All Features articles – Page 355
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FeaturesMyriad Pictures: breaking out
Kirk D’Amico, founder of Myriad Pictures, tells Jeremy Kay about the move into Canadian distribution and prestige productions in the pipeline
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FeaturesToronto: Cameron Bailey talks size and the Telluride policy
Toronto artistic director Cameron Bailey talks to Jeremy Kay about food trucks, not being a snob and the Tulluride policy
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FeaturesToronto 2014: World premieres
A round up of the world premieres across TIFF’s programme, with details on each film including contact information.
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FeaturesThelma Schoonmaker: Editing is a misunderstood art
Martin Scorsese’s long-time editor talked Raging Bull, the move to digital and the art of cutting while at the Venice Film Festival where she has picked up a lifetime honour.
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FeaturesNaji Abu Nowar, Theeb
Premiering in Venice’s Orizzonti section, Naji Abu Nowar’s Theeb is a coming-of-age story about a young Bedouin boy who is forced to grow up fast following the death of his father and the arrival of a British army officer on a mysterious mission.
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FeaturesPat Mills, Guidance
The Ottawa-born, Ryerson University graduate tells Jeremy Kay why he was the perfect person to play a booze and drug-addled former child star who bluffs his way into a job as a high school guidance counsellor.
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FeaturesDavid Gordon Green, Manglehorn
The director chats about fables, gospel choirs, casting Harmony Korine and Al Pacino’s preparation process.
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FeaturesDavid Mackenzie, Starred Up
Glasgow-based David Mackenzie’s gritty prison-set drama Starred Up starring UK hot-shot Jack O’Connell and Australia’s Ben Mendelsohn caused a stir as soon as it premiered in Toronto 2013 – but it’s much more than simply a story of violence and incarceration.
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FeaturesRamin Bahrani: Cinema can't be an obsessive selfie
Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon talk about their detailed research for housing-crisis thriller 99 Homes, which receives its world premiere in Venice tonight (Aug 29)
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FeaturesFrederick Wiseman, National Gallery
Boston-based 84-year-old Frederick Wiseman, who will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival tonight (Aug 29) is one of the greatest living documentary makers – and one of the most unobtrusive.
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FeaturesFrancesco Munzi, Black Souls
Francesco Munzi talks about the extensive research behind his Venice competition tilte Black Souls, about the Calabrian mafia.
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FeaturesCherien Dabis, May In The Summer
Following her noted 2010 debut Amreeka, Cherien Dabis swaps small-town USA for Jordan as a New Yorker returns to her native home in the run-up to her wedding.
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FeaturesBFI: Autumn festivals kick-off
British talent gathered at the BFI’s new Stephen Street Kitchen in London ahead of Telluride, Venice, Toronto and London Film Festival.
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FeaturesVenice 2014: Competition, Orizzonti, Critics' Week, Venice Days titles
The Competition line-up for this year’s Venice Film Festival marks the return of mavericks such as Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Fatih Akin, with a wealth of talent represented in the Orizzonti, Critics’ Week and Venice Days sections
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FeaturesScreen August-September 2014
Download the August-September 2014 edition of Screen International here, including Venice and Toronto features…
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FeaturesVenice Sala Web: The virtual festival
Festival Scope founders Mathilde Henrot and Alessandro Raja tell Wendy Mitchell about the third edition of Venice VoD platform Sala Web
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FeaturesThird Films: Samm Haillay and Ben Young
Samm Haillay and Ben Young tell Wendy Mitchell about Third Films’ unusual approach to characters and production, and the outfit’s two films in Venice
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FeaturesAwards 2014: The prize fighters
As Venice, Telluride and Toronto introduce a slew of prestige titles, Jeremy Kay examines the season’s possible awards contenders
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FeaturesRobert Englund reveals Richard Attenborough influence
The horror icon talks to Ian Sandwell about his latest film The Last Showing, which premiered at Film4 FrightFest, and the current state of the genre.
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FeaturesSarajevo Film Festival award winners
PICTURE GALLERY: Award winners from the 20th Sarajevo Film Festival