Living your own (K-)drama: He Shuming on Ajoomma
In Korean, the word “ajoomma” is used to refer to a middle-aged married woman and can loosely be translated as “madam” or “Auntie.” It also…
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On curiosities, collaboration and independent filmmaking: A talk with Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley
Strawberry Mansion is a fantasy film set in 2035, following the curious journey of dream auditor and taxman James Preble (played by writer-director Kentucker Audley).…
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: A Meditation on Murakami
Inspired by Haruki Murakami's short stories, Pierre Földes’ debut feature animation film, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, is surreal, melancholic, dr…
FRONTRUNNER Meets Filmmaker Milorad Krstic
Name an art form, and Milorad Krstic will have studied and mastered it. He is a Slovenian painter, film director, visual artist, sculptor, author, illustrator,…
Director Oliver Murray on ‘RONNIE’S’
In his latest documentary film, RONNIE’S, writer-director Oliver Murray chronicles the life story of Ronnie Scott, the legendary founder of his epon…
Director Sara Dosa on ‘Fire of Love’
Fire of Love tells the larger than life love story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, the French volcanologist couple who lost their lives in a…
Director Leah Purcell on The Drover’s Wife: Legend of Molly Johnson
Actor and director Leah Purcell’s debut feature, The Drover's Wife: Legend of Molly Johnson, reimagines Henry Lawson’s short story about protectin…
Jean-Jacques Annaud: The FRONTRUNNER Interview
Acclaimed director Jean-Jacques Annaud speaks to FRONTRUNNER about history, the admiration of faith, the magic of cinema, and his newest film, Notre D…
Jessica Kingdon on her Debut Documentary: Ascension
When someone says "The American Dream", we think of a white picket fence. But the expression "Chinese Dream"? We won’t know where to begin. ASCENSIO…
Virginie Efira on Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Benedetta’
Belgian actress Virginie Efira plays Benedetta Carlini, a 17th century nun entangled in a taboo, lesbian love affair in Paul Verhoeven's eponymous fil…