TheDirectors’Festival2016:sessionvideos

Directors UK members can now watch videos from all the sessions from this year’s Directors’ Festival.

• Q&A with Gurinder Chadha
• Question Time with Stephen Frears
• Q&A with Mandie Fletcher

Gurinder-Chadha

Q&A with Gurinder Chadha

In an extended Q&A, Simon Curtis explores filmmaking with one of the UK’s most renowned directors, Gurinder Chadha. With a career that spans over 30 years, Gurinder is best known for making films that look at the British Asian experience (such as the award-winning Bend it Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice). Her next film, Viceroy’s House, is due to premiere later this year. Sponsored by Kodak. 

Gurinder Chadha Film

Stephen-Frears

Question Time with Stephen Frears

What would you like to ask Stephen Frears, a director who has over 40 years’ experience in feature films from My Beautiful Laundrette to Florence Foster Jenkins? This was an opportunity for our members to ask Stephen about his films and how he works. Moderated by Laura Adams.

Stephen Frears Video

Mandie-Fletcher

Q&A with Mandie Fletcher

Following on from our screening of Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, festival-goers were treated to an exclusive Q&A with Mandie Fletcher who spoke to Oliver Parker about adapting Absolutely Fabulous for the big screen.

Mandie Fletcher Film