All Q&A articles – Page 54
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FeaturesSenn Moses
The managing director of Cimarron Group Asia talks to Liz Shackleton about introducing aspects of Western-style marketing to Asia.
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FeaturesGabriele Salvatores
Oscar-winning director Gabriele Salvatores tells Andreas Wiseman about mixing fantasy and reality in his latest film, Happy Family.
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FeaturesGillian Wearing
The British artist tells Sarah Cooper about casting her first feature, Self Made, from a newspaper advert
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FeaturesJuan Jose Campanella
Argentinian director Juan Jose Campanella talks about his Spanish-Argentinean romantic thriller The Secret In Their Eyes (El Secreto De Sus Ojos), and the impact of winning this year’s foreign language Academy Award.
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FeaturesMonga producer Lee Lieh
The producer of Taiwanese hit Monga talks about the success of the film and the new wave of commercial titles from Taiwan.
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FeaturesPhil Hay and Matt Manfredi, screenwriters, Clash Of The Titans
The writing team behind Clash Of The Titans talk about how their childhood love of the original informed the remake.
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FeaturesDavid Baddiel
Writer-comedian David Baddiel talks about The Infidel, the film he wrote and produced, and explains why many risk-taking British comedians are turning from TV toward the big screen.
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FeaturesCatherine Hardwicke
The Twilight director talks about her latest project, a gothic fairytale backed by Leonardo DiCaprio’s production house Appian Way and Warners Bros
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FeaturesAnders Anderson and Andy Steinman, A2 Entertainment
The team behind the $2m crime mystery Stolen discuss the challenges of being first-time film-makers and why Josh Lucas turned out to be so invaluable to the project.
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FeaturesTony Chan & Wing Shya
The co-directors of Fox’s first Chinese-language production Hot Summer Days talk about making a studio film and the challenges posed by the weather.
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FeaturesNigel Thomas, producer, Matador Pictures
UK producer Nigel Thomas explains why his production company Matador Pictures is going from strength to strength.
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FeaturesFernando Bovaira and Simon De Santiago, Mod Producciones
Two former Sogecine executives, Fernando Bovaira and Simon De Santiago talk about their new production outfit Mod Producciones, which made a big impact last year with its first film, Alejandro Amenabar’s historical epic Agora
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FeaturesNoel Clarke, writer and director 4.3.2.1
Noel Clarke talks about his latest project, the female orientated 4.3.2.1 and explains why girls can kick ass too.
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FeaturesMike Medaovy and Brad Fischer, producers, Shutter Island
Shutter Island producers Mike Medavoy and Brad Fischer of Phoenix Pictures on Martin Scorsese’s special relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio and why thrillers of the 1930s and 1940s are part of the director’s DNA.
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FeaturesRobert Benmussa, producer, The Ghost Writer
The producer of Roman Polanski’s Berlin competition entry The Ghost Writer tells Patricia Dobson about the challenges during post production – and why financing the film wasn’t easy.
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FeaturesVinod Chopra, producer, 3 Idiots
Producer Vinod Chopra talks to Jeremy Kay about 3 Idiots, which stars Indian superstar Aamir Khan, and has taken more than $52m worldwide to date, making it the highest grossing Bollywood release in cinema history.
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FeaturesSzabolcs Hajdu, director and screenwriter, Bibliothèque Pascal
Szabolcs Hajdu talks to Theodore Schwinke about the inspiration behind and execution of his new film, which recently won the Golden Reel at the 41st Hungarian Film Week.
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FeaturesWayne Clarkson, departing executive director, Telefilm Canada
Wayne Clarkson talks to Denis Seguin about his tenure at Telefilm Canada and the challenges facing his replacement.
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FeaturesEmir Kusturica, film-maker and founder of the Kustendorf Festival
Emir Kusturica speaks to Geoffrey Macnab about Kustendorf Film Festival, which he founded three years ago, and honouring Johnny Depp, who is set to star in his forthcoming film, Pancho Villa.
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FeaturesMartin Stitt, director, Family Jewels
Director Martin Stitt talks to Jeremy Kay about Family Jewels, which plays in the Sundance shorts programme.