This is the second part of our two-part interview with Benedict Andrews on his feature debut Una and the differences between directing for film and theatre. Read part one here.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Benedict Andrews talks Una and directing for the stage vs. screen part 1
Australian theatre director Benedict Andrews, who directed Blackbird in Berlin back in 2005, discusses the challenges of adapting the play for the screen in Una, as well as the differences between directing for stage and screen. Go to part 2 of the interview.
Writer-director Alison Maclean raises the curtain on The Rehearsal
Alison Maclean discusses the making of her film The Rehearsal, from adapting Eleanor Catton’s novel, to finding her cast, to rehearsing the film.
TIFF16 Interview: Maria Jose Cuevas and Olga Breeskin talk Beauties of the Night
Maria Jose Cuevas’ Beauties of the Night catches up with the most famous Mexican showgirls of the 1960s–1980s today in this collaborative documentary. At TIFF, Laura Anne Harris talked to Cuevas and her most famous subject, Olga Breeskin, about making the film and Breeskin’s fascinating life story.
A closer look at TIFF16 film Marija with director Michael Koch
First-time writer-director Michael Koch discusses his TIFF16 film Marija, an unconventional story of female empowerment about an immigrant woman in search of her independence above all else. We also named Margarita Breitrkeiz’s performance one of the best of the year.
TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses Prevenge
Alice Lowe discusses the making of Prevenge, her wickedly funny directorial debut, from conception through to completion. Shot when she was seven months pregnant, the film is a revenge movie in which a foul-mouthed fetus sends its mother, Ruth (Alice Lowe), on a killing spree.