Annual showcase REVEALs next generation of creative and cultural talent
A student showcase which is one of the highlights of the North East’s cultural calendar is under way once again, as Northumbria University launches its 2025 Degree Shows.
Topics: Cinema, Film, Photo
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From Goosebumps to gore: Exhibition explores horror genre and its younger audiences
An expert in horror cinema from Northumbria University has co-curated a new exhibition which reimagines a young horror-enthusiast’s bedroom to discuss the influence of the genre.
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Association for Art History Fellowship awarded to Professor Gavin Butt
Professor of Fine Art, Gavin Butt has been announced by the Association for Art History as one of their 2025 Fellows, an honour awarded on the basis of his innovative research in the field, and its engagement with audiences beyond academic art and art history worlds.
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From Tyneside to Hollywood – the Northumbria alumni making their mark in the film industry
On Sunday 2 March the biggest names in the world of film will gather in Hollywood for the 97th Academy Awards – among the nominees is Northumbria alumn Lol Crawley – director of photography for 2024 film The Brutalist, who has been nominated in the Cinematography category.
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Film inspired by personal loss wins Best Student Drama at industry awards
Will Croston, a Northumbria University graduate, won the RTS regional award for Best Student Drama with his film "Husk," inspired by personal grief. The project reflects his journey through loss, blending influences from classic horror and Slow Cinema.
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Royal Television Society recognition for Northumbria film makers
Rising stars from Northumbria University have won the award for Best Student Drama at the prestigious Royal Television Society Awards for the North East and Borders.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The animal sounds in most nature documentaries are made by humans – here’s how they do it and why it matters
In this article originally written for The Conversation, Lecturer in Film Dr Damien Pollard discusses foley artists and their role in wildlife documentaries.
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Award-winning film maker awarded honorary degree from Northumbria University.
Bafta-nominated writer-director Clio Barnard has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Northumbria University, Newcastle.
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Assistant Professor and playwright is recognised at national theatre awards
Assistant Professor in Humanities at Northumbria University and award-winning playwright, May Sumbwanyambe, has won recognition from the UK Theatre Awards for his latest production Enough of Him.
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Video Shop Horrors exhibition to open in time for Halloween
A terrifying new exhibition featuring a series of rare movie posters for horror films of the 1980s will be installed at Northumbria University’s Gallery North in time for Halloween.
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Northumbria University and BFI launch bold cultural partnership
Northumbria University has joined forces with the UK’s biggest screen body, the BFI (British Film Institute) on an ambitious partnership that will provide leading networks, insight and experience with moving image culture and the screen industries for staff and students across the University.
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Lockdown life inspires fashion photography project with a difference
A Northumbria University student has drawn inspiration from her experiences of lockdown to create a series of striking images which are attracting national attention.
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Tyneside Cinema Graduate Artist in Residence 2019-20 announced
Northumbria University Master of Fine Art graduate Siân Hutchings has been announced as the 2019-20 Tyneside Cinema Graduate Artist in Residence.
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Northumbria University supports South East Asian film makers of the future
A long-standing partnership between Northumbria University and the London School of Public Relations (LSPR) in Jakarta has resulted in the creation of more than 2,000 short films.
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Animation brings family history to life in moving new film
A documentary featuring the animation expertise of a Northumbria University academic will make its North East debut next weekend.
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Irish law change thanks to Northumbria director’s film
A film tackling issues around sex and disability has played an important role in changing the law in Ireland.
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Northumbria scientists win national photography prize
Researchers from Northumbria University, Newcastle have won a prize in a prestigious national science photography competition with a stunning image depicting their work into smart surfaces.
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Northumbria graduates’ star performance leads to Venus success
A documentary by Northumbria University students, which examines the issues of disability and female empowerment through the story of a female drag queen, has won a prestigious industry award.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Rogue One: a new front in long battle over the Star Wars brand
Andrew Ross, Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Film at Northumbria University, writes about the release of highly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
It was hoped that the release of Rogue One, the current offshoot from the Star Wars series, would cement the Star Wars franchise as being at the cutting edge of modern cinema. Promising a markedly different tone from the previous films -
EXPERT COMMENT: Snow leopard ‘rape’: what was really going on?
Mike Jeffries, Teaching Fellow in Ecology at Northumbria University, writes about the anthropomorphism of animals in response to the recent episode of BBC One's Planet Earth II.
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