Harry Potter & Gravity’s Alfonso Cuarón Working on His First Movie in 8 Years, Will Be Horror
The filmmakers said theaters will endure alongside new viewing formats and discussed a horror script, while BIFF screens Gravity and Campeon Gabacho.
- Filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Jonas Cuarón visited the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea this week, their first trip to Asia's leading cinema event, to discuss the future of the theatrical experience.
- Following an IMAX screening of their co-written 2013 space drama Gravity, the pair hosted a masterclass at the festival, where Jonas also premiered his latest film, Campeón Gabacho, in the World Cinema section.
- Jonas expressed admiration for Korean cinema, noting, "Something in Korean cinema that really connects with me," is the use of social semantics under the guise of genre and humor.
- Alfonso confirmed he is writing a horror screenplay during the festival, emphasizing that learning matters most; "filmmaking made me realize just how little I understand about life," he stated.
- The four-time Oscar winner maintains the theatrical experience will endure alongside new forms of cinema, remarking, "I'm very pleased about that, and I'm also very afraid," regarding the industry's evolution.
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Alfonso Cuarón Reflects on Making ‘Harry Potter’: “Two of the Most Beautiful Years of My Life”
At a Busan Film Festival master class with ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho, the Oscar-winning filmmaker reflected on the lessons of ‘Children of Men’ and learning to put life before cinema.
Alfonso Cuarón confirmed that he writes a new story of terror, a project that would mark his return to the feature film after “Rome”.
Harry Potter & Gravity’s Alfonso Cuarón Working on His First Movie in 8 Years, Will Be Horror
A four-time Academy Award winner is returning to the director’s chair for a new horror project. The huge update on his first movie in eight years comes from the 31st Busan International Film Festival in South Korea. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, best known for directing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Gravity, will […] The post Harry Potter & Gravity’s Alfonso Cuarón Working on His First Movie in 8 Years, Will Be Horror appeared…
Alfonso Cuaron Revisits ‘Gravity’ With Son Jonas at Busan: ‘Life as an Experience Is What I Now Care About the Most’
When he was younger, film came first for Alfonso Cuarón. These days, the Oscar-winning director says, life does. He made the remark at his Busan International Film Festival masterclass on Thursday, a day after he and his son Jonas Cuaron, his co-writer on 2013 space survival drama “Gravity,” revisited the film following an Imax screening. Alfonso’s relationship with filmmaking has changed over time. “When I was younger, film was everything and…
Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón On Future Of Cinema: “The Theatrical Experience Will Continue, But It Will Co-Exist With Many Different Forms”
Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón shared their thoughts on the future of the theatrical experience, teased a few details of upcoming projects and discussed Korean cinema during their first visit to Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) today. BIFF is hosting both a special IMAX screening of Gravity, the Oscar-winning movie that the father and son […]
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