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Walter Salles, image by Getty courtesy of the DFI, used with permission

What I learned from these world cinema Masters at Qumra 2025

E. Nina Rothe April 14, 2025

From Walter Salles it was about the power of kindness, from Darius Khondji it turned out to be about our individual learning pace and from Anna Terrazas, a lesson in adaptability… Among others. Read on for all the important lessons I learned at this year’s annual DFI industry incubator.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Movies Tags Walter Salles, Anna Terrazas, Johnnie To, Lav Diaz, Darius Khondji, Qumra, Doha Film Institute, DFI, Qatar, I'm Still Here, Oscar winner, Elia Suleiman, Gael Garcia Bernal, Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, The Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guevara, Rodrigo de la Serna, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Michelangelo Antonioni, The Passenger, Jack Nicholson, The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Thierry Fremaux, Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Woody Allen, Wong Kar-Wai, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, James Grey, James Gray, Madonna, Frozen video, Chris Cunningham, Seven, Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan, Philippines, Iran, Mexico, Brazil, The Deuce, Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Cuaron, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bardo, Roma, Daniel Giménez Cacho, James Franco, Hong Kong, Mad Detective
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Francesca Comencini in Venice, flanked by actors Fabrizio Gifuni and Romana Maggiora Vergano

"A collection of memories": Francesca Comencini on her most personal film yet, 'The Time It Takes'

E. Nina Rothe April 4, 2025

The Italian filmmaker spoke with me on the eve of her film kicking off the 15th anniversary edition of the Cinecittà: Cinema Made In Italy showcase in London.

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In Festivals, Interviews, Movies Tags Francesca Comencini, Luigi Comencini, The Time it Takes, Venice, Cannes film festival, Giorgia Meloni, Pinocchio, Lonodn, London, Cinecittà: Cinema Made in Italy, Bread Love and Dreams, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Fabrizio Gifuni, Venice Film Festival, Gomorrah
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Filmmaker Brendan Canty at the Q&A following the world premiere of ‘Christy’, photo courtesy of © Berlinale

Brendan Canty talks Berlinale gem 'Christy', casting his ensemble and hints at upcoming epic... in development stages

E. Nina Rothe February 19, 2025

In many ways, ‘Christy’ is the perfect film. And talking to the film’s director and co-writer provided many of the reasons why.

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In Festivals, Interviews, Movies Tags Brendan Canty, Irish cinema, Christy, Berlinale, Generation 14plus opening film, Charades film sales, Daithí, Cork, Kabin Crew, Danny Power, Take Me to Church, Hozier, Jamie Forde
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David Lynch with Harry Dean Stanton in a still from ‘Lucky’ (2017) by John Carroll Lynch

David Lynch's children organize worldwide meditation to honor the legendary filmmaker on his birthday

E. Nina Rothe January 20, 2025

Today, Monday January 20th, Lynch would have turned 79 and to honor him, his children and granddaughter have organized a global meditation meetup.

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In Celebrity, Movies Tags David Lynch, Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Dune, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, Twin Peaks, Lucky, Harry Dean Stanton, Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans, John Ford, John Carroll Lynch, Christian Louboutin, Rouge Louboutin, YSL, NYC Dept of Sanitation, Lancome, Giorgio Armani, Alka-Seltzer Plus, Honda, Barilla Pasta, Gerard Depardieu, Calvin Klein Obsession, Richard Avedon, Benicio del Toro, Heather Graham, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Marshall, Chris Isaak, Wicked Game, Came Back Haunted, Nine Inch Nails, Twin Peaks: The Return
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RaMell Ross flanked by Ethan Herisse on the left and Brandon Wilson on the right, at NYFF in the fall

The 'Nickel Boys' men interviewed: RaMell Ross, Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson

