MEL Films

  • News

    The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund Returns

    The Uncertain Kingdom short film fund is back and offering five UK-based filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the theme of ‘belief’.

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    Documentary David Freid

    Return to High Chaparral

    Last year, MEL Films visited a theme park celebrating America’s mythic Wild West in wintery Sweden that became a welcoming home for refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. But, the Wild West response to a refugee crisis only lasts so long.

  • Interview

    The Future of New Media | SOTW Awards 2013

    Winners of the SOTW Awards 2013 New Media category sit down to discuss the importance of story and the need for funding in this roundtable discussion about the future of the industry.

  • Filmmaker Update

    The Short List: Paul Trillo Interview

    Writer/Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss what it means to be a "concept filmmaker," the difference between commercial and narrative films, and why his favorite short films feel like a satisfying meal.

  • Interview

    The Importance of Editing with Alexander Farah

    "The simplistic act of splicing two clips together in a sequence, made me understand the editor to be a second director of sorts" - S/W regular Alexander Farah joins us to discuss the importance of editing when creating a short film.

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