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All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 29
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NewsNostradamus report predicts chaotic future for global film and TV industries
Annual report into the future of the screen industries and was unveiled at the Goteborg Film Festival.
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NewsNorway’s ‘Beware Of Children’ wins world’s largest film prize in Goteborg
Buzzy works-in-progress presentations include Lamb from Iceland and The Innocents from Norway.
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NewsSyndicado boards Rotterdam premiere ‘Meanwhile On Earth’ (exclusive)
Funerary industry doc directed by Carl Olsson.
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NewsREinvent boards sales for Swedish horror ‘The Other Side’ (exclusive)
Pre-sales to begin at Berlin’s European Film Market.
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NewsSF Studios shuts in-house sales division as it pacts with REinvent
SF Studios International will close this week.
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Features“It would be complicated for a transgender woman to go back and play a man”: Malou Reymann on casting ‘A Perfectly Normal Family’
Malou Reymann’s ‘A Very Normal Family’ is screening at both IFFR and Goteburg.
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FeaturesHow North Macedonia’s ‘Honeyland’ has already made Oscar history
Oscar nominated in both the documentary and international feature categories, Honeyland has made its makers and its country of origin — North Macedonia — proud.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Göteborg festival’s Jonas Holmberg on his love of Jacques Demy
The artistic director of Göteborg Film Festival on leaving the cinema as a changed person, annual trips to Bergman’s island and his pride in a gender-equal programme.
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NewsAlma Pöysti to play Moomins creator Tove Jansson in biopic ‘Tove’ (exclusive)
The film is set in the 1940s and 50s.
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NewsPicture Tree boards Finnish drama ‘Helene’ starring Laura Birn (exclusive)
Directed by Antti Jokkinen, the biopic is about Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck.
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Features42 European films to tempt festival directors in 2020
The hot productions from France, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia.
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NewsGoteborg film festival to kick off gender-balanced programme with ‘Psychosis In Stockholm’
50% of its programme will be comprised of films directed by women.
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FeaturesThe global film industry storylines set to dominate 2020
Streaming launches, Disney dominance, and changes at major festivals will be among the big talking points for the film industry in 2020.
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FeaturesNew talent focus: ‘Uncle’ Director Frelle Petersen
The Danish director’s second film Uncle is setting the festival circuit alight.
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FeaturesIs Eurimages support more important than ever?
A group of filmmakers met in Berlin to discuss the future of Eurimages.
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FeaturesLulu Wang on the real-life story behind 'The Farewell'
The filmmaker talks to Wendy Mitchell about going back to her Chinese roots in her indie comedy-drama The Farewell.
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NewsNew Europe closes French deal for Rotterdam-bound ‘A Perfectly Normal Family’ (exclusive)
The drama is the directorial debut of Damnish filmmaker Malou Reymann
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FeaturesWhy the film industry needs to open up about mental health
Long hours, freelance contracts and distressing storylines can make the film industry a challenging place to work.
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Features‘The Cave’ director: “For a woman to be filmed is dangerous”
In an underground hospital in a besieged Syrian city, Dr Amani saved lives while battling prejudice and patriarchy.
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FeaturesAwkwafina on finding authenticity in ‘The Farewell’: “Speaking bad Chinese is more interesting”
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ actress plays Billi, a Chinese American who returns to China to see her terminally-ill grandmother.