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‘The Holdovers’ director Alexander Payne on a joyous reunion with Paul Giamatti and planning a western next 5153k
Writer/director Alexander Payne talks about delving into the 1970s with The Holdovers
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How a “huge professional failure” led debut director Cord Jefferson to ‘American Fiction’ 4n4q6l
American Fiction won the Toronto people’s choice award.
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FeaturesKetchup Entertainment CEO Gareth West talks ‘Memory’, shift into distribution 3w321i
”We will be driven by whatever is good in the marketplace each year.”
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Making 'Barbie': Greta Gerwig on getting Mattel onside, using UK talent and wanting to make films "for the next 40 years" 5bm17
Director Greta Gerwig on why she wanted to reimagine Barbie for a whole new generation, and how she made the year’s biggest movie in the process.
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"This business needs a shake-up": outgoing FDA president David Puttnam calls for radical change in UK industry 2j3lj
On the eve of his retirement as president of the Film Distributors’ Association, David Puttnam calls for radical change in the industry.
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Mélita Toscan du Plantier reveals the secret to attracting A-list talent to Marrakech 1i3t25
The French producer was instrumental in the creation of the festival with her husband, the late Daniel Toscan du Plantier.
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‘HWJN’ director talks bringing a rare Saudi fantasy feature to screens 5h3k1d
Director Yasir Al Yasiri talks to Screen about Saudi fantasy romance HWJN, which opens this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival
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Saudi film industry pioneer Faisal Baltyuor on building distributor CineWaves Films and producer Muvi Studios 4f726m
Baltyuor, who has played a key role in the development of the Saudi film industry, tells Tim Dams about building long-term relationships with local talent
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Front Row’s Gianluca Chakra on spotting a gap in the Middle East and the importance of strategic alliances in the region 86g3z
In just 20 years, Front Row has established itself as the go-to distributor for indie fare in the Middle East and has recently pushed into production. Founder Gianluca Chakra tells Tim Dams about navigating the fast-changing MENA market
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The UK snowboarder turned Oscar-winning Grain Media founder focuses on telling small stories about big issues 7k3n
Director and producer Orlando von Einsiedel’s credits include ’Virunga’ and ’The White Helmets’.
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Morocco’s Adnane Baraka turns to fiction for third film ‘We Don’t Forget’ 36167
“The narrative resonates with current uncertainties,” suggests Baraka, who is participating in the Atlas Workshops.
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Ismaël El Iraki talks developing Atlas Workshops project ‘Wolfmother’ with ’s Bac Films 722w63
At $3m, the film noir is a “pretty ambitious project”, says the Moroccan director.
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Senegalese filmmaker Rokhaya Marieme Balde’s on themes of “resistance and cultural preservation” in her debut feature 17a5e
Balde’s feature debut ‘Seeking Aline’ is participating in Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops.
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“I insist on quality”: Atlas Workshops’ Hédi Zardi on genre films and the growing appeal of Arab and African cinema 4ud30
The Atlas Workshops feature the participation of Martin Scorsese as its first patron this year.
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Golden Horse boss Wen Tien-hsiang talks rise of Malaysia and welcoming China ahead of 60th awards 2094x
The 60th Golden Horse Awards includes a record number of films from Malaysia.
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“We screen 440 hours of new content a year:” How Al Jazeera is becoming a major documentary player 521l4u
“We are a bridge between filmmakers to the north and to the south.”
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Joe Houlberg Silva explains how his debut feature doc ‘Ozogoche’ took flight 1k593b
’Ozogoche’, a world premiere at IDFA, is about a species of sandpiper bird and the community who live around their lake.
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“We made this film to be shown,” says Palestinian director of IDFA competition title ‘Life Is Beautiful’ 1y5f12
“Standing here and talking about my film is the only way I can feel I am doing something,” said Mohamed Jabaly.
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Peter Greenaway talks ‘Lucca Mortis’ starring Dustin Hoffman, living in the Netherlands and his eccentric concerns 1f5y1h
Greenaway is being honoured at this week’s IDFA festival in Amsterdam.
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Why Jean Michel-Jarre believes VR is the next great art form q92m
”“Throughout history, it is techmology that has dictated styles in arts - and not the reverse,” said the legendary French composer and perrformer at the Geneva film festival.
