All Features articles – Page 333
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FeaturesSet report: Trash
Stephen Daldry’s Trash built an enormous dump filled with fake rubbish. Martin Blaney visited the set on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
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FeaturesOscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Oscar Isaac is one of 2013’s breakout stars for his role as the titular conflicted musician in the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis. He talks to Jeremy Kay.
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FeaturesPalm Springs: World champions
As the Palm Springs International Film Festival (Jan 3-13) marks 25 years of bringing the best global cinema to California, Jeremy Kay discovers how it has become a key staging post in the awards season.
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FeaturesBox Office: Finding the funny
With Anchorman 2 about to start its international roll-out, Ian Sandwell looks at the performance of comedies at the box office in 2013 and examines the prospects for Ron Burgundy’s return.
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FeaturesChristine Langan, BBC Films
Wendy Mitchell talks to BBC Films head Christine Langan about its upcoming slate of projects and establishing a creative hub of writers, directors, producers and actors to deliver outstanding content.
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FeaturesBaftas: Brits putting on the glitz
The EE British Academy Film Awards are a cornerstone of the awards season. Andreas Wiseman looks at how the Baftas keep a British flavour while growing globally.
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FeaturesCaptain Phillips: High seas adventure
Jeremy Kay talks to the team behind Captain Phillips about the challenges and rewards of recreating a real-life drama for the big screen.
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FeaturesLaila Marrakchi, Rock The Casbah
The Moroccan filmmaker talks to Geoffrey Macnab about her new family drama, which received a gala screening at DIFF.
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FeaturesKaouther Ben Hania, Challat Of Tunis
Louise Tutt talks to the Tunisian writer and director about her second feature, which screened in the Arab Muhr Feature Competition at DIFF.
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FeaturesEgypt: Face forward
A new generation of Egyptian film-makers are at DIFF to showcase the films they are making despite - or perhaps thanks to - the ongoing upheaval at home. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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FeaturesUAE box office: Riding to the rescue
Hollywood films of every stripe can take the UAE box office at a canter. But specialist titles, except for Bollywood films, tend to fall at the first hurdle and are increasingly pinning their hopes on VoD. Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesVoD: How to triple the gross
Premium video-on-demand is beginning to help independent and local film-makers find an audience in a region dominated by free-to-air broadcasters and internet portals. Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesDubai Docs: Let the real world in
The pilot Dubai Docs programme (Dec 10-12) is turning the spotlight on creative documentaries to help train film-makers in how to pitch and raise the finance for their projects. Louise Tutt reports.
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FeaturesPalestine: Expressions of hope
Despite huge challenges, Palestinian film-makers, led by Hany Abu-Assad and Annemarie Jacir, are taking the international festival circuit by storm. Melanie Goodfellow reports.
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FeaturesMohamed Khan, Factory Girl
Liz Shackleton talks to Mohamed Khan about his romantic drama, which received a gala screening at DIFF.
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FeaturesMostofa S. Farooki, Ant Story
After winning a special mention last year for Television, the Bangladeshi filmmaker returns to DIFF with Ant Story.
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FeaturesMahmoud Kaabour, Champ of the Camp
The Lebanese filmmaker talks to Liz Shackleton about his documentary, which premiered at DIFF.
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FeaturesOnline channels: The YouTube generation
Young Arab film-makers and audiences are turning to the web to create and watch relevant, stimulating content - bypassing television altogether. Melanie Goodfellow reports on the exciting online prospects ahead.
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FeaturesDistributors: Screen battles
Distributors throughout the MENA region face a spectacular range of challenges, including a lack of screens, curfews and soaring piracy. Melanie Goodfellow profiles the major players.
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FeaturesKeanu Reeves, Man Of Tai Chi
Keanu Reeves talks to Screen about his directorial debut, the joys of playing a villain and his love of martial arts in film.