Biographical films perform better when the lead disappears into the real figure. This could be via a mix of voice, physicality and interior life, supported by dialect and movement coaching, plus hair ...

I studied the data behind 10,524 films and more than four million audience reviews to see whether conversations about ...

I gathered over 500 reported standing ovations across five of the world’s biggest film festivals to see whether the length of applause tells us anything meaningful about a film’s future.

Last week in an article about how long your film needs to be to be accepted into film festivals, I mentioned in passing that a 90-second short film was eligible at nine out of ten film festivals I ...

A few weeks ago I looked at which Hollywood agencies represented the top 2,000 acting names. This prompted a few readers to get in touch and ask if the same domination (i.e. four companies ...

There’s a lot of advice out there about ideal running times for festivals, and most of it boils down to one thing: keep it short. A while back I interviewed over 500 film festival directors. When I ...