All articles by Wendy Mitchell – Page 80
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NewsCroatia, Italy, Slovenia plan new co-pro programme
New programme has budget of €120,000 per year.
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FeaturesDavid Gordon Green, Manglehorn
The director chats about fables, gospel choirs, casting Harmony Korine and Al Pacino’s preparation process.
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NewsWiseman working on Titicut Follies ballet
Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman is to revisit his first documentary, 1967’s Titicut Follies.
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FeaturesRamin Bahrani: Cinema can't be an obsessive selfie
Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon talk about their detailed research for housing-crisis thriller 99 Homes, which receives its world premiere in Venice tonight (Aug 29)
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CommentBirdman soars for Fox Searchlight… and Venice
COMMENT: A year after Gravity wowed Venice, Birdman could be in flight for a similar path to awards glory - especially for Michael Keaton.
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FeaturesVenice 2014: Competition, Orizzonti, Critics' Week, Venice Days titles
The Competition line-up for this year’s Venice Film Festival marks the return of mavericks such as Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Fatih Akin, with a wealth of talent represented in the Orizzonti, Critics’ Week and Venice Days sections
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FeaturesVenice Sala Web: The virtual festival
Festival Scope founders Mathilde Henrot and Alessandro Raja tell Wendy Mitchell about the third edition of Venice VoD platform Sala Web
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FeaturesThird Films: Samm Haillay and Ben Young
Samm Haillay and Ben Young tell Wendy Mitchell about Third Films’ unusual approach to characters and production, and the outfit’s two films in Venice
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CommentFestivals in the digital age
COMMENT: The nature of film premieres in the internet age means Telluride can’t exist in a vacuum.
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NewsLunchbox, '71 producers selected for OMDC's IFF
Forty Canadian and international producers will head to the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s annual International Financing Forum in Toronto.
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CommentNew Swiss heroes
Peter Luisi’s Unlikely Heroes (Schweizer Helden) brings together the most Swiss of heroes, William Tell, with asylum seekers seeking to make Switzerland their new home.
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NewsLocarno's Step In presents ideas for multi-platform world
Roundtable industry discussions yield ideas such as a global database of film availability and pan-European VOD technical standards.
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NewsUK-Norway horror set for Haugesund
Johnny Kevorkian to direct Hidden Folk; Pinball Films to produce.
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NewsHatice Ozdemirciler joins ICO
Hatice Ozdemirciler has joined the UK’s Independent Cinema Office (ICO) as head of training and professional development.
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FeaturesYury Bykov, The Fool
LOCARNO: The Russian director of fesitval hit The Major talks about his new film The Fool, about one man’s 24-hour struggle against corrupt local officials.
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CommentThe journey from asylum to gallery
LOCARNO: Pia Borg and Edward Lawrenson talk about their essay film Abandoned Goods, which has its world premiere on Thursday.
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NewsSwitzerland to launch film production incentive
LOCARNO: From mid-2016, the Swiss government will be introducing a film production incentive worth 20% on local spend.
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NewsEuropa Distribution panel looks at TV
Speakers at Locarno workshop to include TrustNordisk’s Susan Wendt and ARTE’s Karen Byot.
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NewsDevour festival to welcome Anthony Bourdain
Celebrity chef to present Ang Lee’s Eat Drink Man Woman.