All Festival Focus articles – Page 2

  • Black Nights Film Festival 2014
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    Black Nights Film Festival 2015: back in Black

    2015-11-02T06:00:00Z

    SCREEN SUBSCRIBERS: Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn celebrates its 18th birthday by hosting the European Film Forum for the first time and selecting a global programme worthy of its new FIAPF status. Tom Grater previews this year’s event.

  • stefano sollima
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    Festival focus: All roads lead to Rome

    2015-10-13T14:24:00Z

    Rome’s new-look market is putting the onus on convergence to bring cinema, TV and video games  under one roof. Melanie Goodfellow reports on the festival’s first International Audiovisual Market.

  • Miki Nakatani
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    Festival Focus: Tokyo stories

    2015-10-13T12:25:00Z

    The 28th edition of Tokyo International Film Festival will shine a spotlight on home-grown cinema, offering fans of Japanese film a taste of everything. Chris Gallagher reports.

  • BFI London Film Festival 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch
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    BFI London Film Festival - cultural capital

    2015-10-07T16:44:00Z

    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.

  • Busan
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    New Busan co-director Kang Soo-youn talks bright future

    2015-10-03T10:56:00Z

    As the 20th Busan International Film Festival launches, new co-director Kang Soo-youn tells Jean Noh why the event is stronger than ever despite a year of political turmoil and funding cuts

  • Hardcore
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    TIFF 2015: Midnight Madness

    2015-09-11T15:54:00Z

    Midnight Madness is showcasing a collection of international genre titles including Baskin, Hardcore and The Devil’s Candy. But horror films don’t always give directors an easy ride, as Tom Grater reports.

  • Oldenburg International Film Festival
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    Oldenburg grows as discovery channel

    2015-09-01T13:25:00Z

    Festival director Torsten Neumann speaks to Martin Blaney about this year’s Oldenburg film festival, an event dubbed ‘the German Sundance’

  • Benicio del Toro Zurich 2014
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    Zurich on the A-list

    2015-09-01T13:22:00Z

    Artistic director Karl Spoerri speaks to Michael Rosser about a bigger budget and growing TV focus at Zurich Film Festival (Sept 24-Oct 4)

  • Nikolaj Coster Waldau at San Sebastian
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    San Sebastian steps up

    2015-09-01T12:46:00Z

    Festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos has put together a ‘very solid’ selection at San Sebastian (Sept 18-26) against stiff competition.

  • black mass
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    Venice preview 2015

    2015-09-01T12:32:00Z

    Screen previews the world premieres at this year’s Venice Film Festival and interviews festival director Alberto Barbera

  • demolition
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    Toronto 2015: film profiles, interviews, TV focus

    2015-09-01T12:29:00Z

    Screen previews the world premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

  • Hong Kong
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    Filmart 2015: Beyond China

    2015-03-23T14:49:00Z

    Filmart is the centre of the world for global buyers and sellers focused on Asian content. As it enters its 19th edition, Louise Tutt examines its enduring appeal.

  • Misfits
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    Berlin 2015: Panorama Dokumente

    2015-02-04T21:16:00Z

    Screen previews the Berlinale’s premieres in this year’s Panorama Dokumente section.

  • 54 The Director's Cut
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    Berlin 2015: Panorama

    2015-02-04T21:13:00Z

    Screen previews the Berlinale’s premieres in this year’s Panorama section.

  • Breathe Umphefumlo
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    Berlin 2015: Berlinale Special

    2015-02-04T21:11:00Z

    Screen previews the Berlinale’s premieres in this year’s Berlinale Special section.

  • Big Father Small Father And Other Stories
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    Berlin 2015: Competition

    2015-02-04T21:08:00Z

    Screen previews the Berlinale’s world premieres in Competition.

  • Nobody Wants the Night
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    Berlin 2015: the coolest premieres

    2015-02-04T21:02:00Z

    Screen previews the Berlinale’s world premieres in this year’s Competition, Panorama and Berlinale Special sections.

  • Draken Goteborg
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    Goteborg Film Festival: Nordic showcase

    2015-01-23T10:36:00Z

    Goteborg Film Festival (Jan 23-Feb 2) has always offered the best of Nordic cinema but is now attracting more international industry attention. Andreas Wiseman previews the 2015 edition

  • CineMart
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    CineMart Rotterdam: all change

    2015-01-18T23:59:00Z

    Only projects with 25% of their financing in place have been selected for Rotterdam’s CineMart.

  • International Film Festival Rotterdam
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    Rotterdam 2015: artful vision

    2015-01-18T23:59:00Z

    Rutger Wolfson, festival director of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), tells Wendy Mitchell how the event stays true to its cinephile roots while also having an openness to changing forms and digital models