Annecy’s Marcel Jean explains how he is growing the festival to a year-round event
The artistic director discusses ticketing hiccups and balancing independent titles with studio showcases.
Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka on their Cannes Premiere title ‘Summer Beats’ for Studiocanal
French directing duo Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka burst onto the international stage with their debut feature The Worst Ones (Les Pires) which won the Grand Prix in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard in 2022.
Busan festival director Jung Hanseok talks plans for landmark edition and “generational shift”
First interview with the new festival director of Busan International Film Festival, ahead of its landmark edition.
Neeraj Ghaywan, director of Un Certain Regard premiere ‘Homebound’, talks 10-year gap between films, getting notes from Martin Scorsese
Ghaywan attributes the length gap between the two films to Cannes and his own imposter syndrome.
Kristen Stewart unpacks her feature directorial debut ‘The Chronology Of Water’
“I’m an angry optimist,” says the actress-turned-filmmaker
How nurturing rising talent has helped Tono Folguera to become one of Spain’s leading producers
The Barcelona producer’s credits include Carlos Marqués-Marcet’s They Will Be Dust, and Carla Simón’s Alcarràs.
Why Europe’s Together Fund has raised €58m in venture capital to invest in indie film and TV producers
“We are looking to take minority shares in independent scripted film and TV companies,” says Alexandra Lebret.
“It’s a form of resistance,” says Visions du Réel’s Emilie Bujès of record submissions to 2025 edition
The documentary competition opens today in Switzerland with Christian Frei’s ‘Blame’.
My Screen Life: m-appeal’s Maren Kroymann on her love of partying and why Havana is her favourite festival
Maren Kroymann, the founder and head of Berlin-based sales outfit m-appeal, reveals her biggest professional achievement and the healthiest way to structure a working week.
‘Fighter’ directors on making their CPH:DOX title available in two formats
‘Fighter’ will play at CPH:DOX as a film and Series Mania as a series.
Sundance, Venice, Locarno programmers heading to Meeting Point Vilnius for Lithuania showcase
MPV is hosting a works in progress showcase of 21 projects from Lithuania and the Baltic region .
Norwegian powerhouse Motlys on producing ‘Dreams (Sex, Love)’ and the winding road to the Berlinale Golden Bear
Motlys and director Dag Johan Haugerud made the film as the third part of a trilogy that sales agents and festivals passed on.
Dublin film festival head Grainne Humphreys on showcasing world cinema – and celebrating ‘Gilmore Girls’
DIFF runs from February 20-March 2.
