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Festival spotlight: OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – celebrating queer cinema in the heart of London’s Soho

Launched in September 2023, One Fluid Night (OFN) is a unique film event that combines a selection of short films screening in competition, along with the talents of singers, dancers and cabaret performers, altogether championing the many facets of life, love, resilience and identity via the lens of international LGBTQIA+ cinema. After one year as a successful bi-monthly night at Genesis Cinema in east London, it’s time … Continue reading Festival spotlight: OFN LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – celebrating queer cinema in the heart of London’s Soho

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OSCAR Spotlight: LUKI & THE LIGHTS, a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran

Luki & The Lights has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars, it is directed by Toby Cochran. LUKI is a lively, energetic robot, living his best life, but when his arm starts to malfunction during a soccer game he is faced with a life-altering diagnosis. LUKI & THE LIGHTS is a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran, inspired by the true-life story of … Continue reading OSCAR Spotlight: LUKI & THE LIGHTS, a bittersweet animated short from director Toby Cochran

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BAFTA Spotlight: Interview with Bafta Nominated Crab Day directed by Ross Stringer

What drew you to start a career in animation? I never planned it really, but I’d started playing around with animation as a hobby in college, and then I tried my luck at a university course, and then I tried my luck at an MA, and then I was an animator. I think it had something to do with being exposed to independent short films … Continue reading BAFTA Spotlight: Interview with Bafta Nominated Crab Day directed by Ross Stringer

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OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted animation Ninety-Five Senses directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess and voiced by Tim Blake Nelson

Directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess; it is an interesting weave of a condemned man’s reflections on life through the worldly five senses; the last meal a sumptuous selection of fast food and a la carte is the prompt for the reminiscing to begin. The inmate’s accent a southern American drawl, voiced by Tim Blake Nelson is an interesting selection as this region is … Continue reading OSCAR SPOTLIGHT: Oscar Shortlisted animation Ninety-Five Senses directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess and voiced by Tim Blake Nelson

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OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW: LAIKA & NEMO – Friendship can make the world a brighter place

A film review by Jamie Richardson Writer Jan Gadermann who co-directs with Sebastian Gadow took the theme of a good person being bullied and mocked and blended it into a stop-motion animation movie. The result is true brilliance at its best.  True to form the stop motion movie is silent with occasional vocal noise; what stood out the most was the story is told largely … Continue reading OSCAR SHORT FILM REVIEW: LAIKA & NEMO – Friendship can make the world a brighter place

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