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
Whilst no one can argue against the prowess and appeal of Barbie and her shiny empowering world we need to remember that not all girls like pink. Inspired by her own experience at college in a sorority, filmmaker Chaconne Martin-Berkowicz has taken a page out of her own female power playbook and the end result is the raw, authentic and gritty short Scotty’s Vag. Handheld shots bring us into the thick of the pulsating energy as girls Jell-o wrestle, the documentary-like footage is dirty and emulates the grit and raw feel of the moment, whilst non-professional actors embody the realistic and alternative women we don’t often see on screen. Scotty’s Vag is not autobiographical but is reflective of Martin-Berkowicz’s own experiences as a woman as she considers the power play between older and younger women and nails her honest and captivating portrayal of that reality. Making its online premiere today,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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