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David Lowery on ‘A Ghost Story’: “It was a labor of love in the classic sense of the term”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2025/10/29/a-ghost-story/

David Lowery on ‘A Ghost Story’: “It was a labor of love in the classic sense of the term”

It’s late October, and Halloween is just around the corner. This time of the year seems to be filled with ghosts—on the streets, the movies they show on television. But how many films truly c…

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FILM TALK Oct 24

Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

TAGS: #TheresaRussell #Actress #FilmActress #MovieActress #MovieStar #Interview #FilmInterview #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #FilmFestGent #FFGent #NicolasRoeg #MeToo #EliaKazan #OrsonWelles #TheLastTycoon #BadTiming #GeneHackman #FilmNews #FilmIndustry #Filmmaking #Storytelling #BehindTheScenes #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

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Theresa Russell: “By the time we start filming, I always know what my objectives are”

It was quite a surprise for me when I heard last June that American actress Theresa Russell (b. 1957) would come over to the Film Fest Gent in Belgium this month. Theresa Russell of all people. She…

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FILM TALK Oct 20

2025 Film Fest Gent: 52nd edition celebrated tenderness, connection and resistance

TAGS: #FFGent #FFGent2025 #FilmFestGent #FilmFestFent2025 #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #FilmFestival #Actor #Actress #FilmMaker #FilmDirector #Hollywood #Film #Cinema #Movies #TheresaRussell #FilmNews #FilmIndustry #Filmmaking #Moviemaking #Moviemaking #Storytelling #BehindTheScenes

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2025/10/19/2025-film-fest-gent/

2025 Film Fest Gent: 52nd edition celebrated tenderness, connection and resistance

The 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent came to a close on Sunday evening after twelve days filled with premieres, encounters, and concerts. Feature image: the Festival’s International Jury, from …

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Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪Oct 17

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Dreams review – teen’s high romantic hopes throw adults into disarray.

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/19/drommer-dreams-review-berlin-film-festival

Oslo Stories Trilogy: Dreams review – teen’s high romantic hopes throw adults into disarray

When Johanne, at 17, writes a memoir about her passion for teacher Johanna, the precocious result rattles three generations

The Guardian

FILM TALK Oct 16

Emily Watson: “When I play a character, I guess I have to find a place where I can feel authentic”

TAGS: #EmilyWatson #Actress #FilmActress #MovieActress #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #FFG #FilmFestGent #TimMielants #SmallThingsLikeThese #BreakingTheWaves #HilaryAndJackie #RobertAltman #AlanParker #JimSheridan #StevenSpielberg #PaulThomasAnderson #GosfordPark #WarHorse #TheBoxer #DanielDayLewis #TheBookThief #GodsCreatures #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2025/08/31/emily-watson/

Emily Watson: “When I play a character, I guess I have to find a place where I feel authentic”

Emily Watson (b. 1967), pictured here at last October’s Film Fest Gent with Tim Mielants who directed her in “Small Things Like These” (2024), is a very accomplished British actre…

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FILM TALK Oct 16

2024 Film Fest Gent: Honorary Award for renowned British actress Emily Watson

TAGS: #EmilyWatson #Actress #FilmActress #MovieActress #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #FFG #FilmFestGent #JosephPlateauHonoraryAward #SmallThingsLikeThese #BreakingTheWaves #HilaryAndJackie #RobertAltman #AlanParker #JimSheridan #StevenSpielberg #PaulThomasAnderson #GosfordPark #WarHorse #TheBoxer #DanielDayLewis #AngelasAshes #TheBookThief #GodsCreatures #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2024/10/10/2024-film-fest-gent-emily-watson/

2024 Film Fest Gent: Honorary Award for renowned British actress Emily Watson

This year’s 51st edition of Film Fest Gent in Belgium has honored British actress Emily Watson (b. 1967) with its Lifetime Achievement Award, a.k.a. the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, referring to …

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FILM TALK Oct 16

Elliot Goldenthal: “Scoring a film is another way of expressing yourself”

TAGS: #ElliotGoldenthal #Interview #FilmInterview #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #Composer #FilmComposer #Soundtrack #Oscar #AcademyAward #Alien3 #InterviewWithTheVampire #Frida #JulieTaymor #FFG #FilmFestGent #WorldSoundtrackAwards #FilmNews #FilmIndustry #EntertainmentNews #Filmbuzz #FilmCommunity #Filmbuff #Filmmaking #Storytelling #BehindTheScenes #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2024/09/21/elliot-goldenthal/

Elliot Goldenthal: “Scoring a film is another way of expressing yourself”

Last month, American film composer and Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal (b. 1954) was in Belgium to compile an album, “Elliot Goldenthal: Music for Film and Television,” with brand-new record…

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FILM TALK Oct 16

Elene Naveriani: “There are always many things a frame can’t catch. Sound makes it wider and broader”

TAGS: #EleneNaveriani #FilmDirector #FilmMaker #Interview #FilmInterview #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #BlackbirdBlackbirdBlackberry #ShashviShashviMaqvali #FFG #FFGent #FilmFestGent #EkaChavleishvili #GeorgianFilmDirector #GeorgianFilmMaker #FilmNews #FilmIndustry #Filmbuff #Moviebuff #Filmmaking #Moviemaking #Storytelling #BehindTheScenes #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2024/01/16/elene-naveriani/

Elene Naveriani: “There are always many things a frame can’t catch. Sound makes it wider and broader”

Elene Naveriani (b. 1985) is a Georgian filmmaker living in Switzerland. She studied painting at the State Academy of Art in Tbilisi; later, she moved to Switzerland and earned a Bachelor in Film a…

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FILM TALK Oct 14

2022 Film Fest Ghent: Festival introduces first two episodes of new TV series “1985”

TAGS: #WillemWallyn #WouterBouvijn #TVDirector #FilmDirector #FilmMaker #Screenwriter #TVSeries #TelevisionSeries #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #FilmFestGent #FilmFestGhent #FFG #TheTwelve #RedLights #AllOfUs #FilmIndustry #Filmmaking #Moviemaking #Storytelling #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2022/10/17/2022-film-fest-ghent-1985/

2022 Film Fest Ghent: Festival introduces first two episodes of new TV series “1985”

Yesterday, Film Fest Ghent introduced the first two episodes of “1985,” a new Belgian bilingual television series (Dutch and French). It’s a compelling coming-of-age story of three fri…

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FILM TALK Oct 13

Film Fest Ghent: 49th edition kicks off in style with Lukas Dhont’s second feature “Close”

TAGS: #Close #CloseTheMovie #CloseTheFilm #LukasDhont #FilmMaker #FilmDirector #Screenwriter #FilmTalk #MovieTalk #EmilieDequenne #KevinJanssens #FilmFestGent #FilmFestGhent #FilmIndustry #Filmmaking #Moviemaking #Storytelling #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema

URL: https://filmtalk.org/2022/10/12/2022-film-fest-ghent-lukas-dhont/

2022 Film Fest Ghent: 49th edition kicks off in style with Lukas Dhont’s second feature “Close”

With his second feature “Close,” Belgian film director and screenwriter Lukas Dhont (b. 1991) made an auspicious return to the Cannes Film Festival last May, after winning the Camera d’Or with his …

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