The Screen Podcast

On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, a leading buyer and seller share their thoughts on the first ever edition of TIFF: The Market, which kicks off as part of the Toronto International Film Festival this week.

Screen’s Americas editor Jeremy Kay is joined by Arianna Bocco, SVP global distribution and acquisitions at Mubi, and Zach Glueck, co-founder of the international sales agency Manifest Pictures.

The trio discuss how TIFF: The Market could stand out from the likes of Cannes, Berlin and the AFM, why many buyers have “decoupled their budgets from individual markets”, and what they are looking forward to in the festival lineup.
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In the sixth episode of The Screen Podcast at the Venice Film Festival, we look at some of the strong early contenders for the event’s top award, the Golden Lion.

Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen’s senior US critic Tim Grierson, who reveals a trio of titles that have impressed him so far on the Lido.

One is May el-Toukhy’s post-Second World War drama Woman Unknown, the only title in competition solely directed by a woman. “It builds to an ending that I found incredibly effective,” says Grierson. “It’s a really impressive piece of work, and one of the strongest easily in the competition.”

Grierson also explains why Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love shares much in common with the filmmaker’s previous acclaimed work Burning, and spotlights a five-hour documentary project that is full of “beautiful small moments.”
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In the fifth episode of The Screen Podcast at the Venice Film Festival, we delve into the press conferences for Primetime and the Oasis doc, and find out which Italian titles could make their mark this year.

Host Wendy Mitchell is first joined by Screen’s senior UK and international reporter Ben Dalton to take us through the latest press conference highlights, including Robert Pattinson’s response to Chris Hansen’s Primetime criticism and Nanni Moretti’s buzzy return to the Lido.

Then, Mitchell is joined by critic Lee Marshall to hear how the Italian films are going down at the festival and to make some early predictions for the Golden Lion.

The Screen Podcast is running daily episodes during the Venice Film Festival, dropping each morning at 7:30am CET.
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In the fourth episode of The Screen Podcast at the Venice Film Festival, one of our critics picks her early competition highlights while we hear what George Clooney had to say about AI.

First, host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen’s Europe editor Tim Dams to delve into CAA and Finch & Partners’ The Future of… Creativity forum, which focused on AI and included George Clooney, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera and jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal among its guest speakers.

Then, Mitchell is joined by international critic Wendy Ide, who picks out some of her early competition highlights - and lowlights - so far.

The Screen Podcast is running daily episodes during the Venice Film Festival, dropping each morning at 7:30am CET.
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In the third episode of The Screen Podcast at the Venice Film Festival, the team looks at what awards contenders could emerge from the event.

Host Wendy Mitchell is joined by Screen’s box office and awards editor Charles Gant to discuss the Venice lineup’s Oscar and Bafta chances - from Martin McDonagh’s 'Wild Horse Nine' to Lee Chang-Dong’s 'Possible Love'.

The Screen Podcast is running daily episodes during the Venice Film Festival, dropping each morning at 7:30am CET.
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