Theatre actor Xavier Legrand discusses directing his first feature, Custody, mixing realism and genre, working with a young actor, and thinking in frames. …
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Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
‘There have been two big stories in my life — the AIDS crisis and the cinema’: Robin Campillo on BPM (Beats Per Minute)
Director Robin Campillo and his two lead actors discuss the making of BPM (Beats Per Minute), the importance of Act Up, and coming out of the AIDS closet. …
Billy Howle on finding Edward’s voice for On Chesil Beach
Breakout star Billy Howle discusses how he prepared to embody his On Chesil Beach character, Edward, throughout the years — creating his voice, movement, and …
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Ian McEwan on adapting his books for the screen and On Chesil Beach
Novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan discusses the challenges and rewards of adapting his On Chesil Beach, the importance of music to his storytelling, and why …
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Dominic Cooke talks On Chesil Beach and directing for stage vs screen
For our special TIFF17 coverage of On Chesil Beach, we talked to Dominic Cooke about the value of rehearsing actors for film and minimizing cuts. Read the rest …
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‘I wanted to show that kind of strength that women have’: Kathleen Hepburn on her debut feature Never Steady, Never Still
Canadian Director Kathleen Hepburn discusses her feature debut,Never Steady, Never Still, which beautifully tackles Parkinson’s disease. …
Elizaveta Stishova on Suleiman Mountain and the Kyrgyzstan film industry
Suleiman Mountain director Elizaveta Stishova talks tragedy and farce, the film industry in Kyrgyzstan, and being a woman in rural Kyrgyzstan. …
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‘What I really wanted to know was: ‘Why did we stay?’’: Mila Turajlic on the trauma of ex-Yugoslavia in The Other Side of Everything
In Mila Turajlic's doc The Other Side of Everything, a Serbian apartment divided under communism is a symbol of a difficult past lingering in the present. …
TIFF17 Interview: Sophie Fiennes on Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami and performativity
English director Sophie Fiennes became a truly recognisable name after her two very popular, playful yet rigorous essay films on Slovene philosopher Slavoj …
Erika Cohn talks doc The Judge on the first female Shari’a judge in the Middle East
Documentarian Erika Cohn discusses making a film about Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, encouraging dialogue, telling a character-driven story, and questioning cliches. …