All Q&A articles – Page 45
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Simon Davidson
After presenting three short films at TIFF, Canadian director Simon Davidson returns to the festival after a six-year hiatus with his first feature film, The Odds.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Tamer Ezzat
Egyptian filmmakers Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin and Amr Salama each direct one part of Tahrir 2011: The Good, The Bad And The Politician, a documentary about the ongoing Egyptian revolution featuring portraits of local activists, policemen and former president Hosni Mubarak.
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FeaturesVenice 2011: Ami Caanan Mann
Director Ami Caanan Mann’s second directorial effort, Texas Killing Fields is an elegant crime thriller inspired from a real life crime phenomenon known as the Killing Fields, an area outside a small Texas town where nearly 60 bodies were dumped.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Guy Maddin
Iconic Canadian director Guy Maddin is presenting his latest mind-bending opus Keyhole here as a Special Presentation.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Michael Winterbottom
The prolific English director returns to TIFF (where he has shown many of his films, including 2010’s The Trip), with his first India-set film, Trisha.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Gary Hustwit
The New York City-based director is in Toronto to present the world premiere of his city design documentary Urbanized, the third film is his design trilogy after Helvetica and Objectified.
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FeaturesMoira Buffini
As Ruby Films’ Jane Eyre opens in UK cinemas this weekend, the film’s screenwriter Moira Buffini speaks to Screen about the pleasure - and pressure - of adapting a much loved-classic.
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FeaturesToronto 2011: Nick Broomfield
British documentary film-maker Nick Broomfield talks to Jeremy Kay about the challenges of making Sarah Palin - You Betcha! which world premieres in Toronto.
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FeaturesDavid Cronenberg
David Cronenberg talks about the lure of Freud and Jung in his new film A Dangerous Method.
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FeaturesKate Ogborn and Lisa Marie Russo
Producers Kate Ogborn and Lisa Marie Russo joined forces in 2009 to form their production company Fly Films. They chat to Screen about their upcoming projects, their passion for artists and the benefits of working in a pair.
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FeaturesWei Te-sheng, director of Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
The Taiwanese filmmaker talks about the unique financing and production process of his Venice competition film Warrior of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, which is billed as the biggest-ever Taiwanese production.
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FeaturesLucky McKee
American director Lucky McKee talks to Screen about the controversy surrounding his latest film, The Woman, writing with Jack Ketchum, and why he really wants to make a romantic comedy.
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FeaturesMaryam Keshavarz
Writer and director Maryam Keshavarz talks about Circumstance, her directorial debut that stars newcomers Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy and Reza Sixo Safai. The film premiered at Sundance earlier this year where it won the audience award.
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FeaturesHeather Stewart, BFI
The new creative director of public programme at the BFI talks to Screen about the changing role of the BFI and her long term plans for the organisation.
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FeaturesMike Downey and Sam Taylor
F&ME producers Mike Downey and Sam Taylor talk about the new projects on their slate, plans for expansion and why having an international outlook is the key to their success.
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FeaturesBrunson Green
Producer Brunson Green of Harbinger Pictures talks to Jeremy Kay about adapting international bestseller The Help into an Academy Award hopeful.
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FeaturesMichael Axelgaard and Matthew Holt
The director and writer/producer duo talk about their debut feature Hollow, a found-footage horror film that has just received its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.
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FeaturesZhang Weiping
The Beijing-based producer talks about Zhang Yimou’s upcoming Heroes Of Nanking, starring Christian Bale, which FilmNation is handling internationally.
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FeaturesGalt Niederhoffer
Producer Galt Niederhoffer talks to Jeremy Kay about Robot & Frank, starring Frank Langella and Liv Tyler, the first feature to come out of new venture Park Pictures Features.
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FeaturesBeeban Kidron
UK film director Beeban Kidron tells Screen why she believes the fate of the future of cinema may lie with FILMCLUB, the after-school film club charity of which she is deputy chair.