Fledgling filmmakers supported by a Devon bursary scheme will be among those showcasing their work during the Two Short Nights film festival in Exeter on Friday night.
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Exeter Phoenix’s Two Short Nights fest kicks off tomorrow, boasting a whole bunch of film fun for any self-respecting D+Cineast. Not only will there be beezer work by filmmaker John Sealey (see In A Tate Spot) but those Future Shorts fellers will be on hand, to present a programme which promises to challenge, inspire and – please god – entertain. Starting at [...] As always, this year’s excellent Cornwall Film Festival wasn’t just about visits by famous directors and, um, climate chaos boffins (see Simply The Fest). There was also the small matter of the festival awards, which yet again managed to encompass some truly Cornish elements. Like pasties? Images from this year’s Motionplymouth event have been posted online. The pictures capture some of the highlights of the moving-image festival, including the Civic Centre and Guildhall projections, the Drake Circus Guerilla Gallery, the movies beamed onto the Theatre Royal, imagery from the Vanland editing caravan and the South West Film And Television talks at the Treasury. Yes, there was certainly a [...] The fifth annual Cornwall Film Festival proved to be the biggest and best yet. With three screening venues which enabled a much fuller programme, the shindig offered more events, screenings, discussions and workshops than Highlights of the festival included directors Andrea Arnold and Ed Blum yapping about their movies Red Road and Scenes of a Sexual Nature, their inspirations [...] Combining the best live action shorts with the cream of animation, the Encounters Short Film Festival runs until tomorrow at Watershed, Bristol. If you can’t make it to the festival (and let’s face it, we’ve not given you much notice), why not watch the awards ceremony live online. Artists Vicky Smith and Bridgette Ashton, together with two other lucky chappies from across D+C (yup, that stands for Devon and Cornwall, ya dunderheads), have won free use of facilities at Plymouth College of Art and Design to develop their work this month. Follow the main cinema links for dates, times and matinee screenings. PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE Volver (15) Lust in La Mancha with the PRSD’s favourite director Pedro Almodovar. Oh, and don’t forget to pronounce it ‘boll-bear’ or Captn will be forced to snort at your extreme ignorance. An Exeter filmmaker has been given the opportunity to launch his new flick at swanky Tate Britain in London tomorrow. It’s a pretty sad week for D+Cineasts – maverick director Robert Altman died on Monday, aged 81. He was particularly known for a run of fantastic flicks in the 70s, including MASH and Nashville, but D+C first came to know his work through his later efforts The Player and Short Cuts. |
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