Debut Feature Tag Archive

Live Action

Rene Pannevis Details How He Expanded His BIFA-Winning Car Thief Short ‘Jacked’ Into Feature Debut ‘Looted’

Providing an inside view of the feature development process, Rene Pannevis talks British realism, small-town criminals and the generational divide.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Matias Mariani Creates a Fresh Vision of the São Paulo Immigrant Experience in Debut Feature ‘Shine Your Eyes’

We speak to Matias Mariani about his debut feature 'Shine Your Eyes', discussing the history of São Paulo, immigrant identity and horse racing betting.

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Live Action

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

Lucio Castro talks to us about reuniting two men for a one night stand whose seeds were sown 20 years earlier in his debut feature 'End of the Century'.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN367: A Deep Dive into ‘Burning Cane’, Phillip Youmans’ Debut Feature Which Made Tribeca History

Phillip Youmans joins DN to discuss the experience of taking on multiple production roles for his Tribeca winning debut feature 'Burning Cane'.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN365: Isabella Eklöf Exposes the Rot Beneath the Glitzy Veneer of Power & Money in Unflinching Debut ‘Holiday’

Isabella Eklöf discusses 'Holiday', her unflinching depiction of the control and sexual violence lurking beneath the glitzy veneer of power and money.

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Documentary, Music Video, Podcasts

DN359: Matthew Jones Charts the Rise, Fall & Redemption of James Lavelle in ‘The Man from Mo’Wax’

Matthew Jones takes DN through the hurdles he surmounted to bring the story of seminal record label Mo'Wax and its driven owner James Lavelle to screen.

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN350: Nico Edwards Documents a Treacherous 8,000 Mile Pacific Voyage Through Ice & Wind in ‘Sea Gypsies’

Nico Edwards' debut documentary follows 16 crew members aboard a 120ft sailing Ketch as they journey through some of the most treacherous seas on earth.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN347: Chameleon – Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Jorge Riquelme Serrano shares how structured improvisation enabled him to shoot his uninvited guest psychological thriller feature debut in a mere 4 days.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN345: The Eyes of My Mother – Nicolas Pesce

A young lonely woman is consumed by her deepest & darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life in Nicolas Pesce's horrifying debut feature.

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Live Action

Jim Hosking Gets Wilfully Weird for Slippery Debut Feature ‘The Greasy Strangler’

Delightfully disgusting, Jim Hoskings' feature debut is definitely the strangest, most grotesque and downright greasiest comedy you'll ever see!

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN336: Asaf Korman Delves into the Heart of Unhealthy Symbiotic Relationships in Sibling Drama ‘Next to Her’

Israeli director Asaf Korman joins us on the podcast with feature debut ‘Next to Her’, an intimate and very personal look at the themes of co-dependence

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN316: Strings – Rob Savage

Director Rob Savage reveals how at the tender age of 17 he wrote, directed, edited, shot and co-produced his BIFA-winning debut feature.

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