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Meet The Winners: Farhad Ghaderi

Next up in our series of winners’ interviews, Farhad Ghaderi is with shots Co-Editor Jamie Madge to talk about his film Virtuous Circle, which won a Gold Screen in the Music Video category at the YDA 2020.

Tune in to hear Jamie and Farhad chat about finding visual inspiration, creating intimacy and trust among actors, and crafting the natural chemistry of brotherhood on screen. We’ll also be talking about balancing directing and cinematography, and why shooting on 16mm film can give short films an edge.

Check out Farhad’s film, Virtuous Circle

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