Werwulf | Dartmoor’s mood, menace, myth and mystery
Robert Eggers’ Werwulf captures the darkly evocative and ancient power of Dartmoor’s landscape. Devon Film Office has more
Dartmoor Calling | Activists don’t write down their own stories
Dartmoor Calling is a documentary reflecting how the national park came about, and what it means to people. Director Charlotte Bill explains
The Harp of Broken Strings | evoking imagination with natural beauty
In The Harp of Broken Strings, writer director Noah Illas inspires thought, memory and loss in the natural beauty of Dartmoor
The Medusa Box | vast, big, weird and exciting
The Medusa Box is a British horror which is inspired by the essence of Dartmoor. Director Bex Phillips tells us how the story has grown
Last Orders | power, memory, threat and absurdity
The absurdity of memory and power is the theme of Last Orders is the debut feature of Baobab Theatre. Writer Phil John explains
Gameportal / Jacob Housego paints a dark future
Jacob Housego captures the essence of a dark future in his sci fi thriller Gameportal shot entirely in Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor
Dartmoor in astrophotography and light painting film
Arthur Cauty picks up the brushes and paints with light for his astrophotography film on Dartmoor and elsewhere for a stunning star-shifting short film
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Hell-Tor Gothic film festival puts Devon on horror map
A new festival in Exeter celebrating Dartmoor and Devon’s rich history of ghosts, ghouls and witchcraft – Hell-Tor – will take place this November.
Marek Kawula capturing images our eyes would never see
Marek Kawula is a Devon filmmaker who gazed at the stars for his Time is the Enemy film. We asked about his inspiration and future plans
Down on the Farm documentary short film project puts focus on North Devon farmers
Down on the Farm are a series of short documentaries focusing on the everyday farming life in North Devon’s UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Glimpse the heavens | Arthur Cauty’s Dartmoor Dark Skies is a mesmeric time lapse film
Dartmoor Dark Skies, a time lapse film by Arthur Cauty is a beautiful capture of the heavens and earth from the isolation of the Devon National Park
‘It would be nice to be more optimistic’: dystopian short TRANSMISSION reflects the politics of now (interview)
TRANSMISSION is a dystopian short set 25 years in the future, yet feels oddly ‘now’. Writer/director duo Varun Raman and Tom Hancock talk about how and why they made it
Dartmoor Killing, an atmospheric tale of deceit on Dartmoor, is on Netflix
The dark and atmospheric story shot on the moor, Dartmoor Killing, is available on streaming service Netflix
Robot World: Dartmoor was part of the success
Dartmoor was the ideal setting for sci-fi feature Robot World. We talk to filmmakers husband and wife Neil and Amanda Rowe and Neil’s brother Ian about what goes into making a feature in Devon
Robot World: Devon-made sci-fi hits the shelves and international markets
Devon made indie sci fi Robot World has been gaining momentum and fans along with world wide distribution. Buy it on the High Street or online
Dartmoor Killing wins “Best Thriller” at the National Film Awards, and inks International Sales Deal
Dartmoor Killing has won the Best Thriller prize at the National Film Academy Awards, and signed an international deal
Devon thriller Dartmoor Killing gets Best Thriller Nomination in the National Film Academy Awards
The romantic, mysterious, dangerous and threatening thriller Dartmoor Killing, filmed in Devon, is up for a Best Thriller Nomination in the National Film Academy Awards. Add your vote
Runner/driver needed for feature film shooting on Dartmoor
A feature film shoot is on the lookout for a runner in Devon who can drive a 9-seater mini bus for its Dartmoor filmming
One man. One Bike. Dartmoor. The Long Shot documentary
The Long Shot, about Paralympian athlete James Bevis, is the debut documentary short of Devon writer/director Karen Turner
Dartmoor Ponies on the brink: documentary ‘gets people talking’ about their uncertain fate
Natural history filmmaker Kather Stringer was drawn to Dartmoor to raise the issues surrounding the plight of Dartmoor Ponies
Dartmoor Killing: A sight to behold (review)
Dartmoor Killing is the theatrical debut from Devon’s own, Peter Nicholson -best known for his work at the BBC and Channel 4. Nicholson’s film eschews the usual conventions of British cinema i.e. period settings, Northern working class strife or cockney geezers. Instead, it delivers a contemporary thriller with a twist of suspenseful horror. Becky (Gemma-Leah…
Outdoor Dartmoor world premiere for psychological thriller Dartmoor Killing
The psychological thriller Dartmoor Killing will get its world premiere with an open air screening on Dartmoor National Park
Big names announced for Chagford Film Festival 2015
The Chagford Film Festival has attracted director Kevin MacDonald and author Michael Murpurog to its movie celebration on Dartmoor
Thriller set in the South West -Dartmoor Killing advance poster
Dartmoor Killing, the psychological thriller set on Dartmoor is getting closer to its launch. Here’s the advance poster
‘A wealth of talent resides in Devon’ Borley Rectory director Ashley Thorpe talks to John Tomkins
Devon filmmaker Ashley Thorpe is in the midst of his Borley Rectory film, which he’s dubbed ‘ultrasound of a haunting’. He spoke to John Tomkins
Dartmoor Killing: psychological thriller set on the moor
Dartmoor Killing is a new feature filmed from multi-award winning filmmaker Peter Nicholson
The story of Mary Whyddon unfolds on the facade of her home and church for the Chagford Film Festival
The Chagford Film Festival continues with a special outdoor projection of the forthcoming feature film Mary Whyddon
Dartmoor setting for Sigur Rós Mystery Film Experiment music video
Devon filmmaker Ben Borley uses an atmopheric Dartmoor for his Sigur Rós Mystery Film Experiment entry
Dartmoor’s answer to The Blair Witch Project? Tom Leins spends A Night In The Woods
Devon’s most haunted spot on Dartmoor is an ominous presence in the micro-horror A Night In The Woods
We Bought A Zoo has bags of heart-warming, family friendly wholesome charm (DVD review)
It would have been nice for Cameron Crowe to keep We Bought A Zoo’s original Devon setting, but the heart-warming, family friendly movie is still a winner
