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Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews

Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.

Aquarius, Kleber Mendonça Filho

Alex Heeney / October 21, 2016

Director Kleber Mendonça Filho on the sounds of Aquarius

Brazilian writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho discusses his new film Aquarius, creating its complex sound design, choosing the soundtrack, and Brazilian architecture.

Girl Asleep, Rosemary Myers

Gillie Collins / October 10, 2016

From stage to screen: Director Rosemary Myers on her new film Girl Asleep

Gillie Collins talked to director Rosemary Myers about adapting her Windmill theatre play Girl Asleep for the film. Collins also explores the many exaggerated, theatrical elements that define the film.

Ashley McKenzie, Werewolf

Alex Heeney / October 5, 2016

Writer-director Ashley McKenzie talks Werewolf

Cape Breton writer-director Ashley McKenzie discusses her feature debut, Werewolf, “lawnmower crackheads”, working with non-actors, and being part of the TIFF family.

Una, Benedict Andrews

Alex Heeney / October 4, 2016

Benedict Andrews talks Una and directing for theatre vs film: part 2

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.

Una, Blackbird

Alex Heeney / October 3, 2016

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.

rehearsal film, alison maclean

Alex Heeney / October 1, 2016

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.

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