Editors' Blog – Thursday 28th August: Day 1
The daily dose from the editors. Edd Elliott’s 5 picks for the days ahead.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Interview with Toby Froud
We spoke to Toby Froud, whose puppet fairytale LESSONS LEARNED is one of our favourite short films at CFF this year.
The White City
THE WHITE CITY: a complex, sharply observed character study of two young Americans abroad, with the focus firmly on the journey, not the destination.
Interview: The Canal
Ivan Kavanagh talks about his new film, THE CANAL, with Edd Elliott.
In A Mirror
IN A MIRROR slides artfully in and out of opaque and insightful, muses Hannah Clarkson.
The Glitterball
Knowing self-deprecation is the calling card of THE GLITTERBALL, according to Sarah Dillon.
Under The Lantern
UNDER THE LANTERN is less concerned with social issues as some of Lamprecht’s other titles, but does highlight the vulnerability of women in the face of male dominance.
Children of No Importance
CHILDREN OF NO IMPORTANCE was part of the series of Enlightenment films produced in Weimar Germany.
Introducing Gerhard Lamprecht
Lamprecht’s newly-restored films are causing a celluloid stir – from a retrospective at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2013 to a season at this year’s CFF.
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
There is plenty that is lovable in the absurdity of THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW, according to Andrew Nickolds.