E. Nina Rothe January 4, 2025

‘Nickel Boys’ is up for Best Picture-Drama at the Golden Globes this year, among many other accolades its director and stars have been collecting along the way. I caught up with the three men during the London Film Festival where I got to watch the film which I credit with having changed my very DNA.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Movies Tags RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, BFI London Film Festival, Hale County This Morning This Evening, Golden Globes, London, Curzon West End
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Golden Globes nominee Isabella Rossellini on the power of silence

E. Nina Rothe January 2, 2025

Her turn as Sister Agnes in Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ could well see the Italian actress, and farmer, nabbing her first ever Golden Globe award, come January 5th. So I wanted to find out how she mastered her performance filled with quiet power.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Movies Tags Isabella Rossellini, Edward Berger, Conclave, Ralph Fiennes, Golden Globes, Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman, Catholic Church, Robert Harris, Sister Agnes, European Film Academy, European Achievement in World Cinema
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Ava DuVernay photographed by ©Hadnnan in Marrakech, courtesy of FIFM

The Cinema Queen: Talking movies with Ava DuVernay in Marrakech

E. Nina Rothe December 23, 2024

American filmmaker Ava DuVernay was at the Marrakech International Film Festival this year to share her wisdom during a public Conversation, where she talked about making movies as a Black woman but also the ability to watch cinema and how that changes depending on your socio-economic background.

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In Celebrity, Festivals, Interviews Tags Marrakech International Film Festival, Marrakech, La Mamounia Hotel, Rosalie Varda, Ava DuVernay, Array, Los Angeles, Morocco, USA, Selma, The DuVernay Test, Dubai International Film Festival, Origin, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Isabel Wilkerson, When They See Us, Venice Film Festival, Neon, Netflix, JetBlue, Black woman filmmaker, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dolby, Guillermo Del Toro, Ryan Coogler
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Top Chef Middle East celebrity chef Bobby Chinn sets the record straight, once and for all

E. Nina Rothe December 10, 2024

He talks to me about his origins, why and how he speaks Arabic and more. This is one interview you won’t want to miss!

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In Celebrity, Interviews Tags Top Chef Middle East, Bobby Chinn, Saudi Arabia, NEOM, MBC, Shahid, World Cafe, Lonely Planet TV, House of Ho
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Denis Villeneuve, photo courtesy of the BFI London Film Festival

Silences and wisdom: Getting to know Denis Villeneuve during a BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk

E. Nina Rothe October 19, 2024

As a filmmaker, he is known for his silences. But Villeneuve definitely didn’t give the packed audience inside the Royal Festival Hall on a Sunday morning the silent treatment!

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Orson Welles, Maelstrom, Arrival, Amy Adams, Incendies, Steven Spielberg, Screen Talk, Brett Goldstein, Canada, Luca Guadagnino, Tanya Lapointe, Jake Gyllenhaal, Dune: Messiah
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A still from 'La Máquina' courtesy of Hulu/Disney+

Hulu's 'La Máquina' reunites Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, and not a moment too soon!

E. Nina Rothe October 10, 2024

Friendship is at the core of this beautifully shot, perfectly written, wondrously acted series, which just began streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney+ around the world. And for those of us who missed watching this wonderful duo act together, it comes at the perfect time.

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In Celebrity, Interviews Tags La Maquina, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna, Disney+, Hulu
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June Squibb with Fred Hechinger in ‘Thelma’, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

Role of a lifetime: Six Q's with June Squibb on her golden age starring role in 'Thelma'

E. Nina Rothe October 4, 2024

One hardly expects to reach stardom at any age, but to hit that landmark at 90 is a feat of wonder. And that wonder is the charming, beautiful, funny June Squibb.

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In Celebrity, Interviews Tags Thelma, June Squibb, Josh Margolin, film, Fred Hechinger, Magnolia Pictures, Woody Allen, Alice, Martin Brest, Scent of a Woman, Martin Scorsese, Age of Innocence, In and Out, Frank Oz, Meet Joe Black, Jack Nicholson, Alexander Payne, About Schmidt, Nebraska, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Getting on, Mom, Curb Your Enthusiam, ER, NYC, Martin Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, Stacey Keach, Lost & Found in Cleveland, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead remake, Wade Allain-Marcus
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The Fantastic Mr. Xido: an interview with Jeremy Xido -- dancer, performance artist, filmmaker

E. Nina Rothe September 30, 2024

It is a luxury to be able to follow someone’s career for years and I’ve had that privilege with Xido, whom I first met in 2013 in Dubai, where he was presenting his cult rockumentary ‘Death Metal Angola’.

