I did not make this a long film for its own sake. I wanted to make an entertaining film and offer it out there for those who want to see it. If word of mouth suggests there is an audience out there, hopefully their cinema will show it.
I think, it's important to understand how to release a film.
You have to make millions on Friday night, because there are another 600 films waiting behind you, with explosions and everything.
I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest.
I hope 'Chess' will hit the big screen. It seems a natural to me. Good venues, tunes, and politics.
Anytime you make a movie, the goal is a wide theatrical release, with the right distributor.
As long as somebody finances you, can make a film and get it seen any place and in any language; then, hopefully, it's a success.
You can make films, and often, they get released on four screens in the U.K. Although it's been interesting and good for you, if no one's seen it, what's the point?
You're never done. You're not done until it's projecting in the theater.
My first film is coming out, and it's in 3D, and it's 'The Hobbit,' so it's a bit weird.
When a film is released, anywhere in the country, exactly in the same place people laugh, cry, get bored, what is that, but commonality.
I want my movies to play in movie theaters. While festivals can fulfill a part of that, there's nothing like getting a week-long run for your movie. It's becoming increasingly difficult to get that.
I just hope, every now and then, the studios still slip one of my movies in.
'The Look of Silence' is able to have a wide public release, although still not in cinemas. It's distributed by two government bodies, the National Human Rights Commission and the Jakarta Arts Council.
