A MONMOUTH filmmaker has hit the big time and had two of his films accepted in an international film festival.

Since graduating from Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries, 34-year-old Darren Douglas has been in Poland making a series of independent documentaries and music videos.

He said: "As we now live in the digital age, more and more independent filmmakers are given the tools to tell stories that they want to tell. Therefore, I began a company called Darkholefilms with a Cardiff-based creative director and producer called Timothy Hole. I have been really blessed here in Poland because I have had the local support of two independent film companies."

Mr Douglas has had his most recent work accepted by the Viewster Film Festival which makes their selected films available online from September 11 to 25. More than 570 films have been selected, however only seven are from Poland. Darren wrote, acted and directed in both films called Osmosis and Paradox. They were filmed on a micro-budget in northern Poland.

The public can participate by voting for their favourite entries and help select the finalists for the jury. They can do this by going to www. festival.viewster.com where they can watch all of the films. The jury will then decide who will receive part of a cash award. The winners will be announced on October 5 at the Raindance Film Festival in London.

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