All Q&A articles – Page 53
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FeaturesHattie Dalton
The director of Third Star, which the Closing Night Gala at EIFF, talks about her experiences of shooting the low-budget film in a remote part of Wales and how she set out to confound genre expectations.
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FeaturesKarl Golden
The Irish director talks about making his second feature, Pelican Blood, which had its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival last week.
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FeaturesAnna Godas, Dogwoof
Dogwoof CEO Anna Godas talks about the challenges and rewards of distributing socially conscious films.
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FeaturesJohn Schoonraad
John Schoonraad has spent over 30 years working in prosthetics and life casting for films. He set up his own company eight years ago, Life Cast Limited, which he runs with his two sons out of a workshop at Elstree Studios.
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FeaturesLucy Walker
UK-born director Lucy Walker talks about the challenges she faced making her nuclear weapons documentary Countdown To Zero, and why she was honoured to be one of a handful of women directors at this year’s Cannes film festival.
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FeaturesThelma Schoonmaker
Martin Scorsese’s editor Thelma Schoonmaker talks about moving into 3D with The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
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FeaturesElisa Salinas
Mexican businesswoman and leading film/TV producer Elisa Salinas talks to Chris Evans about her own companies, Television Azteca and Corazon Films, and her new post on the board of Filmax.
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FeaturesEd Pressman
The veteran producer talks about the process of revisiting Wall Street for a “bookend” sequel and his plans for reinventing The Crow as a $70m tentpole.
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FeaturesNick Taussig, Revolver/Gunslinger
Wendy Mitchell sat down with Revolver Deputy Managing Director and Gunslinger head Nick Taussig to talk about the company’s next productions and its unique approach to connecting with young UK audiences.
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FeaturesMartin Scorsese
The director speaks to Sarah Cooper about his forthcoming George Harrison project and how he balances making features and documentaries
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FeaturesMike Leigh
The British director talks to Sarah Cooper about the challenges he faced making his Cannes Competition entry Another Year, and why he loves the festival.
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FeaturesBertrand Tavernier
The veteran French director talks to Sarah Cooper about the joys of shooting on home turf and why financing doesn’t get any easier.
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FeaturesWilliam Monahan
The Oscar winning screenwriter of The Departed talks to Jeremy Kay about his feature directorial debut on GK Films’ crime drama London Boulevard, starring Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley, which is being sold in the market at Cannes.
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FeaturesGreg Strause and Liam O’Donnell
The co-director and the co-writer of Skyline talk to Jeremy Kay about working outside the studio system on the upcoming thriller.
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FeaturesStephen Kijak, director
The director of Directors’ Fortnight entry Stones In Exile talks to Wendy Mitchell about working with the band and taking viewers back to the ‘70s
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FeaturesGoldcrest’s Adam Kulick and Penny Wolf
Goldcrest Capital’s Adam Kulick talks about the company’s success with US slate deals and its new focus on backing UK indies; new head of sales Penny Wolf talks about why producers can benefit from Goldcrest’s one-stop shop.
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FeaturesPaul Fraser, director of My Brothers
Shane Meadows’ longtime screenwriter Paul Fraser talks to Jeremy Kay about his feature directorial debut on My Brothers.
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FeaturesGeorgina Lowe, producer
The producer of Mike Leigh’s Cannes competition title Another Year talks to Geoffrey Macnab about her long collaboration with the British director.
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FeaturesNicole Holofcener
The director of Please Give talks to Jeremy Kay about writing real characters and ad-libbing.
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FeaturesJohn Carney & Kieran Carney
The brothers behind alien comedy Zonad talk to Jeremy Kay about following the success of Once and sharing directing duties.