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Film Festival, Live Action

This Weekend Darkness falls on Manchester at Grimmfest 2015

This weekend annual horror and cult film festival Grimmfest rises once again to send a wave of shocks and screams across Manchester. Here's a peek at what

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Art & Fashion, Film Festival, Live Action

Coffee & Celluloid: In Conversation with Bronco’s House Director Mark Jenkin

Coinciding with the world premiere of Cornish feature 'Bronco’s House' DN is proud to host a conversation between Dr. Neil Fox and filmmaker Mark Jenkin.

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Article, Film Festival

1.4 Founder Lyndy Stout Talks Curation & the Launch of the Awards for Brilliant Filmmaking

“I’m always on the lookout for fresh film voices telling stories in new ways.” DN talks to founder Lyndy Stout about curation & the 1.4 Awards.

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Film Festival

Reading & Leeds 2015 Cinema Tent Shorts

This weekend DN is heading off the Reading & Leeds festivals to screen a selection of the best shorts know to man each and every night.

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Film Festival

EIFF2015: Business As Usual

“The film was the best I saw while at the festival.” A run down of what exited and disappointed us at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Ilinca Calugareanu Pulls Back the Iron Curtain on Romania’s VHS Revolution in ‘Chuck Norris vs Communism’

DN speaks to Ilinca Calugareanu, director of feature documentary 'Chuck Norris vs Communism' about the challenges of authentically representing Romania's bleak

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Film Festival

EIFF2015: The More Things Change…

With the 2015 edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival just 2 days away, DN's Alex Barrett ponders the festival's recent changes at the top & the

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Film Festival, Podcasts

DN GSFF2015: Exploring the Role & Form of Short Film Criticism

Sitting on the opening panel of the Glasgow Short Film Festival’s day long Symposium with Suzanne van der Lingen, Professor Richard Raskin & Jorge Rivero,

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Table Tennis & Hip Hop Come Together at Last in Michael Tully’s 80s Movie ‘Ping Pong Summer’

DN caught up with director Michael Tully to get the full funky fresh lowdown on the blending of table tennis and Hip Hop in his modern day 80s movie, 'Ping

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Finding Father Figures in the Wrong Places in Julius Avery’s Crime Drama ‘Son of a Gun’

In his action packed crime feature debut 'Son of a Gun', Julius Avery explores themes of masculinity and belonging through the adrenaline soaked lens of a high

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Zee Ntuli Flirts with the Danger of South Africa’s Criminal Streets in ‘Hard to Get’

DN sits down with director Zee Ntuli to discuss his high octane feature debut 'Hard to Get' and why he wants his film to break away from the legacy of

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Fathers, Sons & Classes Clash in Franco Lolli’s ‘Gente de Bien’

Franco Lolli's 'Gente de Bien' depicts the fractured relationship between a troubled boy & his estranged father set against the backdrop of a socially divided

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