All Features articles – Page 285
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FeaturesBen Wheatley talks building 'High-Rise'
Ben Wheatley had his biggest budget to date to create the dystopian setting portrayed in JG Ballard’s novel High-Rise. Michael Rosser speaks to the UK film-maker about his vision for the story’s funky world
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FeaturesBFI London Film Festival - cultural capital
The 2015 BFI London Film Festival will build upon the momentum of previous years’ events to present an eclectic and thought-provoking series of films and panel discussions.
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FeaturesTerritory focus: The changing colours of Brazil
Fuelled by generous incentives, Brazilian cinema is healthy and robust, and local film-makers are reflecting their country’s improved circumstances, drifting away from the focus on poverty, violence and social issues that have become familiar to international audiences. Elaine Guerini reports.
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Features'Suffragette' director Sarah Gavron on women behind the camera
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Sarah Gavron on her BFI London Film Festival opener Suffragette and the challenges of being a female film-maker.
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FeaturesJoko Anwar talks 'A Copy Of My Mind'
Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar on his new film A Copy Of My Mind.
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FeaturesGerman director Margarethe von Trotta reflects on career
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: In Reykjavik to collect a lifetime achievement award, Margarethe von Trotta reflects on an illustrious career with ScreenDaily.
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FeaturesBusan: Larry Yang talks 'Mountain Cry'
Larry Yang, director of Busan closing film Mountain Cry, explains how he adapted a rural Chinese story set in the 1980s for contemporary audiences in China and overseas.
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FeaturesJoe Menendez, 'Ladrones'
A film about opportunity seems fitting for director Joe Menendez and writer Jon Molerio, who have finally collaborated on their first project 16 years after a fateful encounter.
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FeaturesTom Shu-yu Lin talks 'Zinnia Flower'
Taiwanese filmmaker Tom Shu-yu Lin explains how making drama Zinnia Flower became a cathartic part of the grieving process after losing his wife.
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FeaturesStars of Tomorrow One-to-One: Richard Eyre & Charlotte Spencer
Director Richard Eyre tells Star of Tomorrow actor Charlotte Spencer about tempering performances for stage and screen, the perils of over-protective agents and how Emily Blunt set a benchmark for young actors.
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FeaturesMipcom: US TV drama - arresting developments
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: A hunger for edgier material and a new willingness to share risk and rights mean the US TV drama landscape has become a land of opportunity for international producers, reports John Hazelton
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FeaturesMipcom: On demand in demand
SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: On demand in demand; The impact of Netflix in Australia; Asia’s VOD players.
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FeaturesEmily Morgan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Londoner Emily Morgan is translating her knowledge of languages and international cinema into a career as a UK producer.
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FeaturesJoy Wilkinson, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: About 18 months ago, Joy Wilkinson made the decision to dedicate herself solely to film.
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FeaturesBen Aston, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
Director: Although born in the UK, Ben Aston spent his childhood in Asia, returning to Bath when he was 14.
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FeaturesAleem Khan, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: “I watched a lot of films as a kid but it wasn’t until I saw East Is East, at age 14 with the whole family in the living room, that I felt the unifying power of cinema. It was reflecting us as a family,” says Aleem Khan, director of ...
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FeaturesJorn Threlfall, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER-DIRECTOR: Represented by Outsider in the commercials world, where he is highly successful on the international stage, writer-director Jorn Threlfall is late to cinema but states: “I’m ready for the big step to features.”
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FeaturesMatthew Orton, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: Matthew Orton’s first feature script is called Clean, and its drama unfolds outside London skyscraper The Shard, 400 feet off the ground. Clearly Orton has lofty ambitions.
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Farhana Bhula, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
PRODUCER: Producer Richard Holmes hired Farhana Bhula on Amit Gupta’s Jadoo while she was working at Google but looking for a break into film (she’d helped set up the Watersprite festival for student films while at Cambridge University).
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FeaturesMarnie Dickens, Stars of Tomorrow 2015
WRITER: Marnie Dickens is a writer who is very much in demand, and this is her year.