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In Celebrity, Interviews Tags Jeremy Xido, Transamazonia, Sons of Detroit, Death Metal Angola, black metal music, Locarno Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Richard Pena, Reboot Studios, Headlands Center for the Arts, Coahuila Mexico, Sangre Sucio, Crypto Jews, Detroit, The Angola Project, vienna, Cabula6, Claudia Heu, Columbia, EU, The Bones, California Shakespeare Festival, the Actor's Studio, Alvin Ailey, DV8, Sasha Waltz, Wim Vandykebus, Theatre du Complicité, Barcelona, The Black Cat, The Bat, cabaret, Hugo Ball, Johannes Kepler, Columbia University, Pia Marais, Helena Zengel, Assurini people of Brazil’s Trocará Indigenous Territory, CPH:DOX, Myrtis and Jimmy Brown, Dubai International Film Festiva, Ladino language
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UK Premiere of Pharrell Williams doc 'Piece by Piece' to close the 68th BFI London Film Festival

E. Nina Rothe August 5, 2024

The film, directed by Oscar-winning American documentarian Morgan Neville is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon, all told through the lens of LEGO® animation.  

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In Festivals, Movies Tags Piece by Piece, BFI London Film Festival, Pharrell Williams, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, UK, cinema, film festivals, Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, Morgan Neville, LEGO, Closing Night Gala, Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Gwen Stefani, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, The Neptunes, N.E.R.D., 20 Feet from Stardom, Oscar winner, documentary, hybrid doc, Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's Métiers d'Art show, Paris, Kristy Matheson
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'Taylor Swift | Songbook Trail' lands at the V&A, a free exhibition of some of her iconic looks

E. Nina Rothe July 2, 2024

Whether you’re part of the millions of Swifties or not, undeniably this rock-pop star is a force to be reckoned with. And the V&A Museum in London pays homage to her star with a free exhibition kicking off this July.

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In Celebrity, Fashion Tags Taylor Swift, Swifties, V&A Museum, London, South Kensington, Grammy Awards, UK Tour, Fortnight, Kate Bailey, V & A Museum
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Sigourney Weaver photographed by © Jason Bell

Sigourney Weaver, to receive Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion at 81st Venice Film Fest

E. Nina Rothe June 28, 2024

So what’s your favorite movie featuring the American actress? Or a personal anecdote you can share? I’ll tell you mine and one of them unsurprisingly involves Venice, of course, where all kinds of magic happens.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Venice International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award, Sigourney Weaver, Master Gardener, Venice, Lido, Golden Lion, Alberto Barbera, Calypso, NYC, Paul Schrader, Joel Edgerton, Excelsior Hotel, Maya Angelou, Ridley Scott, Alien, James Cameron, Peter Weir, Michael Apted, Roman Polanski, Ivan Reitman, Mike Nichols, Ang Lee, Gorillas in the Mist, Dian Fossey, Death and the Maiden, Copycat, The Ice Storm, The Village, Ghostbusters, Kevin Kline, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Yale School of Drama, Sir John Gielgud, The Constant Wife, Ingrid Bergman, GLAAD Media Award, Prayers for Bobby, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, New York Botanical Garden, National Audubon Society’s Rachel Carson Award, The Flea Theater, Manhattan, Dust Bunny, Mads Mikkelsen, The Gorge, Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Andrew H Walker, Shutterstock
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Filmmaker to watch KEFF on Taiwanese Cannes title 'Locust', channeling Edward Yang & why artists are like fortune tellers

E. Nina Rothe June 4, 2024

Just as Taiwan sits atop our latest headlines, with China once again threatening to squash the country’s need for independence, I sat down with KEFF, the young Taiwanese-American filmmaker whose latest work, his feature debut world premiering in Critics’ Week, sits very high on the list of my favorite films in Cannes this year. And that’s saying a lot, as masterpieces abounded!

