Meshes of the Afternoon
Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 17 days to…

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Rehearsal
Posted in Festival Review Short

LFF Review: Courtney Hope Thérond’s new short film ‘Rehearsal’

Courtney Hope Thérond has routinely proven herself a cunning filmmaker, one who can deliver the rawness of intimate human interaction in a closed space. Her…

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Posted in Festival Review Women

FemmeFilmFest Review: Lauren Minnerath’s The Morning After

In the short film The Morning After, a gay interracial Brooklyn couple copes with life the day after the 2016 Presidential election. Directed by Lauren…

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Once Upon a Line
Posted in Festival Review Women

FemmeFilmFest Animation: Once Upon a Line from Alicja Jasina

We take everyday sounds for granted, the little hums and taps, the sips and steps, how the outside world of traffic and people seeps into…

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Ailleurs
Posted in Festival Review Women

FemmeFilmFest Animation: Ailleurs (Somewhere) from Mélody Boulissière

The metallic music and crisp sound design of Mélody Boulissière’s brilliant animated short, Ailleurs (Somewhere), are just two of the swaying components that make this…

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Maria Servellon
Posted in Festival Podcast Women

Filmotomy Podcast 87: Hyphen Short Film Director, Maria Servellon, and Composer, Monica Lyrae, at FemmeFilmFest

As the Femme Filmmakers Festival hits Day Six, the Filmotomy Podcast showcases one of the short films in competition, Hyphen. Joining Robin Write is the…

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Sour
Posted in Festival Review Women

FemmeFilmFest: Short Animation ‘Sour’ directed by Daniela Sherer

As short films go, Sour is ultrashort, less than two minutes long. But damn it hurt! Daniela Sherer’s colourful animation presents the day in the…

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lineup
Posted in Festival News

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2019 – The Full Short and Feature Film Line-Up is Here

Firstly, thank you to Melanie Belmonte, the Femme Filmmakers Festival Delegate, who was a huge part of selecting these films. And boy, was it tough….

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Jury
Posted in Events Festival

Do You Want To Be a Jury Member for the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2019?

I wonder, have you ever wanted to do jury service? Well, there is no courtroom per se here. This opportunity is for Filmotomy’s 4th annual…

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Posted in Review Short

Anna Radchenko, Kokosmos

On April 12th, Russia celebrated something called Cosmonautics Day. Commemorating the very day that Yuri Gagarin achieved First Man in Space status, in 1961. I…

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Posted in Director Short

10 Days of Krzysztof Kieślowski: Documentaries and Shorts 1966-1980

Wednesday 13th March 2019 will mark 23 years since the passing of one of cinema’s greatest film-makers – and one who deserved that tag without…

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Posted in Interview Review

Ashley Tabatabai Talks Big Business with his new Short Film, The Interview

“Trust me” is the first phrase we hear from our off-screen protagonist, Joseph, played by writer and producer, Ashley Tabatabai. Entirely set in a small,…

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Posted in Oscars Video

Oscars Video: A Very Brief History of the Best Live Action Short Winners

The Best Live Action Short category has so much importance in Oscars history – Watch this video as only the tip of the iceberg.

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Posted in Review Short

Film Short Review: Collapsology

The restrictions of time can often make things difficult for filmmakers. But director Daria Geller has proven herself extremely talented at dealing with this challenge…

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