With the Bafta results shaking up the awards race once more, many of the key categories still remain much up in the air according to Screen’s awards-season experts. In our latest Screen Awards Podcast for the 2024/25 race, Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller and box office editor Charles Gant are joined by Vue International CEO Time Richards to break down the Bafta winners and what it means for the final stretch of awards season.
Feb 20, 2025•27 min
Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller, executive editor, reviews and new talent Fionnuala Halligan, deputy editor Louise Tutt and awards and box office editor Charles Gant survey the Oscar and Bafta nominations. As well as the frontrunners, categories where nominees are gathering late momentum are also highlighted.
Jan 31, 2025•51 min
Screen's awards experts pick out the surprises from this year's Oscar shortlists, and reveal their 2025 top five titles. Featuring Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller, executive editor, reviews and new talent Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box-office editor Charles Gant, and deputy editor Louise Tutt.
Dec 20, 2024•28 min
Early awards indicators suggest Emilia Perez is the one to beat, according to Screen International’s awards experts. Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller, awards and box office editor Charles Gant, and executive editor Fionnuala Halligan, assess the first wave of awards and unpick Bafta’s “British only” contenders.
Dec 12, 2024•33 min
There are early favourites in this season’s Oscar and Bafta actor races, but several categories look highly competitive, according to Screen’s awards experts. Screen’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller, awards and box-office editor Charles Gant, and Americas editor Jeremy Kay, deep dive into the acting categories.
Dec 06, 2024•25 min
This year's international feature race throws up some “big questions for the Academy”, according to Screen International’s awards experts. Matt Mueller, Fionnuala Halligan, and Charles Gant asses the titles competing in Ampas’ international feature and Bafta’s best film not in the English language categories.
Nov 29, 2024•27 min
'Emilia Perez', 'The Substance', 'Anora' and 'Nosferatu' could be major contenders in a wide-open race, say Screen's awards experts. The first Screen Awards Podcast for the 2024/25 race. Hosted by Matt Mueller alongside Fionnuala Halligan and Charles Gant.
Nov 21, 2024•24 min
In the second Screen Awards Podcast for the 2023/24 race, our experts look at which titles are gaining momentum following the Golden Globe nominations and the European Film Awards, and go in-depth on the process – including costs – involved in submitting a film for Bafta consideration. Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, executive editor, reviews and new talent Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box-office editor Charles Gant also discuss why it’s been a good few weeks for 'Anatomy Of A Fall' and Haya...
Dec 18, 2023•37 min
In the first Screen Awards Podcast for the 2023/24 race, Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, executive editor, reviews and new talent Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box-office editor Charles Gant assess the early UK and international frontrunners.
Nov 23, 2023•29 min
We speak to filmmaker Rian Johnson about Netflix whodunnit Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The film received an unusual week-long theatrical release in the US, UK and other select territories, ahead of its worldwide streaming bow on December 23. Johnson, whose previous films include the original Knives Out, Looper, Brick and Stars Wars: The Last Jedi, spoke to Screen’s Americas editor Jeremy Kay about shooting during the pandemic and the film’s groundbreaking release.
Dec 21, 2022•28 min
Our team assesses the state of the race following last weekend’s Bifas, what they could mean for the Baftas, and the first US critics ceremonies. Podcast host and Screen International editor Matt Mueller is joined by deputy editor Louise Tutt and awards and box office editor Charles Gant.
Dec 08, 2022•33 min
In the second episode of our 2022/2023 awards season series, we speak to director Luca Guadagnino and writer David Kajganich about 'Bones And All'. The film stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as a pair on cannibals on the run in 1980s America, 'Bones And All' is based on the novel by Camille DeAngelis and debuted at Venice this year. Guadagnino and Kajganich discuss making a different kind of cannibal movie, how David’s cameo as bus driver ended up on the cutting room floor and why Luca ...
Dec 02, 2022•31 min
In our first episode covering the 2022/2023 awards season, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, a two-time best director Oscar winner for 'Birdman' and 'The Revenant', talks to Screen contributing editor Mark Salisbury about his latest project, Mexican Oscar entry 'Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths'. Iñárritu explains why it took him so long to follow up 2015’s 'The Revenant', cutting more than 20 minutes of footage from 'Bardo' after its Venice premiere, and the real-life inspiration for th...
Nov 17, 2022•30 min
In the latest episode of The Screen Podcast, the team make their final Oscar predictions, and Denis Villeneuve discusses Dune, which is up for 10 awards on the night. In the first half of the pod, Screen’s chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan, deputy editor Louise Tutt and Americas editor Jeremy Kay assess the upcoming Oscar ceremony on March 27. How did the Bafta Film Awards affect the Oscar race? And what does Oscars producer Will Packer have lined up to boost ratings? Final...
