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Obsessed with film, the internet and WordPress, Directors Notes is the place Rob gets to brings all his interests together and really geek out. When not writing for DN he can be found on Short of the Week or Vimeo.

Art & Fashion, Film Festival

RSSF2012: The Pushing Boundaries Award

Rushes Soho Shorts’ Pushing Boundaries category features films with innovative ideas that test the filmakers’ creative borders, as well as audience

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Flesh

Despite being created over seven years ago back in 2005, Edouard Salier’s controversial short Flesh still holds the unique impact and raw power it did

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Asides, Music Video

Gem Club: I Heard The Party

Joshua Viir's sci-fi music video for Gem Club track channels the spirit of music video's prolifically creative era with glorious slow motion cinematography.

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Animation

The Gloaming

The Gloaming is an animated short of godly proportions from NoBrain trio – Saii, Charles and Niko. The story revolves around an unknown man in a barren

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Live Action

Potilas (The Patient)

Potilas (The Patient) by Finish director Misko Iho is an atmospheric tale of a security guard and his chance encounter with a self-proclaimed angel, but is all

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Live Action

The Last Man on Earth

With recognition from Cannes International Film Festival, The Times BFI London Film Festival, the UK Film Council and the British Film Institute,

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Animation

Evil Dead: An Animated Tribute

Daniel Kanemoto, creator of the stunning unofficial opening title sequence for Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic The Walking Dead, now turns his hands to

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Animation

Kickstart Bendito Machine

It was over four years ago that we spoke to Jossie Malis about the first two episodes of his shadow play inspired ten part animation series Bendito Machine.

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Animation

Phantom of the Cinema

Designed to be experienced on the big screen, Phantom of the Cinema is a tribute to the theatre experience from Dutch filmmaker Erik van Shaaik. An animated

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Animation

Wad

Drawn in mud and tar on wet sandpaper Wad is a playful tale of two stranded children and their dog from Job, Joris & Marieke – a studio for

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Live Action

The Terms

A father and son forge a twisted pact: one shot will decide between freedom and death. Award winning writer and director Jason LaMotte takes the Mike McCormack

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Animation

Fable

Continuing an exploration of utilising mythology and fairy tales to examine archetypes of human nature within his films, animator Daniel Souza’s latest

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