All Features articles – Page 460
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San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi
Set in a Chinese noodle shop in desert, the noodle shop owner schemes to murder his adulterous wife and her lover
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FeaturesWorld's best parade themselves on the Lido
The Venice competition line-up spans the globe, and showcases renowned talents alongside exciting new names. Screen gets the inside track on the films creating the biggest buzz.
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FeaturesThe Lion's national pride
On the eve of the Venice International Film Festival (September 2-12), artistic director Marco Mueller tells Sheri Jennings why this year’s event should mark a high point for Italian cinema.
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FeaturesThe Swiss connection
The Zurich Film Festival’s MD and artistic director talks to Martin Blaney about his other role, as managing director of production outfit Millbrook Pictures, which made a splashy debut with a $4.3m investment in Oliver Stone’s W.
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FeaturesKeeping the edge
The Fortissimo Films chief — now steering the company alone after his partner Wouter Barendrecht died earlier this year — tells Liz Shackleton how he and his team are adjusting their strategy in a tough international sales market
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FeaturesKudos kick off on the Lido
Venice and Toronto will showcase a handful of potential awards candidates, but Hollywood has saved its big guns for November and December.
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Killer Babe
A young woman is caught up in a deadly game in which she is forced to murder five people. A fictional crime thriller starring real people - real fights - real criminals.
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FeaturesOptimum prime
Ten years old in 2009, Optimum Releasing is now one of the UK’s leading independent distributors and a key part of StudioCanal’s European network.
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FeaturesFighting for space in a tough market
Why are specialty and independent films getting so squeezed at the US box office this year?
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Independent Distribution Sector Update 2009
Screen brings you independent distribution sector reports from around Europe.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: Spain
US indie titles are struggling in Spain as local distributors’ cautious acquisitions policies begin to bite.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: Italy
Local films dominate the independent sector at the Italian box office.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: Germany
Older audiences are helping to drive the German box-office upturn.
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: France
Female-oriented films enjoy a good first-half in France at the expense of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen
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FeaturesIndie distribution update 2009: UK
Slumdog Millionaire’s success skews the figures as indie titles face mixed results at the UK box office.
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FeaturesVenice set for Sicilian tales
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Baaria is his ‘most personal’ film to date, a Sicilian epic spanning a century with a cast numbering 200. Sheri Jennings spoke to the Oscar-winning director as he prepares his film to open the Venice film festival (Sept 2-12)
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FeaturesThe top drawer
As Ponyo hits US theatres, Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki arrived in Los Angeles for a rare promotional trip. He spoke to Mike Goodridge about the Miyazaki process and his passion for hand-drawn animation
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FeaturesLocarno 2009 award winners
The full list of competition winners at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival
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FeaturesToronto International Film Festival line-up
Screen International brings you the comprehensive 2009 Toronto line-up.