CLOSE-UP FILM MAGAZINE SPRING/SUMMER 2004

Highlights for Issue 3 include:

Documentary - in conversation with British documentary-maker Michael Grigsby; Spellbound producer Sean Welch on his magical movie about the US Spelling Bee competition; an overview of the evolution of the growing popularity of documentary

Horror - three southern-based filmmakers share their experiences of shooting low budget horror; Award-winning writer Jon Holmes looks back on the 'video nasty' and tackles the question of censorship; The 2 Days Later horror shorts competition; a look at the beginnings of the modern horror film

Raindance East - interviews with Raindance founder Elliot Grove, Elizabeth director Shekar Kapur, and film composer Nitin Sawhney

Ealing Studios - we chat to the men responsible for the rebirth of a very British institution

Independent film programmers - the people, the places and the work involved in ensuring less mainstream films meet their audience

Kent Hothouse, Lighthouse, City Eye and Oxford Film and Video Makers - what the local delivery partners to Screen South can do for you

Dis-ABILITY - a local filmmaker talks about his own experiences of filmmaking for the less-abled, and a look at Hollywood 's uncomfortable relationship with the subject

Perfect Women - a look at the film adaptations of the novels of Stepford Wives author Ira Levin

Iranian Cinema

Oscar-nominee Andrea Arnold chats about her film Wasp

Summerscreen Film Festival for Young People

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