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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Ashley Wagners Olympic dreams were cut short. Comissioned by Vogue for Winter Olympics Director - Liza Mandelup Director of Photography - Benjamin Whatley Producer - Rose Krane Editor - Amanda Griffin Composer - Fletcher Aleckson Sound Recordist - Jeremey Emery, Gabe Stewart Creative Director - Ruben Ramos Production Company - FishFace Color - Alastor Arnold @ Fotokem Creative Services
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Shot in Goulburn and Sydney, Australia - Super 16mm. Writer/Director/Editor: Riley Blakeway DOP: Jake Hunter Starring: Max Snelling, Ryan Wilson & Wesley Cooper Jones Production Company: Robber’s Dog Producer: Alexandra Kent Producer: Tessa de Josselin Executive Producer: Mark Foster Managing Director: George Mackenzie Sound: Rumble Studios Sydney Sound Design & Mix: Nat Joyce Audio Post Producer: Sharika Toth Film: Kodak Camera: Panavision Sydney Film Processing: Neglab
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Being a bald man sucks. Knowing you’ll become one is worse. Être chauve ça craint, savoir qu'on va le devenir c'est pire. english & spanish captions available réalisation/direction: Paul cabon production: Yann legay, Wag prod official selection SUNDANCE 2017 nommé aux Césars 2018 catégorie meilleur court-métrage d'animation Best animated short film at MONTERREY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Audience award at NEW CHITOSE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2016 Best Animation film at LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL2016
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After several years together, William and Cecilie break up. The same night, to treat the sorrow with love, they decide to do the drug MDMA together. For better or worse, this results in an emotional rollercoaster ride over a whole weekend as the two are isolated together in their apartment. “Forever Now” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/forever-now SCREENINGS / AWARDS 2017 - SXSW (USA) / Grand Jury Award for “Best Narrative Short” 2017 - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan) / In Competition 2017 - Kyiv International Short Film Festival (Ukraine) 2017 - Palm Springs International Shortfest (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Open Place International Short Film Festival (Latvia) / Grand Jury Award for “Best Actress” 2017 - Nevada City Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy (Finland) / Official selection 2017 - Athens International Film Festival (Greece) / Official selection 2017 - Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada) / In Competition 2017 - Trujillo Independent Film Festival (Peru) / Screening 2017 - Adelaide Film Festival (Australia) / In Competition 2017 - Hamptons International Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Tacoma Film Festival (USA) / Jury Awards for “Best Screenplay” & “Best Cinematography” 2017 - Festival International Signes de Nuit (France) / Official selection 2017 - Nordic International Film Festival (USA) / Jury Awards for “Best Director” & “Best Female Actor” 2017 - Naples International Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival (Spain) / In Competition 2017 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Ireland) / In Competition 2017 - Nordische Filmtage Lübeck (Germany) / Official selection 2017 - 24fps International Short Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Zinebi - International Festival of documentary & short film of Bilbao (Spain) / In Competition 2017 - Hollywood North Film Festival (Canada) / In Competition 2017 - Miami Short Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2017 - Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium) / In Competition 2017 - Bahamas International Film Festival (USA) / In Competition 2018 - Artfools International Film Festival (Greece) / In Competition 2018 - Landshut Short Film Festival (Germany) / In Competition 2018 - Regard Festival (Canada) / In Competition CAST / CREW William - Ferdinand Falsen Hiis Cecilie - Frederikke Dahl Hansen Cecilie’s dad: Henning Valin Director: Kristian Håskjold Written by: Kristian Håskjold, Trille Cecilie Uldall-Spanner Producer: Siri Bøge Dynesen Director of Photography: Christian Houge Laursen Production Designer: Kristina Kiss Kovacs Editor: Kristian Håskjold Sound Design: Christian Scheuer Music Composer: Jesper Ankarfeldt Sound recordists: Johannes Rose, Mads Bramstoft Kostumier & Make-up: Emillie Galsgaard Dinesen B foto: Brian René Egeberg, Kasper Bundvad B editor: Noa Vedde Colorist & Online: Nurali Kushkov, Cameo VFX: Freddie Smith Artwork/Graphics: Anne Sofie Nordlund Hansen Poster – retouch: Martin Bo Kristensen Equipment: Filmværkstedet, Red Rental, Kameraudlejningen Sound facilities: Lydkilden Post production facilities: Flying Films, Cameo Locations: Niels Uldall-Spanner, Emilie Galsgaard Dinesen, Oliver Tonning Catering: Helle Bøge Dynesen Editing consultant: Frederik Strunk Consultant at Filmværkstedet: Mille Haynes
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
