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UK Film Review
Feb 11, 20212 min read
Visability Film Festival launch celebrates daring styles and unique voices
Available online through Eventbrite from Feb 13th - 28th, Visability Film Festival will donate 50% of its profits to dasharts.org, a...
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UK Film Review
Apr 17, 20203 min read
Safe Zone short film review
★★★★★ Directed by: #MatthiasHarris Written by: #HishamKhan Starring: Hisham Khan, #SianHill, Matthias Harris and #AlexanderCornelius...
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Chris Olson
Apr 2, 20204 min read
Filmmaker Interview with Zoe Dobson and Ali Cook
Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson One of the official selections for the London Independent Film Festival 2020, short film The Cunning...
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UK Film Review
Apr 2, 20202 min read
Palindrome film review
★★★★ Directed by Marcus Flemmings Written by: #MarcusFlemmings Starring: #TábataCerezo, #SarahSwain, #HesterRuoff, #JumaaneBrown,...
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UK Film Review
Mar 31, 20203 min read
The Voodoo Man short film review
★★★★ Directed by: Jason Farries Written by: Jason Farries Starring: Jason Farries and Nick Ewans London Independent Film Festival Review...
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UK Film Review
Mar 26, 20202 min read
The Easy Lift short film review
★★★ Director: Sam Bradford Writer: Vincent Jerome Starring: Marta Kane, Vincent Jerome and Wallace Sollars Short Film Review by: Jack...
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UK Film Review
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Reborn film review
★★ Directed by: #JulianRichards Written by: #MichaelMahin Starring: #BarbaraCrampton, #MichaelParé, #KayleighGilbert, #RaeDawnChong...
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UK Film Review
Feb 11, 20201 min read
The UK Film Review Magazine
February is an important month in the cinematic calendar (what with the Oscars and all that). However, it will now be even richer for...
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Chris Olson
Nov 22, 20192 min read
The Wind Phone short film review
★★★★★ Directed by: #KristenGerweck Written by: Kristen Gerweck Starring: #MegumiKabe, #HitoshiMasaki, #AkariHarada, #YukinaTakase,...
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UK Film Review
Oct 14, 20193 min read
The 2019 Grimmfest Film Festival Award Winners
#FilmFestival > #PressRelease GRIMMFEST ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS PLUS £100,000+ WORTH OF PRIZES This October, GRIMMFEST, Manchester's...
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Darren Tilby
Oct 11, 20193 min read
Rabid - Grimmfest Review
★★★★ Directed by: #JenSoska, #SylviaSoska Written by: #JenSoska, #SylviaSoska, #JohnSerge Starring: #LauraVandervoort,...
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UK Film Review
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Rose indie film review
★★ Directed by: #KemalYildirim Written by: #StephenLoveless and #JackJames Starring: #HelenClifford, #PatrickRegis, #MikeMitchell,...
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maddwolf95
Aug 16, 20192 min read
Honeyland film review
★★★★ Directed by: #TamaraKotevska #LjubomorStefanov Starring: #HatidzeMratova Film Review by: #HopeMadden Cinematic in structure,...
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UK Film Review
Aug 2, 20192 min read
The British Urban Film Festival 2019 Line-Up Announced
Film Festivals > #PressReleases The British Urban Film Festival (1-7 September) has announced its line-up, nominees and awards...
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UK Film Review
May 27, 20192 min read
Cannibals and Carpet Fitters indie film review
★★★ Directed by: #JamesBushe Written by: #RichardLeeODonnell Starring: #DarrenSeanEnright #RichardLeeODonnell #ZaraPhythian...
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UK Film Review
Apr 3, 20191 min read
Barnes Film Festival 2019 Call for Submissions
PRESS RELEASES Submissions to the 4th Annual Barnes Film Fest competition are currently open. We accept fiction, documentary and...
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UK Film Review
Jan 14, 20194 min read
The Lightest Darkness film review
★★★ Director: #DianaGalimzyanova Cinematography by: #SvetlanaMakarova Starring: #RashidAitouganov, #IrinaGevorgyan, #MarinaVoytuk,...
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Chris Olson
Dec 10, 20182 min read
The Seagull short film
★★★★ Directed by: #MariaPopistasu & #AlexandruBaciu Starring: Maria Popistasu, #AlexandruDabija, #PaulChirana Berlin Liberi Film Festival...
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UK Film Review
Nov 16, 20182 min read
Walthamstow Smartphone Film Festival 2018
Film Festivals > Press Releases Last Frame Club presents WALTHAMSTOW SMARTPHONE FILM FESTIVAL In association with Cheap Cuts Documentary...
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Chris Olson
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Interview With Beeston Film Festival Director John Currie
Film Festivals interview by #ChrisOlson Who are you and what is the Beeston Film Festival? I am the Festival Director and creator. The...
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