Marcelo Martinessi is the writer-director of the award-winning The Heiresses, a story of relationship breakdown set in his native Paraguay – a country which after decades living under a dictatorship is only now starting to develop a film industry. The film won two Silver Bears at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival: Best Actress for Ana… Director Marcelo Martinessi On Filmmaking In Conservative Paraguay, & The Women Who Inspired Him Read More
Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder
Award-winning director Patrick Ryder’s latest short film is The Code, a World War 2 drama set in the forests of France shortly before the events of Dunkirk. It follows brothers Will (Kevin Leslie) and Eddie (Jacob Anderton) and their friend Tommy (Robert Dukes), separated from the rest of their regiment and desperate to get to… Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder Read More
“Mobile Homes” Director Vladimir De Fontenay On Home-Making, Film-Making, & Losing All His Worldly Goods
“Film-making is points of view, it’s confrontations of points of views on things. And somehow, being an observer, you’re inside but you’re also kind of outside.” Vladimir De Fontenay Mobile Homes follows young mother Ali (Imogen Poots), as she tries to escape her aggressive boyfriend Evan (Callum Turner) for a better life with her 8 year… “Mobile Homes” Director Vladimir De Fontenay On Home-Making, Film-Making, & Losing All His Worldly Goods Read More
Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller
“There are a thousand examples of films outside the box that succeed on their quality” Director of Winter Ridge, Dom Lenoir Winter Ridge, a British thriller about a serial killer targeting elderly people with dementia, is going on international release this year (check out my review and watch the trailer here). Set in the fictional… Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller Read More
My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness
Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated director Peter Peake is back with Take Rabbit, an animated short film based on the well-known riddle about transporting a fox, a rabbit and a cabbage across a river, one at a time, without leaving one in danger of being eaten by another while you go back for the last one. I… My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness Read More
Entrance No Exit For Cast & Crew With My Q&As…
Director Jo Southwell managed to quickly crowdfund then pull together a full team for her short film Entrance No Exit. (You can read my diary of my time as an extra on the shoot here). I spoke to Jo and some of her cast and crew about their experiences and how they got into the… Entrance No Exit For Cast & Crew With My Q&As… Read More
FishBowl California: Interviews With Director Michael A MacRae & Actor Steve Olson
“I was honored to work with some of the best talent in the world. I learned from them” Michael A MacRae Michael A MacRae directed and co-wrote Fishbowl California, a hilarious comedy about 20-something slacker Rodney (Steve Olson) who ends up living with June (Katherine Cortez), a bolshy, beer-loving widow, after she catches him stealing her electricity. Check… FishBowl California: Interviews With Director Michael A MacRae & Actor Steve Olson Read More
Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney)
“I know Rodneys. I try not to give advice since people usually don’t take it anyways, let alone from me” Steve Olson Steve Olson stars in the hilarious indie comedy Fishbowl California, about Rodney, a 20-something slacker who ends up house-sharing with cantankerous, hard-drinking widow June (Katherine Cortez) after she catches him trying to steal… Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney) Read More
Jessica Whitehill On Screenwriting Plus Humanity & Humour In “The 12”
Screenwriter Jessica Whitehill wrote The 12, a bleakly witty church invasion thriller where a tiny congregation learns its own strengths when faced with a terrifying but very human gunman. The feature-length movie was shot in only five days by her husband, director James Whitehill. Jessica has worked extensively in theatre and film – her script for SVEN won best sci-fi screenplay at the… Jessica Whitehill On Screenwriting Plus Humanity & Humour In “The 12” Read More
James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12”
The debut feature film from director James Whitehill and screenwriter Jessica Whitehill, The 12 is a British thriller with a seam of black humour. In the movie, an unstable gunman, Caleb, takes a pastor and his congregation hostage. As the group gets to know the intruder, they discover he already has connections to their church; and… James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12” Read More
Gun Shy Director Simon West Talks Crowdfunding, Con Air & Tequila
“I wanted to make this film with the least amount of interference creatively and have the most control over the whole project… The beauty of crowdfunding is that almost all the money raised goes directly into the production budget and on to the screen” Simon West Film director Simon West’s latest movie, Gun Shy, was released on iTunes this… Gun Shy Director Simon West Talks Crowdfunding, Con Air & Tequila Read More
Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen
In new British thriller The Unseen, Gemma (Jasmine Hyde) and Will (Richard Flood) have lost their only child Joel in an accident. As they struggle to cope, Gemma starts suffering intermittent sight loss, a terrifying condition which just adds to her disorientation, and which we experience through her eyes. Paul (Simon Cotton), a stranger, finds… Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen Read More