All Q&A articles – Page 31

  • Arianne Benedetti
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    Arianne Benedetti, Panama film commissioner

    2014-04-05T02:49:00Z

    With the third International Film Festival Of Panama underway, Panamanian film industry director and film commissioner Arianne Benedetti talks to Jeremy Kay about beaches, jungles, Quantum Of Solace and her country’s ambitious film industry.

  • Laleh
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    Essy Niknejad, Laleh

    2014-03-25T05:15:00Z

    US-based, Iran-born Essy Niknejad tells Jakob Fudge how he travelled back to the country of his birth to shoot the story of Laleh Seddigh, the 2006 Iranian racing champion who prevailed in a male-dominated sport only to be subsequently banned by racing authorities.

  • HAF
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    Filmart 2014: HAF profiles

    2014-03-24T00:01:00Z

    Profiles of projects from the 12th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).

  • Lucy Fisher and Doug Wick
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    Lucy Fisher, producer, Divergent

    2014-03-21T09:09:00Z

    Lucy Fisher is the former vice-chairman of Columbia Tri-Star Motion Picture Group and evp of worldwide production at Warner Bros and runs Red Wagon Entertainment with husband and business partner Doug Wick.

  • Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn
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    Chinn cousins switch on Lightbox

    2014-03-14T13:26:00Z

    With two Oscars under his belt for Man On Wire and Searching For Sugar Man, Simon Chinn has, in his own words, had a “good run” at producing theatrical feature documentaries for his London-based production company Red Box Films.

  • 20 Feet From Stardom 2
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    Tom Quinn and Jason Janego, RADiUS

    2014-02-20T10:14:00Z

    The co-presidents of distributor RADiUS talk about their love of documentary, the success of Oscar-nominated films 20 Feet From Stardom and Cutie And The Boxer, and their future plans.

  • Paolo Sorrentino
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    Paolo Sorrentino, The Great Beauty

    2014-02-19T11:31:00Z

    The director of the Oscar-nominated Italian film talks about shooting in Rome and his leading man, Toni Servillo.

  • Mace Neufeld
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    Mace Neufeld, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

    2014-01-21T23:26:00Z

    Mace Neufeld has produced all five films in the Jack Ryan franchise – The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger and The Sum Of All Fears and now Jack Ryan: Shadow Recuit. The producer talks to Elbert Wyche.

  • Igor Shteyrenberg
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    Igor Shteyrenberg, Miami Jewish Film Festival

    2014-01-21T00:04:00Z

    On the eve of the 17th annual Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), director Igor Shteyrenberg talks Woody Allen and Ida.

  • Mo Brothers
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    Timo Tjahjanto, Killers

    2014-01-20T06:13:00Z

    Timo Tjahjanto – one half of the Mo Brothers with (non-sibling) Kimo Stamboel – talks to Jeremy Kay on the eve of the Sundance world premiere of Killers and explains why the filmmakers are going their separate ways.

  • Aj Edwards
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    AJ Edwards, The Better Angels

    2014-01-18T22:33:00Z

    AJ Edwards has worked on four Terrence Malick films and edited To The Wonder. He talks to Jeremy Kay about his feature directorial debut, The Better Angels.

  • Adam Wingard
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    Adam Wingard, The Guest

    2014-01-17T17:02:00Z

    The fast-rising filmmaker talks to Elbert Wyche about paying homage to the masters and his desire to break – albeit briefly – from the confines of genre filmmaking.

  • Berit Madsen
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    Berit Madsen, SEPIDEH - Reaching For The Stars

    2014-01-17T14:19:00Z

    The director talks to Jeremy Kay about her Sundance World Documentary selection about an Iranian girl who dreams of becoming an astronomer despite strong family pressure.

  • Jeff Baena
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    Jeff Baena, Life After Beth

    2014-01-17T14:17:00Z

    The 36-year-old director talks to Jeremy Kay about the American Zoetrope zombie drama.

  • Hong Khaou
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    Hong Khaou, Lilting

    2014-01-17T14:15:00Z

    Screen Star Of Tomorrow 2013 Hong Khaou tells Jeremy Kay how he drew on the dramatic experiences of his Cambodian refugee family to come up with Lilting.

  • Thomas Balmes
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    Thomas Balmès, Happiness

    2014-01-17T14:13:00Z

    Thomas Balmès made a name for himself with the 2010 documentary Babies and returns with his first Sundance entry, Happiness.

  • Lenny Abrahamson
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    Lenny Abrahamson, Frank

    2014-01-16T10:20:00Z

    On the eve of Frank’s Sundance premiere, Screen talks to Irish director Lenny Abrahamson about getting a different kind of performance from Michael Fassbender in that giant fake head.

  • Web Junkie
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    Shosh Shlam & Hilla Medalia, Web Junkie

    2014-01-13T17:49:00Z

    Elbert Wyche talks to the Israeli film-makers about their Sundance World Cinema Documentary selection.

  • Stuart Murdoch
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    Stuart Murdoch, God Help The Girl

    2014-01-13T17:49:00Z

    The Scottish musician talks to Wendy Mitchell about his feature directorial debut.

  • Natalia Smirnoff
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    Natalia Smirnoff, Lock Charmer

    2014-01-13T17:48:00Z

    Jeremy Kay talks to the Argentinian director about her Sundance World Cinema Dramatic entry.