Aug 15, 2010 | No Comments | ByLucy Aronica
Stefan Knüpfer in Pianomania
Lilian Franck has been creating documentary films together with Robert Cibis in the international market for ten years. Their films examine universal themes through the power of unique personal stories. Pianomania is their latest and BEV caught up with Lilian to talk about it.
Jul 29, 2010 | No Comments | ByAmy Mole
Beautiful Kate is an evocative tale of love and desire. The film recounts the sexual awakening of three siblings growing up in isolation, interwoven with the emotional journey of reconciliation between a father and son. Shot through with an ethereal beauty, the past is brought sharply into focus as guilt and recriminations finally give way to forgiveness.
Rachel Ward has starred in numerous international films and television series of the last 20 years, including Against All Odds, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, After Dark, My Sweet, and The Umbrella Woman, to name a few. She has been the recipient of several international drama awards and nominations including a Golden Globe nomination for the mini series On The Beach. In October 2007, the ABC series Rain Shadow, in which she stars, premiered. In 2000 Rachel put her wealth of experience and knowledge of the art of film making into writing and directing.
Beautiful Kate is Rachel Ward’s feature film directorial debut. She has previously directed three award-winning short films: Blindman’s Bluff, The Big House and Martha’s New Coat.
Watch our exclusive interview here.
Jul 13, 2010 | No Comments | ByLucy Aronica
Catherine Breillat is an award winning French Director - she is also a screenwriter and novelist. She is known for exploring issues of sexuality, gender conflict and sibling rivalry - and has been the subject of controversy over the years. Her latest film Bluebeard, is a reworking of a Charles Perrault fable.
Birds Eye View caught up with Catherine to talk about it.
Jul 5, 2010 | No Comments | ByGergana Barakova
Zoé Galeron is a screenwriter from Paris - she co-wrote London River with Director Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle. Birds Eye View caught up with her to talk about it.
Jul 5, 2010 | No Comments | ByJuliane Zenke
Catherine Corsini, the acclaimed French Writer and Director, brings us Leaving, a film with the amazing Kristin Scott Thomas, Yvan Attal and Sergi Lopez in an explosive relationship triangle this summer.
Birds Eye View was lucky enough to catch up with Catherine in London to talk about her work on Leaving, the reaction of audiences around the world and how open the arts world really is to women writers and directors.
Jun 28, 2010 | No Comments | ByLucy Aronica
Nicole Holofcener is the critically acclaimed writer-director from New York City. Her first feature, Walking and Talking, sold to Miramax at the Sundance Festival, and her second feature, Lovely & Amazing, was released by Lions Gate. She has since made Friends with Money and her latest is Please Give. Birds Eye View caught up with her to talk about it.
