Chief Editor
I have founded and run film festivals in the UK and the Netherlands, I have presented programmes in Latvia, scouted films in Transylvania, and attended some of the world’s largest film events as an industry guest in Oberhausen and Rotterdam. I know what film festivals are looking for, or what puts them off. I have also been behind and in front of the camera for several short documentaries – of varying quality – which gave me an insight into where filmmakers might be going wrong, and means I can identify what tricks of the trade they might try to improve in the future.
Writer
Professional smoker. Amateur landscape artist and photographer. Main research interests: early medieval European ecclesiastical architecture and its projection of status/power; and the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe. Area of special interest in film: use of landscape/built environment. Goal: to encourage new filmmakers to kick against the pricks. My home is Norwich, UK, in the suburbia that fills the ridge to the north of the city.
Writer & Editor
It sounds wrong to say I gained my love of cinema from the Telegraph newspaper and that I was politically radicalised by the Metropolitan Police. But there we are – further details available on request.
A lifelong pedant, I’ve been writing and editing things since the days of print. Latterly I’ve worked in independent online media, first at The Canary and then with Phoenix Media Co-op. I’m fortunate to live in the wonderful county of Norfolk where there’s all the wildlife, history and unpredictably entertaining football anyone could ask for.
Tube Rats Co-Host
Part-time stand-up comedian, full time angry feminist. Self-professed film dilettante, constantly vexing Jack and Jimmy with my neophytic take on indy cinema.
I’m an absolute amateur whose role is to view each short film through the lens of an average 20-something lefty cliché. My favourite film is Pride (2014) because it’s Welsh, LGBT, and brilliant (just like me).
Tube Rats Co-Host
I’m an aspiring stand-up comedian with a completely uninformed love of cinema. I’d like to explore independent films more, and to help make them more accessible for a wider audience. You can find me on YouTube or at your local comedy night, talking about a series of embarrassing life events. My favourite films are Jojo Rabbit, Submarine, and The Intouchables. I’d like to find more thought provoking films that toe the line between humour and tragedy.
Writer
I live in West Yorkshire, and I am fortunate that my local cinema is a 1914 Picture House, still in its original form and with both 35mm and digital projection. Apart from walking my dog Dylan, my favourite pastime is watching quality films in a theatrical setting; when I am able to I go along to film festivals to see both old favourites and catch new pleasures. I started out watching mainstream films, then in Film Societies discovered European art cinema and later the world film scene. I have taught film studies in colleges and adult centres; now I write about the films and the film industries that give me most pleasure.
Writer
Once upon a time I was born in Afghanistan, raised in a small town in Limburg, the Netherlands, became fluent in multiple languages. I am a Master of Science in Communication and Information Sciences with a specialization in Business Communications and Digital Media. Before my masters, I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Management. My passion for film brought me to CineSud in June 2022. I have also finally started pursuing my childhood dream, acting. Which I always thought was not possible due to circumstances. But as they say, dreams do come true, and I am ready for it! Next to that, I like to keep myself busy with presenting at film festivals/events and with everything film!
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