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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Asides, Live Action

Demon

Caleb Slain’s entirely moonlight shot short 'Demon' follows a wounded stranger who discovers a terrible secret on his rescuer’s property.

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Animation, Asides

Fear

Sydney based animation student Lester Chan’s LoopdeLoop film sees Fear get the better of a group of nervous trick or treating friends.

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Live Action

Katie Locke O’Brien Punctures the Myth Behind Societal Expectations of Modern Women in Comedy ‘Have It All’

Katie Locke O'Brien discusses puncturing societal myths in comedy short 'Have It All' & the career changing experience of NBC’s Female Forward initiative.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel

LFF Female Filmmaker panellists discuss the gender barriers they overcame to make their films and strategies to level the filmmaking playing field for all.

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Film Festival

London Film Festival 2018: The 10 Best Feature Films

Team DN put our heads together to decide on the ten feature films which most took our collective breath away at this year's London Film Festival.

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Live Action

Péter Vácz Discusses Making the Jump From Animation to Live Action Filmmaking in Playful Short ‘Pillowface’

DN catches up with Péter Vácz to discover how he made the jump from animation to live action filmmaking in his playful hotel room short 'Pillowface'.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary, Premiere

Mohammed Hammad Explores the Influence of Police Intervention on Native American Lives in ‘American Arithmetic’

DN talks to Mohammed Hammad about his intimate look at a community of Native American organizers reclaiming land & culture in the face of police violence.

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Asides, Documentary

Derby Kiss

Fanny Hoetzeneder celebrates the beautiful and brutal nature of the London Rollergirls' battle bruises in empowering Random Acts doc short 'Derby Kiss'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Dead Body Forces Co-Workers to Contemplate Life & Death in Shalini Adnani’s Darkly Comic ‘Something More Banal’

DN speaks to writer/director Shalini Adnani about turning the bizarre ways we react to death into existential black comedy short 'Something More Banal'.

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Animation, Asides

Life in Vertical

Motion design studio Parallel reformat the world to match the ever present vertical frame in playful Instagram Creators animation 'Life in Vertical'.

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Music Video

A Triangular Relationship Unfolds Amongst the Raw Power of the Elements in Harun Güler’s ‘Wide’

Harun Güler turns his slow motion focus to Ah! Kosmos track 'Wide' exploring the potency of the elements & the relationship between a triad of individuals

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Art & Fashion, Documentary, Premiere

Arthur Valverde Ventures Into the Pulsating Heart of Berlin’s Techno Community in ‘Rave’

A girl takes a contemplative journey into the pulsating heart of Berlin's techno community in Arthur Valverde's doc collaboration with Nakt 'Rave'.

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