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 More#CannesMasters Legendary actor Willem Dafoe discusses his career working with the most iconic auteur filmmakers in contemporary times, shares essential insights into his creative process as an actor, and the wisdom he discovered behind “the secret to performance”.
Read More#CannesMasters Palme d’Or winner and Auteur filmmaker Ruben Östlund reveals his highly anticipated new film project at this year’s Cannes Film Festival during Film i Väst’s annual press lunch and provides exclusive insights into how he formulates his postmodern masterpieces.
Read More#SundanceMasters Eric Branco is the Director of Photography of Sundance Grand Jury Winning film Clemency directed by Chinonye Chukwu— the first African-American female director to win the award. Branco discusses his creative collaboration with Chukwu and how he brought her vision to life.
Read More#SundanceMasters Justin Chon is one of Sundance’s favourite directors. His second feature Gook premiered to critical acclaim, winning the Sundance Audience Award in 2017. Chon discusses his latest film Ms. Purple and his rise from Twilight actor to bonafide auteur.
Read More#SundanceMasters Miranda Tapsell is the Producer, Writer and lead Actor in Sundance premiere romantic comedy Top End Wedding, directed by Australian director Wayne Blair of The Sapphires (2012). Tapsell is one of only a handful of female indigenous writer/actors in Australia and she’s ready to the screen on fire.
Read More#SundanceMasters 4-feet: blind date is the first Virtual Reality (VR) film in the world to explore disability and sexuality, inspired by Rosario Perazolo Masjoan’s TED Talk (2015) about her experience as a disabled 19-year-old, who doesn’t consider herself as less capable or desirable than anybody else.
Read More#SundanceMasters: We Are Little Zombies by director Makoto Nagahisa was undoubtedly one of the break-out films and auteur visions to come out of Sundance 2019. With two award-winning films out of Sundance, Nagahisa is ready to go global.
Read MoreIntroducing break-out 25-year-old auteur filmmaker from the Phillipines, Ray Ribay Guiterrez, who is the first Filipino director to be nominated twice for the Palme d’Or Short Film Prize.
Read MoreCeline Held and Logan George are the Brooklyn-based husband and wife duo behind Palme d’Or-nominated short Caroline—the only US entry to be accepted as part of the Cannes Shorts Competition this year. Discover their journey to financing their first feature.
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