British Silents 2013
On the 20th April, British Silents and BFI presented an all day programme of London-related film at London’s Cinema Museum. Keith Braithwaite describes the experience.
Calling student filmmakers!
Want to get your video in front of a prestigious panel, showcase it at a BFI event and win £1,500? Well, look no further!
Sister (L’enfant D’en Haut)
SISTER is a straightforward and tender film that depicts a simple tale of survival, and the bonds that tie its protagonists together, writes Ed Frost at the BFI London Film Fest.
Interview with William Fowler
Anthony Davis spoke to BFI curator William Fowler, who presented a collection of films by the British artist and eccentric, Bruce Lacey, at the Cambridge Film Festival this year.
Hitchcock: Capture and Suppression
Hitchcock was a relentless explorer of human limitations – those of his characters, as well as those of his audience. Emma Wilkinson looks at themes of entrapment and suppression in his greatest films.
A Working Men’s Club in Sheffield / Roll Out the Barrel – The British Pub On Film
The Dial House Social Club circa 1964, filtered through the eyes of some continental outsiders – a collection of BFI boozer shorts – David Perilli reviews a compilation of British pub themed docs.
British Silent Film Festival 2012
The British Silent Film Festival will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary in Cambridge at the Arts Picturehouse with a four-day programme starting on April 19th. Look out for special print copies of TAKE ONE at the Picturehouse and around Cambridge and read full coverage here at takeonecff.com
Why David Cameron Is Wrong About UK Film
Jim Ross discusses why David Cameron is wrong to suggest applying free-market economics to UK film and target funding at potential commercial successes in a recent speech.