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Podcasts

BAFTA’s Anna Higgs on the Awards, Membership & Building an Equitable British Film Industry

Film Committee Chair Anna Higgs discusses BAFTA’s role as a champion of British filmmaking and the mechanics of the BAFTA Awards from eligibility to voting.

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BIFA Winner Christopher Andrews on the Broken Trust, Violence & Toxicity of Unrelenting Thriller ‘Bring Them Down’

Christopher Andrews reflects on the destructive nature of toxicity in his BIFA winning debut pitting Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan against one another.

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Talking Nostalgia, Stop Motion and 3D Printing with BIFA Winner Nina Gantz Creator of ‘Wander to Wonder’

BIFA Best British Short winner Nina Gantz takes DN inside the craftsmanship of her stop motion film which offers a unique, poignant exploration of loss.

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‘Kneecap’ Director Rich Peppiatt on Jokes as Molotov Cocktails in His Multi-BIFA Winning Feature Debut

Rich Peppiatt takes us inside the making of his multi BIFA winning anarchic, riotous, rule breaking fictionalised biopic of Belfast hip-hop trio 'Kneecap'.

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Meat Puppet Director Eros V on Possession, Practical FX & the Power of a Great Title

DN caught up with Eros V to learn how a conversation with The Jim Henson Company inspired his surprising man-child possessed by a puppet comedy-horror short.

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Sasha Nathwani on Capturing the Carefree Nostalgia of Youthful Friendships in Debut Feature ‘Last Swim’

Sasha Nathwani explains why a vibrant yet nostalgic colour palette was key to his coming-of-age drama about a group of London teens on a day of adventure.

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Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson on the Trauma-Informed Co-Creation of Documentary Feature ‘Holloway’

Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson speak to the importance of flattening outdated hierarchical structures of filmmaking for their trauma-informed documentary.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

A Nun Untangles the Threads of Her Sense of Self in Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson’s ‘Mother Vera’

Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson speak to us about the multi-year journey of their Grierson Award winning doc about a young nun facing deep inner conflict.

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Film Festival, Podcasts

A Roundup of the London Film Festival 2024

The Directors Notes Podcast returns! And this episode sees Sarah (joined by DN guests old and new) looking back at being thrown into the deep end of LFF 2024.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN372: The Passion of Desire Spans Decades in Lucio Castro’s Queer Romance Feature ‘End of the Century’

Lucio Castro joins DN with decade spanning film 'End of the Century' which reunites 2 men for a one night stand whose seeds were sown two decades earlier.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN371: Maura Delpero Embarks on an Enthralling Exploration of the Meaning of Motherhood in Dramatic Debut ‘Maternal’

Maura Delpero reveals how she built cohesion between the professional, non-professional and child performances needed for her drama debut 'Maternal'.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN370: Eryk Rocha Captures the Financial and Emotional Struggles of a Nocturnal Rio Cab Driver in ‘Burning Night’

Eryk Rocha tells DN how the themes of isolation & economic struggle in his story of a Rio cab driver, 'Burning Night' mirror the current crisis in Brazil.

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