No amount of adversity has been able to sink the Side By Side LGBT Film Festival, which is all set to celebrate its 10th birthday this year. The festival, which originated in St. Petersburg and also hosts an annual event in Moscow, is one of the most crucial film festivals there is – both a celebration of cinematic prowess and […]
Andrew Wilkin
Andrew Wilkin is the Client and Community Support Coordinator at FFL. His editorial background has involved working at unlike. His film experience has included a position at moviepilot. Reach him at andrew@filmfestivallife.com
Sydney Filmmakers #4: Daniel Agdag
The Sydney Film Festival is one of FFL’s brightest stars, coming to the Australian city every June for a cinematic bonanza. To celebrate, we’ve spoken with some of our filmmakers who were lucky enough to screen at the prestigious film festival. Daniel Agdag is a photography student who accidentally stumbled across the world of film. His animation LOST […]
Sydney Filmmakers #3: Sascha Ettinger Epstein
The Sydney Film Festival is one of FFL’s brightest stars, coming to the Australian city every June for a cinematic bonanza. To celebrate, we’ve spoken with some of our filmmakers who were lucky enough to screen at the prestigious film festival. Sascha Epstein has been one of Australia’s most incisive documentary directors over the last decade, […]
Sydney Filmmakers #2: Grace Julia
The Sydney Film Festival is one of FFL’s brightest stars, coming to the Australian city every June for a cinematic bonanza. To celebrate, we’ve spoken with some of our filmmakers who were lucky enough to screen at the prestigious film festival. The Sydney Film Festival shines a spotlight on a number of crucial issues deserving more attention. […]
Sydney Filmmakers #1: Jonathan Burton
The Sydney Film Festival is one of FFL’s brightest stars, coming to the Australian city every June for a cinematic bonanza. To celebrate, we’ve spoken with some of our filmmakers who are lucky enough to screen at the prestigious film festival. Jonathan Burton and his captivating short “Into The Black Water” is just getting started […]
Stars of Dresden: Renata Gasiorowska
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. Our final filmmaker in our Stars of Dresden series is Renata Gasiorowska. Having screened […]
Stars of Dresden: Oliver Kusio
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. Our latest star filmmaker profile is Oliver Kusio. He scooped up a Golden Horsemen […]
Stars of Dresden: Michael Nathansky
One of our top festivals open for submissions on FFL, Filmfest Dresden, recently just wrapped with its prize-giving ceremony. To celebrate, we’ll be taking a look at some of the filmmakers that won accolades as part of our new “Stars of Dresden” series. That’s what we call a German splash. After premiering his short GABI at the Berlinale, […]
Meet Jacqueline Lentzou: unravelling dreams at the Berlinale
The Berlinale has officially taken over our home city of Berlin. Our FFL filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou is screening in the Berlinale Shorts section with her sublime short HIWA (Wound). Find out about her film – described as a “trippy journey in Athens’ cityscape” – and how she made it to one of the world’s best […]
Meet Diogo Costa Amarante: the lawyer turned Berlinale Shorts filmmaker
“Reframing the image” is the name of this year’s Berlinale Shorts program – something FFL filmmaker Diogo Costa Amarante certainly does with his film CIDADE PIQUENA (“Small Town”). We spoke to him about his film and his filmmaking career, including which 2017 Oscar nominee lives up to the classics. Read on to find out. Diogo’s first filmmaking steps Back […]
FFL films amongst the winners at Flickerfest ’17
Another great year at Flickerfest has closed, with many FFL winners winning accolades. Congrats to all! The Academy-Award accredited festival gave out 30,000AUD in prize money to a wide-range of films, from Australian to international, to films made by primary school kids! The message? There’s great film everywhere – made by all types of filmmaker. Keep reading to find […]
The 11th Zubroffka Film Festival brings 2016 to an exciting close
Zubroffka is coming up from December 7th-11th and promises to bring some cinematic intrigue to the final month of the year. Located in Poland’s Bialystok, it’s the home of the famous bison and shows some typical chutzpah with its wide-ranging lineup incorporating a diverse range of cinema – one that includes many FFL filmmakers! Here’s our FFL filmmakers who’ll […]
Cork Film Festival Announces Its 2016 Lineup, And It’s Out Of This World
The Cork Film Festival lineup is finally out. The festival has returned to the Everyman Palace, the stunning cinema that hosted the inaugural festival in 1956 – but there’s nothing throwback about the program they’ve assembled here. One that includes many titles selected from their Open Call on FFL! A wide range of topics have been addressed by FFL filmmakers, […]
The Oscar Qualifying Austrian Film Festival VIS Vienna Shorts is open for entries on FFL
The Austrian festival has serious credentials. As well as being Austria’s leading short film festival, it is both a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards and Austrian Film Awards. VIS Vienna Shorts – Held at the start of summer in May and June, it screens short films, with over 10,000 visitors and 600 industry […]
Queer Lisboa, 20 years of sensational eclecticity
The Queer Lisboa festival is one of the most important festivals in Europe for queer cinema and this year they celebrate their 20 birthday! Lisbon is one of Europe’s most beautiful, and liberal, cities and makes the perfect host for an equally forward-thinking film festival. Your film may be the perfect fit for Queer Lisboa. […]