Lucas Jones: Lift-Off Short Listed Season Awards Filmmaker Interview

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Lucas Jones is a long-time actor and first-time director from Cambridgeshire, and working in London, England. Having worked professionally in front of the camera for almost a decade in a vast array of projects from major franchise films and TV shows to small independent shorts, there are few places he feels more at home than […]

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Winners & Special Mentions: Hollywood First-Time Filmmakers Showcase

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Thank you to all the filmmakers who participated in the 2023 Hollywood First-Time Filmmaker Showcase. It has been a fantastic experience witnessing so many filmmakers taking part and the tremendous global support for authentic independent cinema. After meticulous scrutiny, the judges’ evaluations have been combined with the audience’s feedback. We extend our warmest congratulations to […]

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Julie Joohee Jeon: Lift-Off Short Listed Season Awards Filmmaker Interview

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Julie Joohee Jeon is a first-time director and a film composer who has worked on renowned films based in South Korea. She’s also a singer-songwriter and music director. Growing up in Vancouver, Canada as a Korean-Canadian, Julie has always been passionate about storytelling through the power of music and film. Julie’s directorial debut, Happen to […]

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Julie Lindhardt: Lift-Off Short Listed Season Awards Filmmaker Interview

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  Copenhagen-based filmmaker Julie Lindhardt’s narrative short SIS portrays a divorce experienced through the eyes of the child. In the film, we follow the young girl, Vigga, in her fight to save her beloveddog, Sis, in the middle of her parents’ ugly divorce. The short film takes place over a single hour while they are […]

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Winners & Special Mentions: Paris Lift-Off Film Festival 2023

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Thank you to all the filmmakers who participated in the 2023 Paris Lift-Off Film Festival. It has been a fantastic experience witnessing so many filmmakers taking part and the tremendous global support for authentic independent cinema. After meticulous scrutiny, the judges’ evaluations have been combined with the audience’s feedback. We extend our warmest congratulations to […]

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