All Features articles – Page 13
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FeaturesHow Switzerland is embracing its role as a vital international production partner
Switzerland is the country in focus at the Cannes market this year.
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FeaturesInside France’s masterplan to lure more international blockbusters
France is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for international production.
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FeaturesRungano Nyoni talks feeling the pressure with her second film ‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’
The feature is showing in Cannes Un Certain Regard
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FeaturesMovistar Plus+’s Domingo Corral explains why the Spanish streamer is moving into production
The platform has spent big to secure Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’.
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FeaturesIn profile: the Spanish documentaries at the Cannes market
Six Spanish documentary companies talk to Screen.
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FeaturesVolcanic and tropical landscapes make the Canary Islands a unique shooting location
The Spanish archipelago has a different tax regime to Spain’s mainland and is able to offer significantly higher rates.
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FeaturesNew tax breaks have dramatic effect as the Basque Country becomes a go-to destination for filmmakers
Bilbao, and its territory Bizkaia, is now offering one of the highest tax incentives in Europe.
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FeaturesHow Spain became a winning backdrop for international film and TV shoots
Spain offers a plethora of diverse landscapes and urban locations, making it a winning backdrop for international shoots.
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FeaturesJonas Trueba on his directing his father in Cannes title ‘The Other Way Around’: “We had a lot of fun”
Jonas Trueba’s The Other Way Around, in Directors’ Fortnight, is inspired by classic Hollywood romantic comedies — and co-stars his filmmaking father Fernando.
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FeaturesSpain’s animation sector thrives as major projects hit Cannes market
The Spanish animation sector is thriving, thanks partly to generous national and regional incentives.
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FeaturesDocumentary celebrating Hong Kong set for Cannes market showcase
’Hong Kong Classics Reimagined’ is an inventive documentary that pays homage to the city’s film heritage.
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Features“We had very high ambitions”: Magnus von Horn on dark fairytale ‘The Girl With The Needle’
Magnus von Horn tells Screen about finding contemporary relevance in Competition title The Girl With The Needle, inspired by the true story of unspeakable crimes in 19th-century Denmark.
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FeaturesCannes 2024: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China
Chinese-language films continue to build a strong presence at Cannes with the return of Jia Zhangke, Peter Chan and Lou Ye, while Soi Cheang and Guan Hu are set to make their Croisette debut.
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FeaturesSwiss filmmaker puts ChatGPT to the test in AI-scripted feature ‘The Last Screenwriter’
Made as an experiment, director Peter Luisi says the not-for-profit feature reveals how “scarily good” AI can be in filmmaking.
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FeaturesHow Cannes Competition title ‘Wild Diamond’ explores “extreme femininity”
First-time French filmmaker Agathe Riedinger talks to Screen.
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FeaturesAnatomy of a buy: how key distributors released the 2023 Palme d’Or winner
Distributors talk to Screen about how they marketed ’Anatomy Of A Fall’ to audiences in their territory.
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FeaturesFive Taiwanese films to tempt international buyers
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival arrives on the Croisette with five Taiwanese features ready to tempt international buyers — together comprising the first Golden Horse Goes To Cannes selection
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Features“Things are finally looking up”: European buyers on the state of the distribution market
Can this year’s festival deliver another bumper crop of arthouse titles?
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FeaturesTaiwan’s impressive Cannes showing boosted by new generation of talent
Titles include ’Mongrel’ in Directors’ Fortnight, ’Locust’ in Critics’ Week, ’The Shameless’ in Un Certain Regard and ’Meeting With Pol Pot’ in Cannes Premiere.
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FeaturesThe bittersweet story behind Directors’ Fortnight opener ‘This Life Of Mine’
Director Sophie Fillieres died last July, aged 58, just after wrapping the shoot of her seventh feature.