All Features articles – Page 221
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FeaturesItaly box office 2017 report: decline in local titles hits hard
Poor performing Italian films meant the box office experienced a sharp decline in 2017.
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FeaturesRussia box office report 2017: another year of growth
The Russian market had another year of growth, in line with recent trends.
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FeaturesNordic box office report 2017: Finland's 'The Unknown Soldier' leads the way
A few local hits have softened box-office declines in Nordic countries.
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FeaturesScreen critics pick their hidden gems of 2017
Ten Screen critics select their favouirite undiscovered films from this year.
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FeaturesGreta Gerwig on the story behind her directing debut 'Lady Bird'
Having honed her craft with a decade of lauded collaborations, Greta Gerwig strikes out on her own.
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FeaturesAnnemarie Jacir on the tensions of shooting 'Wajib' in Nazareth
The filmmaker talks to Screen about the ’crazy’ decision to shoot in the biblical city.
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FeaturesSpain box office report 2017: 19 local films pass €1m mark
Hollywood regained its box-office crown, but local titles made inroads.
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FeaturesGermany box office report 2017: A successful year powered by local comedy
Germany’s performance outstripped the market, with Suck Me Shakespeer a huge local hit.
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FeaturesFrance box office report 2017: 'Valerian' success, admissions decline
A typical year at the French box office saw success for Luc Besson, Dany Boon and Hollywood animation.
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Features'BPM' director Robin Campillo talks inspiration behind Aids drama
Robin Campillo’s own Aids activism informed his Oscar hopeful BPM (Beats Per Minute).
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Yaser Al Neyadi talks 'The Watermelon Club'
Emirati filmmaker talks to William Mullally about shooting on a micro-budget.
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FeaturesChristopher Nolan explains why 'Dunkirk' was a gamble that required a "leap of faith"
Dunkirk could be the film that finally earns Christopher Nolan an Oscar nomination for directing.
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Lynne Ramsay talks 'You Were Never Really Here'
UK writer-director Lynne Ramsay tells Kaleem Aftab about why her first film for six years subverts audience expectations.
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Dipesh Jain talks 'In The Shadows'
Dipesh Jain talks to Liz Shackleton about shooting In The Shadows in the walled city of Old Delhi.
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FeaturesCan Palestine ever create its own film industry?
Melanie Goodfellow looks at the impact of several new initiatives that aim to get a better deal for Palestinian filmmakers scattered around the world
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Morgan Spurlock talks 'Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!'
The US filmmaker talks to Kaleem Aftab about how the food industry reacted to his award-winning doc Super Size Me.
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Features'Foxtrot' director: 'we need to provoke and inspire discussion'
Screen talks to director Samuel Maoz and star Lior Ashkenazi.
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Jonas Carpignano talks 'A Ciambra'
Writer-director Jonas Carpignano says the Italian shoot for coming-of-age tale A Ciambra was as intense off-screen as it was on.
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FeaturesHow the high-end TV boom has reached the Middle East
The boom in high-end TV has reached the Middle East, where both original content and local versions of international dramas are in demand.
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FeaturesDubai Film Festival one on one: Kamila Andini talks 'The Seen And Unseen'
Kamila Andini tells Liz Shackleton about the local culture behind children’s fable The Seen And Unseen.