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Tribeca is that rarest of beasts – a proper filmmakers festival

Tribeca is one of those hallowed festivals that gets filmmakers excited. It’s part of the top tier that you forever aspire towards, but never really believe you’ll get into. They program 50 films from 5000 submissions. It’s big enough that Producer Collie McCarthy checked whether I was “sitting down” when he called to break the news that our family-action-adventure Earthy Encounters had been selected. I … Continue reading Tribeca is that rarest of beasts – a proper filmmakers festival

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Clarissa Jacobson’s Lunch Ladies is a perfect balance of Horror and Comedy

Lunch Ladies teaser Lunch Ladies is making its mark on the film festival world and it is easy to see why, Clarissa Jacobson’s writing has to be commended, as getting a perfect balance of horror and comedy in one film is no easy feat. The well-rounded characters and addictive storyline are sure to keep you glued to the screen, and left wanting more! Donna Pieroni … Continue reading Clarissa Jacobson’s Lunch Ladies is a perfect balance of Horror and Comedy

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Noor Gharzeddine’s Lebanese American film ‘Are You Glad I’m Here’ selected for Brooklyn Film Festival

Noor Gharzeddine’s debut feature is a must see, exploring gender roles and domestic violence through a cultural lens. This gripping and tender feature was written by Samuel Cyrenius Anderson.  A month into its festival run, Are You Glad I’m Here has already shown at Atlanta Film Festival, Riverrun International Film Festival and is about to screen at Brooklyn Film Festival. A millennial American girl befriends a Lebanese housewife and disrupts her … Continue reading Noor Gharzeddine’s Lebanese American film ‘Are You Glad I’m Here’ selected for Brooklyn Film Festival

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Helen O’Hanlon’s ‘Mirette’ is a magical one of a kind film

Mirette is a magical film that has the feel of a fairy tale. The film has a magical stellar cast of well known faces and a young starlet Dixie Egerickx, who is destined for great things. The female director Helen O’Hanlon guides the cast to tell an interesting tale of days gone by and create a magical film that can be enjoyed by the whole family. The … Continue reading Helen O’Hanlon’s ‘Mirette’ is a magical one of a kind film

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Only 19 and a film at Cannes!

At only 19 this talented young female director has already achieved so much. Florence Winter-Hill is a British Award-Winning Director who at the tender age of 16, was selected by the National Film & Television School and BFI as one of ‘the most talented filmmakers in the country’. Her debut film Afterlife won multiple awards and screened at BAFTA-qualifying film festivals including ASFF. Her second film … Continue reading Only 19 and a film at Cannes!

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