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Topic Studios Buys The Hat Starring Jude and Raff Law — Topic Studios has picked up Darren Strowger‘s short film The Hat, starring Jude Law and his son Raff Law. The Hat was shot during lockdown and has an original score put together by The Who’s Pete Townshend. The film is the first instance of Jude [...]

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First Look Media-backed U.S. streamer Topic has picked up the short film “The Hat,” starring Jude Law and Raff Law, and directed by Darren Strowger.

Shot during lockdown, with an original score by The Who’s Pete Townshend, the film marks the first time Jude Law and his son — who has appeared in other short films and stars in the forthcoming “Twist” — have acted together on screen.

The six-minute short was filmed on location in the U.K. during lockdown, and shot entirely on an iPhone. It follows a young man who wanders into the middle of a barren field, only to be interrupted by a mystery assailant who starts chasing him. Plans are in place to extend the short into a 20-minute film, and later, a feature-length version.

Strowger is best known as the co-founder of British tech firm Excell Group, but has been considering a move into filmmaking for a few years,...

European Film Awards Head Online

The 33rd European Film Awards have pivoted to a virtual ceremony as the pandemic continues to disrupt international travel plans. Scheduled to take place on December 12 in Reykjavik, the event will now go fully digital for this year, before returning to the Icelandic capital in 2021. Organizers of the European Film Academy said they are working on a concept for a week of additional online-events to involve its partners and members. Nominations for the awards will be announced online on November 10. “The decision was not easy but it was made with responsibility and out of care for our guests. No one is more disappointed than our Icelandic friends and we, at Efa, that we will not be able to come together in Reykjavik this year,” said Efa Chairman Mike Downey.

Jude & Raff Law Short

Jude Law and son Raff Law are starring in short film The Hat.

Following on from our exclusive first look trailer for this years Raindance Film Festival, the full line-up of films has been announced.

The 28th Raindance Film Festival will this year safely proceed as a hybrid of remote engagement and live activity, running 28 October – 7 November online and live in London.

Comprising 50 film premieres, the festival will officially kick off with the UK Premiere of ‘Stardust’, directed by Gabriel Range. The film stars Johnny Flynn as a young David Bowie embarking on his first trip to America, revealing the inspirations and life events that gave birth to his iconic alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, charting the transformation of one of the world’s greatest cultural icons.

Films to feature at the festival include Sean Penn’s ‘Citizen Penn’, Milcho Manchevsk’s ‘Willow’, ‘Nuclear’ starring George MacKay and Emilia Jones and Darren Strowger lockdown short featuring Jude Law and Rafferty Law ‘The Hat’. For...