Cannes Diary 2016: Day 1
Head down to the 69th Cannes Film Festival, with our roving reporter, Jack Toye!
Head down to the 69th Cannes Film Festival, with our roving reporter, Jack Toye!
A sneak preview of this month’s REEL WOMEN programme, showcasing local filmmakers and new features on general release.
Thursday’s Take One On Air. Edd and Ben return, and this episode they are joined by very special guest Sarah McIntosh, CFF Programme Co-ordinator. Reviews of Sweethearts of the Gridiron and Spiderwebhouse, along with a preview of the Film Hub Central East Shorts and Docs, and a sneaky insight into the submissions process.
It’s Cannes Film Festival time, and Jack Toye is in the South of France reporting for Take One again. Blooming fantastique!
Schlesinger’s nuanced, knowing DARLING – screened at Cambridge APH earlier this month – is a great example of British cinematic innovation, writes Sarah McIntosh.
The greatest triumph of GATEKEEPERS is the filmmaker’s ability to persuade the former heads of Israel’s Secret Service to speak so openly, writes Sarah McIntosh.
“At the moment only 5% of fiction directors are women, 4% of cinematographers are women and 2% sound recordists are women.” Cinematographer Gabi Norland explains why women filmmakers need our support.
Harold, who is too young to have lived much yet, finds no enjoyment or purpose in life. Maude, who has known unimaginable tragedy, embraces the state of being and finds great beauty in each given moment.
As Roger Ebert said, watched today this film reads like prophecy. NETWORK is the latest in our TAKEOVER series.
Is Mabel truly mad, or just misunderstood? Sarah McIntosh looks back at the cunning Cassavetes classic A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, as part of our MADWOMEN theme.