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Live Action

The Meet-Cute You Tell vs. The One That Actually Happened Collide in Leve Kühl’s Grindr Spot ‘Peas’

Leve Kühl unpacks the narrative power of embracing queer specificity while subverting the holiday ad format for his steamy Grindr Christmas spec advert.

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Live Action

How a Recurring Daymare of Isolation and Gentrification Led to Lucas Murphy’s ‘You Can’t Talk to the Dude’

Lucas Murphy explains how his own anxieties of gentrification and living alone became a mysterious horror comedy that begs the question - what would 'you' do?

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Awards, Documentary

Alison McAlpine Finds the Universe in the Unhurried Gaze of Donkeys in Oscar-Nominated Doc ‘perfectly a strangeness’

In the vastness of the desert, Alison McAlpine follows three donkeys into an abandoned observatory and discovers a new language for what a story can be.

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Live Action, Premiere

Firas Itani Charts the Invisible Sisyphean Weight of Everyday Labour in Tense Drama ‘Lower Ground’

Denying any relief, Firas Itani uses framing, contrasting colour & relentless routine to depict skewed power dynamics in his portrait of everyday servitude.

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Live Action

Isabella Eklöf on Condemning the Ones We Love in Her Adaptation of Nick Cave’s ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’

Isabella Eklöf talks to DN about her TV adaptation of Nick Cave's novel, starring Matt Smith as a sex addicted salesman in what may be his best performance

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Art & Fashion, Premiere

Riccardo Fusetti Gives the Carefree Lifestyle Fashion Film a Subversive Twist in Multiformat Short ‘Editorial’

Riccardo Fusetti walks through the construction of his lifestyle short which uses 80 AI VFX shots to subvert our expectations of a model's carefree existence.

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Live Action, Premiere

Sam Baron’s ‘Office Royale’ Is a Scathing Corporate Satire That Will Keep You Guessing Until the Final Bang

Sam Baron reveals how camerawork, coordinated stunts and top-notch performances combined to enhance the dark comedy of his bloody office survival short.

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Awards, Live Action

One Man Makes a Courageous Stand in Nebojša Slijepčević’s Oscar Drama ‘The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent’

Nebojša Slijepčević speaks to DN about his approach when filming his Oscar nominated live action short within the tight confines of a train carriage.

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Art & Fashion

Stefan Hunt Skewers Aussie Masculinity and Piss Up Culture in Raucous Dance Short ‘Yeah The Boys’

Stefan Hunt talks blending the rambunctious reality of Australian masculinity with the expressive qualities of dance in his boisterous choreographic short.

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Live Action, Premiere

Ali Sohail Jaura’s ‘Murder Tongue’ Highlights One Family’s Agony Amidst the Bloody Hatred of Operation Clean-up

Ali Sohail Jaura explains how centring his Karachi massacre drama on its female protagonist shifted the trajectory of his heartbreaking short for the better.

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Live Action, Premiere

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney Explore the Tenderness of Lifelong Male Friendships in Drama Short ‘Drifting’

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney reveal how their Paul Mescal & Dafhyd Flynn starring Irish short allowed them to cultivate ideas for their debut feature.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Chance Encounter With a Hustler Shifts a Suicidal Young Man’s Perspective in Lovell Holder’s ‘You Say Hello’

Lovell Holder opens up on why moving to a non-linear structure during post yielded a more compelling version of his queer drama about a young man on the brink.

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