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Today marks the 20th anniversary for Steven Spielberg’s WWII epic Saving Private Ryan – it was released in cinemas on this day in America. Many film critics consider it the greatest war film ever made. After two decades, looking back on the emotive, terrifying, and rather profound film, I’ve found it to be every bit […]
Read More Saving Private Ryan: 20th Anniversary For Spielberg’s WWII EpicHere we have an impressive production headed by Cameron Lee of Lancashire. The 21 year old wrote the script and will direct once it moves into filming – you can find out more, and back the project, at The Future Stone. It’ll star music legend Damo Suzuki of experimental ’70s band Can. The Future Stone […]
Read More The Future Stone: Supernatural Lancashire DramaI recently read an article about how only 11% of directors in the top 250 are women. For those of you who haven’t done the maths that means only 27 are women. This is unacceptable in a world where everyone should be equal. Nevertheless, rather than make this piece about the struggles and difficulties women […]
Read More Amma Asante: Inspiring Female DirectorsI am Toby Leung and Playtime is my graduation film at Edinburgh College of Art. I have always been fascinated by the imaginative world of animation, where monsters exist and toys come alive. I want to make films that invite audiences into this world, and that brings joy to audiences of all ages. Playtime I […]
Read More Playtime: Putting the Fun Into Monster ParentsYouTube is fabulous for many things – idle viewing, fact finding, reminiscing, but also for its educational values. There’s a huge amount of film debate on the video sharing site, so I’ve compiled a selection of my favourites. Hopefully these will inspire you to subscribe to some of them, or to create your own channel […]
Read More 8 Essential YouTube Channels For Students“It was very pleasing to have been shortlisted into the Barnes Film Festival; those that run the festival created a platform for my voice.” Neha Khan-Dillon I am a mixed race homosexual female filmmaker. Born to a Pakistani mother and Punjabi father, whilst simultaneously immersed in Arabic lifestyle (due to us living in Dubai at […]
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