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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.

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.

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.

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.

Film Festival

How Festival Formula Are Streamlining the Festival Circuit for Filmmakers in a Post-COVID Landscape

Festival Formula's Katie McCullough reveals her essential Do's & Don'ts for filmmakers approaching the film festival circuit in a post-Covid world.

Animation, Film Festival

10 Unmissable Short Films at Manchester Animation Festival 2020

From stop-motion space-musicals to encounters with immortal creatures these are the 10 unmissable short films at Manchester Animation Festival 2020.

Film Festival

10 Must-Watch Shorts From Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2020

DN has dug deep into the programme to select a list of ten eclectic and unmissable shorts streaming online as part of Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2020.

Documentary, Film Festival

Bill & Turner Ross Document the Last Night at a Las Vegas Dive Bar in ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’

We discover how DN alums Bill & Turner Ross chronicled the final night at a Las Vegas dive bar for their observational doc 'Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets'.

Documentary, Film Festival

Benjamin Ree Reinvents the Documentary Form with the Boundary Breaking ‘The Painter and the Thief’

Best Documentary winner at the London Film Festival Benjamin Ree talks 'The Painter and the Thief' his strange empathetic take on the artist/muse genre.

Film Festival

The Top Short Films To Stream at NFFTY 2020

DN selects ten of our favourite shorts from the best emerging filmmakers at the 14th National Film Festival for Talented Youth.

Film Festival

10 Essential Feature Films from the London Film Festival 2020

From great local talent to international provocateurs, here is our complete can't-miss selection from the London Film Festival 2020.

Film Festival

10 Unmissable Shorts From the London Film Festival 2020

Narrowing down the superb selection on offer, DN picks out ten of our favourite short films from the 64th BFI London Film Festival.

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