It’s confronting to step into the unknown. Reassurance or validation is sought from anywhere we can find it; at least for that bit confidence to move forward. Building on experiences, exploring new environments, adapting to the unfamiliar, all becomes part and parcel of progress. But what if it all gets too much? Finding yourself and fitting in, compromise and keeping up? Sometimes you just need to pull yourself out of it, appreciate the people around you, and enjoy every moment. Because life should be more uplifting. Creative Direction: Tereza Tan Storytelling: Zack Chua Character Design: Dou Cheng 2D Animation: Jacky Lo, Dou Cheng 3D Animation: Edward Chiu Sound Design: Mount Audio
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I often wonder what the world would look like if the ancient cultures of the past had survived repeated attempts to have their faiths banished from popular practise through colonisation. Did the ancient Mexican culture die during the conquest by the Spaniards in the 16th century, and are the remaining indigenous populations simply fossils, condemned five hundred years ago to disappear because they have no place in the present? The liberty of the past, the golden age before colonial domination, is not a dead past lost forever, but the basis of hope. In the cycle of time that age will come again. Director: Daniel Sadgrove Cinematographer: Kenji Katori Steadicam: Juan Matias Ramos 1st AC: Aura Gonzalez Salazar Steadicam Asst: Tania Barajas Camera DIT: Cristian Sanchez Line Producer: Jesus Franco, Brenda Zamudio 1st PA: Lucy Suarez 2nd PA: Arturo Tamayo Makeup: Eve Magnn Runner: Maria Fernanda Flores Cast Trinidad Villaseñor, Edith Hernandez Ramos, Cristian ‘Chile’ Lopez, Ignacio Del Rio Ocegueda, Jose Mejia, Effy Betancourt, Gustavo Guerrero Lopez, Arturo Tamayo, Yadira Linda Mariscal Gracian, Miguel Angel Gaitan Alvarado, Daniel Osmar Guerrero López, Aldrich Guilleromo Ayron Marcial, Alan Eduardo Gomez Chavez, Marco del Rio Ayon Marcial, Angel Ayohualli Gaitan M. & Jose Alejandro Juarez A. Editor: Grason Caldwell ℅ Parallax Post Color: Kath Raisch ℅ Company 3 Music: Lorn ℅ Wednesday Sound Sound: Kinsey Green VO (Nahuatl): Ana Gabriela Reus VO (English): Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Special thanks Lucy Suarez, Cristian ‘Chile’ Lopez, Benjamin Suarez, Ihxel Pérez, Storm Richardson, Nick Fuller, Debbie De Le Ceuva Jewellry , Nathalie Mignot, Pacha Mama Boutique, Casa de Linda, Gabriel Jones, Wendy Jones, Casa Vecino, Lucy Mejia, Jose Mejia, La Esperanza Restaurant, The Lift Mexico, Spencer Harris, Esteban Ponce, Angela Herrera, EFD International, Christopher Hewitt, Luke Lynch, Paul Rogers & Hugo. Recommended Reading México Profundo: Reclaiming A Civilization by Guillermo Bonfil Batalla Aztec by Gary Jennings Exodus Lost by S.C. Compton Filmed in and near Sayulita, Mexico.
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Shot in the Cape Flats of Cape Town, South Africa over the course of three days. director: jake oleson director of photography: matthew ballard producer: wilhelm furst production manager: godfrey matsika editor: jake oleson sound design: bobb barito colorist: josh bohosky post: the mill music: andy stott, toys, jonny greenwood shot on 16mm film special thanks: kodak, liam johnson, robot.tv, peter soto, media film service, jacqueline stone, darwees bam, marwha bam, mimoena scholz, sebastien, michael marantz, charles frank, and ien chi
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Monday, February 26, 2018
The Ricochet Splendid Our new non commercial project: In an uncertain future, a group of crazy and less than obedience squad, fight the great war. This group of misfits uses humor to get along the hard life of a soldier. In spite of the constant teasing, this fraternity look up to each other in hard time. 2veinte.tv facebook.com/2veinte instagram: @2veintestudio Twitter: @2veintestudio Directed & done by … 2veinte Creative Director … Pablo Gostanian Executive producer … Agustin Valcarenghi Animation Director … Diego Polieri Art Direction … Pablo Gostanian, Diego Polieri Lead Cel Animation … Diego Polieri, Fernando Toninello, Juan Nadalino, Israel Giampiero Additional Animation … Patricio Plaza, Martin Gil, Julian Fumagalli Cel Animation Assist … Yazmin Hanna, Denise Cirone, Diego Fracchia, Ivan Greco Addicional Clean up … Facundo Garcia, Agostina Salvemini, Nahuel Sagarnaga Idea … Pablo Gostanian Characters design …. Diego Polieri Story … Pablo Gostanian, Diego Polieri, Melisa Farina Composition … Daniel di Paola, Mateo Vallejo Edition … Pablo Gostanian, Diego Polieri Production … Carolina L’avena 3D Animation …. Mateo Vallejo Illustration … Diego Polieri, Nahuel Sagarnaga, Patricio Delpeche Additional Illustration … Santiago Villa Robots Design … Delfina Perez Additional AE animation … Daniel Di Paola Original Music … Thomas Richard Christensen Ending Credits Music … Sergio Denis - “Un poco loco” The Ricochet Splendid belongs to 2veinte, all rights reserved 2017, 2018.
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Welcome to Wegman’s Wild World of Weimaraners, where dogs bake cakes and lounge like royalty. Known to the world as the “dog photographer,” William Wegman has spent the past 45 years dressing and posing his canine muses in elaborate ensembles, finding whimsy in the absurd. His work is at measures droll and enchanting, evoking awe in audiences around the world. And, his pups have had their share of the limelight, making appearances on everything from “Saturday Night Live” and “Sesame Street,” to movies and galleries worldwide.
