Festival Coverage (in reverse chronological order)
As nice as it is to just watch films at home, it's good to get out into the world every once in a while. That's why I like festivals so much. Not only do they provide an opportunity to see a lot of films in one place, but they're also a wonderful way to meet new people and see new places. I've made a lot of friends at film festivals over the years, and they've given me an excuse to visit a lot of incredible cities that I may not have found my way to otherwise. And it's pretty fun to write about festivals, too, which is what this page is designed to showcase. A compendium of all my festival coverage, in reverse chronological order. And, more than that, a way of collecting accounts of many of the trips I've taken for cinema. I'm always planning the next one, too, so I'll be updating this page as I write about more of them.
Viennale 2025:
London Film Festival 2025:
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025:
London Film Festival 2024:
Film Fest Gent 2024:
Edinburgh Film Festival 2023:
Berlin Film Festival 2023:
Remembering Every Night, Mal Viver, Viver Mal, Afire
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021:
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2021:
Shape of Red, A Girl Missing
London Film Festival 2019:
End of the Century, Love Me Tender
FIDMarseille 2019:
#1 Jason and the Argonauts
#2 Sand, Tamaran Hill
Berlin Film Festival 2019:
I Was At Home, But..., The Souvenir
London Film Festival 2018:
#1 Happy As Lazzaro, The Chambermaid
#2 Asako I & II, Monrovia, Indiana
#3 Burning
Edinburgh Film Festival 2018:
An Elephant Sitting Still, Piercing, Radiance
London Film Festival 2017:
#1 Good Time, A Season in France
#2 Blade of the Immortal, 120 BPM
London Film Festival 2016:
#1 A Woman's Life, United States of Love, Ma' Rosa
#2 Safari
#3 Nocturama
#4 The Son of Joseph
#5 Aquarius, Personal Shopper, Sweet Dreams
London Film Festival 2015:
#1 Mountains May Depart, James White, The Measure of a Man, One Floor Below
#2 Happy Hour, Murmur of the Hearts, Neon Bull, Schneider vs. Bax
London East Asia Film Festival 2015:
Journey To The Shore, Kaili Blues
London Film Festival 2019:
End of the Century, Love Me Tender
FIDMarseille 2019:
#1 Jason and the Argonauts
#2 Sand, Tamaran Hill
Berlin Film Festival 2019:
I Was At Home, But..., The Souvenir
London Film Festival 2018:
#1 Happy As Lazzaro, The Chambermaid
#2 Asako I & II, Monrovia, Indiana
#3 Burning
Edinburgh Film Festival 2018:
An Elephant Sitting Still, Piercing, Radiance
London Film Festival 2017:
#1 Good Time, A Season in France
#2 Blade of the Immortal, 120 BPM
London Film Festival 2016:
#1 A Woman's Life, United States of Love, Ma' Rosa
#2 Safari
#3 Nocturama
#4 The Son of Joseph
#5 Aquarius, Personal Shopper, Sweet Dreams
London Film Festival 2015:
#1 Mountains May Depart, James White, The Measure of a Man, One Floor Below
#2 Happy Hour, Murmur of the Hearts, Neon Bull, Schneider vs. Bax
London East Asia Film Festival 2015:
Journey To The Shore, Kaili Blues