Mar 23, 2022•42 min
In the latest episode of The Screen Podcast, the team discuss the final contenders for the Baftas, and mark International Women’s Day by speaking to renowned independent filmmaker Nina Menkes. Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, deputy editor Louise Tutt, awards and box office editor Charles Gant, and chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan give their final Bafta predictions ahead of the ceremony on March 13, and assess the overall awards race as it enters its final stretch. And with I...
Mar 08, 2022•50 min
In the latest episode of The Screen Podcast, the team reflects on this year’s virtual Sundance, and festival director Carlo Chatrian previews the 2022 Berlinale. Screen International editor Matt Mueller, chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan and Americas editor Jeremy Kay assess the buzzy titles and key deals from Sundance (which ran Jan 10-20), and also discuss how well it worked as a virtual event for a second year in a row. Then Halligan sits down with Berlin film festival d...
Feb 02, 2022•46 min
In the latest episode of The Screen Podcast, the team discuss the latest awards season developments including the Bafta longlists, the SAG award nominations and the Golden Globes. Plus, Sundance senior programmer John Nein offers his insights into this year’s festival. Screen International editor Matt Mueller, chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box office editor Charles Gant take the temperature of the ongoing awards season. The Screen trio consider key talki...
Jan 18, 2022•52 min
The latest episode of our monthly podcast sees our hosts assess this year’s Oscar shortlists. Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, Americas editor Jeremy Kay, and awards and box office editor Charles Gant discuss the 15 titles that made the cut in the Oscar international and documentary categories, as well as some surprising omissions. After that, Screen’s chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan talks to Jonas Poher Rasmussen, the director of Danish Oscar submission Flee, which has made...
Dec 26, 2021•36 min
The latest episode of our monthly podcast is focused on the UK contenders this awards season. Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box office editor Charles Gant discuss the UK titles in contention for this year’s Oscar and Bafta races, reflect on the recent Bifa awards and look at the criteria that define a “British film” in the eyes of Bafta. After that, Halligan is joined by one of the filmmakers in this year’s awards race, Joan...
Dec 13, 2021•41 min
In the third episode of our monthly podcast, Screen’s editor Matt Mueller, chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and box office editor Charles Gant delve into this year’s Oscars international feature race. With 93 titles submitted so far, the trio pick out some of the contenders that could go all the way in what seems like a more open race this year, as well as the surprising omissions that were not submitted to the category by their home countries. Mueller is then ...
Nov 16, 2021•41 min
In the second episode of our monthly podcast, Screen’s editor Matt Mueller and chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan report from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. They discuss getting to Cannes, the vibe on the ground and the opening night film Annette. They are then joined by Jonathan Rutter, director of film at Premier PR, who tells us about the logistics for getting talent to the festival. Finally Screen’s US editor Jeremy Kay swings by to give us the lowdown on this year’s mar...
Jul 08, 2021•37 min
In the first episode of our new monthly podcast, Screen International's editor Matt Mueller and chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan give their verdict on the Cannes Film Festival's 2021 Official Selection. Cannes head Thierry Fremaux announced the titles at a Paris press conference for its 2021 edition, which will be held as a physical event from July 6-17 after it was forced to cancel last year. We'll pick out the most intriguing (and most unusual) selections in the line-up, debate how well Ca...
Jun 08, 2021•41 min
In a sponsored episode of the Screen podcast, the three heads of Canada’s leading screen-based organisations – Telefilm Canada, Canada Media Fund and CBC/Radio-Canada – share their insights into the state of the industry in Canada, how strategic partnerships are helping their companies to thrive, and look at what’s next for Canada’s audiovisual creators in an age of radical industry change. Leading the discussion are Christa Dickenson, executive director of Telefilm Canada; Valerie Creighton, pr...
Feb 20, 2020•46 min
In a special edition of our podcast series, Screen International donned its winter gear and flew into Park City, Utah, for a chat with four international filmmakers at Sundance Film Festival 2020. Each director’s new film screened in the prestigious World Cinema Dramatic Competition section: Maïmouna Doucouré brought Cuties (France); Fernanda Valadez Identifying Features (Mexico/Spain); Visar Morina Exil (Germany/Belgium/Kosovo); and Aneil Karia Surge (UK). All four films address notions of belo...
Feb 05, 2020•55 min
Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely sat down with Screen International to reveal how they approached writing the record-breaking superhero epic and their favourite moments from the movie. After the Walt Studios Motion Pictures release became the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.8bn at the global box office, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely sat down to discuss their journey across the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The duo reveal how they appr...
Nov 25, 2019•43 min
In the first of Screen International’s awards season podcast series, Screen editor Matt Mueller is joined by features editor Charles Gant and joint managing director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment Clare Binns to discuss the kick-off to the 2019/20 awards season. Who are the early front-runners in the major categories, how is the date change impacting the release schedule and can anything beat Parasite in the international feature film category? Matt, Clare and Charles dis...
Nov 07, 2019•36 min
