Film Festival Category

Film Festival, News

Reading & Leeds 2011

It’s the start of the August Bank Holiday, the long weekend that annually plays host to the Reading and Leeds music festivals, which can only mean that

Read more

Animation, Film Festival

Person Pinball

Aaron Hughes’ closing bumper for the eighth Animation Block Party film festival turns unsuspecting passers-by in to components in his human pinball

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action

RSSF2011: Long Form

If you love shorts, then you’ll know that it’s easy to have too much of a good thing. Many a short film full of promise has blown a promising

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action

RSSF2011: Newcomer

Designed to cover “fictional, live action work by new filmmakers in the UK, under 12 minutes” the Rushes Soho Shorts Newcomer category is probably

Read more

Film Festival, Music Video

RSSF2011: Music Video

There was a time, when along with ad spots, the music video was the perfect playground for directors to flex their creative muscles on vast budgets, exotic

Read more

Documentary, Film Festival

RSSF2011: Documentary

Despite the resurgent interest in the feature documentary, the short documentary finds little chance to get the attention it deserves outside of rare venues

Read more

Animation, Film Festival, Live Action

RSSF2011: International

On 8/8/08 the Russian Air Force commences bombing Georgian villages. People flee to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. The fastest way to get to Tbilisi is via

Read more

Film Festival

RSSF2011: Broadcast Design

Featuring ad spots under 5 minutes this category is for work created for, or commissioned to, highlight a brand. It can include commercial sequences, spots,

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action

RSSF2011: Shorts

With a festival entitled the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, the Short Film category has to be considered one of the most important of the competition (I’m

Read more

Animation, Film Festival

RSSF2011: Animation

One look at the shortlisted films in the Animation category of this year Rushes Soho Shorts Festival and I instantly knew I was probably watching too many

Read more

Film Festival

EIFF2011: Final Thoughts

In the introductory piece to my coverage of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival I spoke of the changes that the festival has been through

Read more

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN EIFF2011: Nokia Shorts

Back in March Nokia continued their support of the short film format through the use of mobile phone cameras, with the launch of the Nokia Shorts competition.

Read more