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Academy CEO Bill Kramer on internationalising the US awards body 5e5u50

2024-10-14T07:00:00Z 4u4q4c

As part of the drive, the Student Academy Awards are being held in London tonight for the first time.

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‘Eno’ director on the film’s innovative generative AI engine and how it could work on streaming 6w5s66

2024-07-12T14:52:00Z

Sundance title ‘Eno’ plays a different version each time the film screens.

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Drew Simon of FilmNation label Infrared talks early strategy: “I want to make clutter-busters” (exclusive) 2x266n

2024-04-25T21:39:00Z

“We saw an opportunity to deliver action movies, comedy movies, thrillers, sci fi and horror.”

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Mara Gourd-Mercado on developing H:DOX’s industry activities 5q4y6r

2024-03-18T15:00:00Z

Documentary festival’s new head of industry and training talks raising money and creating a safe space for discussions.

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“Does life have a purpose?”: Max Kestner ponders the themes of his H:DOX opener ‘Life And Other Problems’ 4v6311

2024-03-12T14:13:00Z

“If science says ‘communities are not real’, I would try to argue against it.”

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‘Thelma’ director Josh Margolin on Sundance “ode” to his grandmother, what June Squibb told Richard Roundtree 3g5o2p

2024-01-20T16:27:00Z

Premieres selection screens again on Saturday night, throughout the week.

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XYZ Films execs talk “milestone” Sundance with two docs from ambitious division, tease Bigfoot project (exclusive) 5u7037

2024-01-18T16:22:00Z

Skywalkers: A Love Story, Never Look Away both premiere on Thursday.

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Ketchup Entertainment CEO Gareth West talks ‘Memory’, shift into distribution 6l3f1x

2023-12-20T00:16:00Z

”We will be driven by whatever is good in the marketplace each year.”

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“Be kind, attentive, and not an asshole”: Industry@Tallinn’s Marge Liiske sets the tone for Black Nights platform 4s4bq

2023-11-10T09:00:00Z

Industry head Marge Liiske talks bringing new participants to the platform, and continued high costs.

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Tallinn director Tiina Lokk on running a festival amid global conflicts: “I have to be ready for everything” p731n

2023-11-03T15:52:00Z

Lokk talks about global tensions around Gaza; plus how she programmed Banksy for the opening night.

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My Screen Life: Elevation Pictures’ Laurie May on cold plunges, Bono, and the book she gives to staff 5x94u

2023-09-07T14:32:00Z

”We’re hybrid but I love when we’re in the office because you just want that energy.”

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TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey: ‘We will remind the industry why movies matter and why independent film matters’ 2dg3w

2023-09-07T12:10:00Z

Head of North America’s largest film festival on strike impact, line-up highlights, what makes TIFF unique.

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Pressman Film CEO Sam Pressman and Matthew Tierney talk filmmaking and AI 3591z

2023-06-10T22:02:00Z

“The only way to really understand what it is is to play with it.”

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The Dardenne brothers talk projects, diversity at Cannes and return to cinemas 2e6n1x

2023-04-28T18:47:00Z

The two-time Palme d’Or winners are in South Korea with ‘Tori And Lokita’.

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“We make filmmakers feel less lonely”, says new Jeonju Project head Park Taejoon 6413u

2023-04-26T20:48:00Z

The Korean producer worked with Bong Joon Ho on ‘Mother’ and ‘Snowpiercer’.

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Fremantle’s global drama CEO Christian Vesper outlines “nascent” film strategy 1o5l5q

2023-02-10T08:30:00Z

In 2023, Fremantle expects to sur the 100 series and 17 films it made last year.

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Sundance breakout Chloe Domont on ‘Fair Play’: “I wanted to reckon with unresolved feelings from my past” 1c5713

2023-01-22T22:53:00Z

Director talks ”unsettling link between female empowerment and male fragility”, finance jargon, next project.

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“British filmmakers should resist becoming homogenised by the US streamers,” says Carol Morley 71439

2022-11-22T16:01:00Z

The UK director is at the Black Nights festival with new film ‘Typist Artist Pirate King’.

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Tallinn Black Nights director Tiina Lokk on creating an international festival on a tight budget 7165r

2022-11-11T11:42:00Z

Founder and long-time festival director talks crisis guidelines, budget boost and a new section.

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Radiant Films founder Mimi Steinbauer on 10 years at the helm: 'We're still standing' 4h2n5a

2022-11-03T12:03:00Z

Celebrating 10 years of her company, Mimi Steinbauer reflects on market shifts and recapturing elusive audiences.