The one genre Ive wanted to do is a Western, said Payne.
I think its really interesting.
Also, Id like to do a good car chase film.
Alexander Payne at the Deadline Portrait Studio at TIFF 2023.Chris Chapman/Deadline
Its been 25 years since Payne madeElection, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta.
There is talk andJim Taylorand I are conceiving that now, said Payne.
If there were to be a sequel toElection, what would that look like?
I want low budgets because freedom lies in the lower budgets, he said.
The more expensive a movie is anywhere in the world the more they control that money.
And they way to do that is by purposely keeping the costs low.
I want low budgets.
I dont want anyone thinking about what Im doing.
The writer-director will also present a special screening of Paul Giamatti starrerSidewaysat the festival.
The Sarajevo Film Festival runs August 16-23.
