Film Festival Category

Film Festival, Live Action

EIFF2010: Vacation!

Vacation! starts with a black and white, split-screen sequence in which Sugar, Lorelei, Donna and Dee-dee arrange, through a series of phone calls, to spend an

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Film Festival

EIFF2010: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?

The last decade has been an interesting time for fans of Werner Herzog, the madman of world cinema who surely needs no introduction. During the last ten years,

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Documentary, Film Festival

EIFF2010: And Everything Is Going Fine

Steven Soderbergh’s body of work has always presented something of a problem for critics, its sheer eclecticism eschewing any easy pigeonholing. Despite

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Film Festival

EIFF2010: Return to Edinburgh

As I write, I sit eager with anticipation at the thought of returning to the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Last year I was lucky enough to have a

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Film Festival

A Number 26

I know this is just a picture of a bus, a number 26 bus but it is just one of many, many sentimental reminders of my past connection with the city. I’m

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Film Festival, News

onedotzero Call for Entries

onedotzero’s Adventures in Motion film festival will be hitting the BFI Southbank in November (10th-14th) before setting out on its global tour. However,

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Film Festival, News

Vimeo Film Festival

Well about bloody time too! For a while now Vimeo has been the de facto home for filmmakers to showcase their work, provide constructive criticism, and

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Documentary, Film Festival

What volcano? Next stop Hot Docs

After spending a nervous few weeks wondering whether my trip would actually happen – tentatively searching to make sure the online bookings company I

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Film Festival

Flatpack Festival 2010

Set in the heart of the Black Country, last week saw the fourth year of Birmingham’s Flatpack Festival, not so much a straight up film festival, but

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010 – The Loved Ones – Sean Byrne

A word of advice, if the quiet, mousy girl asks you to the prom say yes. Otherwise you too may find yourself slow dancing through hell under a disco ball, as

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: Red White & Blue – Simon Rumley

Described as a slacker revenge movie, Simon Rumley’s latest feature Red White & Blue tracks the emotionally damaged Erica through the bars and beds

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN SXSW2010: This Movie Is Broken – Bruce McDonald

As a festival that features such strong music and film strands, SXSW was the perfect place for Bruce McDonald to premiere his Broken Social Scene concert meets

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