Film Festivals

Film Festival Category

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2011: The Passion of Béla Tarr

Among the many changes made to this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival was the presence of several ‘guest curators’, who included

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2011: Albatross

When spunky tearaway Emelia (Jessica Brown-Findlay) first meets prim and proper Oxford-applicant Beth (Felicity Jones) working behind the desk of Beth’s

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2011: The Last Circus

For a certain type of person, there will be much to enjoy in The Last Circus. Its strong cartoon violence and descent into surrealistic craziness will no doubt

Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2011: Mysterious Object at Noon

Programmed as part of Edinburgh’s ‘Perspectives’ strand of “classic and rarely seen films”, Thai arthouse director Apichatpong

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