Directors Notes is delighted to present the inaugural edition of the WeAreDn Awards, a celebration of the best films from Dn’s 2023 official submissions. Taking place from 6:30pm on the 25th of April at Whirled Cinema London, the Dn team have selected 22 films over 8 categories – Drama, Comedy, Music, Documentary, Animation, Buckle Up, British & Student – for our industry jury members to vote on. We welcome all nominees, cast, crew, friends and film lovers to join us as we screen the winning films and present the WeAreDn Awards followed by celebratory networking drinks.
Our Jury
Ella Glendining is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director. Is There Anybody Out There? premiered at Sundance 2023, and has won the Silver Horn for the director of a film on social issues at Krakow Film Festival 2023, the prestigious Fipresci International Film Critics Prize, and the Bring the Change award at Biografilm Festival 2023. In 2024 Ella was nominated for...
Our Jury
Ella Glendining is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director. Is There Anybody Out There? premiered at Sundance 2023, and has won the Silver Horn for the director of a film on social issues at Krakow Film Festival 2023, the prestigious Fipresci International Film Critics Prize, and the Bring the Change award at Biografilm Festival 2023. In 2024 Ella was nominated for...
- 3/14/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
Multi-talented filmmaker Erin Murray, a most welcome mainstay on the pages of Dn, has just delightfully broken the proverbial mould again with her Anyway U Want It music video for Bambina – the latest musical incarnation of Los Angeles-based Artist/Actor/Director Andrea Adolph. Taking a subversive dive into the complications of navigating virtual reality intimacy for a couple, Bambina’s initial hesitation at the outlandish concept soon gave way as she fully embraced the farcical writhing VR sex positions conceived by Murray for their comedic rather than arousing qualities. It’s a video which pairs seamlessly with the music, reflecting questions posed in Bambina’s lyrics and hitting all the right beats with humour, questioning norms and reflecting upon the very nature of modern relationships. With Anyway U Want It released online last week and having already garnered a coveted Vimeo Staff Pick, we spoke to Murray about her approach...
- 9/27/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
We’ve had the pleasure of featuring the diverse and exploratory work of Erin Murray here on Dn since 2016 and her latest piece I Don’t Need To Know – written, directed and starring the filmmaker – sees the prolific multi-hyphenate artist explore an alternative facet of her creative endeavours with delightful results. An apparently innocuous day out for one couple suddenly turns sour as Murray’s character, leaning inspirationally on personal conversations about sex, decides to cajole her partner into discussing a hidden facet of their relationship with an outwardly innocent question about sexual fantasies. I Don’t Need To Know combines quick-witted back-and-forth dialogue, brilliantly delivered by Murray alongside Al Warren, with well planned out camera angles which come together to form a wholly absorbing four minute comedy short. It was a pleasure to catch up with Murray again to speak about using all of the possible angels in the car,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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