Building by Alnoor Dewshi
I have to say that British filmmaker Alnoor Dewshi (77 Beds, Spiritual Rampage, Jomeo&Ruliet) kind of grew on me. His recent project, made for Prospero World, called Building, is a fascinating...
View ArticleSide by Side Review
I do not know what I would have done without the British Film Institute and its various film previews. One of those previews was SIDE BY SIDE documentary directed by Chris Kenneally ( post production...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three parts, adapted from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein, directed by Peter Jackson who previously brought the ’Lord of The Rings’ trilogy to our...
View ArticleIn Conversation with fashion designer Alicja Czarnecka
I met Alicja over a decade ago. As far as I could remember, she was an open minded, determined and passionate individual. So when I heard that she has started her own fashion line, I said to myself – I...
View ArticleThe Hour Series Two Review
The Hour, created and written by Abi Morgan, is a television drama set in the 1960s about an investigative news programme called ‘The Hour’ and the team behind it. Whilst the first season dealt with...
View ArticleLife of Pi Review
Originally a novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi is an elegant portrayal of the existence of God and the faith which is inherent in all of us. The story follows the incredible life story and journey of...
View ArticleSilver Linings Playbook Review
Silver Linings Playbook written and directed by David O Russell is based on an incredible novel by Matthew Quick. The film had its world premiere at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival and it...
View ArticleIn Conversation with the crew of Three Days short film
I have always found crowdfunding campaigns very exciting and interesting. One day I was surfing twitterland and I found a very appealing one, called ‘Three Days’. I got so excited about it that I...
View ArticleStoker Review
Stoker is the first English language film by Korean director Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy). The film, which merges horror and family drama, follows confused teenager India Stoker and fragile alcoholic mother...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Tariq Nasir, Founder of Let’s All Be Free Film Festival
“WE HAVE THIS RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING PART OF THE GOOD IN THE WORLD, BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH GOING WRONG” – Tariq Nasir LET’S ALL BE FREE FILM FESTIVAL 5TH APRIL – 7TH APRIL 2013 Tariq Nasir, was...
View ArticleOur Experience at the Let’s All Be Free Film Festival
The beginning of April was very a exciting time for us here at VOTA. Roxy and I had a chance to help out as volunteers at the Let’s All Be Free Film Festival, a new and independent event which took...
View ArticleIn Conversation with J. Tadeu Bijos
José Tadeu V. Bijos was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but he’s had an on-going on and off love affair with California for the past 3 years. He spends a lot of his time looking up facts...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Ruud Lenssen
Ruud Lenssen is an independent documentary filmmaker. His films focus on socially relevant topics. In 2010 Lenssen graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Audiovisual...
View ArticleThe Host Review
I believe everyone noticed the catchy annotation on the poster of ‘The Host’: Based on the best-selling novel by Stephanie Meyer. Well it says more about the film than any review, it’s not true of...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Marijn Poels
Marijn Poels is a documentary and independent filmmaker, who stole my heart with his extraordinary film stories. He focuses on making reports and films worldwide for organisations, governments and...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Mark Drake
Mark Drake is a highly versatile actor whose extensive experience of playing a broad range of roles for film, television and theatre is impressive. Mark latest achievements include Game of Thrones,...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Boris Seewald
Boris Seewald is a film director who was raised in Central-West Germany, he first ventured into digital media through design and played music in various bands. He moved to Berlin in 2005 with a clear...
View ArticleThe Iceman Review
‘The Iceman’ had it in his blood. He often used a gun with silencer or a mini revolver but he was not picky individual, he was able to kill using, literally, anything that came to hand. His name was...
View ArticleNORDICANA 2013
We could never have imagined how much of an impact Scandinavian TV shows and films have had on the British audience until we went to Nordicana, the UK’s first expo celebrating Danish, Swedish and...
View ArticleMan of Steel Review
DC Comics are as powerful as Marvel, it was founded in 1934, titled National Allied Publications. DC Comics produce material featuring a large number of well-known characters such as: Green Arrow,...
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