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Why Every Filmmaker Should Start with a Short Film

Before making a short film, it’s worth asking the deeper question: what makes it worth the effort?

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Anna Smith on the Girls On Film Podcast & Awards, Feminist Film Criticism and Navigating Industry Bias

Anna Smith joins DN for a conversation about her career and building the Girls on Film Podcast and Awards into an important force in the cinematic landscape.

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Andzej Gavriss Crafts a Hopeful Ode to Migration, Love and the Universal Concept of Home in ‘Foreign Root’

“I wanted to make a film as naive and honest as a child’s drawing.” Andzej Gavriss on stripping away cynicism to craft a refugee story replete with hope.

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Brent Michal Presents An Off-Beat Excursion Into Modern Love In Toxic Romance Short ‘Ponytailhead’

Brent Michal gets down to it about his latest short, an intimate and pretty gnarly take on modern love between two unpredictable and semi-questionable lovers.

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BAFTA Film Committee Chair Anna Higgs on the Awards, Membership and Building an Equitable British Film Industry

In anticipation of the upcoming nominations, Anna Higgs joins DN for a discussion about BAFTA’s Awards and its key role as a champion of British filmmaking.

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T A P E Collective’s Isra Al Kassi on Building an Enduring Platform Addressing the Lack of Onscreen Representation

Isra Al Kassi shares the impetus behind T A P E Collective and their mission to provide a platform that highlights under-served films for new audiences.

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Kneecap Director Rich Peppiatt Top Ten Feature Films of 2024

'Kneecap' director Rich Peppiatt shares his 2024 film favourites & reflects on the whirlwind year that saw his balls to wall feature rack up awards everywhere.

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Sarah Smith Top Ten Feature Films of 2024

Struggling as ever to summarise the swathe of incredible 2024 features, Sarah Smith puts together the 10 films that have continued to haunt and charm her.

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Neil Fox Top Ten Feature Films of 2024

Celebrating a year replete with filmic gems, The Cinematologists' Neil Fox shares ten of his favourite UK-released 2024 feature films with us.

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James Maitre Top Ten Feature Films of 2024

Looking back on another bumper year of feature-length cinematic works, James dishes up a list of his top ten films.

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Multi-Award-Winning Composer Hollie Buhagiar on the Art of Crafting Bespoke Scores for Film, TV & Games

Hollie Buhagiar reveals her approach to composition, her feelings about temp score and AI music generation, and the joy of experimenting with new instruments.

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Jeanie Finlay Top Ten Feature Films of 2023

A year indelibly marked both by deep loss and professional exhilaration, director Jeanie Finlay reflects on the cinematic triumphs of 2023 in her best of list.

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