BAFTA's Anna Higgs on the Awards & Building an Equitable British Film Industry

Film Committee Chair Anna Higgs joins DN for a wide ranging discussion about BAFTA’s practical role as a champion of British filmmaking and the mechanics of the BAFTA Awards from eligibility through to voting.

Safe

Debbie Howard speaks about the importance of having a female-led team for her worryingly familiar short where a woman just trying to get home from work has to endure unwanted male attention at a bus stop.

10 Arresting Shorts at the LFS 2025 Grad Showcase

We took a deep dive into the beautifully crafted and imaginative offerings from this year's London Film School Graduate Showcase to curate a list of 10 arresting and narratively impressive short films from this year’s cohort.

The Robbery

Multi-DN alum Andrew De Zen opens up about the very personal and visceral feelings he poured into his Amnesty International campaign short which sees an all or nothing trio prepare to make themselves heard.

Men in Blue

Making its online premiere director Sachin Dheeraj speaks to us about using actual testimony of the exploitation suffered by immigrant guest-workers in the US in his fictional re-imagination of their stories which viscerally exposes the inhuman conditions forced upon them.