This week on TIFF Long Take, in the first of two parts, Rob and Geoff look back on stories and themes that shaped the year in film and television by revisiting some of their favourite conversations from 2018.
Excerpts include:
- Filmmaker and producer Mark Duplass on preserving artistry in the “tent-pole era”
- Filmmaker Debra Granik on the challenges of making “difficult” films
- TIFF’s Thom Powers on why we are living in a “golden age of documentary”
- Faculty of Horror’s Alex West on the changing perception of the horror genre
- Stacy Spikes, the founder of MoviePass, on the history of his controversial company
- IndieWire’s Anne Thompson on Netflix’s move into cinemas
- Kayleigh Donaldson on what the Disney–Fox merger means for the film industry and audiences
- Writer and showrunner Kit Steinkellner on choosing to launch her first show, Sorry for Your Loss, on Facebook Live.
Ep. 103: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson on the Life and Legacy of ‘Broad City’
Ep. 102: How is France Keeping its Arthouse Cinemas Packed?
Ep. 101: Bing Liu on the Making of ‘Minding the Gap’
Ep. 100: Can a Film Preserve an Endangered Language?
Ep. 99: How the Oscars Addressed its Diversity Problem
Ep. 98: What We’re Looking Forward to in 2019
Ep. 97: Year in Review (Part 2)
Ep. 95: How Will Blockchain Transform the Film Industry?
Ep. 94: Why Netflix Set Its Sights on Cinemas
Ep. 93: What is the State of Independent Film in 2018?
Ep. 92: Zoe Kazan on Writing, Westerns, and Working With The Coen Brothers
Ep. 91: How ‘Bodied’ Director Joseph Kahn Made This Year’s Most Subversive Film
Ep. 90: How Sam Esmail Took ‘Homecoming’ From a Hit Podcast to a Hit TV Show
Ep. 89: Why It’s Finally Time to Take Horror Seriously
Ep. 88: How Dee Rees Went From Film School to Oscar Nominee in a Decade
Ep. 87: How David Gelb Revolutionized Food Documentary
Ep. 86: How to Build a Career in an Emerging Film Market
Ep. 85: What are the Biggest Challenges Facing African Cinema?
Ep. 84: Facebook Enters the World of Prestige TV With ‘Sorry For Your Loss’
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