To compliment the live review shows that take up I’m ready for my close-up during this year’s London Film Festival, we have the first of a series of exclusive podcast featuring interviews with filmmakers and programmers involved in this year’s LFF. Virginie Selavy interviews curators Simon Young and Philip Ilson about the short films they’ve chosen for this year’s festival…

(edited by Alex Fitch. mp3 format, 27.5mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Links: Read a partial extract of Virginie’s interview at Electric Sheep Magazine
More info about Halloween shorts curated by Philip
Philip’s “Death to short film” manifesto as quoted at The Dawn Chorus
Info on short films curator by Simon at remotegoat.co.uk
Simon’s Shorts International website