London Independent Film Festival opens with sold-out screening of ‘The Golden Age’ By FIN Staff / 14 March 2020 © The London Independent Film Festival The London Independent Film Festival got underway on Friday with its opening ceremony and the screening of French drama ‘The Golden Age’. Indie filmmakers descended on London’s Genesis Cinema to take part in the opening festivities which included a red carpet event prior to the screening of debut director Jenna Suru’s period drama set in 1960s France. Despite the impact of the Coronavirus on many London events, this didn’t dampen the spirit of the festival with the screening for the opening film sold-out, and a visibly packed cinema with attendees in a relaxed and joyful mood. After 'The Golden Age' was screened, director Jenna Suru participated in an audience Q&A, and spoke more in-depth about the making of her period drama - sharing her experiences of the production and her vision for the film, which was inspired by the 60s music scene. Suru wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film, and was able to shoot her production in over 30 locations. Director Jenna Suru (left) and Festival Director Natasha Marburger (right) / © LIFF The director also shared her experience of making the film and talked about how she had received a lot of support in France to make the production a success. She also encouraged other indie filmmakers at the opening ceremony to consider shooting their productions in France. Opening ceremony red carpet highlights © LIFF © LIFF © LIFF © LIFF © LIFF Following Friday’s opening ceremony, the London Independent Film Festival will be hosting a pre-screening networking event for filmmakers attending on Saturday, followed by the premiere of indie feature ‘Palindrome’ by director Marcus Flemmings who will also participate in a Q&A. Hargenant Global, RØDE Microphones, Twickenham Studios, UK Film Chanel and UK Film Review are among this year’s festival partners and will be supporting indie filmmakers with a number of panels, events and offering prizes. Films in the official competition will also receive online distribution through the UK Film Channel and also get critiqued by UK Film Review. London Independent Film Festival 2020 events Saturday 14th March Grading Masterclass hosted by Twickenham studios / Book tickets Film Club Pop-Up for ‘Palindrome’ hosted by Les Flicks / Book tickets Short film screenings ‘Neext!’ by Leoni Tenius ‘Prospect’ by James Bone & James Lacy ‘The Air Before We Speak’ by Pip King & Lib Papworth ‘A Failure of the Imagination’ by Matt Hopkins ‘Bad News’ by Markus Meedt ‘Dazedly’ by Anona Langa ‘Wheels’ by Smari Gunn ‘Assassin’ by Jenny Xueer Wan Book tickets ‘Doorbells and Gunshots’ by Michael Hanratty ‘Green – Cavetown’ by Guy Larsen & Taha Khan ‘Pollie Has the Keys’ by Liz Kingsman ‘Surprise’ by Bojan Brbora ‘The History of Nipples’ by Bailey Tom Bailey ‘Crash Landing’ by Maxwell Harris-Tharp & William Miller ‘Divided We Scroll’ by Klaas Diersmann ‘Special Delivery’ by Robert Hackett ‘The Glove’ by Luisa Pretolani Book tickets Feature film screening ‘Palindrome’ by director Marcus Flemmings followed by a Q&A / Book tickets Sunday 15th March What makes a short film successful? Panel discussion / Book tickets Film Business panel covering production, sales and distribution / book tickets Short film screenings ‘5 Reasons’ by Shane Gentles ‘Ayahuasca’ by Alex Morris ‘Engaged’ by Daniel Rickard ‘Donkey’s Memory’ by Carolina Pribanic ‘Fool’s Errand’ by Tomasz Aleksander ‘No body’ by Haemin Ko ‘The Deal’ by Syd Heather ‘Les’ by Olivia Bernhardt Brogan ‘Stripit’ by Lucrezia Pollice Book tickets ‘Home From Home’ by Olivia Hetreed ‘STuK’ by Nadira Murray ‘The Easy Lift’ by Sam Bradford ‘The Cunning Man’ by Zoë Dobson ‘White Gold’ by Luke Bradford ‘Why’ by Alexander Igbanoi Book tickets Feature film screenings ‘Reborn’ by director Julian Richards followed by a Q&A. / Book tickets Tuesday 17th March Short film screenings ‘Talk To Me’ by Dan Henshaw ‘Idles – Never Fight a Man With a Perm’ by Al Brown ‘Homage to a Talented Man’ by Adam Logan ‘Ji’ by Ben Griffin ‘Take Me’ by Claire Norowzian ‘Magicland’ by Celia Willis & Emily Stein ‘Martin’ by Ginevra Gentili-Elsworthy ‘Pei’s Morocco Vlog’ by FangLing Pei ‘Star Wars: Origins’ by Phil Hawkins Book tickets Feature film screening ‘A Soul Journey’ by director Marco Della Fonte followed by a Q&A / Book tickets Friday 20th March Short film screenings ‘Cut Off’ by Nick Flugge ‘Just A Girl’ by Claudia Grace McKell ‘Office Song’ by Marcus Markou ‘The Sacrifice’ by Shona Dutta Charlton ‘The Snow Maze’ by Sam Cadman ‘White Light’ by Richard Nik Evans Book tickets ‘Bad Dreams’ by Stuart Fryer ‘Black Moon’ by Ryan Graff ‘Midnight’ by Katie Bonham ‘Patron’ by Emily Haigh & Alon Young ‘Reverse’ by Jake Francis ‘Shapeshifter’ by Ned Wolfgang Kelly ‘Sleep Tight’ by Lewis Taylor ‘Stakeout’ by Harry Orme ‘Widow’ by Tulsi Shivaanand Book tickets Feature film screening ‘Your Eyes on Me’ by director Sergei Alexander followed by a Q&A / Book tickets Saturday 21st March Screenwriting with Bob Schultz Masterclass / Book tickets Talk on distributing and marketing films online / Book tickets Short film screenings ‘1814 Frost Fair’ by Julia Fullerton-Batten ‘Brother’ by Tulsi Shivaanand ‘Reclaimer’ by Laurie Waplington ‘The Voodoo Man’ by Jason Farries ‘Manufacturer of Dreams' by Hanxuan Jiang ‘Never Walk Alone’ by Jacqueline Pepall ‘Nobody’s Darling’ by Sophia Carr-Gomm ‘Chopper’ by Giorgos Kapsanakis Book tickets ‘End Point’ by Rafael Cortes ‘Geneticide’ by Sammy Ofori-Attah ‘Origami’ by Jemma Gross ‘Rueful Warrior’ by Mark Owen ‘Seechers’ by Natalie Kavanagh ‘This Time Away’ by Magali Barbe ‘Time’s Up’ by Callum Metcalfe Book tickets Feature film screening ‘Philophobia’ by director Guy Davies followed by a Q&A / Book tickets Sunday 22nd March Acting Sucks Panel covering the casting process, auditions, mental health and more / Book tickets Feature film screening ‘Kat and the Band’ by director E.E. Hegarty followed by a Q&A / Book tickets Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party The official 2020 London Independent Film Festival closing ceremony presenting awards to winning filmmakers including prizes donated by sponsors and a networking meet-and-greet. The London Independent Film Festival takes place from March 13-22nd 2020. To discover the full list of events and further details on upcoming panels visit the official website. Visitors can also book tickets and festival passes via the website.
Award winning Fact Not Fiction Films releases trailer for latest short film ‘Angel Fleet’ ahead of Premiere
Award winning Fact Not Fiction Films releases trailer for latest short film ‘Angel Fleet’ ahead of Premiere
