The line-up for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival has been unveiled with 47 first-time filmmakers to be featured. Carlos Lopez Estrada with Blindspotting and Christina Choe with NANCY are among the filmmakers…
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Virtual reality filmmaking recognised with first Oscar®
Virtual reality has been steadily growing in popularity over the past few years with a big rise in the technology available and its application in filmmaking. Samsung, GoPro and Acer…
Filmmaking things to do this month
There are plenty of things to do all over the UK for aspiring filmmakers, with events, workshops and networking going on all the time. In a constantly expanding industry, it…
A quarter of films at the BFI London Film Festival are directed by women
When the BFI London Film Festival begins next week, a quarter of the films shown will be directed by women. This follows the release of statistics from the new BFI Filmography,…
Three directors describe why they make films
Showing your film at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is something many amateur and professional filmmakers aspire to. Finding out what drives other filmmakers who’ve achieved this feat is…
Four BFI London Film Festival talks amateur filmmakers can’t miss
The 61st BFI London Film Festival returns to the capital in October and brings a bunch of great filmmakers along with it. If you’re an amateur filmmaker who isn’t content…
Submit your film to the Berlin International Film Festival now
If you’ve been inspired by Venice Film Festival, which has been occupying the headlines this week, it might be time to think about submitting your own film to a film…
Painted Van Gogh film to premiere at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival
The painstakingly crafted film Loving Vincent is finally set to premiere after six years in the making