All articles by Geoffrey Macnab – Page 67
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NewsIFFR: 4k restoration of Spike Lee classic 'She's Gotta Have It' in the works
Prolific TV director Ernest Dickerson - who’s helming the project - was talking about his upcoming films at Rotterdam.
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NewsRotterdam chief: cultural elite "too often in our own bubble"
The 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam got underway last night with stars and political messages aplenty.
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NewsBeatles movie about Sgt Pepper album scores sales deal
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal album.
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FeaturesRotterdam 2017 preview: more than a film festival
Art installations, a tech hub and some of the finest indie films of the year. Geoffrey Macnab asks whether there is anywhere better than Rotterdam to kickstart the year.
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NewsDutch comedy, Brazilian drama score sales deals
EXCLUSIVE: M-Appeal snaps up Rotterdam-bound comedy-drama and Ventana Sur hit.
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FeaturesAre much shorter theatrical windows around the corner?
We investigate why cracks are beginning to appear in the traditionally rigid theatrical window structure.
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Features2016 at the Russian box office: Hollywood fare dominates
The Russian box office is booming, but local films aren’t getting a look in.
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FeaturesJohn Battsek talks Oscar-winning documentary career, future projects
What does it take to produce award-winning documentaries year after year? Two-time Oscar winner John Battsek talks to Geoffrey Macnab about story, scale and the one rule of financing he sets himself.
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FeaturesWhy the European Film Awards have never been more timely
In a turbulent year for the continent’s politics, the European Film Awards will celebrate the best of European film-making and honour the memory of the late Andrzej Wajda.
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FeaturesThe growing value of micro-budget films
Lady Macbeth and The Levelling, each made for around $600,000, are two of the most critically lauded UK films of the year. Has the stigma of micro-budget film-making finally disappeared?
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NewsAlan Parker: 'Bugsy Malone' financier Rank was a "disgrace"
Bugsy Malone and Evita director discussed his career during a Brussels European Film Forum masterclass.
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NewsFFA executive calls for new approaches to European film funding
EUROPEAN FILM FORUM: Peter Dinges has said the industry is still suffering the after effects of the 2008 financial crisis; execs call for ‘European Netflix’.
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NewsEU's Ansip: 80% of Euro movies only available in two countries
EC VP for the Digital Single Market defends principle of “territoriality” but also offers stark statistics during Brussels event.
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NewsTallinn: Russian alien invasion movie 'Attraction' secures international sales
EXCLUSIVE: Stalingrad director Fedor Bondarchuk is enticing distributors with his ambitious IMAX 3D feature Attraction.
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NewsAlly Derks' final IDFA underway, Michael Moore cancels visit following US election
Doc festival opens in Amsterdam; Dogwoof, Autlook ready new titles.
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Features'Afterimage': the journey behind Andrzej Wajda's final film
Afterimage producer Michal Kwiecinski tells Geoffrey Macnab why Andrzej Wajda’s film about a great Polish artist is a fitting tribute to the late director’s remarkable career.
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FeaturesClaude Barras talks Oscar hopeful 'My Life As A Courgette'
Director Claude Barras tells Geoffrey Macnab why he could not have made his stop-motion animation My Life As A Courgette in any other format.
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FeaturesPaul Verhoeven talks 'Elle' and why he fled to Hollywood
Dutch director Paul Verhoeven describes how it feels to represent France for the foreign-language Oscar with his latest feature, Elle.
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Polanski's 'Based On A True Story' among Belga Films investments
Company is also raising finance for nWave’s animation feature The Queen’s Corgi.
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NewsAFM: Corsan chief denies bankruptcy challenge
Emperor backer recently lost protection from its creditors.