Encounters Film Festival Diary: Episode Three
by Daniel Hooper
Animation, mini masterpieces and the award winners.
Encounters Film Festival: Episode Two
by Daniel Hooper
Our diarist gets a lesson in fundraising and checks out the latest from the Digital Generation and takes a filmmaker's journey.
Encounters Film Festival: Episode One
by Daniel Hooper
Our diarist checks out the Cartoon d'Or, a Russian showcase and the Best of British.
Troma Time
by Daniel Hooper
Maverick B-movie filmmaker Lloyd Kaufman talks about his latest film, Poultrygeist, and his mission with Troma films.
Roll out the red carpet
by Daniel Hooper
What's it like to attend a film promotion event?
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Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder

The hidden river Helen MacDonald and Philippa Lowthorpe on adapting H Is For Hawk

This wild channel David Shadrack Smith and Jake Fogelnest on the content creation revolution and Public Access

The long and the short of it Meagan Coyle on the proper pacing of stories, and Prime

Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes

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César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards

BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck

Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced

OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates