Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – Take Two Shorts #3
Just tuning in for Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020? To help you find your way around, we’re recommending some short film pairings that might excite you. > Buy your Festival Pass at cheapcutsfest.com where 60+ short films are available on demand [until 05 JUL].
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – Take Two Shorts #2
Just tuning in for Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020? To help you find your way around, we’re recommending some short film pairings that might excite you. > Buy your Festival Pass at cheapcutsfest.com where 60+ short films are available on demand [until 05 JUL].
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – Take Two Shorts #1
Just tuning in for Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020? To help you find your way around, we’re recommending some short film pairings that might excite you. > Buy your Festival Pass at cheapcutsfest.com where 60+ short films are available on demand [until 05 JUL].
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – NEXT STOP: SPAIN II
NEXT STOP is a new strand at Cheap Cuts Doc Fest (29 JUN to 05 JUL) highlighting films & filmmakers from a specific country. This year’s focus is on Spain in two live events that opened the festival’s digital programme. Here’s what we saw… [PART TWO]
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THE BALLY #79: What to see in London this week (reopening edition)
[03 TO 09 JUL]: The free weekly newsletter from RADIANT CIRCUS about what to see on London’s alternative cinema scene (including venue reopenings & virtual events). We cover London’s indie & underground venues, film clubs, popups & film festivals as well as new releases, restorations & revivals.
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – NEXT STOP: SPAIN I
NEXT STOP is a new strand at Cheap Cuts Doc Fest (29 JUN to 05 JUL) highlighting films & filmmakers from a specific country. This year’s focus is on Spain in two live events that opened the festival’s digital programme. Here’s what we saw… [PART ONE]
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Queer East Film Festival – Docs4Pride
[JULY]: Pride 2020 has been like no other. To mark this changing season, Queer East is streaming four documentaries focusing on racial inequalities within the LGBTQ+ community & the work that still needs to be done to ensure an inclusive movement worldwide.
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – quick guide to taking part
Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – the UK’s only film festival dedicated to short form documentary – is underway (29 JUN to 05 JUL)! If you haven’t been to a virtual film festival before, here’s all you need to know about taking part.
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THE BALLY #78: What to see in London this week (virtual edition)
[26 JUN TO 02 JUL – UPDATED]: The free weekly newsletter from RADIANT CIRCUS about what to see on London’s alternative cinema scene (from a safe virtual distance). Covering London’s indie & underground venues, film clubs, popups, film festivals & new releases, restorations & revivals.
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Guidelines for safe cinema-going – a view from the auditorium
Today, the UK cinema industry published guidelines for the safe operation of indoor screen venues in England from 04 JULY. Here’s our view from the auditorium…
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – Unconventional Storytelling
RADIANT CIRCUS is proud to be a judge & awards sponsor for Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 (29 JUN to 05 JUL), the UK’s only festival dedicated to short form documentary. Our sponsored award category is Unconventional Storytelling, so we thought we’d introduce you to the coming attractions!
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UPDATE: Cinemas to reopen from 04 JULY
And here we go… the UK government has announced that cinemas in England can reopen from 04 JULY as long as the usual trappings of social distancing – & some quite drastic reductions in seating capacity – are observed.
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THE BALLY #77: What to see in London this week (virtual edition)
[19 TO 25 JUN]: The free weekly newsletter from RADIANT CIRCUS about what to see on London’s alternative cinema scene (from a safe virtual distance!). We’ve been relatively quiet since cinemas, film clubs & festivals were plunged into darkness, but it’s time we started projecting again…
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SUPPORT #LDNindieFILM: Second Run On Demand
As we get up & running again we thought we’d look at the initiatives that are supporting London’s indie film scene through this time of crisis. First up is a new streaming service from legendary film distributors Second Run On Demand.
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SUPPORT #LDNindieFILM: London Cinema Reopenings A–Z
[UPDATED 03 JUL]: We’re keeping across news of London cinema reopenings as lockdown eases. This is also the place to find out how you can support your favourite indie. Get in touch if you have further news or updates about your local indie cinema or film venue. Support #LDNindieFILM.
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Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 – Now Booking!
RADIANT CIRCUS is proud to be a judge & awards sponsor for Cheap Cuts Doc Fest 2020 (29 JUN to 05 JUL). In the first of a new series of posts about this year’s virtual festival, we bring you a quick overview of the event & dip into our archive from previous editions. Stay tuned for everything you need to know!
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THE VIEW FROM ROW E: Challenges & opportunities of cinema reopening
In the next of our posts from our favourite seat in the auditorium (virtually of course…), we take a look at the Independent Cinema Office’s report about how indie venues across the UK are responding to the challenges of reopening in the times of the virus.
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THE VIEW FROM ROW E: Reviving the darkness
As independent cinema exhibitors of all shapes & sizes start to navigate their emergence from shutdown (however long that may take), it’s time to revive regular posting at RADIANT CIRCUS. Here’s a few reflections from our usual seat in the auditorium (virtually of course…).
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