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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.

Herman Brown by Dan Castro

Animation, Film Festival

Dan Castro Explains How He Tried to Capture the Feeling of an Anxiety Spiral in ‘Herman Brown is Feeling

RCA graduate Dan Castro joins us to discuss how "a bit of a mini-breakdown" led him to create his relatable animated short 'Herman Brown is Feeling Down'.

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Animation, Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

London Film Festival 2018: The 12 Best Short Films

From a city tour through an Online-Shooter to a powerful narrative set inside a lingerie fitting room - these are the best short films of LFF 2018.

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Directors Notes Submit

News

Directors Notes is Now Open for Submissions!

Finally! Directors Notes is now open for submissions. Send us your films (short or feature length) and we vow to get back to you within 7-days.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Charlotte Regan Explores the Father/Son Relationship in B&W Short ‘Dodgy Dave’

London-based writer/director Charlotte Regan joins us to discuss how the parental relationships of friends & family inspired her LFF short 'Dodgy Dave'.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Rob Savage Delivers Unrelenting Action & Adrenaline with Micro-Horror ‘Salt’

Director Rob Savage joins us to discuss working with Alice Lowe and staying one step ahead of his audience with Micro-Horror 'Salt'.

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Animation, Film Festival

Chris Shepherd Embraces Stereotypes in his Satirical Animated Short ‘Brexicuted’

Filmmaker Chris Shepherd returns to Directors Notes to discuss the inspiration & process behind his topical animated short 'Brexicuted'.

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Animation, Music Video

Joseph Wallace Pushes the Boundaries of Cut-Out Animation with ‘Chemicals’ Music Video

Filmmaker Joseph Wallace joins us for a third time to discuss his kaleidoscopic cut-out animation for Parker Bossley track 'Chemicals'.

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Animation, Music Video

Heartbreak Gets Colourful in Moth Studio’s Conceptual Music Video for Sigrid

Moth Studio returns to DN to discuss creating colour schemes for internal organs in their poetic, conceptual music video for Sigrid track 'Focus'

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Live Action

The Importance of Performance is Highlighted in Alan Friel’s Stark Short ‘Cake’

"I knew I needed strong actors to do it justice" - Alan Friel discusses casting Maxine Peake & Letitia Wright in his stark short 'Cake'.

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Asides, Live Action

Wild Horses

A young girl struggles to deal with her illness, whilst also becoming obsessed with horses, in Rory Stewart's NFTS short.

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The Happiest Guy in the World Lance Oppenheim

Documentary

Delve into the Headspace of a “Frequent Floater” in Lance Oppenheim’s ‘The Happiest Guy in the World’

Director Lance Oppenheim takes us behind the lens of his cruise ship set New York Times Op-Doc 'The Happiest Guy in the World'.

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Animation, Asides

The Untangled Routine

A series of bizarre creations exist in an empty space in this oddly compelling piece of stop-motion from Bezalel Academy graduate Orit Oged.

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