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EN—————— NEBULA is an experiment that aims at finding the link between two trends that develop simultaneously in the history of film – Lumières concept of a movie as a record of reality and Méliés’s idea that uses the film as a tool for creation of imaginative worlds. NEBULA draws from both of these approaches and becomes a combination, collage, in which the recorded figurative picture is intermingled with abstract compositions being the graphic equivalent of music. The project using the volumetric filmmaking technique (RGB+D) is, on the one hand, the recording of an event (a meeting of musicians playing a jazz composition “Sleepwalker” by Maciej Obara) and, on the other, an attempt to obtain the visual experience of music by using the soundtrack of a recorded piece of music at the stage of post-production. The picture created as a result of the recording represents the “Lumières line” that aims at reflecting the reality in the most accurate way. Musical layer that has its sources also in the recording becomes a tool for creation of abstract visual compositions that does not bear traits of reality (Méliés’s line). These two approaches are combined into an audio visual form resembling a video clip. The aim of this project, besides examining the links between record and creation based on non-figurative forms, is also the exploration of the new volumetric filmmaking technique (picture recorded by a Kinect sensor). PL—————— NEBULA to rodzaj eksperymentu, będącego próbą znalezienia punktu wspólnego między dwiema równolegle rozwijającymi się tendencjami w historii filmu - lumièrowską koncepcją filmu jako rejestracji rzeczywistości a mélièsowską filozofią wykorzystującą medium filmowe jako narzędzie do kreowania fantazyjnych światów. NEBULA czerpie z obu tych postaw i staje się swoistym połączeniem, kolażem, w którym zarejestrowany obraz figuratywny przeplata się z kompozycjami abstrakcyjnymi, które są graficznym ekwiwalentem muzyki. Projekt, wykorzystując technikę filmowania wolumetrycznego (RGB+D), jest z jednej strony rejestracją wydarzenia - spotkania muzyków grających jazzową kompozycję “Sleepwalker” autorstwa Macieja Obary, z drugiej zaś - poprzez użycie na etapie postprodukcji ścieżki dźwiękowej zarejestrowanego utworu - próbą uzyskania wizualnego doświadczenia muzyki. Obraz powstały w wyniku rejestracji reprezentuje „linię lumièreowską”, skupiającą się na jak najwierniejszym oddaniu rzeczywistości. Warstwa muzyczna (mająca swe źródła również w rejestracji) staje się natomiast narzędziem do tworzenia abstrakcyjnych kompozycji wizualnych, nienoszących znamion reprezentacji rzeczywistości (“linia mélièsowska”). Obie te wartości połączone zostały w audiowizualną formę przypominającą teledysk. Po za badaniem punktów stycznych rejestracji i kreacji, opartej na formach niefiguratywnych, celem projektu była również eksploracja nowego medium jakim jest technika filmowania wolumetrycznego, czyli obrazu zarejestrowanego na pomocą sensora Kinect.
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Every June is the same, the whole city smells like gun powder. Cruz das Almas is locate in northern Brazil and it’s know for the traditional Guerra das Espadas “Fire Sword War”. Even though the dangerousness and strictly prohibition the manufacturing and knowledge to be a warrior still being passed from father to son. This film is inspired by those who keep the legacy alive. Short Music Video for “Tagua Tagua - Rastro de Pó”
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
What if hibernating animals of different species formed an orchestra and performed a symphony about their winter’s sleep? Well, they did—sort of. Because this is the science version of “Peter and the Wolf”… A flute playing wood frog who freezes. A bassoon blowing painted turtle who (ahem) breathes through its butt. A trumpet blasting common poorwill who falls asleep anywhere, anytime. A harp plucking mosquito who goes into a sci-fi suspended animation. A drum thumping black bear who stays fat all winter long. And, of course, a theremin tuning Antarctic cod who goes semi-comatose in the dark. Ladies and gentlemen, “The Sleep Cycle” by L’orchestre D’hibernation Animaux… . VIDEO BY TOM McNAMARA THE NARRATOR KEVIN GRAY … POPULAR SCIENCE
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
Official Music video for Dolly Said No to Elvis by Mark Nevin. This is the true story of Dolly Parton refusing to part with her song ‘I will always love you’ when Colonel Tom Parker wanted to take 50% of the royalties if Elvis recorded it! Luckily she later said yes to someone rather special…
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A 1911 Faustian tale about losing oneself in the process of achieving our goals. Told through the world of cryptozoology. Episode One:- Professor Marlowe finds a piece of a map pointing to the place where the Ningyo, a mythical Japanese creature, could be found. The legend claims whomever consumes its flesh will attain remarkable longevity. He presents the project to his peers, who mock and dismiss him as a fraud. He decides to risk everything and go after the Ningyo on his own in hopes to bring to light what could be one of the greatest contributions to science. What he could not anticipate is that, in his search, he is confronted with a choice that puts the very foundations of his morality to the test. The Majority of this film was shot in our living room. Watch the making of HERE: http://bit.ly/2sS5TXK As seen on VICE: http://bit.ly/2CgcgrF Created by: Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma Directed by: Miguel Ortega Production Design: Tran Ma Representation: CAA Management: Traverse Media Copyright 2017 half M.T LLC all rights reserved. Registered 2016/2017 wga
