Phillip Van

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    Dark Comedy Victoria Warmerdam

    I'm Not a Robot

    After repeatedly failing CAPTCHA tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?

  • Festival

    2011 TROPFEST Australia

    The 2011 Movie Extra Tropfest short film festival took place today in Australia, and of the 16 films, Animal Beatbox by Damon Gameau was declared the winner. [caption id="attachment_4816" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Click to Watch "Animal Beatbox""][/caption] The field was strong this year, with Joel Edgerton of the Blue-Tongue Collective represented for his film Monkeys, as well Mankind is No Island filmmaker and prior winner of Tropfest New York, Jason Van Genderen for The Unspoken.

  • Interview

    Interview with Josh Tanner (The Landing)

    Australian short The Landing is one of those film's that's going to leave you with questions. Whether based around the impressive craft on show in the production of the piece or aimed at the cleverly deceptive storyline, Josh Tanner's film is one that demands exploring in greater detail.

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    Experimental Igor Zimmermann

    Daylight

    Gorgeous images grace this mood piece, created for the runway of Beckmans fashion designer Sarah Törnqvist

  • Branded Content

    Nokia Shorts 2011 Competition Finalists + Winner

    Sunday night at the Edinburgh Film Festival, the much-promoted Nokia Shorts Competition drew to a close with the debut screening of the 8 finalist films. Shot entirely on Nokia phones, the 8 films proved themselves to be worthy entries for one of the more high-profile short film competitions of recent vintage.

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    Film Noir Tipper Newton

    Wild Card

    Two strangers are brought together by a video dating service.

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    Adventure Tomek Popakul

    Acid Rain

    A teenage girl embarks on a pupil-dilating journey through rave culture after meeting a wild new friend on a bridge

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    Action Mike Mort

    Chuck Steel : Raging Balls of Steel Justice

    With the aid of Assface, his sex-obsessed robot partner, Maverick cop Chuck Steel has to rescue an influential banker who has been kidnapped by a group of escaped convicts armed to the teeth with stolen firearms.

  • Branded Content

    Revisiting BMW's Groundbreaking Branded Content Series "The Hire"

    BMW's legendary marketing campaign is returning after 14 years with a new film. We look back at the original 8 installments directed by A-list talent like Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Ang Lee & Wong Kar Wai, which helped invent the concept of branded film.

  • Best of the Month

    Best of the Month: July 2022

    An evocative summer hangout, a delicately-handled school shooter narrative and a freak out in the woods make up our Best of the month picks for July.

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