Galway Film Fleadh announces 2013 Bingham Ray Nominees
Co-founder of indie film distributor, October Films and former president of United Artists, Bingham Ray attended the Galway Film Fleadh for many years before his untimely death in 2012. Bingham spent his time at the…
Former Aardman and BBC execs spread Wildseed
Aardman Animation’s former Head of Broadcast, Miles Bullough, has teamed up with former BBC creative executive Jesse Cleverly to launch Wildseed Studios, a next-generation entertainment content incubator designed to attract creators looking for funding and…
First National Youth Film Festival launched
Following the recent demise of Film Education a new nationwide programme of free film screenings and related activities for children aged five to 19 has been announced. Schools are invited to take part in free…
Sheffield Doc/Fest Award Winners
The 20th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest drew to a close with its awards ceremony, presented by Jeremy Hardy. The seven awards for 2013 were: Inspiration Award; Special Jury Award, Sheffield Innovation Award, Sheffield Green Award,…
British film at Shanghai Film Festival
The British Council, in partnership with the BFI, has announced a significantly increased presence for British film at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) which runs from 15 – 23 June. As part of…
Paul Thomas Anderson: Perfecting The Look
The writer-director explains why he will stop at nothing to get the right aesthetic, even if it means shooting in 65mm. …
Thomas Vinterberg: The Story Matters
The Danish director explains why he’s returning to the controversial subject matter of 1998’s Festen,…
Ben Wheatley Talks Sightseers
As the director of Down Terrace, Kill List and Sightseers, Ben Wheatley is carving out…
Not Just a Pretty Face: Nadia Stacey talks Make-Up.
Having served as make-up artist and designer on big and small screen projects as diverse as Green Zone, Tyrannosaur and Sightseers, Nadia Stacey writes exclusively about why her role is essential to creating great characters.…
Mike Elizalde – Pushing Clay
Oscar-nominated make-up artist and creature designer Mike Elizalde explains why he relishes the challenge of…
Women Behind the Camera: DoPs Kate Reid & Eve Hazelton
Directors of photography Eve Hazelton (The Underwater Realm) and Kate Reid (Blooded, Scrubber) discuss their experiences of working across a range of features and camera platforms, and why gender does not matter when you get behind the camera…
Side by Side: Documentarian Chris Kenneally on the future of film
While the digital revolution continues apace, there is still much debate about whether film has…
Sightseers’ Alice Lowe On Writing Strong Female Characters
For our Women in Film issue, Sightseers co-writer and star Alice Lowe discusses the importance of creating strong female characters.…
Writer/director Paul Andrew Williams – Song for Marion
With films like London to Brighton, The Cottage and Cherry Tree Lane, writer/director Paul Andrew…
Dana Glauberman – All the Pieces Matter
Over a career spanning two decades, Dana Glauberman has worked on films as diverse as The Birdcage and Juno to Pirates of the Caribbean and, most recently, Young Adult. Here she exclusively writes about the joy she finds in fitting the pieces of a film…
Part of the Process – Colin Goudie on cutting for the big and small screens.
London-born film and television editor Colin Goudie has just finished working on the independent British…
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