The film about Jake Williams, which world premiered at Locarno, is a follow-up to the artist and filmmakers' short 'This Is My Land' and feature 'Two Years at Sea.' By Georg Szalai Global Business ...
Hot on the heels of Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Jury Prize win with “Sirât,” producer Andrea Queralt of Paris-based 4A4 Productions will be launching at Locarno’s International Competition “Mare’s Nest,” ...
Thirteen years ago, Ben Rivers‘ Venice FIPRESCI prize-winner “Two Years at Sea” introduced the world to Jake Williams, a former sailor living in the middle of the forest, mainly off the grid. This ...
“Mare’s Nest,” the latest feature from British artist and experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers (“Two Years at Sea,” “A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness,”) has been acquired for North America by Grasshopper ...
Cineuropa: Can we start by discussing the act of returning, iterations, and repetitions: does that concept hold any ambivalence for you in your work? Ben Rivers: Actually, it’s not ambivalent at all.
On Aug. 9, Locarno Film Festival's red carpet will be rolled out for the second time in a row to the acclaimed U.K. experimental filmmaker and artist Ben Rivers. After "Bogancloch" – acquired for ...
The films of London-based contemporary artist Ben Rivers resemble elaborate works of science fiction. His solo show “Urth,” now on display at the Renaissance Society, is filled with imaginary worlds ...