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Alex, a young woman, is increasingly getting tired of adult life. Her daily routine is restricted by norms and expectations of the modern world, and social media have replaced human interaction. One day, she sees Bacchus, a charismatic sensual figure, who lures her into a colorful world, which is a complete opposite of her reality. In this mysterious place, you are free to follow your instincts and explore your deepest desires. BACCHUS was made by a team of 3rd year Character Animation & CG Art students at The Animation Workshop/VIA University College in Viborg, Denmark. Check out the individual students blogs (links below) to learn more about the talent behind the film and check out the project blog: http://bit.ly/2GBO9Sz And the Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2HIWiG8 Credits Rikke Alma Krogshave Planeta - Director / CG Artist / Story / Editor http://bit.ly/2GF532z Kristina Sletting Jensen - Production Manager / Animator / Editor http://bit.ly/2HH8JlD Signe Kristine Cold - Art Director / Design / BG Painting / Compositing http://bit.ly/2GETubQ Christina Helligsoee Brix - Technical Art Director / CG Artist http://bit.ly/2HF56N4 Amanda Jespersen Holm - Animation Lead / Story / Editor http://bit.ly/2GIkUgR Elise Tewedros - Pipeline Supervisor / CG Artist Kristine Behrmann Larsen - Animator / Layout Artist http://bit.ly/2HJ3Bhc Linda Bjurhager - Animator / Story http://bit.ly/2GGARUR Laurie Desfougères - Animator / Character Design http://bit.ly/2HJlhJc Akos Szurgent - CG Artist / Pre-Production Manager / Story http://bit.ly/2GFuuB8 Christopher McLaughlin - Sound Designer Emilie Søgaard - Sound Designer Want to know more about The Animation Workshop/VIA University College? Website: animationworkshop.via.dk Facebook: facebook.com/pages/The-Animation-Workshop-Official-Page/10452541819 Tumblr: theanimationworkshop.tumblr.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/TAW_Denmark Instagram: instagram.com/animationworkshop/
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Premiered by Monster Children: http://bit.ly/2CEYZ7T LITTLE RATS is a short film following ‘XXXX’ a South American graffiti writer, during his time traveling in Europe. ‘XXXX’ ruminates on the risks and rewards of his chosen lifestyle as we follow him underground on a tense mission to paint a metro. Two weeks after making this film ‘XXXX’ was arrested and deported… The only free cheese is in a mousetrap. Directed by: Jesse Heath & Theodor Guelat Editor: Nick Rondeau @Arcade Edit Original Score Composer: Marco Ferrario Sound designer & Re-recording Mixer: Ben Freer @Eleven Sound Colorist: Gregory Reese @The Mill
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Individuality threatens an environment that demands conformity. Soloist: Nicole Ishimaru Performers: Adam Vesperson, Alexia Meyer, Aliyah Zolina, Alyssa Allen, Andrea Bess, Andrea Dobbins, Angel Mammoliti, Ari Libertore, Aubry Mason, Audrey Case, Baden Silva, Briana Morrison, Brianna Dexl, Bridget Krouse, Brooke Brady, Cardo Wanzer, Carly Blaney, Chelsea Jennings, Cierra Crowley, Clarice Ordaz, Courtney Scarr, Diana Schoenfield, Effie Tutko, Ellie Biddle, Emily Crouch, Emma Presing, Eric Schloesser, George Lawrence, Gina Menichino, Jake Tribus, Jakevis Thomason, Jayci Kalb, JayJay Dixonbey, Keanu Uchida, Kelly Choi, Kieran Macdonald, Laura Ksobiech, Lauren Shaw, Lonni Olson, Lucy Vallely, Luke Kampilla, Madelyne Spang, Madisyn Maniff, Mariah Spears, Mark Mundy, Meghan Sanett, Mikaela Jagim, Natalie Leibert, Natasha Crudup, Nikki Norenberg, Olivia Gieringer, Rae Srivastava, Shelby Davis, Sydney Moss, Taylor Sieve, Tristan Reynolds, Ty Wells, Valerie Rockey Will Thomas Dir: Andrew Winghart Commercial & Music Video Rep: Little Ugly (http://bit.ly/2olkN3U) DP: Zac Adams Producer: Lee Cherry Associate Producer: Sammi Farber Wardrobe: Brianna Murphy Wardrobe Asst: Junlyn Alas MU \ Hair: Valerie Hernandez Colorist: Trevor Durtschi
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A film by Noël Loozen Sam starts working at Spoetnik, a clandestine chips stand named after its specialty. Right across the street is a brothel with an alluring girl who evidently needs Sam’s help. —— CAST: SAM Jiri Loozen ZOLA Romy Gevers GILLES Michel van Dousselaere CIVIL SERVANT Michiel Kerbosch PIMP Marcel Zwoferink ——- CREW: D.O.P. Tim Kerbosch SOUND RECORDIST Jaap Sijben FIRST AD Damien Hope ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Jerry de Mars LINE PRODUCER Bo Polak GAFFER Eugene Sprik GRIP Antoine Petiet PRODUCTION DESIGN Sanne Schat COSTUME DESIGN Minke Lunter HAIR AND MAKE-UP Evalotte Oosterop SPECIAL EFFECTS Lieven Slabbinck EDITOR Mieneke Kramer COLOR CORRECTION Joppo in De Grot SOUND DESIGN Lennert Hunfeld MUSIC COMPOSER Sjam Sjamsoedin PRODUCERS Gijs Kerbosch Gijs Determijer Roel Oude Nijhuis
