Sonejuhi Sinha was a successful editor in New York, who later expanded into writing and directing, after working with acclaimed directors such as; Spike Jonze and Harmony Korine. Her latest feature film Stray Dolls starring Cynthia Nixon releases in the US on April 10.
Read MoreAward-winning Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker is the Director of Photography of Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan, directed by Niki Caro and Baz Luhrmann’s Untitled Elvis Presley Project starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Walk discusses Mulan and her creative process.
Read More#AcademyMasters Kore-eda Hirokazu is renown for having written, directed and edited over 13 feature films. After winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, he discusses his next critically acclaimed film The Truth in this exclusive interview.
Read MoreFemale filmmakers on the rise are making waves at festivals and closing deals with industry giants to bring their original perspectives to the mainstream. It’s not their gender that has everyone talking, but their fresh take on the American teen experience, family loss, love and even voodoo.
Read More#FemaleMasters Julie Andrews has captivated audiences on the stage and screen for decades. She is a cultural icon who is considered one of the last living Hollywood legends in the business. During the Venice Film Festival 2019, she discussed her new memoir Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years.
Read More#FemaleMasters Renee Zellweger’s turn in Judy was always a risky renaissance for the Academy-award winning actor, who left the Hollywood spotlight for six years. Zellweger discusses how she embodied the legend’s iconic voice and got her own voice back in the process.
Read More#FemaleMasters On the 20th anniversary of her break-out directorial debut, Kimberly Peirce gave a candid interview about how Boys Don’t Cry became the indie-phenomenon that changed the landscape for independent filmmaking—and her truth about being a female director in Hollywood today.
Read More#TIFFMasters Taika Waititi premiered JoJo Rabbit at the Toronto Film Festival, which just won the TIFF People’s Audience Award. JoJo Rabbit is a Nazi satire and black comedy about a young boy, Jojo, a member of the Hitler Youth, who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in the attic.
Read More#VeniceMasters Todd Phillips's character-driven DC film Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix has just won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival; the Golden Lion, awarded by a competition jury lead by Argentine auteur, Lucrecia Martel. Phillips and Phoenix reveal how they created the new Joker origin story from scratch.
Read More#CannesMasters Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film and the most hotly anticipated movie of 2019. Lee’s daughter Shannon Lee, ex-wife Linda Lee Cadwell, as well as his friend and NBA legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, have all criticised Tarantino for his “Chinesey” and “one-dimensional” caricature of Lee.
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