A new monthly strand at BFI IMAX, Christopher Nolan on Film, will allow audiences to “experience Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking work in glorious IMAX 70mm” ahead of the release of his latest film, The Odyssey, which opens on 17 July 2026. “Travel through time, space, history and memory on an exploration through the cinematic worlds of … Read more
Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan has been elected as the president of the Directors Guild of America. The DGA revealed that the British-American was chosen during its Biennial National Convention by acclimation. During the event, 167 delegates who represented more than 19,500 Guild members in the election also chose a new slate of officers and members … Read more
So spring arrives with Oppenheimer having finished its winter-long Sherman’s March – with nuclear fission standing in for fire – through award season, as it kept racking up wins from one guild to the next, all the way through the BAFTAs, to Oscar night. In our December column, having just come back from the Hollywood … Read more
Oppenheimer was triumphant on the night, winning seven BAFTAs for Best Cinematography for Hoyte van Hoytema ASC FSF NSC; Director for Christopher Nolan, Film; Leading Actor for Cillian Murphy; Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr; Editing for Jennifer Lame, and Original Score for Ludwig Göransson.
The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2023 were revealed during the 76th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday 10 February at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Christopher Nolan took home the big prize of the night, winning the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature … Read more
All that glitters Natalie Kingston makes history with Black Bird at the Creative Arts Emmys, while some tricky journalist questions cause a ruckus at the Golden Globes. “We were all in the Calvin Klein ad.” As a statement of solidarity, it may not have quite the ring of “Ich bin ein Berliner,” or even “I … Read more
The BFI announces that it is celebrating British film director Christopher Nolan with its highest honour, a BFI Fellowship. The Fellowship recognises Nolan’s extraordinary achievements and enormous contribution to cinema as one of the world’s most successful and influential film directors, constantly pushing the limits of what large-scale filmmaking can be whilst retaining a reverence … Read more
The Sundance Institute has unveiled details for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser, Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire which will take place on 18 January 2024 at the DeJoria Centre in Utah. Kicking off the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, the evening will honour trailblazing and breakout storytellers, … Read more
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION The latest collaboration between Hoyte van Hoytema ASC NSC FSF and Christopher Nolan sees them take on their most groundbreaking creative project yet, bringing the fascinating true story of “father of the atomic bomb”, theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, to the screen. With over twenty years of experience as a cinematographer, … Read more
BFI IMAX has reported the biggest opening weekend box office result of any screen in the UK for Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated epic, Oppenheimer, also making it the number one IMAX screen in the country with a stellar weekend gross of £207,677.
Tickets are on-sale at the Science Museum for Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster. IMAX: The Ronson Theatre within the museum is one of only three UK venues that will screen Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm, director Nolan’s favourite viewing format, and how he intended his much-anticipated film to be viewed. Only 30 venues worldwide will show the action-packed movie in the … Read more
The BFI have announced BFI Film on Film Festival, a brand new film festival to take place at BFI Southbank, 8-11 June 2023 and the first film festival in the UK wholly dedicated to screen works solely on film, spanning film formats including 16mm, 35mm and 70mm as well as rare nitrate. Whilst the majority … Read more
Johan C.M. Wolthuis, International 70mm Publishers, Arnhem, The Netherlands (www.70mmpublishers.nl), discusses the history and future of 65mm filming and 70mm prints. We are all looking forward with great expectations to the delayed premiere in February 2022 of Kenneth Branagh’s latest 70mm film production Death on the Nile, based on Dame Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel. If … Read more
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the Society’s newest lifetime members and this year’s recipients of the VES Founders Award. The names of this year’s VES Fellows, Honorary members and inductees into the VES Hall of Fame will be announced at a later date. The honorees and Hall of Fame inductees will be celebrated at … Read more
After a career at the BFI spanning 30 years, Heather Stewart is to step down in September 2021 from her current role as creative director. She will take on a new position as BFI director emeritus. As director emeritus, Stewart will continue to be an ambassador and advisor to the BFI, with a focus on … Read more
This latest honour is the fifth Academy Award in the last seven years for visual effects leader. Acclaimed global visual effects and animation company DNEG was recognised at the 93rd Academy Awards with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for its work on Tenet, directed by long-term collaborator Christopher Nolan. DNEG’s VFX team, led by overall … Read more
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced Oscar®-winner Angelina Jolie as the recipient of the 2018 ASC Board of Governors Award. The presentation will be made at the organization’s 32nd Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement on Feb. 17 at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. The ASC Board of Governors Award is given … Read more
Prior to Dunkirk, a film hadn’t been shot fully on 65mm film in the United Kingdom since 1996. A victim of the race for quicker, cheaper filmmaking, the large format medium was left behind in the 1990s. However, at the same time that director Christopher Nolan selected large format capture for Dunkirk, Kenneth Branagh also … Read more
The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk BY: Ron Prince One could be forgiven for assuming that Dunkirk is a traditional war movie. But think again. Its director, Christopher Nolan, has expressly stated that it is, first and foremost, a … Read more
Eye Max Wally Pfister ASC, BSC / The Dark Knight Rises Eye Max Wally Pfister ASC, BSC / The Dark Knight Rises BY: Bob Fisher The collaborative relationship between Christopher Nolan and Wally Pfister ASC is like the script for a classic, feel-good movie where seemingly impossible dreams come true. The Dark Knight … Read more