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Young Fathers & The Art of Making People Care… Behind-the-Scenes Interview: http://bit.ly/2orHmmT Director : Jack Whiteley Producer : Tiwirayi Magwenzi Director of Photography : Rina Yang 1st AD : Will Jasper Production Manager : Allanagh Spratling Gaffer : Ben Manwaring Second Camera : Ben Marshall Art Director : Lucie Red Stylist : Cynthia Lawrence-John Hair & Make-up : Freddie Stopler Editor : Chris Roebuck (http://bit.ly/2oh89mQ) Colourist : Toby Tomkins (http://bit.ly/2BK2jBK) Post : Absolute Post (http://bit.ly/2ol42pT) Flame : Zdravko “Zee” Stoitchkov Titles : Mohamed “Mo” Orekan (http://bit.ly/2oq7bnn) Cast : Face Twins : Nawal Gurung & Nischal Gurung Mother Earth : Amber Joy Priest & Sinners : Sam Hatchwell, Joe Ward & Harry Ward Music Mogul & Protégé : Richard Myers & Arnaud Lin Dancing Man : Larry Xavier Production Company : Rattling Stick (http://bit.ly/1ymiHva) Executive Producer : Andy Orrick Video Commissioner : Theresa Adebiyi Record Label : Ninja Tune Shot at The Old Dairy, Clapton, November 2017.
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As much we admire the explorers traveling to the ends of the Earth on large scale Expeditons it’s the everyday man (or women) exploring their own backyard that often inspire the most. Guys like Chris Dahl-Bredine, who built an experimental aircraft in his garage in order to bring a new perspective to his life & creative vision. There isn’t much glamour in this type of exploration. No sponsors footing the bill. Just hard work, cold mornings & sometimes a bit of duct tape. Part cowboy, part photographer, part mechanic, Chris’ work blends a blue collar work ethic with a special eye for landscapes and the interconnectedness of it all. directed by chris burkard & renan ozturk executive produced by matt parnell & sony alpha produced by chris burkard with aimee tetreault cinematography by renan ozturk & chris burkard written & edited by ryan espinosa camera tech & Additional cinematography rudy lehfeldt-ehlinger ryan valasek jeremy bishop additional trike pilots randy esparza & ron windsor sound by greg mcrae coupe studios music by kevin matley color by rudy lehfeldt-ehlinger special thanks to michael mansouri & radiant images
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and formerly known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by India and Bangladesh to its west, Thailand and Laos to its east and People’s Republic of China to its north and northeast. I was in Myanmar for seven days to explore few of the main places in the country. The journey starts from Yangon, to Inle Lake in the state of Shan by bus, to the majestic place of thousand temples in Bagan by bus and back to Yangon by plane. What you see in the video: 1) Shwedagon Pagoda 2) Inthein Ruined Temple 3) Inle Lake 4) Temples in bagan 5) Monastry in Bagan 6) Monastery in Yangon Filmed with the DJI Osmo X5 Pro Edited and Color grading in Adobe After Effects Music: Phenomenon by LIGHTS & MOTION (Download yours at http://bit.ly/2CAU2No)
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After a night at the bar, a guy invites a girl home to see his angelfish. Over the course of just a few minutes, a promising connection is cut off and a fish is no longer a fish. A taut exchange that examines acceptable behavior in dating and mating rituals. ‘Angelfish’ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/2HBUsqE ***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** - Aspen Shortsfest - 2017 ***NOMINATED*** - Australian Directors Guild Award - 2017 ***FINALIST*** - Lexus Short Film Fellowship - 2017 ***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** - Atlanta Shortsfest - 2017 ***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** - Hollyshorts - 2017 ***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** - POFF - 2017
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Malika Favre is an artist who needs little introduction. Her instantly recognisable style sees her create beautifully bold vector illustrations which simplify down her subjects their bear essentials. Her work has adorned billboards, magazines and book covers the world over and her recent collaborations with the New Yorker magazine have raised her profile yet further and seen a whole new audience discover her incredible work. In this short film directed by Jérôme de Gerlache, we learn about her work process, influences and get a behind the scenes glimpse of her home studio in East London.
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Central Asia was epic! The landscapes were incredibly beautiful and diverse, in such little areas. The people were really nice also. This a great underrated destination to travel. Shot on a7sII, and phantom4advanced. Places visited: Kazakhstan: - Ustyurt plateau (manguistaou region, near Aktau) - Altyn emel - Charyn Canyon - Lake Kolsai KYRGYZSTAN: - Song Kul lake and its surroundings (horse trekking) - Karakol, Ala-kul lake, Altyn Arashan (3 days trek). Thank you Philippe Henry and Paul Le Bret for your great sound design!
