Industry Profile: Michael Rosen, Festival Founder
byIt’s no small feat to create an altogether new film festival concept and turn what might have been a far-fetched idea into reality. Just…
Interviews
‘Life Itself:’ An Interview with Director Steve James
byLife Itself is a documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. It is a…
Berlin Filmmakers – An Interview With Screenwriter Carlos Calvo
byAleksandra is writing a series of articles on Berlin Filmmakers. Her first article is on screenwriting and reasons why to follow that career path….
Vanishing Waves: An Interview With Director Kristina Buozyte
byAn intriguing story centred around a neuron-transfer scientist’s experiments with a comatose young woman, Vanishing Waves is a brave and exciting effort from an…
Interview With The Founder Of Berlin Feminist Film Week
byThe film industry is woefully backward when it comes to gender equality. According to a survey carried out by The New York Film Academy…
In Conversation With Josephine Decker, Director Of ‘Thou Wast Mild And Lovely’
byBerlin Film Journal spoke to the director Josephine Decker, who has two films screening in the Forum section at this year’s Berlinale: Thou Wast…
An Interview With The Founders Of Film Festival Unknown Pleasures
by“Maybe there’s a desire to tell stories truthfully, to be more honest.” Unknown Pleasures was founded six years ago with one main goal; to…
Nathan Silver Talks About His Latest Film ‘Soft in the Head’
by“There is no fiction or non-fiction really when you’re making a movie.” Nathan Silver’s Exit, Elena premiered at Edinburgh last year and confirmed the…
David Zellner Talks About ‘Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter’
byThe solitary Kumiko finds a videotape allegedly showing the burial of a briefcase full of money in snowbound Minnesota. Driven to escape her monotonous…