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In Interviews, Movies, Festivals Tags KEFF, Locust, Cannes film festival, Critics Week, Taiwan, France, Doha Film Institute, Qatar, Qumra, Secret Lives of Asians at Night, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, DFI, Sebastián Sepúlveda, Anita Gou, Kindred Spirit, Hong Kong, Taipei, Liu Wei Chen, Devin Pan, Gaza, Kobe, Zhong-Han, censorship, violence, WWIII, MK2 Films
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Phenomenal man: A conversation with Nabil Ayouch about the cinematic wonder that is 'Everybody Loves Touda'

E. Nina Rothe May 29, 2024

As we spoke on the terrace of Unifrance during the Cannes Film Festival, a little tiny bird with a loud, rhythmical chirp decided it needed to chime in. Perhaps, I thought as I listened to the recording later, it was the spirit, the animal incarnation of a Sheikha, the beautiful, strong, freedom-loving tradition of women singers that the French-Moroccan filmmaker pays homage to in his latest masterpiece.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Festivals, Movies Tags Everybody Loves Touda, Festival de Cannes, Cannes film festival, Nabil Ayouch, Morocco, France, Nisrin Erradi, Sheikhats, Sheikha, Adam, Horses of God, Razzia, MeToo, Maghreb, Maryam Touzani, Cannes Premiere, Salle Debussy, Casablanca, Casablanca Beats, Haut et Fort, Whatever Lola Wants, The Blue Caftan, Unifrance
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And the Kering 2024 'Women In Motion' Emerging Talent Award goes to Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu

E. Nina Rothe May 10, 2024

The first time I ever met Eu, I knew she would be a filmmaker to watch. This latest award just reinforces her power.

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In Celebrity, Festivals Tags Kering, Women in Motion, Amanda Nell Eu, Cannes film festival, Festival de Cannes, Iris Knobloch, Thierry Frémaux, François-Henri Pinault, Carmen Jaquier, Awards, Dame Donna Langley, Doha Film Institute, Qumra, press mentor, Critics' Week, Tiger Stripes, Fei Ling Foo, Qatar, Malaysia, censorship, Jane Fonda, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Isabelle Huppert, Gong Li, Salma Hayek Pinault, Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh, Patty Jenkins
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"It’s important in life to keep moving": Toni Collette's Qumra masterclass inspires

E. Nina Rothe March 2, 2024

As her masterclass kicked off the DFI’s industry incubator, the Australian actress turned filmmaker opened a window onto her work ethic and life philosophy, thus allowing the numerous audience attending to learn from her wisdom.

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In Celebrity, Interviews Tags Toni Collette, qumra, Doha Film Institute, Doha, W, Qatar, Drew Barrymore, Richard Pena, The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine, Muriel's Wedding, Abba, P. J. Hogan, Rachel Griffith, Miss You Already, Writers and Lovers, Nick Payne, Lily King, Christopher Simon
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Photo by © Ali Ghandtschi, courtesy of the Berlinale

"I’ll keep trying to make movies that are as disruptive as possible": Olivier Assayas at Berlinale for 'Hors du temps'

E. Nina Rothe February 23, 2024

In his latest film which in English gets the title ‘Suspended Time’, the French maestro gets super personal and in the process, makes us discover the laughter we lost during COVID times.

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In Celebrity, Interviews, Festivals Tags Berlinale, hors du temps, Olivier Assayas, ICSFilm.org, French cinema, Irma Vep, Personal Shopper, Micha Lescot, Nine D'Urso, Vincent Macaigne, Nora Hamzawi, Non Fiction, Covid, Pandemic, lockdown, A24, Wasp Network, Cuba, Suspended Time
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