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Monday, February 19, 2018
The most narrative narrative never narrated. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end…. It is at once both a three-act assault on the conceit of the traditional narrative, and also perhaps, a futile attempt to escape the narrative impulse of cinema. OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Raindance Slamdance St. Louis International Film Festival Ann Arbor Film Festival Annecy International Animated Film Festival London International Animation Festival Holland Animation Film Festival Melbourne International Animation Festival Speechless Film Festival Flickers’ Vortex Film Festival Festival Silhouette Insomnia Festival Film Fort
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In September 2017, I stepped up to the starting line of the Run Rabbit Run 100 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, alongside my friend Jayson Sime. The race is a 102.9-mile ultramarathon with 20,000 feet of elevation gain, which is no small feat for a couple of guys who don’t know what they’re doing. Jayson had talked me into it, and if I were to be completely honest, I’d say we were there to test out his life philosophy, which is basically that you can do anything you dream up, as long as you put in the work and refuse to quit. That ethic has worked for him in almost every other area of life, despite growing up in poverty, one of six children with no father, and dyslexia. In the six months leading up to the race, we figured since we weren’t naturally talented runners, the best thing we could do is work hard. So we ran 50- to 70-mile weeks all summer, and went through a full range of feelings: fear, regret, sadness, FOMO, hunger, thirst, exhaustion, pain, and joy. And gluttony, which is not a feeling, but what happens after you run 20 or more miles. The chart below is a representation of a training plan for a 100-mile race (but if you’re really looking to train for a 100-mile race, you should find a real training plan online or in a book). How did the race go? You can watch our film, How to Run 100 Miles, to find out. No spoilers here. Directed and produced by Brendan Leonard Co-Directors: Hilary Oliver and Aidan Haley Editor: Aidan Haley Cinematography: Brendan Leonard and Hilary Oliver Animation: Brendan Leonard and Eric Bucy Steamboat Springs Unit: Director of Photography: Forest Woodward Additional Cinematography: Aidan Haley, Brody Leven, Syd Jones, Jayson Sime, and Brendan Leonard Original Score: Cleod9 Music Featured Performers: Ian McLeod, Peter Mulcahy, and Matt Sedivy Audio Post Production: Scotty Beam/Cleod9 Music “Puppets” Performed by Atmosphere Written & Produced by Atmosphere S. Daley for Upsidedown Heart Music (ASCAP) & A. Davis for Ant Turn That Snare Down (ASCAP) Taken from the album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold Used Courtesy of Rhymesayers Entertainment, LLC Thanks Run Rabbit Run U.S. Forest Service Meghan Hicks Joe and Kathy Leonard Cheryl Sime Anders Norblom Kate Duch Paolo Mottola Syd Jones and Debi Sule Angie Lundstedt Brody Leven Christian Folk Luke Nelson Bodie Johnson Jessica DiCarlo Mr. Rider ———————————————————————————————————– At Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), we love to get outside and play, and we know first-hand the importance of quality outdoor gear. We stand behind all our products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and we design our own line of award-winning REI brand gear and clothing. Whether you’re new to outdoor adventure or a seasoned pro, we gladly share our enthusiasm for our products—and the trails, slopes and waterways where we play. Shop REI.com: http://bit.ly/2EFv05O Take a class: http://bit.ly/2BDLgBt Travel with REI: http://bit.ly/2C6Ut6e Learn something new: http://bit.ly/2BDLh8v Find a trail: http://bit.ly/2ECEhLH Read: http://bit.ly/2BDLhW3 REI Membership: http://bit.ly/2EBsFbX
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
Comedian W. Kamau Bell struggled with his identity growing up. As a self-described “nerd,” he favored martial arts over basketball and rock over hip-hop. This struggle carried over into adulthood and his early efforts at standup comedy. At one point, he even considered giving up comedy entirely. It was at this crossroads that Bell stumbled upon a Rolling Stone article, which became the catalyst for him finding his own voice. Since then, Bell has gone on to headline shows across the country, host a CNN series, and document it all in his book “The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell.”
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Friday, February 16, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Self-shot and edited whilst cycling around the world, this short film charts my winter journey into the Canadian Arctic as I completed my bike ride up the American continent. Compelled by Jack London’s assertion, that ‘any man who is a man can travel alone’, I sought an adventure of perfect solitude. Yet, as I came to realise, the harsh truths of travelling in such a formidable environment were a long way from the romantic images I’d held of this land. The Frozen Road is an honest reflection on my solo trip; of the wonder, terror and frustration I experienced when riding through the unforgiving emptiness of one of the world’s ‘last great wildernesses’. - Notable awards for the film: 'Special Jury Mention’ - Banff Mountain Film Festival 'Best Director’ - Bilbao Mendi Film Festival 'Spirit of Adventure’ - 5Point Film Festival 'Best Adventure Film’ - New York WILD 'Best Exploration and Adventure Film’ - Fort William Mountain Film Festival Featuring in the Banff World Tour 2018 - Music: AA Bondy - Mightiest of Guns Rasmus Brix - Josefine Tom Rosenthal - Go Solo - Thanks to Fatback Bikes for their equipment support. - If you’ve enjoyed this film please think about donating whatever you think it was worth/can afford to help cover some of the costs of making it and releasing it for FREE! Between 2014 and 2017 I pedalled my way across five continents, filming the entire journey as I went. I’m hoping to turn that footage into a longer film later this year and so any kind support will really help make that happen :) PLUS any donators will receive a download of The Frozen Road for free! Please follow the PayPal button on the link below. Thanks, Ben. benpagefilms.com/films/the-frozen-road/ Thanks!
