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In anticipation of the upcoming nominations, Anna Higgs joins DN for a discussion about @BAFTA’s Awards and its key role as a champion of British filmmaking. #bafta.
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In anticipation of the upcoming nominations, Anna Higgs joins DN for a discussion about BAFTA’s Awards and its key role as a champion of British filmmaking.
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DN invited 'Kneecap' writer/director @richpeppiatt to share his 2024 film favourites & reflect on the whirlwind year that saw his balls to wall feature about Belfast hip-hop trio @KNEECAPCEOL rack up awards everywhere #topten2024 #bestoftheyear
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RT @amirzargara: Interview w/ @WeAreDN by @jamesmaitre. "Telling any story invites criticism, but when you’re telling a story about your o….
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DN speaks to @bifa_film @Raindance Maverick Award nominee director Joshua Trigg about hitting the road in Laos with limited film stock & young non-professional lead actors for 'Satu - Year of the Rabbit' his self-financed 16mm coming of age feature debut
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DN speaks to BIFA nominee Joshua Trigg about shooting in Laos with limited film stock & non-professional lead actors for his self-financed 16mm feature debut.
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Dir. Christopher Andrews speaks to DN about using a shifting visual language to ratchet up the tension in his bold @BIFA_film nominated debut thriller 'Bring Them Down' which sees Christopher Abbott & Barry Keoghan locked in a violent feud #BIFA2024
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BIFA winning director Christopher Andrews speaks to us about his use of a shifting visual language to ratchet up the tension in his bold feature debut.
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A film for all the misfits who've misplaced their life manuals DN talks to 'Sister Midnight' writer/director Karan Kandhari about the making of his genre-bending debut feature about a misanthropic newlywed stumbling through the chaos of adulting #BIFA2024
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A film for all the misfits who've misplaced their manuals for life DN sits down with Karan Kandhari to dig into the making of his genre-bending debut feature.
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Dir. @banlankester details the multi-tiered approach to sound design immersing audiences in the frantic intensity of his @BIFA_film nominated short 'Delivery' a maternity ward set drama depicting the most challenging shift of a newly-qualified midwife
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Ben Lankester details the multi-tiered sound design that immerses audiences into the frantic intensity of his BIFA nominated maternity ward drama short.
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Filmmaker Nina Gantz takes DN inside the extraordinary craftsmanship of her @bifa_film nominated stop motion short 'Wander to Wonder' which offers a unique and poignant exploration of the loss experienced by its diminutive stars #BIFA2024
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Nina Gantz takes DN inside the extraordinary craftsmanship of her stop motion short which offers a poignant exploration of loss for its diminutive stars.
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Dir. Rich Peppiatt discusses throwing comedic molotov cocktails in his raucous @bifa_film winning debut 'Kneecap' about anarchic Irish hip-hop trio @kneecapceol who become unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save the mother tongue #BIFA2024
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Eros V takes Directors Notes inside the lo-fi techniques he used to bring a possessed puppet to life for his @BIFA_film nominated short 'Meat Puppet' (starring @davidjonsson__ & Máiréad Tyers) about a man-child who desperately needs to grow up #BIFA2024
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Eros V reveals the lo-fi techniques used to bring a possessed puppet to life for his BIFA nominated short about a man-child who desperately need to grow up.
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Werner Vivier explains how he used a voyeuristic one-shot framing device to subtly examine the theme of racism in food culture in his awkward first date short #premiere #shortfilm.
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Werner Vivier explains the use of a voyeuristic one-shot framing device to subtly examine the theme of racism in food culture in his awkward first date short.
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With his debut feature 'Unicorns' up for 7 @bifa_film awards @ijamesfloyd talks to DN about depicting the complexity of @ItsJasonPatel & @benhardy0291's characters while spotlighting the beauty of South Asian realism drag authentically on screen #BIFA2024
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RT @BIFA_film: Set those alarms ⏰ the BIFA 2024 Craft Winners reveal with Letterboxd is here. Head to @bifa_film and @letterboxd on Tues 2….
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RT @amirzargara: from an Interview W/ @WeAreDN. "I realized that if I didn’t use the privilege I’ve gained from being in Canada to tell thi….
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Dir. @kylejonshephard walks DN through the combination of practical and digital VFX behind the titular head in his frantically kinetic comedy two-hander Stress Head’ #WeAreDN #Comedy #ShortFilm.
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Kyle Jon Shephard walks DN through the combination of practical and digital VFX behind the titular head in his frantically kinetic stress-fuelled short.
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Writer/Director/Actor Hannah Levin shares how she balanced out the comedic beats, sticking to the story and keeping the narrative moving in her bold, reckoning comedy short debut 'Golden Child' #premiere
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Hannah Levin shares how she balanced out the comedic beats, sticking to the story and keeping the narrative moving in her bold, reckoning comedy short debut.
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Dir. @alexqin talks to DN about weathering the emotional ups and downs of filmmaking during the production of her debut short film ‘Thirstygirl’, which follows the relationship between two sisters as one struggles to hide her secret addiction #premiere
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Alexandra Qin talks to DN about her personal experience with sex and love, drug and alcohol addiction, and the vital role it played in her debut short film.
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'Last Swim' writer/director Sasha Nathwani reveals the subtle progression of colour he adopted to emulate the universal nostalgia of a London teen's final carefree day of fun and freedom amongst friends
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Sasha Nathwani reveals the subtle progression of colour he adopted to emulate the universal nostalgia of a day of fun and freedom amongst teenage friends.
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Dir. Stefan Hunt talks blending the rambunctious reality of Aussie masculinity and drinking culture with the expressive qualities of dance in his fittingly boisterous choreographic short ‘Yeah The Boys’ #Dance #ShortFilm.
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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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Dirs. @nonoayuso & Rodrigo Inada unpack the wide-lensed, 90s influenced visual style of their music video for @daviddamiano99’s debut solo single ‘Silverlines’
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Directing duo NONO & Rodrigo Inada peel back the wide-lensed, 90s influenced visual style of their music video for Damiano David's debut solo single.
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