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8 09, 2025

Entering the Circle: Reframing Viy (1967) as Ukrainian Folk Horror

By |2025-09-08T12:00:03+01:00September 8, 2025|Live Cinema, Making Waves Film Festival|Comments Off on Entering the Circle: Reframing Viy (1967) as Ukrainian Folk Horror

“Viy is the colossal creation of the common folk’s imagination.” — Nikolai Gogol I first came across Viy almost by accident. Eureka Entertainment had just released a remastered DVD, and [...]

15 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Bao – Telling Stories of Parenthood Without Words

By |2025-06-22T18:40:55+01:00July 15, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Bao – Telling Stories of Parenthood Without Words

Created by Abbey Molyneux A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

9 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Fishboy – Guilt, Grief, and the Uncanny in Stop-Motion

By |2025-06-22T18:11:04+01:00July 9, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Fishboy – Guilt, Grief, and the Uncanny in Stop-Motion

Created by Alice Ainsworth A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

6 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Pixar’s SparkShorts – Stories of Difference and Belonging

By |2025-06-22T18:05:29+01:00July 6, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Pixar’s SparkShorts – Stories of Difference and Belonging

Created by Lucy Jarvis A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

3 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Pixar and the Emotional Impact of the Short Film Form

By |2025-06-22T18:31:35+01:00July 3, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Pixar and the Emotional Impact of the Short Film Form

Created by Dylan Waller Spray A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television [...]

3 07, 2025

A Closer Look: You Know Where to Find Me – Intimacy, Independence, and Emotion in Short Film

By |2025-06-22T17:59:39+01:00July 3, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: You Know Where to Find Me – Intimacy, Independence, and Emotion in Short Film

Created by Joseph Horstead A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

1 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Marvel Shorts – How side stories shape side characters

By |2025-06-22T17:52:19+01:00July 1, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Marvel Shorts – How side stories shape side characters

Created by Callum Gates A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

22 06, 2025

A Closer Look: Uncharted – How fan filmmakers beat Hollywood at their own game

By |2025-06-22T17:53:26+01:00June 22, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Uncharted – How fan filmmakers beat Hollywood at their own game

Created by Brad Whittam A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

4 04, 2025

Film, Food, and Culture: How Making Waves Film Festival Brought Iran to Portsmouth

By |2025-06-14T13:02:03+01:00April 4, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival|Comments Off on Film, Food, and Culture: How Making Waves Film Festival Brought Iran to Portsmouth

The Making Waves Film Festival has long been celebrated for its innovative approach to cinema, seamlessly blending film with immersive experiences that captivate audiences. This year, the festival outdid itself [...]

28 03, 2025

A Night of Heists and Revelations: Pompey Dogs at Staggeringly Good Brewery

By |2025-04-04T17:59:27+01:00March 28, 2025|Live Cinema, Making Waves Film Festival|Comments Off on A Night of Heists and Revelations: Pompey Dogs at Staggeringly Good Brewery

Step into the world of immersive cinema with Pompey Dogs at Staggeringly Good Brewery—a live event experience like no other. On March 22nd, audiences in Portsmouth were treated to a [...]

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