All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 2
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Features‘The Zone Of Interest’ sound team on recreating the overheard horrors of Auschwitz
Sound designer Johnnie Burn and production sound mixer Tarn Willers talk about their imaginative, detail-rich approach.
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Features30 European films to tempt festival directors in 2024
Including new features by Tom Tykwer, Paz Vega, Paolo Sorrentino, Cecilia Verheyden and Baltasar Kormakur.
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FeaturesCinematographer Robbie Ryan on bending the rules for ‘Poor Things’: “It’s not meant to be a realistic look”
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan tells Screen how he bent the rules with Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things, found a familiar family vibe with Ken Loach on The Old Oak, and enjoyed the spontaneity of shooting Andrea Arnold’s next film.
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FeaturesTodd Haynes on being an actor’s director and why ‘May December’ is “not remotely campy”
Todd Haynes goes south to Georgia for pre-cancel culture drama May December.
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FeaturesCeline Song talks moving from theatre to film for ‘Past Lives’: “You have to accept the chaos on the day”
”You have to accept that a lot of filmmaking is out of your control.”
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Features‘Saltburn’ star Barry Keoghan on taking “better direction” from women and perfecting the film’s naked dance scene
Bafta winner Barry Keoghan takes on his biggest role to date as the enigmatic protagonist of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Charlotte Regan, Molly Manning Walker talk ‘Scrapper’, ‘How To Have Sex’ and being part of a wave of fresh UK film talent
Friends and collaborators, the directors of Scrapper and How To Have Sex discuss working with young actors and the joy of brutal audience reactions.
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FeaturesAndrew Scott reflects on ‘All Of Us Strangers’, Paul Mescal and gay actors playing gay roles
Andrew Scott on playing a grieving screenwriter in Andrew Haigh’s love story All Of Us Strangers
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Features‘Songs Of Earth’ director on capturing Norway’s natural wonders and exploring relationship with her father
Norwegian filmmaker Margreth Olin tells Screen about a year walking with her father for personal documentary Songs Of Earth.
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FeaturesIn conversation: Nikolaj Arcel, Mads Mikkelsen on 'The Promised Land’, why European filmmaking is a "little bolder"
A decade after their Oscar-nominated A Royal Affair, director Nikolaj Arcel and star Mads Mikkelsen reunite with the 1700s-set The Promised Land.
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News19 Nordic Film Commissions agree on new sustainability pledge (exclusive)
The pledge was unveiled as the Nordic Film Commissions – which represent both regional and national offices — gathered in London during FOCUS.
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FeaturesCreating the look of ‘Poor Things’: flying trams, Belle Époque inspirations and Emma Stone’s hair
Screen talks to Shona Heath and James Price (both production design), Holly Waddington (costumes) and Nadia Stacey (hair/make-up).
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FeaturesWhy Emerald Fennell was inspired to make ‘Saltburn’ by the image of someone licking a bathtub
The filmmaker tells Screen about exploring intense desire and the reality of impossible beauty in her new film.
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NewsFinland’s Tuffi Films closes; Vilhunen, Hellstedt to join Dionysos Films (exclusive)
Finnish writer-director Selma Vilhunen and producer Venla Hellstedt will join Dionysos Films from the start of 2024.
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NewsSequel to Norwegian box office hit ‘Dancing Queen’ heads to LA; LevelK to handle sales
Norwegian Film Institute also backs new Hans Petter Moland and Ingvild Søderlind films.
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NewsTrustNordisk boards Danish journalism crime series ‘Off The Record’ (exclusive)
Jenny Lund Madsen (Rita, Follow The Money 3) created the show and Jesper W. Nielsen (Borgen) directs.
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NewsGoteborg Film Festival names Pia Lundberg as artistic director
Former journalist is well known and respected in the Nordics and internationally.
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NewsREinvent boards sci-fi drama ‘After Us, The Flood’ (exclusive)
Arto Halonen (Princess, The Guardian Angel) directs from a script by Ossi Hakala.
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FeaturesAFM 2023: The buzz titles from Europe
Includes 3D animated film ’Paul McCartney’s High In The Clouds’ from France’s Gaumont.
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NewsDenmark’s ‘Empire’ wins $45,000 Nordic Council Film Prize
The award was handed out tonight during a ceremony at Oslo’s Opera House.