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  • Painted Skies - A Celebration Of Fake Backgrounds

    An interview with Bruno Savill de Jong about his film season celebrating matte paintings. continue
  • Q&A with T A P E Collective’s Isra Al Kassi

    Reem spoke to Isra Al Kassi, Co-founder & Co-director of London-based outfit T A P E Collective. The Collective is mostly known for curating screenings and events with a particular focus on representation, identity and heritage. They have partnered up with a number of festivals, most recently... continue
  • "It offered solace and an outlet in its silent form of rebellion" -...

    Violet Du Feng’s film tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Nüshu (女书), literally ‘women script’, is described as a secret language developed by... continue
  • Unidentified Objects: A deftly made and good-looking sci-fi road movie

    North America: neon motel signs; lens flares; two unlikely companions embarking on a road trip (he’s uptight and reads Chekhov, she’s into aliens and couldn’t name a single Russian author). Have we all seen this movie before? Yes! And no. Unidentified Objects is deftly made and good-looking,... continue
  • Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - Healing, cleansing and unburdening in an...

    The documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (d. Anna Hints) almost entirely takes place in a smoke sauna in Vana-Võromaa, South-East Estonia. In the sauna a group of women come together to purify, cleanse, heal and converse. Opening with haunting chants in a fairy-tail woodland and wisps of smoke, I... continue

Most recent articles

28 November 2023

EFN double award winner Plum Stupple-Harris talks to Steve Topple

by Steve Topple
Filmmaker Plum Stupple-Harris’ short, "ManMade," is EFN Short Film Festival’s 2023 double-award winner! For the first time in EFN’s history, a film won both Critics’ Choice and Audience Favourite awards. Journalist Steve Topple speaks to Plum (...) Continue Reading »
13 November 2023

Painted Skies - A Celebration Of Fake Backgrounds

by Judy Harris
An interview with Bruno Savill de Jong about his film season celebrating matte paintings. Continue Reading »
10 November 2023

Bye Bye Tiberias A hopeful by Lina Soualem - A hopeful and nostalgic ode to those we leave behind

by Sally Zarzour
Bye Bye Tiberias follows Hiam Abbass, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna, to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village, with her daughter, Lina (...) Continue Reading »
23 October 2023

Q&A with T A P E Collective’s Isra Al Kassi

by Reem I-T
Reem spoke to Isra Al Kassi, Co-founder & Co-director of London-based outfit T A P E Collective. The Collective is mostly known for curating screenings and events with a particular focus on representation, identity and heritage. They have (...) Continue Reading »
29 September 2023

"It offered solace and an outlet in its silent form of rebellion" - Exploring Nüshu in Hidden Letters

by Asma Ibrahim
Violet Du Feng’s film tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Nüshu (女书), literally ‘women (...) Continue Reading »
28 September 2023

Unidentified Objects: A deftly made and good-looking sci-fi road movie

by Judy Harris
North America: neon motel signs; lens flares; two unlikely companions embarking on a road trip (he’s uptight and reads Chekhov, she’s into aliens and couldn’t name a single Russian author). Have we all seen this movie before? Yes! And no. (...) Continue Reading »
27 September 2023

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - Healing, cleansing and unburdening in an Estonian sauna

by Robin W. Mac
The documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (d. Anna Hints) almost entirely takes place in a smoke sauna in Vana-Võromaa, South-East Estonia. In the sauna a group of women come together to purify, cleanse, heal and converse. Opening with haunting (...) Continue Reading »
24 September 2023

Loach bows out with a final, hopeful social commentary in The Old Oak

by Julius Marstrand
Julius is an activist and NHS campaigner, and watched the UK Premiere of ‘The Old Oak’ at the Cheltenham International Film Festival, after which Ken Loach answered questions about the film from a packed and very enthusiastic audience. Ken (...) Continue Reading »
24 September 2023

El Conde - The brilliant yet alienating portrayal of Pinochet as a Gothic monster

by Simón Díaz-Cuffin
Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet returns from the grave as a depressed immortal vampire living off of blood and impunity. Chile’s infamous dictator Augusto Pinochet returns from the grave in Pablo Larraín’s latest unconventional biopic, El (...) Continue Reading »
12 July 2023

REVISITED: Our River... Our Sky - Maysoon Pachachi’s harrowing glimpse of daily life in 2006 Baghdad

by Abla Kandalaft, carrie, Viewing Pleasure
Ahead of its UK release in the Autumn, here’s our review of Our River…Our Sky (aka Kulshi Makoo in Arabic), Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi’s most recent feature film. Enjoy your summer, everyone! Set in Baghdad in 2006, specifically (...) Continue Reading »
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Film and event! Bella Ciao: Song Of Rebellion - An exhaustive and rousing doc about the revolutionary anthem

London audiences were able to watch the film at our screening at the Garden Cinema on 25 April, which was followed by a Q&A with the directors, hosted by journalist Steve Topple. See (...)
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It’s a film that makes you question your position as a viewer: Patrick Muroni on Fierce: A Porn Revolution

In Lausanne, a group of twenty-something women and queer persons start directing ethical and dissident pornographic films: the OIL Productions collective is born. Committed to an artistic and (...)
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Latest news

  • 22 November

    Figures in Focus: Apocalyptic: London International Animation Festival

    The LIAF is back! With hundreds of films, including UK and World Premieres across multiple venues, there is no better showcase for the diversity, creativity and scope of the animation sector. Figures in Focus: Apocalyptic’s programme feels particularly prescient: This cathartic selection (...)
  • 13 November

    Painted Skies at the Cinema Museum

    Step into a new world of artificial backgrounds and boundless imagination Bruno Savill De Jong’s first curated season focusing on the craft of background design will kick off on 19 November at the Cinema Museum. Screenings info here. VFX work and background design is meant to be invisible (...)
  • 28 August

    Emerging Filmmakers Night - screening and networking

    Emerging Filmmakers Night - 2023 edition: Here’s what to expect at EFN 2023 👀 Short film screenings, awards night, a feature film screening PLUS a networking event - 30th of September and 1st October 🎞️ Tickets and programme will be released on 4 September here and on the Garden Cinema (...)
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