Festival Masterclass: In Conversation With Michael Winterbottom
Moderated by Nebojša Jovanović
TIME
Friday, August 19th 2022
11:00 – 12:30 (CET)
LOCATION
Festival Center
Entrance to Sarajevo Film Festival Masterclasses is free with tickets obtained online or at the Main Box Office of the Sarajevo Film Festival (Festival Center / Bosanski kulturni centar, Branilaca Sarajeva 24). Seating is limited – collect tickets early to avoid disappointment!
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, one of the first productions MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM directed was FAMILY (Winner Prix Europa, nominated for BAFTA Best TV Drama Serial, Official Selection – Toronto Film Festival 1994), written by Roddy Doyle. His films include BUTTERFLY KISS (Official Competition – Berlin Film Festival 1995); JUDE (Director’s Fortnight – Cannes Film Festival 1996, Winner of Michael Powell Award – EIFF); WELCOME TO SARAJEVO (Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival 1998); I WANT YOU (In Competition – Berlin Film Festival 1998); WONDERLAND (In Competition – Cannes Film Festival, Winner of Best British Film – British Independent Film Awards 1999); THE CLAIM (In Competition – Berlin Film Festival); 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (In Competition – Cannes Film Festival 2002), IN THIS WORLD (Winner Golden Bear – Berlin International Film Festival 2003); CODE 46 (In Competition – Venice Film Festival 2003); 9 SONGS (Best Cinematography – San Sebastian Film Festival 2004); A COCK AND BULL STORY (Toronto Film Festival 2005); ROAD TO GUANTANAMO (Silver Bear Best Director – Berlin Film Festival 06); A MIGHTY HEART (Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival 2007); GENOVA (Best Director – San Sebastian Film Festival, 2008); THE SHOCK DOCTRINE (Sundance Film Festival 2009); and THE KILLER INSIDE ME (In Competition – Berlin Film Festival 2010), THE TRIP (Toronto Film Festival 2010), TRISHNA (Toronto Film Festival 2011), EVERYDAY (Telluride Film Festival 2012), THE LOOK OF LOVE (Sundance Film Festival 2013), THE TRIP TO ITALY (Sundance Film Festival 2014), THE FACE OF AN ANGEL (Toronto Film Festival 2015), THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES (Tribeca Film Festival 2015). 2017 saw the release the third series of THE TRIP TO SPAIN (Tribeca Film Festival) and ON THE ROAD (BFI London Film Festival), THE WEDDING GUEST (Toronto Film Festival 2018), GREED, (Toronto Film Festival 2019), THE TRIP TO GREECE (2020), ISOLATION (2021), THIS SCEPTRED ISLE (2022). Winterbottom has also been Humanitas Visiting Professor in Film and Television at Oxford University.