All Interview articles – Page 111

  • Overture Films
    Features

    Distribution: A Love Story

    2009-10-08T08:00:00Z

    Overture Films has emerged as one of the main ports of call for independent films looking for US distribution. Key executives Chris McGurk, Danny Rosett and Peter Adee talk to Mike Goodridge about their coming of age

  • Wolfgang Braun chairman and CEO, Kinowelt Group
    Features

    Studio Braun in independent arena

    2009-10-02T17:33:00Z

    Studio veteran Wolfgang Braun talks to Martin Blaney about the challenges of his new role as head of recently galvanized German distributor Kinowelt

  • Ivan Reitman
    Features

    The great entertainer

    2009-09-25T18:01:00Z

    Ivan Reitman has directed some of the biggest comedies of the last 30 years,but he is more focused these days on producing films for the likes of hisson Jason and auteur Atom Egoyan, writes Denis Seguin.

  • Jan Chapman producer by Geraldine Mills
    Features

    All things bright and beautiful

    2009-09-11T11:26:00Z

    As Bright Star prepares to open in cinemas around the world, its veteran Australian producer Jan Chapman tells Sandy George about her immersive and committed approach to film-making.

  • Shane Meadows writer-director
    Features

    Meadows takes five

    2009-09-10T17:33:00Z

    Film-maker Shane Meadows tells Sarah Cooper about his latest feature, Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee, shot over five days for a mere $75,000

  • Patrice Theroux president, E1 Entertainment
    Features

    One world

    2009-09-04T10:55:00Z

    In just two years, Patrice Theroux has built E1 into a successful independent multi-territory distribution network thanks to choice acquisitions of both companies and films.

  • Peter Mullan
    Features

    Making Neds

    2009-09-03T17:33:00Z

    Seven years after he won the Golden Lion for his directorial debut, Peter Mullan is back in the director’s chair, filming Neds in Glasgow. He talks to ScreenDaily about the 1973-set story and its influences

  • Karl Spoerri
    Features

    The Swiss connection

    2009-08-28T13:58:00Z

    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.

  • Michael Werner
    Features

    Keeping the edge

    2009-08-28T13:39:00Z

    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

  • Will Clarke f Danny Perkins b Optimum
    Features

    Optimum prime

    2009-08-21T16:06:00Z

    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.

  • Hayao Miyazaki director, Studio Ghibli
    Features

    The top drawer

    2009-08-21T11:31:00Z

    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

  • Clash Of The Titans
    Features

    The ascent of Mount Olympus

    2009-08-06T16:28:00Z

    Basil Iwanyk tells Matt Mueller how his Warner Bros-based Thunder Road Pictures arrived at its first studio tentpole Clash Of The Titans, which is shooting in the UK.

  • Stefan Arndt producer, X-Filme Creative Pool
    Features

    The X man

    2009-07-24T17:44:00Z

    Invigorated by his success at this year’s Cannes with The White Ribbon, German producer Stefan Arndt of X-Filme explains his vision for getting arthouse cinema into production.

  • Simon Perry, chief executive, Irish Film Board
    Features

    Perry gears up for fight

    2009-07-23T16:12:00Z

    As the Irish government considers scrapping the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry tells Geoffrey Macnab why the board is vital to Irish film culture.

  • Mike Ellis
    Features

    Law enforcer on the front line

    2009-07-09T13:06:00Z

    The UK-born, Singapore-based Mike Ellis is integral to the clampdown on piracy, in his role as head of the MPA’s Asia-Pacific region. He tells Wendy Mitchell why he has the perfect job for an ex-cop who loves movies

  • Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
    Features

    Tales from the script

    2009-07-08T14:59:00Z

    The hotshot Hollywood duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman explain how they learned the key elements of screenwriting and applied them to some of the biggest pictures in the business.

  • Charlie Bloye   Film Export  7
    Features

    Take 12: Film Export UK

    2009-07-06T16:55:00Z

    Charlie Bloye, CEO of Film Export UK, one of the 12 organisations taking part in Nesta and the UKFC’s digital innovation programme, explains the challenges facing sales companies in the digital age

  • Sam Mendes
    Features

    Playing Away

    2009-06-18T09:32:00Z

    The Oscar winner Sam Mendes tells Mike Goodridge why his Edinburgh opener Away We Go is a far cry from big-budget Hollywood.

  • Lou Ye
    Features

    Chinese Stories

    2009-06-11T18:54:00Z

    Fresh off a prize win at Cannes for Spring Fever, controversial film-maker Lou Ye tells Liz Shackleton why any portrait of Chinese people in cinema also involves politics.

  • Rondi foto2Getty11luglio
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    Serious business

    2009-05-29T12:36:00Z

    After three years in which it has struggled to define its place on the international calendar, the Rome International Film Festival has charged Gian Luigi Rondi and Piera Detassis with upgrading the event.