Greg Cruttwell explains how his disgust at the horrific violence of football hooliganism galvanised the creation of Park the Bus's blistering monologue short 'Animals' which sees an embittered son rage against the men who attacked his father directorsnotes.com/2024/03/19/gre… #premiere

Please can we retire the tired idea of “fly on the wall filmmaking”.

I am a 5ft 7 woman with a relatively big camera. I take up space.

What I am showing the audience is the relationship I formed and found. No flies, no walls.

Nick Aldridge walks DN through the genesis of his much needed documentary short ‘The Men And The Chair In Front Of My Window’ which explores male mental health struggles through a series of intimate conversations directorsnotes.com/2024/03/07/nic… #premiere

Tal Kantor breaks down the brushstroke-infused monochrome aesthetic of her haunting Oscar nominated animation short ‘Letter to a Pig’ which grapples with questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature
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Writer/Director Conor Dooley reveals how he struck the balance between absurdist comedy and honest emotion for his ambitious vignette-packed comedy short ‘Gold and Mud’ starring Ana Fabrega directorsnotes.com/2024/01/11/con… #ShortFilm #Comedy #Interview

Dir. Nick Rutter & co-writer/Producer Ben Richardson join us to explain how they established the dark, witty & dramatic tone of their farcical relationship short ‘Skewered’, where revealed hidden desires cause a couple to confront the elephant in the room directorsnotes.com/2024/01/04/nic…

DN’s James Maitre reflects on his most memorable feature-length cinematic experiences of 2023, whittling down everything he saw into a list of ten favourites directorsnotes.com/2023/12/27/jam… #topten2023 #toptenfilms #bestoftheyear

Dir. Andzej Gavriss ushers us into Christmas and explains how he executed the ambitious level of production featured in his festive World of Tanks spot ‘Never Going Back’, starring Vinnie Jones as the enforcer of Santa's naughty list directorsnotes.com/2023/12/21/and…

In our new ep, we reflect on the pervasive apathy often accompanying the endless influx of new releases and how to combat nagging sense of FOMO which at times feels like it can never be satiated. Plus we discuss Afire, Fremont, Leave the World Behind.

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Dir. Kyryl Volovych reveals the inspiration he drew from Stalker and The Seventh Seal when creating his ethereal, science fiction-inflected music video for ĠENN’s ‘The Sister Of’ directorsnotes.com/2023/11/16/kyr… #MusicVideo #Interview

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Dir. Oliver Murray explains why despite having access to a wealth of archival material it was important to be concise and economical with the storytelling of his The Beatles documentary short ‘Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song’ #TheBeatles #NowandThen
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Dir. Hugo De Sousa explains how he recreated the claustrophobic, exploitative atmosphere of an audition for his uncomfortable satirical short film ‘Je Ne Suis Pas Une Star De Cinéma’ where an actor auditions for a mysterious, undisclosed film project directorsnotes.com/2023/11/02/hug…

Our November newsletter is out. Dario reflects on the economic underpinning to GenZ students' social attitudes, and we have the usual bumper list of recommendations.

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Our London Film Festival #LFF2023 episode is out. A great number of films & festival related themes are covered. The main focus is:
That They May Face The Rising Sun
Only The River Flows,
Monster
The Taste of Things.

Enjoy

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they're back! bring on the new season The Cinematologists

Tonnes of delightful short films screening Bolton Film Festival - my list of recommendations for Directors Notes

Griffin Wenzler explains the dynamic editing tricks he employed to energise the cinematic language of his single-location parking lot comedy short ‘Horse Dreams’ which sees half-brothers clashing in a parking lot directorsnotes.com/2023/09/21/gri… #Premiere