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Film Festival, Live Action

Molly Gillis Explores a Woman’s Yearning to Overcome Her Current Fragility in Graceful Short ‘Plaisir’

Molly Gillis takes DN inside the creation of her sun-soaked autobiographical tale of self-discovery and unrequited love in the South of France.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Mitch Kalisa’s SXSW Winning Drama ‘Play It Safe’ Challenges the Unconscious Racism in Self-Defined Liberal Spaces

Mitch Kalisa explains the unconscious racism that informed 'Play It Safe' his drama school-set film about a student coaxed into playing a racial stereotype.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Daughter Attempts to Restore Broken Familial Ties in Hannah Bang’s Coming of Age Drama ‘Soak’

Hannah Bang discusses channelling the visual flourishes of Wong Kar-wai & Park Chan-wook into the subtle cinematic style of her family drama short 'Soak'.

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Awards, Film Festival, Live Action

Ng Choon Ping & Sam H. Freeman Capture the Threat of Heterosexual Spaces in Intense Late-Night Thriller ‘Femme’

Co-Directors Ng Choon Ping & Sam H. Freeman discuss the importance of rehearsal when crafting the visceral tension of their jaw-dropping thriller 'Femme'.

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Awards, Film Festival, Live Action

A Taxidermist Sets Her Eyes on Stuffing a Human in Theo Rhys’ Bombastic Comedy Horror Opera ‘Stuffed’

Theo Rhys talks embracing the macabre for his ambitious horror musical 'Stuffed', the tale of a lonely taxidermist and her desire to stuff a human.

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Film Festival

Ten Unmissable Short Films at SXSW Online 2021

As the festivities kick off at SXSW Online 2021, DN offers a selection of ten must-see short films to check out at the festival this year.

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Rehearsal

Film Festival

The Best Short Films of Berlinale 2021

Spanning both the Berlinale shorts and the Forum Expanded section, here is our round-up of the best short films screened at the Berlinale 2021.

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All Eyes off Me

Film Festival

Best Feature Films of Berlinale 2021

Featuring famous faces as well as up-and-coming directors to put on your radar these ten Berlinale 2021 features show off the diversity of their curation.

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Article, Film Festival

How Shiny Awards Founder Caroline Bottomley Is Connecting Emerging Film Creatives With Commissioners

Caroline Bottomley discusses Shiny Awards' mission of levelling the commissioning playing field for emerging filmmakers who and wherever they are.

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Film Festival

Ten Terrifying Shorts to Catch at Final Girls Berlin 2021

DN offers a selection of ten must-see horror shorts currently available to stream at the 2021 edition of the Final Girls Berlin film festival.

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Film Festival

Ten Shorts to Stream at London Film School’s 2021 Online Graduate Showcase

DN offers ten recommendations from the London Film School's 2021 online graduate showcase of their prestigious MFA Filmmaking programme.

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Article, Film Festival

How the Shark Awards Is Evolving Into One of the UK’s Most Exciting Short Film Festivals

Chairman Peter Brady introduces us to The Shark Awards' latest venture Shark Awards Short Film, a brand new stand alone festival and awards event.

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