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All of Us Strangers Leads 2023 Gotham Awards Nominations

Awards season is now officially underway with the announcement of the nominations for the 33rd Gotham Independent Film Awards. Leading the way this year is…

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TV Review : The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

The master of humanist horror is back with his Netflix swan song, premiering this spooky season on the major streaming platform. Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of…

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Winners Announced for the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival Competition Selection Roll of Honour

As we reach the end of the 8th year of the Femme Filmmakers Festival, we have come to that part of the show where we…

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Day Ten of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Before we bring down the final curtain on this online celebration of female artists, we can also look forward to the announcement of the award…

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Day Nine of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

It’s that famous penultimate day of the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival. We have hopefully all seen the short films in Competition and Showcase, and are…

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Femme Film fest 23 Classic Short Weekend: Hot Seat (Anna Kerrigan)

2nd FEMME FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL (2017) How awkward is it to not be one of the cool kids invited to a teen house party? Ask Andrea…

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Day Eight of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Just three days to go before the close of the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival. And with day eight comes the start of the classic short…

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TIFF 23 Dispatch: including ‘Fallen Leaves’; ‘Green Border’; ‘The Zone of Interest’

In addition to all the major Hollywood films and American indies I saw at TIFF, I also saw several international films from some of the…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Competition Selection: My Condolences To Your Future Lovers (Jessica Dowse)

Stacey and Vicky are young lovers having a squabble in the car, or is it a breakup? Director Jessica Dowse has written a crackling strong…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Review: Farewell Amor (Ekwa Msangi)

The international flavour displayed at the 2020 London Film Festival was never daunting, no matter how unknown any prospective title might be. But with each…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Marielle Heller)

Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a writer struggling from the failure of her biography of Estee Lauder, years removed from the success she had in…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Showcase Selection: Circuit (Delia Hess)

Animated short films are a charming cinematic universe all of their own and Circuit makes a worthy entry into their league. At first blush, it…

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Day Seven of the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023

Emotions run high in the films showcasing for day seven of the 8th Femme Filmmakers Festival. With Oscar nominees and a short film director who…

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Femme Film Fest 23 Review: Fire of Love (Sara Dosa)

There are love stories that seem impossible to believe until you watch the living proof of it. It isn’t just photos, but a full archive…

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