Festival 2019 preview: local talent and a packed industry programme
Haifa International Film Festival (October 12-21) is expanding its international outlook, while supporting the work of local Israeli filmmakers.
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Asian Film Market 2019 preview: new team plots expansion into TV and streaming
Asian Film Market is also strengthening links with Southeast Asia.
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Atom Egoyan talks respect on set, the childhood passion that inspired his new film and why guinea pigs just don’t cut it
‘Guest Of Honour’ is screening at Filmfest Hamburg.
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‘Cunningham’ filmmaker Alla Kovgan on how she pieced together the €3m budget for the feature documentary
The film is playing at Filmfest Hamburg and the BFI London Film Festival.
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Busan Q&A: Yerlan Nurmukhambetov & Lisa Takeba, 'The Horse Thieves. Roads Of Time'
The pair’s Kazakhstan-Japan co-production opens the Busan International Film Festival.
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How the Busan Film Festival is going "back to normal" after years of uncertainty
This year’s event runs from October 3-12.
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Is the closing-night slot at major festivals a poisoned chalice or a marketing gift?
Closing a top-tier festival is also a major event for the filmmakers and can be a particularly good audience moment.
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Tencent exec Jeff Han on launching a streaming service in Thailand
It’s the Chinese streaming platform’s first strategic foray into overseas markets
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LFF’s Tricia Tuttle on programming ‘The Irishman’, not pursuing the Polanski, and creating buzzy, full screenings
The 63rd LFF begins on October 2, 2019.
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Hamburg film fund to increase funding of high-end TV and web series
New head Helge Albers has been in the job for six months.
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Director Caroline Fourest describes her battle to make feminist war film ‘Sisters In Arms’
The film premiered at El Gouna and is opening in France this month.
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How director Sergio Basso pitched a musical documentary to potential financiers
‘Tell Me who I Am’ is the story of Bhutanese refugees in a Nepalese camp.
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Why films from the UK and Italy have caught the eye of the artistic director of FilmFest Hamburg
”I wonder if this has something to do with countries going through a crisis.” he said.
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FilmFest Hamburg’s Explorer Conference to discuss meeting the challenge of digital disruption
First edition of the conference takes place on September 27.
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Venice and Toronto 2019: which films stood out?
From potential studio hits to arthouse sleepers, these are some of the films that caught the eye at Venice and Toronto this year.
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Haifaa Al Mansour on returning home to Saudi Arabia to shoot TIFF title ‘A Perfect Candidate’
A Perfect Candidate is currently screening in TIFF’s Contemporary World Cinema.