All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 70
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CommentGrimur Hákonarson, Rams
The Icelandic director talks about his Un Certain Regard selection, set in a remote farming community.
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FeaturesJoachim Trier, 'Louder Than Bombs'
Norwegian director Joachim Trier tells Wendy Mitchell about his first English-language feature, Louder Than Bombs, a father-son drama that elevates him into Cannes Competition
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News'Memories On Stone', 'Chinese Mayor' lead RiverRun prizes
David Gordon Green returns to his alma mater to present Manglehorn; local newcomers impress with Homeless feature.
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CommentStanley Nelson talks burden of history, power of crowdfunding
RiverRun honoree talks about crowdfunding support for theatrical launch of The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution.
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CommentAn Appalachian 'Journey'
One of the audience hits at this year’s RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is Chris Gallaway’s documentary The Long Start To The Journey.
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News'The Elite', 'Virgin Mountain' win in Copenhagen
Thomas Daneskov’s low-budget DIY drama The Elite (Eliten) has won the New Talent Grand PIX at Copenhagen’s CPH PIX.
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News‘Elite’ showcases Denmark’s new DIY spirit
A number of emerging Danish filmmakers are embracing a new DIY attitude, as evidenced by some exciting debuts at Copenhagen’s CPH PIX festival this week. It might not be an identifiable new wave, but it marks a new ethos.
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CommentThe sound of CPH PIX
A Bob Hund concert and a Foley demonstration show Copenhagen’s embrace of sound work.
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NewsiRep explores digital age for documentaries
Lagos, Nigeria’s iRep, one of Africa’s few documentary-specific film festivals, has closed its fifth anniversary edition showing more than 40 films curated around themes and issues in Africa.
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NewsCPH PIX mourns Thure Munkholm
Copenhagen’s CPH PIX is mourning the death of its head of programming Thure Monkholm, who has died at the age of 36.
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NewsSeyi Babatope shooting Nollywood’s first family film
EXCLUSIVE: Director also plans to shoot sequel to When Love Happens in London later this year.
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News'Bridgend', 'Madding Crowd' to bookend CPH PIX
Copenhagen’s CPH PIX (April 9-22) will be bookended by films from two Danish directors shooting in the UK – Jeppe Ronde’s Welsh teen suicide drama Bridgend [pictured] and Thomas Vinterberg’s Thomas Hardy adaptation, Far From The Madding Crowd.
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CommentDoha’s got talent
Doha’s new Qumra event is a career-changing event that connects experts with emerging filmmakers. Wendy Mitchell analyses what made the gathering so special.
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NewsDégradé producers eye ambitious slate
Rani Massalha and Marie Legrand’s new French production outfit Films Du Tambour attended the Doha Film Institute’s inaugural Qumra event this week to talk about the company’s ambitious slate of international co-productions.
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NewsDanis Tanovic in Doha producer pledge
The Bosnian Oscar winner has offered his services as producer to a Middle Eastern project at the Doha Film Institute’s inaugural Qumra Masters sessions.
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NewsElia Suleiman feature to ‘cross countries’
The Palestinian film-maker is set to direct a new feature later this year or in the first half of 2016, marking his first film since 2009’s The Time That Remains.
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NewsInternational industry storms Doha for first Qumra
The Doha Film Institute’s new Qumra event kicks off today in Doha, with a focus on mentoring emerging filmmakers.
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NewsIceland's Stockfish welcomes Vachon, Bouchareb, Blethyn
Inaugural festival wrapped this weekend screening more than 30 European arthouse films.
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NewsDoha’s Qumra to welcome 250 industry attendees
The Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) new Qumra event, which kicks off on Friday (March 6), will welcome more than 100 global film professionals and 150 Qatar-based industry guests.
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NewsDunn, Cross launch crowdfunding for Sacred Country
Jaime Winstone to lead cast for Rose Tremain adaptation.