First Person: Sunna Guðnadóttir, co-founder of Icelandic Cinema Online
Written by Jez Conolly Tuesday, 21 June 2011 19:37
Like its volcanoes, Iceland’s filmmaking community is really rather active. Icelanders love going to the cinema; statistics detailing the annual frequency of cinema going per capita usually show Iceland at the top of the list. The main problem that Icelandic cinema has traditionally faced is international distribution. This has now in part been cracked with the advent of Icelandic Cinema Online. Jez Conolly spoke with one of the site’s founders, Sunna Guðnadóttir.
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The Museum Man: David Schwartz, Chief Curator of New York’s Museum of Moving Image
Written by Daniel Steadman Saturday, 28 May 2011 21:11
Following on from our ‘Widescreen’ feature on New York’s Museum of Moving Image in issue 14, we spoke to Chief Curator David Schwartz about the nature of a film museum, how the redesigned building has transformed their exhibition space and what the future holds for MOMI.
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A long way from home: an interview with author/director Xiaolu Guo
Written by John Berra Thursday, 15 July 2010 09:08
Following the recent DVD release of her first feature length film She, a Chinese in the UK, John Berra sat down with filmmaker Xiaolu Guo to discuss the development of the film, the issue of national identity and the state of Chinese independent cinema.
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First Person: interview with director Christopher Smith
Written by Jez Conolly Wednesday, 09 June 2010 17:07
Bristol-born director Christopher Smith returned to his alma mater this week to talk to current students about his career since graduating and to offer a sneaky peak at his new film Black Death. Jez Conolly spoke to Christopher about his latest venture, as well as his last picture Triangle, released on DVD back in March, which involves a déjà vu looped narrative, pertinent to the theme of issue 8 of The Big Picture.
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