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When there’s a gun crime in America, there’s only one place to go to trace the gun back to its owner: Martinsburg, West Virginia. That’s where the ATF’s National Tracing Center handles roughly 8,000 active traces per day — all while inside a government-mandated technology time-capsule that makes searching a database of gun owners impossible. This is nothing like those cop shows you watch. With more gun stores in the U.S.A. than McDonalds, Starbucks, and supermarkets combined, there’s a lot of paperwork to manually sort through. And it’s truly a sight to behold. Captions available in English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian. Let us know if you’ve got a language you’d like to see.
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A film by: Neal Howland | http://bit.ly/2GfNeXF Facebook.com/Neal.Howland.3 Instagram.com/nealhowland Filmed, Edited, Grading & Sound Design: Neal Howland Timelapses by: Thuy Pham http://bit.ly/2Hew3Hf Music with permission: Rhian Sheehan - Keepsake RhianSheehan.com Words: OSHO Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh We are very ungrateful to existence it has given so much to us, and without our asking to look around at what existence is continually doing for us: The Sun The Moon The stars The trees The birds The animals The people We are such ungrateful creatures you are living in a tremendously beautiful dream you have to be awake about it. Then only; a gratefulness arises I call that gratefulness true religion. All that you need is a deep gratitude towards existence, he need not believe in god, he need not believe in heaven and hell just a simple phenomenon, a deep felt gratitude that this existence would have been missing something without you, that this vast existence needed you, no one else. And your place, was empty before you, will be empty after you.
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Cayce Zavaglia “I can’t do portraits of people that I’m not connected to. I think there’s something about doing people that I know intimately, that puts something in the portrait that I can’t put into words … or I don’t want to put into words, because I want to keep it private. But making the portrait, says everything that I can’t say with words.” Music courtesy of Podington Bear.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
An audiovisual ecstasy - a firework and ode to the colorful bazaar of passions! Could it be sweet, sour, bitter or even salty? A girl embarks on an aromatic journey of love, stimulating her taste buds to the point of climax. With all senses, she explores the various forms love can take on. “Love is as diverse as our sense of taste.” http://bit.ly/2GdMkLs Festivals: Iris Prize, Brest European SFF, PÖFF Shorts, ZINEGOAK, LesGaiCineMad, MERLINKA, FILMZ,… http://bit.ly/2HfoEYh
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Love, Death, Fate. Our award-winning CGI short film, “Happy Valentine’s Day” is about how the downfall of a couple triggers the birth of a new love between two strangers. Told in slow-motion, in one unique camera shot and in reverse. #valentinesdayfilm #lovebackwards http://bit.ly/2Esnsiv http://bit.ly/2F3Xcfl Written and Directed by THE NEYMARC BROTHERS Visual Effects by MICHAEL TAN & REMY NEYMARC Produced by SARAH VERSTRAETE & DARREN GOLDBERG Casting by ABBA CARMICHAEL Assistant Director BILL SILVA REDDINGTON Backers Bill & Jacqui O'Brien Kevin & Véronique O'Brien Ken O'Brien Rowene Weems Michael A. Kaplan Briant Detweiler Simone Katagiri James Dreher Cast (in order of appearance) RALPH BRACCO RACHAEL WINEGAR MATTHEW ADDISON SAYED SIRAJUL MARGOT STEINBERG WILLIAM KOZY ALEXEI BONDAR KELLY ROGERS ANDERS DAVIS Gaffer RYAN HELFANT Best Boy Electric BRIAN YANCOU Key Grip MASSEY DAVIS Best Boy Grip DANNY GREEN Swing NICK PERRON-SIEGEL Art Direction ALAN BRUCKNER Set Designer JORGE URBAEZ Prop Master CHRIS ROWAN Carpenters CHRIS METZ & JIMMY BRADY Stunt Coordinator DREW LEARY Rigger COREY PIERNO Steadycam NICK RUBINO Hair & Make Up TANYA BLUNDER Sound Design DAVID LEAVER Edited by THE NEYMARC BROTHERS Music by THE NEYMARC BROTHERS Additional Visuals Effects NICOLE ESTILOW BORIS WATRIN TAREK MOSTA CORYNN EGRECZKY Roto/Paint Artists JOSH JONES ADAM KOUBEK SHEILA SULLIVAN Stitching ALIN DUMITRY Vfx Consultants ERIC MIRO & CARY JANKS Production Assistance FINN MORINO ERIKA PAGE PAUL GUERIN DYLAN ESHBAUGH MAURICIO ZAMBRANO NICK HEATHCOTE KATHERINE CASE DANA PSCOLKOSKI DESIREE PUNLA NICK WISE RACHEL DIAMOND Thank You Atlantic Pictures Team Lewis & Clark College, Center for Entrepreneurship Brooklyn Fire Proof Stages Jonathan Goldstein
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Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives. ‘Univitellin’ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/2EqPW0e A film by Terence Nance Interpreted by Aminata M'Bathie, Naky Sy Savané, Badara N'Gom & Mama Faso Music : Akua Naru, Dany Levital Photography director : Shawn Peters Sound : Baptiste Geffroy Sets : Alexandre Marcault Editing : Théo Lichtenberger Mix : Joel Hernandez Production : Floréal Films – Avi Amar & Damned Films - Yohann Cornu Festivals & Distribution : Anaïs Colpin / Manifest / anais@manifest.pictures
