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Co-Founder & Managing Editor at Directors Notes, Rob's 20+ year obsession with short film has led him to develop a unique perspective on the medium. Driven by his curiosity and excitement for emerging filmmaking talent, he's motivated by sharing these exciting new voices with the world.

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Animation

The Animation Workshop: Film Round-up 2019

The latest batch of Animation Workshop grad films are now all available to watch online - feat. an eclectic mix of styles and subjects, watch all 6 here.

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Animation

How Antiquated Health Advice led Filmmaker Arjan Brentjes to Create Abstract Animation ‘Sand’

From Saul Bass to outdated Government advice, Arjan Brentjes joins us to discuss his surreal animated short film 'Sand'.

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Animation

How Millions of Years of Evolution Inspired Martinus Klemet to Create Animated Poem ‘Angel’s Trumpet’

Award-winning Estonian animator Martinus Klemet returns to Directors Notes to discuss his animated poem 'Angel's Trumpet'.

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Asides, Live Action

Fitting

Inside a lingerie fitting room a customer who has recently undergone a mastectomy tries to find a bra that works in Emily Avila's touching short 'Fitting'

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Moth a Short Film by Mackenzie Sheppard

Live Action

“Man is to Phone as Moth is to Light” – Mackenzie Sheppard Tackles Technology Addiction in new Short ‘Moth’

Shot on 16mm, director Mackenzie Sheppard joins us to discuss his visually striking new short about our collective addiction to technology, 'Moth'.

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Asides, Live Action

F*CK

A young couple try to navigate their sex life after the birth of their baby in Danny Morgan & Helen Simmons' touching, funny & relatable short 'F*CK'.

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Still from Attraction a short film by Emily Scaife

Animation

Discover How a Love for Natural Textures Led Emily Scaife to Create RCA Animation ‘Attraction’

Inspired by the textures in nature she'd been photographing Emily Scaife's 'Attraction' invites its viewers into the intricate world of insect attraction.

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Animation, Music Video

Heather Colbert Looks to “Enhance the Feeling of Magic” by Combining Animation Techniques in ‘How Have You Been?’

Rising star of stop-motion Heather Colbert returns to Directors Notes to discuss her animated music video for Tom Rosenthal track 'How Have You Been?'

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Animation

Astrid Goldsmith Looks to Paint a “Hopeful Vision of Post-Brexit Britain” in Stop-Motion Short ‘Quarantine’

Director Astrid Goldsmith joins us to discuss funding and the importance of fabrics in her stop-motion post-Brexit pagan dance fantasy 'Quarantine'.

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Live Action

Director Jared Hogan Asks You to Tap Into Your Darkest Thoughts With Unsettling Short Film ‘Pray for the Children’

Director Jared Hogan joins us to discuss how he made a film designed to make your skin crawl, with explosive short 'Pray for the Children'.

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Article

Rob Munday Top Ten Feature Films of 2018

"These are the films I can’t stop thinking about." Rob takes a timeout from his short film addiction to run through his top ten features of 2018.

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Live Action

Guy Soulsby Creates a Tangible Feeling of Dread in Epic Short ‘God’s Kingdom’

Guy Soulsby joins us to explain how an obsession with the book of Revelation led him to create a tale of good versus evil set on the Yorkshire Dales.

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