Announcing the BIFA Best Debut Director 2024 Longlist

Directors Notes is thrilled to partner with BIFA in announcing the longlist for #BIFA2024 The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by BBC Film.

Ten Incredible Shorts to Add to Your LFF 2024 Watch List

DN filters the bounty of excellent short films on display at the BFI London Film Festival 2024 down to this list of ten recommended must-sees.

Area Boy

Filmmaker Iggy London discusses his desire to portray filmic realities that create empathy through storytelling as with his identity drama short about a young man on the cusp of his baptism who’s trying to understand his place in the world.

Coup de Gronk

The mighty VERSUS return to DN and take us inside the making of their latest video for musical duo Party Dozen, which pays homage to the greats of Ozploitation and sees the band on a sax-fuelled rampage through Sydney's seedy underbelly.