by BBC Arena
Celeste Bell on her film with Paul Sng, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché: “What we set out to do is address universal themes that we can all relate to, whether you’re a fan of X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene, punk music or even interested in music at all …”
Going for gold Sebastian Stan on playing Donald Trump in The Apprentice
Finding the magic Jenn Wexler on her approach to filmmaking, The Ranger and The Sacrifice Game
Beautiful and difficult Sandhya Suri on semi-urban outposts, moral ambiguity and Santosh
About a bear Iain Gardner on immigration, community and A Bear Named Wojtek
Tests of love Dennis Iliadis and his star Konstantina Messini on twisty meet-the-parents thriller Buzzheart
Questlove film heads to Sundance A bumper year for star author and filmmaker
That's a wrap on festival coverage for 2024 now. We've recently covered DOC NYC, the French Film Festival UK, Tallinn Black Nights, the Leeds International Film Festival, Abertoir, the London Korean Film Festival, the Belfast Film Festival and Halloween Frightfest.
Looking a little further back, we were at the London Film Festival, Newfest, the New York Film Festival, the Scottish Queer international Film Festival, Beyond Fest, Grimmfest, San Sebastian, Fantastic Fest and the Toronto International Film Festival.
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