Directors Notes | Screening

DN LFF07: Import Export - Ulrich Seidl

By MarBelle ⋅ October 30, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Amidst the two weeks of screenings and events that was The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival sat the calm oasis of the filmmakers’ breakfasts, which along with being a perfect opportunity to load up on coffee and croissants for the day, meant that I got to speak to some of the directors with their [...]

DN LFF07: Water Lilies - Celine Sciamma

By MarBelle ⋅ October 29, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Amidst the two weeks of screenings and events that was The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival sat the calm oasis of the filmmakers’ breakfasts, which along with being a perfect opportunity to load up on coffee and croissants for the day, meant that I got to speak to some of the directors with their [...]

DN LFF07: My Kid Could Paint That - Amir Bar-Lev

By MarBelle ⋅ October 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Amidst the two weeks of screenings and events that was The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival sat the calm oasis of the filmmakers’ breakfasts, which along with being a perfect opportunity to load up on coffee and croissants for the day, meant that I got to speak to some of the directors with their [...]

DN LFF07: A Walk into the Sea - Esther Robinson

By MarBelle ⋅ October 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Amidst the two weeks of screenings and events that was The Times BFI 51st London Film Festival sat the calm oasis of the filmmakers’ breakfasts, which along with being a perfect opportunity to load up on coffee and croissants for the day, meant that I got to speak to some of the directors with their [...]

An Excess of Films and Music…

By MarBelle ⋅ August 29, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

…is exactly how I’d describe the recent bank holiday weekend, but as I spent the majority of it with my face stuck to my D80, the amount of pictures that feature my steady decline of sleep and sobriety as the Reading Festival progressed are minimal. If you saw me for more than 5 seconds, chances [...]

DN Special: Screen South - Digital Shorts 2007

By MarBelle ⋅ May 15, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

A couple of weeks ago, I got to attend the cast and crew screening for Screen South’s 2007 slate of Digital Shorts and crashed the post screening party to find out more about the Digital Shorts experience from the Screen South team and this year’s supported directors.
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Screen South
Screen South Winning Films
UK Film Council Digital [...]

The Darkside - Shane Sheils

By MarBelle ⋅ April 8, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Discovering several great locations whilst on a shoot, director Shane Sheils worked backwards to create a script that would exploit them to the fullest. Marrying his dislike of the corporate office job to an Invasion of the Body Snatchers theme, The Darkside is a classic tale of a free spirit hunted down by a steadily [...]