Gareth Bowen explains how he infused a dirty, textured 70s aesthetic into his paranoid medieval-set dark comedy 'The Licensed Fool' about a jaded court jester who learns of the sinister motive behind his hiring for an upcoming performance for the queen directorsnotes.com/2024/04/23/gar…

Nick Bentgen discusses the free-flowing, mixed format, organic shooting process of his documentary short ‘ #LoveYourz ’ about a group of free-spirited teens searching for love, adventure, good vibes, and a way forward in the outer boroughs of NYC directorsnotes.com/2024/04/22/nic…

Dir. Tomas Kamphuis recounts the physical and technical challenges of shooting in 45-degree heat in remote parts of Portugal for his ambitious sci-fi fashion crossover short ‘EXILES’, made in collaboration with Celestia TOKEN & adidas directorsnotes.com/2024/04/19/tom… #interview #fashion #scifi

“HELD” written & directed by Toby Wharton

We shot this in 2021 & it’s finally out via Directors Notes 🌎

Big up everyone involved 🖤

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🚨 Last few tickets available for the inaugural WeAreDN Awards - 6:30pm, 25th April at London's @whirledcinema. Come meet the DN team in person, network with our nominated filmmakers & industry guests & enjoy a cinema screening of the award winning films filmfreeway.com/DirectorsNotes…

Toby Wharton talks to DN about exploring the trauma and shame of a teenage boy, who struggles to accept that he's been victimised in the immediate aftermath of a violent attack, in his true life inspired BFI NETWORK supported drama short 'Held' directorsnotes.com/2022/12/07/tob… #premiere

Louis Moir talks to DN about adapting his Arts University Bournemouth | AUB grad short into @studio_pow produced feature doc ‘A Brush With Comedy’, an exploration of the relationship between comedy & art. Ft. Jim Moir @simonmunnery Bec Hill Spencer Jones #MiriamElia directorsnotes.com/2024/04/17/lou…

Dir. @lukebrookner discusses using 16mm & 35mm to weave together the dual timelines in 'Home', his deeply personal film which explores a young man’s struggle to break away from the trauma of his unsettled upbringing in the foster care system directorsnotes.com/2024/04/16/luk… #premiere

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

The Slick Films Fund in association with Bolton Film Festival is now official open for submissions. 5 finalists will pitch to a live audience at Bolton Film Festival in October.

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Nathan Morris tells DN why the Disability Coordinator role was essential to the production of 'My Eyes Are Up Here' which sees a disabled woman on a mission to get the morning after pill forced to surmount the discriminatory barriers of ableism directorsnotes.com/2024/04/15/nat… #premiere

Join Directors Notes in celebrating the winning filmmakers of the inaugural Directors Notes Awards on 25 April at Whirled Cinema, London, where they'll be screening the winning shorts followed by industry networking!

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4 DAYS TO GO...

The Slick Films Fund in association with Bolton Film Festival opens in just 4 days.

Calling all filmmakers from Europe with a passion for storytelling.

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Dir. Cameron Thuman explains how he captured pro skiers Kajsa Larsson and Celeste Pomerantz's adventurous exploration of the vast, majestic landscapes of the Yukon Territory for his stunning skiing short ‘Suspended in Time’ directorsnotes.com/2024/04/12/cam…

Dir. Freddie Leyden talks us through the surreal inspirations and 70s documentary lenses that fed the eerie atmosphere of his ethereal Bat for Lashes music video ‘The Dream of Delphi’ directorsnotes.com/2024/04/11/fre… #MusicVideo #BatForLashes

Dir. Austin Hutchings speaks to us about the importance of tangibility when creating the ambitious imagery for his train carriage-set music video for kat duma’s ‘So Long’, which sees a runaway bride discover that her past isn't so easy to escape directorsnotes.com/2024/04/10/aus… #premiere

Come one, come all 🎉

Dirs. Josie & Nathan Miller talk about the unwanted attention they garnered when filming with a taxidermied cat for their quirky dark comedy 'Dead Cat Film' where a guilty woman becomes overly attached to her housemate's dead feline directorsnotes.com/2024/04/09/jos… #premiere

Amaka Lin reveals how the unsettling yet meditative textures of dark ambient music inspired her DMND CLR produced experimental movement-led short ‘Stasis’, which explores our relationship with time, nature and the uncertainty of the future #premiere #dance directorsnotes.com/2024/04/08/ama…

Dir. Joel Jay Blacker discusses his love of the comedic tension found in the space between conversations as deftly capitalised on in his unnerving comedy 'Don't Let Kyle Sit Down' where a charred shirtless stranger disrupts a fireside get together directorsnotes.com/2024/04/05/joe… #premiere

Christian Meola opens up about discovering new narrative territory and a widely diverse range of responses to his emotionally intense coming of age drama 'The Expanding Horizon' which sees a high school ask his drug dealer classmate for an unusual request directorsnotes.com/2024/04/04/the…