Last Friday 5 December, our female and non-binary filmmakers, their crews and stars, and industry professionals came together for the seventh 225 Film Club’s Official Selection screening night, held once again at the BFI. The festival was hosted by director Rita Osei, who created, curates and produces the 225 Film Club, with the screening supported… 225 Film Club Official Selection, 2025 – reviews and award winners Read More
225 Film Club 2025 directors: their films, in their own words
Watch the trailer for this year’s 225 Film Club festival now: The 225 Film Club festival takes place in NFT3 at the BFI: 6pm, Friday 5 December 2025. There are still a few tickets available. Get yours here. This year’s carefully curated programme of films tackle themes with grace combined with a gimlet eye, and… 225 Film Club 2025 directors: their films, in their own words Read More
Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024!
Created in 2018 to promote female excellence in film direction, 225 Film Club showcases excellent current narrative and documentary short film work by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and supports women in film. Whittling the short films down from 225 Film Club’s already-impressive longlists each year is never an easy task. Celebrating… Welcome to the 225 Film Club Official Selection 2024! Read More
225 Film Club: winners and shortlisted films reviewed
As usual from the 225 Film Club, this year’s shortlist offered up a fabulous mix of funny, moving, intriguing and — of course — entertaining short films. The depth of stories that can be told in a short film, ranging from quarter of an hour down to a short sharp minute, is testament to the… 225 Film Club: winners and shortlisted films reviewed Read More
The 4th 225 Film Club – Official Selection!
225 Film Club: Promoting Female Excellence In Direction Created in 2018 to promote female excellence in film direction, 225 Film Club showcases current and past narrative and documentary short film work by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and raises money to support women in film. The official selection screens at the BFI on Friday… The 4th 225 Film Club – Official Selection! Read More
225 Film Club 4 — longlisted!
225 Film Club: Promoting Female Excellence In Direction Created in 2018 to promote female excellence in film direction, 225 Film Club showcases current and past narrative and documentary short film work by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and raises money to support women in film. The final programme, announced on Monday 31… 225 Film Club 4 — longlisted! Read More
The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Short Film
The 225 Film Club recently held its third programme of short films by women filmmakers. Curated again by director, writer and producer Rita Osei, the event, held at London venue The Wing, showcased some of the best in short filmmaking from women directors over the past few years. Rita created the 225 Film Club in… The 225 Film Club – short film round-up Read More
Actor Robert Dukes On Auditioning, Ammunition & Not Succumbing To Professional Jealousy
“The cold made our second day extremely difficult but it gave us something extra to work with – the boys who went through those situations had conditions that would have made ours look like a holiday camp.” Actor Robert Dukes on the freezing temperatures that made for a challenging shoot on WW2 drama short The Code… Actor Robert Dukes On Auditioning, Ammunition & Not Succumbing To Professional Jealousy Read More
2018: The Good The Bad & The Ugly (But Mostly Good)
Well that went quick! It seems like no time since I was writing my 2018 To-Watch list and thinking how long it was until Aquaman was coming out. And in some ways, not a whole amount has changed in the past 12 months. We’re still in the EU (just), and we still haven’t seen Replicas…. 2018: The Good The Bad & The Ugly (But Mostly Good) Read More
Somerset House Short Film Showcase From Discover.Film
Discover.film, organisers of the Discover Film Awards, one of the world’s biggest short film festivals, is taking over th East Wing of Somerset House in London to showcase some of the best short films from around the world. The special screenings take place from 7 to 14 August 2018 – running concurrently that week will… Somerset House Short Film Showcase From Discover.Film Read More