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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.

Film Festival

64th London Film Festival Preview: More Inclusive Than Ever

London Film Festival 2020 mixes big-hitting premieres with highlighting small British voices. Here's the essential preview to help plan your schedule.

Film Festival

Ten Picks From the 26th Encounters Short Film Festival

From paranormal thrillers to Spanish soap operas set in Woking, DN lists the top shorts from Encounters Short Film Festival: Digital Edition.

Film Festival

The Top Films to Stream at The Shortest Nights 2020

DN shines a spotlight on some of the best shorts streaming at this year's online edition of Short Sighted Cinema's The Shortest Nights film festival.

Film Festival

The Ten Best Shorts of Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival 2020

For a mere £7.50 you can watch the entirety of the Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival Programme. We suggest you start with these ten standout DN picks.

Film Festival

10 of the Best from Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020

The Glasgow Short Film Festival showcases the need to incubate new talent in a time of fractured cinema-going. Here are DN's 10 favourites of the fest.

Film Festival

The Best Short Films of Locarno Film Festival 2020

This collection of Locarno's best short films reveals the Swiss festival's humanist impulse, curating a variety of stories about comings and goings.

Documentary, Film Festival

The Best Short Films of Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020

Sheffield Doc/Fest's carefully curated selection is available to stream in the UK until August 31st. These are the 10 shorts you don't want to miss!

Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

WeAreDN // Lockdown: I Can’t Breathe

DN has curated a list of shorts we hope will ignite you to come together to help find a safe and consistent path out of systemic racism #BLACKLIVESMATTER

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