BFI Head of Exhibition Clare Stewart chairs a panel discussion with shorts filmmakers as part of Made in Britain, our annual series dedicated to contemporary homegrown cinema.
Speaking after the Gala screening of Absent, Marco Berger speaks about the development of the film, the challenge of dealing with tragedy for the first time, and investigating the differences in points of view.
Director Maryam Keshavarz discusses the origins of the film in the background of her own family life and the realities of telling such a controversial Iranian story.
Director Oliver Hermanus discusses his film Beauty, a disturbing exploration of a South African man's repressed sexuality and self-hatred, which won the Queer Palm at the 2011 Cannes film festival.
After the LLGFF Opening Night Gala screening of Cloudburst, Thom Fitzgerald's comic road movie, the director and actors discuss the making of the film.
The cast and crew of ITV drama Titanic, including Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes, take part in a Q&A after a screening of the first two episodes at BFI Southbank.
