Filmmaker Updates: October 2020
Find out what some of our previously featured filmmakers have been up to recently - as we take a look at projects in development, distribution deals and awards in our 'Filmmaker Updates' series.
Find out what some of our previously featured filmmakers have been up to recently - as we take a look at projects in development, distribution deals and awards in our 'Filmmaker Updates' series.
Virgin Media Shorts is fun online competition out of the UK that just finished up its third year. Sponsored by the giant Branson-lead conglomerate in collaboration with the ubiquitous UK Film Council, the event's tagline is "Championing Undiscovered Talent".
Films from Karen Maine, A.V. Rockwell, Saim Sadiq, Miles Warren and more feature in our latest Watchlist article.
17-year-old Caroline breaks down after receiving a phone call delivering some tragic news, but her reaction soon reveals there is more to this call than first appears.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - If you hoard your dreams, someone is going to want to watch them.
Kemi lives and works in the murky slipstream of a North London pub. As the booze flows the line between who belongs behind and in front of the bar becomes increasingly blurred.
**CURRENTLY OFFLINE** - The 2003 Oscar winner, this film is a searing and intimate portrait of a single-mom and her 4 children in contemporary Britain.
Disturbing look at the frustrations of a man and son against nameless aggression.
Emelia (BAFTA Nominee Nikki Amuka-Bird) and Jeff (Nick Frost) are an open minded couple celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary by venturing into the virtual reality world of 'Vert' together, where people are presented as their 'ideal selves'.
Updated 4/19: In the midst of social distancing, film festivals around the world are canceling or postponing their events. Here are examples of what some festivals are doing to preserve aspects of the experience remotely.