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Two Feet Tall: short film sets new high for modern fairy tales

As far as modern fairy tales go, the charming short Two Feet Tall sets new highs. It’s a tale that focuses entirely on feet but still manages to tell a story of deft emotion. Now the almost silent film will put its toe into the international market with its internet release. We spoke to director Andy Robinson about how to give direction to feet, puddle wrangling, and making a movie with soul [sorry!]

It’s endlessly motivating to work with amazing people: Heidi Jones

For Resolutions, writer / director Heidi Jones explored a real-life situation to see how her characters would react. We spoke to her about drama, music and Sally Potter

This is Phonic: Creativity, dedication and a wealth of human experience (interview)

Heaps of creativity, dedication and personality goes into creating a local, community radio station. Christ Jones captures the essence of Exeter’s Phonic FM in his documentary This is Phonic. We spoke to him about getting to what’s behind the airwaves

Intelligent Life: dealing with life’s biggest threat – ‘growing up’

Intelligent Life is a film about hope, scepticism and growing up in a Somerset town. We caught up with director Paddy Earle to ask what attracted him to looking for extra terrestrials in the South West

The Knockout: South West feature crowdfunding campaign kicks on

The Knockout is a kickboxing feature film being shot in Devon. As well as a gritty, emotional drama, the movie aims to promote women in film, and push the South West as a filmmaking venue. To that end it’s looking to raise £30k in a crowdfunding campaign.

Cut from Cloth: ‘Death is such an odd part of life’ (interview)

Cut From Cloth is a short film that takes personal experience and expands it for dramatic effect. In the process it tugs on teams of talent for something quite special. It’s directed by Tommy Gillard, and produced by Simeon Costello to ask how the story developed and how they managed to bag such a top team.

Movie podcast Duke of Ted free-film discussion and debate

Which movie podcast to pick, there are plenty out there, so how do you choose? One that pricked our eary interest for its free-fire bonhomie was Duke of Ted. The dukes themselves are just good ole boys… fighting the system like modern day Robin Hoods. We caught up with Ben Rothwell to find what makes the Duke of Ted tick.

Down on the Farm documentary short film project puts focus on North Devon farmers

Down on the Farm is a short documentary commission run by the community filmmaking organisation North Devon Moving Image (NDMI). The aim is to help emerging documentary filmmakers create a unique collection of short films about farming in North Devon.

Newlyn film fest calls for films for 3-day festival in 2019

The Newlyn film fest is calling for films as it sets to weigh anchor for its 2019 three-day festival.

Secret cinema from Mark Gatiss at Scandi Dartington event

Secret Cinema is certainly that. We asked Mark Gatiss for a tantalising tidbit about his forthcoming hush-hush selection for Dartington’s Wonderland event.

Devon Star Wars model under fire from council

A Devon Star Wars model, peeking over the hedges by the side of the A38 near Ashburton, is coming under fire from a council attack. But there’s a petition to save it.

Transmission goes online after successful festival run

A premiere at the power film fest that is Fantasia in Montreal, followed by 90 other festival screenings world-wide, while picking up 12 awards, Transmission has had a pretty successful festival run. Now the film is going online to reach out to an even more worldly wide audience.

Give the love of cinema this Christmas with a special Picturehouse Gift

Christmas is around the corner – the perfect time to nestle in to your local cinema with family or friends for some yuletide joy.

Evelyn: ‘an exposition of the taboos of mental health and male emotion’ | Exeter Picturehouse screening plus Q&A

Evelyn, a documentary by Oscar-winner Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets, Virunga), topped the Observer’s docs to watch out for in Charlie Phillips’ round up of the London film fest. It’s in Exeter, not only to screen but also with added engagement, including a live Q&A with members of the family and film crew, for this deeply personal, deeply affecting story.

The tale that belongs to Lucy! Unearthing a murder case in The Ballad of Lucy Sands

Writer / director Steve Baldwin’s journey into the film The Ballad of Lucy Sands is a fascinating trip beyond the grave. It’s grown into a massive feature film project that has solved the murder in the process. We caught up with Steve ahead of the next stint of filmming in Cornwall, to find out about the true story that came to him in a dream

Classic crime shines in 1950s pop-up cinema at Greenway

This December, a pop-up 1950s Christmas cinema is coming to Greenway, the holiday home of Agatha Christie now cared for by the National Trust.

Memory and nostalgia in BillyCock film as Cornish migrants to Spain have story told

BillyCock is a fascinating exploration into a much-forgotten Cornish diaspora, combining memory and belonging.

Transition Town Totnes Film Festival is Visioning The Future with a focus on F-Rated films

As 2018 marks the centenary of some women getting the vote in the UK, The Transition Town Totnes Film Fest is celebrating the achievements and struggles of women.

Can film look into the future? the Transition Town Totnes Film Festival thinks so

An array of new or rarely seen films about real power and with importance for lives and communities, about climate change, food, politics, environment, wildlife are the focus of the Transition Town Totnes Film Festival, Visioning the Future.

This Devon-based actor could be going to the Oscars, but first there’s Buried Alive, and he needs your help

Devon-based actor and film facilitator Julian Seager could be on his way to the Oscars with the short film Baghead. He just needs a little help for the route there.

From Devon to Mars: award-winning local filmmaker reaches a global audience with debut film

Braunton filmmaker, Nicholas Agnew’s debut feature film Seat 25 is released today [that’s Tuesday, November 6], following a string of awards at international film festivals and screenings at the world’s largest Mars conventions in the US.

Quintessential quirkiness of the British | producer Katherine Press on the trend-bucking doc Babies & Bellyboards

Combine a demanding job with a top-class sports career and you’re approaching the world of Babies and Bellyboards. The living-life-to-the-full documentary follows veteran midwife Naomi Perkin and World Champion bellyboarder as she prepares to quit her 30-year career.

One-off screening of hit modern musical Been So Long at Plymouth Arts Centre (plus director Q&A)

Been So Long, the neon soaked musical starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene, is calling into Plymouth Arts Centre for a special one-off screening followed by a Q&A.

Love, loss and grief | Grace Fox on her film Serpentine

Guilt and grief are central to Grace Fox’s film Serpentine set in a coastal community. We chatted about collaborative filmmaking, colour palettes and bagging top actors.

Learning to fly alone | Holly Summerson talks Birdwatching

Holly Summerson bagged an animation commission for her film Birdwatching. Inspired by the Cornish countryside, it gets its premiere at Two Short Nights in Exeter. We caught up with her to ask about Birdwatching, animation and her forthcoming series of documentaries