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Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival 2017: Looking Ahead

DN looks ahead at the 61st BFI London Film Festival, anticipating what to see from this years' eclectic lineup of diverse and exciting cinema.

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Film Festival

23rd Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival Wrap Up

DN looks back at some of our favourite shorts from this year’s bevy of films at the mighty Encounters film festival.

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Film Festival

Join DN for a Cinema Tent Short Film Bonanza at the Reading & Leeds Festivals

DN packs a choice selection of the world's finest shorts and heads off to the Reading & Leeds music festivals for our annual Cinema Tent screenings.

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Article, Film Festival

How to Get a Vimeo Staff Pick: Insider Secrets from Vimeo’s Head Curator

Want a Vimeo Staff Pick? Learn what the curation team looks for from Vimeo's Head Curator and how to boost your chances of being selected.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Deception, Mystery and Noir Are All on the Menu in Jack Perry’s ‘A Girl Goes For Dinner’

Ahead of playing The Shortest Nights, Director Jack Perry tells DN how he formed his stylish noir/thriller, 'A Girl Goes For Dinner'.

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Animation, Film Festival

Hunger Takes Its Toll For Zombie Lee in Sinead Stoddart’s ZomCom ‘Munchies’

Sinead Soddart explains to DN how she turned a first year University pitch into a hilarious zombie short with plenty to chew on.

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Film Festival

“Less Is More” – Short Sighted Cinema’s Mission to Bring Short Film to the Mainstream

DN Speaks to Short Sighted Cinema co-founder Kate Williamson about their mission to bring short film to the mainstream with The Shortest Nights.

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Article, Film Festival

Eyes Wide Open Cinema: Brighton’s Answer to Queer Film Curation and Celebration

DN talks with Eyes Wide Open Cinema programmer Jacob Engelberg about the inception & aspirations of the Brightonian queer cinema exhibition programme.

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Film Festival, Live Action

“I Always Wanted to Make a Piece About Sex Dates” – Get Under the Sheets of Arthur Cahn’s ‘Herculanum’

Writer/Director/Actor/Editor Arthur Cahn explains his multi-role process, how he works with actors and why casting calls are similar to dating apps.

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Film Festival

BFI Flare 2017: And In The End…

“It may have been my first time at BFI Flare, but it definitely won’t be my last.” DN shares our highlights from Europe’s largest LGBT film festival.

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Film Festival

BFI Flare 2017: Bigger and Better

James Maitre looks ahead to this year's celebration of some of the world's best LGBT features & shorts on offer at the burgeoning BFI Flare Film Festival.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN347: Chameleon – Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Jorge Riquelme Serrano shares how structured improvisation enabled him to shoot his uninvited guest psychological thriller feature debut in a mere 4 days.

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