All Interview articles – Page 88
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FeaturesScott Graham, 'Iona'
Screen spoke to Scott Graham about Edinburgh world premiere Iona and how Bruce Springsteen has inspired his next film.
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FeaturesToronto chiefs talk London focus and festival's future
Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling spoke to Screen in between screenings in London.
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FeaturesHelen Walsh, ‘The Violators’
The author of bestselling novel The Lemon Grove turns her hand to filmmaking with The Violators, about two girls growing up in dysfunctional families in the urban wastelands on the outskirts of Cheshire.
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FeaturesMichael Lumpkin, AFI Docs
The man who grew Frameline into arguably the world’s leading LGBT media arts body returns to festivals as AFI Docs director after a six-year stint as executive director of the International Documentary Association.
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FeaturesBloom: a first year to remember
With Gus Van Sant’s The Sea Of Trees in Competition and several titles in post-production, Alex Walton tells Jeremy Kay why Bloom’s first year has been one to remember.
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FeaturesAMBI Pictures: in high spirits
Monika Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino, the duo behind rising finance and distribution outfit AMBI Pictures, discuss their plans.
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FeaturesJoachim Trier, 'Louder Than Bombs'
Norwegian director Joachim Trier tells Wendy Mitchell about his first English-language feature, Louder Than Bombs, a father-son drama that elevates him into Cannes Competition
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FeaturesJustin Kurzel, 'Macbeth'
Australian film-maker Justin Kurzel explains to Andreas Wiseman why following his chilling debut Snowtown with Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy Macbeth worked out to be the ‘perfect storm’.
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Features'Amy': a delicate balance
Crafting an illuminating documentary about Amy Winehouse required sensitive diplomatic skills and nerves of steel. Director Asif Kapadia and producer James Gay-Rees tell Matt Mueller about the challenges
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FeaturesThe filmmakers of 'Becoming Bulletproof'
A documentary about the making of a Western by a group of filmmakers and actors living with disability has taken the US festival circuit by storm, winning numerous awards and acclaim.
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FeaturesParvez Sharma, ‘A Sinner In Mecca’
On the eve of the world premiere at Toronto’s Hot Docs of his first film in almost eight years, the openly gay Muslim filmmaker tells Jeremy Kay why he is putting himself front and centre.
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FeaturesGeena Davis and Trevor Drinkwater, Bentonville Film Festival
Geena Davis and ARC Entertainment’s inaugural event is about to kick off in Arkansas with a focus on impacting the quantity and quality of females and minorities in entertainment.
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FeaturesNewport state of mind
Newport Beach Film Festival co-founder and CEO Gregg Schwenk talks to Elbert Wyche about the California event’s programme and its passion for international cinema. The festival runs from April 23-20.
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FeaturesTimur Bekmambetov, 'Unfriended'
The Russian director of Wanted and the Night Watch takes a break from shooting Ben-Hur in Italy to tell Elbert Wyche about his producer role on a new genre he calls ‘screenmovie’.
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FeaturesNATO chief: Netflix model ‘makes no sense for movie industry'
The Netflix model ‘makes no sense for the movie industry at large’, says John Fithian, president and CEO of NATO (National Association Of Theatre Owners) on the eve of the group’s annual Las Vegas convention.
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FeaturesSteve Hoover, 'Crocodile Gennadiy'
Steve Hoover talks to Elbert Wyche about his Tribeca documentary on Gennadiy Mokhnenko’s work with vulnerable children in Ukraine.
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FeaturesStephen Fingleton talks 'The Survivalist'
The first-time director talks to Elbert Wyche about his Tribeca Film Festival world premiere and post-apocalyptic drama based on his 2012 Blacklist screenplay.
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NewsCannes chief Thierry Fremaux talks 2015 line-up
Talking after the announcement of the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection on Thursday, festival chief Thierry Fremaux reveals Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise might still make it into competition and his habitual fears for the films he selects.
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NewsAlan Rickman: having a film career is a bit of a surprise
The British actor-director revealed stories from Die Hard, Harry Potter, Robin Hood and his latest film, A Little Chaos.
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FeaturesTalking Tribeca
As the 14th annual New York jamboree kicks off, Jeremy Kay talks to festival director Genna Terranova (main picture), Tribeca Enterprises evp Paula Weinstein (centre) and director of short film programming and initiatives Sharon Badal about their work.