“In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here.” WayStoriesFilmFoundHouseApproachProductionsOpeningStorytellingNonfictionAspireDecemberOpening Up Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I think films would get a lot better if people paid leaving the cinema. There's a whole business plan of opening terrible films in hundreds of cinemas and then closing them when the word of mouth gets out.” PeopleIfsThinkingWholeFilmPlansTerribleMouthsPaidLeavingOpeningCinemaClosingBusiness PlanWord Of Mouth Author:Graham Linehan
“I don't remember who wins awards [Oscars]. I've won a few but what I really remember are movies. I love films, so I'm not concerned about speculation about winning things because I really enjoy being in films that last longer than an opening weekend. That's my goal in life.” LastsRememberFilmWinningEnjoyGoalConcernedOpeningAwardsWeekendOscarsSpeculationLife GoalLove Films Author:George Clooney
“People who go to festivals to watch films are usually a little more eager to enjoy them. It's exciting, because it's like you're going to the film's opening night at every festival.” PeopleLittlesFilmNightEnjoyWatchesLike YouExcitingOpeningFestivalsOpening Night Author:Dito Montiel
“I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.” PeopleThinkingTryingPlayFilmGamesWinningSpecialOpeningCollectionsFundRealisingWeekendSpecial PlacesPiracy Author:Riz Ahmed