Two short films recently premiered at BAFTA in London as part of a project to support emerging talent.
Me and My Latitude is a collaboration between BAFTA and Festival Republic, organisers of Latitude, the yearly arts and music festival.
Last year two filmmakers were chosen to each make a short film about an artist preparing to perform at Latitude 2011, with the aim of reflecting the diversity and inventiveness of the UK arts scene.
Caroline Bridges has made Knife Edge, which shows dance theatre company Lost Dog in action at the festival, whilst Sameer Patel has directed She Want Soul, a portrait of poet and writer Sabrina Mahfouz.
Both films screened last night at BAFTA’s Run Run Shaw Theatre in London and will also feature in the line-up for Latitude’s Film & Music Arena in 2012, which is partly programmed in partnership with BAFTA.
I spoke with Catherine and Sameer about their experiences making the films and you can listen to the interviews by clicking below:
[audio:http://filmdetail.receptionmedia.com/Caroline_Bridges_and_Sameer_Patel_on_BAFTA_at_Latitude.mp3]You can also download this interview as a podcast via iTunes by clicking here or get the MP3 directly here.
The Latitude Festival takes place from July 12th – 15th and the Orange British Film Academy Awards is on February 12th
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