Pour sa troisième édition, le festival de courts métrages Underwire a élu domicile à Hackney, au nord est de Londres. Depuis trois ans maintenant Underwire s’est donné pour mission de prendre à bras le corps le problème de la sous-représentation des femmes dans l’industrie du cinéma. The Yard Theatre à Hackney était the place to be du 18 au 23 novembre dernier. L’équipe d’Underwire, portée (…) Lire la suite »

Gaïa Meucci is the programmer of the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol. She took the time to answer some of our questions about programming, and tells us what has made Encounters on the UK’s foremost film festivals. According to you, why has Encounters Festival acquired such a strong identity throughout the years? Because of the quality of the programme, the (…) Continue Reading »

The Semaine de la Critique is already in its 52nd year and has revealed some of the biggest names in cinema by showcasing first and second shorts and features. The 4 prizes are awarded by journalists and film critics and the festival itself is (…) Continue Reading »

Flying Paper (2013) Nitin Sawhney and Roger Hill is the sort of film that captures your heart as much as your politics. Continue Reading »

In the programs for film festivals there are always a few films that on the surface appear a little out of place. Blood on the Condor directed by Jorge Sanjines is a 1969 film set in Bolivia and yet, it deeply resonates through our contemporary life and understanding of the occupied Palestinian State. Continue Reading »

Yeguas y cotorras, Dir: Natalia Garagiola, Argentina, 2012, 28 min. The stand out of the afternoon. Beautifully shot and deftly constructed. Delfina and her two friends go to her family’s manor house to spend one day together before her wedding (…) Continue Reading »

The Palestinian Film Festival landed in London last weekend. Never having attended before, I began with Shorts Programme 1, hoping to view a varied range in one sitting. I wasn’t disappointed. This compilation of shorts delivered a high (…) Continue Reading »

To do credit to British presence at 2013 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, I am delighted with interviewing Ashley Briggs, “The search for inspiration gone” ’s director. Continue Reading »

La liste de mes préférences courts-métrées au sein du Festival de Clermont-Ferrand 2013. Lire la suite »

The Pan-Asian Film festival kicked off last night with a unique, UK premiere of Ya-Che Yang’s GF* BF (reviewed here) followed by a Live Q & A with the director. Click here to find out what’s showing at the festival. Transcript of the live Q&A with Director Ya-Che Yang: Q: How did you get such intimate performances from the three actors? I’ve known them since I was 17 years (…) Continue Reading »