UK Film: Global Stage
The UK Film industry has taken a few major blows recently. In the face of this, British films are being picked up by overseas film festivals: next stop, Tribeca.
The UK Film industry has taken a few major blows recently. In the face of this, British films are being picked up by overseas film festivals: next stop, Tribeca.
Across the Atlantic there鈥檚 a strong tradition of road trip films, the bulk of the action based in or around the car and the endless dusty highway ahead.
Leap Year delivers an emotional and graphic examination of loneliness through the listless life of journalist Laura.
Bella is a beautifully shot film, and has a narrative that viewers will relate to, easy to watch because of its deep exploration of personal choice.
Slingshot follows a group of petty criminals or 鈥渢iradors鈥 (in local slang), in a slum neighbourhood in Manila.
By turns sinister and tragic, Catfish makes use of the various social mediums and communications that replace face-to-face contact in the modern world.
When Alice is imprisoned in her own house by the psychotic David, it isn鈥檛 long before David develops a misguided relationship with his prisoner.
I鈥檓 Still Here is the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated actor Casey Affleck, a bizarre portrayal of a year in the life of acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix.
Birds Eye View鈥檚 Rachel Millward talks about how their popular film festival applauds the creativity and brilliance of women in film.
Marc Evans鈥 latest film, Patagonia, looks at the idea of homeland, history and belonging through a parallel narrative.
How to get your film out there: Elliot Grove, founder of Raindance Festival, offers top tips to help promote your film.
The results for the Aesthetica Short Film Competition 2010 have been announced. The finalists have their say on what it takes to make a great short and how that fits within the landscape of cinema today.
Elliot Grove, Founder of Raindance Film Festival, offers Ten Ways to help you Make Compelling Content.
Clio Barnard鈥檚 exploration of playwright, Andrea Dunbar鈥檚 life, combines reality with artifice in an exciting new creation.
The digital landscape has altered how and when we experience cinema. In 2010 the Abandon Normal Devices Festival opened to explore these junctures in more detail.
Undertow is Javier Fuentes-Le贸n鈥檚 first feature film. Having won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2010, it opened in the UK in August 2010.
Humanising forbidden love, with breathtaking cinematography, Beautiful Kate explores the effects of place, isolation and burgeoning sexualities.
Swedish artist, Johanna Billing鈥檚 videos reflect routine, rehearsal and ritual with an emphasis on the fragility of individual performance and the power of collective experience鈥
In both work and pleasure, there is a sentiment that audiences are looking for more. Today鈥檚 entertainment is about the immersive, interactive experience.
