Mr. Soul! director/writer Melissa Haizlip on telling the story of Ellis Haizlip, co-creator and host of the groundbreaking program Soul!: “To really understand who he was as a regular person, also to understand his ambition as somewhat of an unsung hero and a queer icon and a broadcast pioneer.”
The fall of man Matteo Burani and Arianna Gheller on directing and animating Playing God
The image makers Anne Catherine Sauerberg and Thomas Foldberg on hair and make-up in The Ugly Stepsister
Shaping a different view Tribeny Rai on shining a light on Sikkim in Shape Of Momo
The game changer Albert Birney on his love of old computer games, his dog Dorothy, and Obex
Back for another Kiss Bill Condon and Kiss Of The Spider Woman star Tonatiuh on the latest version of Puig's work
'The important thing is to make films you believe in' Ben Rivers on myth adaptation and world creation in Mare's Nest
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Golden Globes winners Hamnet and One Battle After Another crowned
BAFTA longlist One Battle After Another has most nominations
Critics Choice Awards Another good night for Paul Thomas Anderson
OFCS awards nominations Sinners leads the pack