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Special video “Valentine’s Day”. From an artistic point of view, the flowers are represented in the 4 seasons. The fire for the fall, ice for the winter, fast hatching (timelapses) for the spring and color inks for the summer. Music : Velvet coffee ( Leonardo Villiger and Christophe Dugne Esquevin) http://bit.ly/2H9vMoZ http://bit.ly/2G89UJt Director : Thomas Blanchard http://bit.ly/1MxXy9r http://bit.ly/2GajPhv
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Dean is a teenage boy who loves breakfast, Rihanna, and finding freedom in a wave. A short documentary brought to you by Poland Spring. For more about Surfing With Smiles, visit http://bit.ly/2EpmK9M Director: Caitlyn Greene Client: Poland Spring Agency: Vox Creative Head of Production: Greg T. Gordon Creative Director: Cristina Cerullo Campaign Producer: Alexandria Fontanez Production Company: Voyager Creative Executive Producer: Andrew Hutcheson Head of Production: David Brickel Producer: Matthew Thurm Director of Photography: Mack Fisher Editors: Chad Sarahina & Caitlyn Greene Sound Mixer: Casey Preston 1st Assistant Camera: Kevin Bueschen Production Assistants: Tim Strain & Daymian Mejia Music Licensing: Musicbed Audio Post: One Thousand Birds Audio Post Producer: Kira MacKnight Sound Designer: Calvin Pia Colorist: John Carrington III Special Thanks to Taylor Thomas & The Marion Family
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Director: Ft. Langley Cinematography: OPD Brooks Producer: William Wilkinson 1AD: Tim Wilkinson Makeup: Felicity Baker Movi Operator: Dave Wallace 1AC: Neal Granger PA: Jonah Grindler, Rowan Mackenzie Wardrobe: Leta Cushing Woodcock Set Photographer: Brian Van Wyk VFX: William Wilkinson, Austin Brown Colorist: Josh Bohoskey @ The Mill Music: Holy Fuck Special Thanks: David, Hans, Leslie, Nigel
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For two hundred years every Mardi Gras has started the same way: Dressed as skeletons, armed with bones, The Northside Skull and Bone Gang wake the city before dawn with drums, chants and ceremonial knocking on doors to warn people against violence, gunplay and other negative influences on the streets. http://bit.ly/2BXsiqw facebook.com/skullandbonedoc/ Featuring: Bruce ‘Sunpie’ Barnes http://bit.ly/2BrOY0I + Northside Skull and Bone Gang http://bit.ly/2BVMokQ D: Victoria Rivera http://bit.ly/2Bu7oye DP: Soren Nielsen http://bit.ly/2BVMoBm M: Julian Tobon http://bit.ly/2spXquP CoP: Jacob Krupnick http://bit.ly/2BVMpVW Ph: Josefina Santos http://bit.ly/2sow4oG … Shot on location in Tremé, New Orleans, on Mardi Gras day 2015.
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Monday, February 12, 2018
‘Films to Break Projectors’ glues, scrapes and splices 35mm, 16mm and 8mm film to create unprojectable celluloid collages. Reanimating the material reveals the colour music within and traces of ambiguous narratives that emerge from the complex loops. image - iloobia sound - iloobia / dissolving path cinema iloobia 2016 awards: Encounters 2017 BEST OF BRITISH ANIMATION AWARD BUSHO Award 2017 BEST EXPERIMENTAL BUSHO Student Jury Prize BEST EXPERIMENTAL screenings: Flatpack Festival - Birmingham, UK - April 2017 BUSHO Festival - Budapest, Hungary - Sept 2017 Encounters Film Festival - Bristol, UK - Sept 2017 BFI London Film Festival - UK - Oct 2017 Edinburgh Short Film Festival - UK - Nov 2017 Cinecity - Brighton, UK - Nov 2017 Euroshorts Festival - Poland - Nov 2017 Analogica 7 - Bolzano / Merano, Italy - Nov 2017 FIVA 07 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Dec 2017 London Experimental Film Festival - UK - Dec 2017 Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival - Edinburgh - Jan 2018 London Short Film Festival - UK - Jan 2018 11th British Shorts Film Festival - Berlin - Jan 2018 Analogica Selection 7 Tour - San Francisco - Jan - 2018 Vancouver Island Short Film Fest - Canada - Feb 2018 Short Waves Festival - Poland - March 2018 Cardiff Animation Nights - Wales - March 2018 Approaching the process of making films in a literal sense, ‘Films to Break Projectors’ glues, scrapes and splices 35mm, 16mm, standard and super 8 film to create defective and unprojectable celluloid collages. These are hand edited and constructed from a combination of self shot footage, orphaned material and frames from a 35mm trailer of Get Shorty retrieved from an abandoned projection room. After hand editing the film collages, each strip is scanned at very hi-resolution, frame by frame, and reassembled digitally, so that even though in a conventional sense they are defective and unprojectable as films, this process allows the celluloid to reanimate and reveal its potential motion through digital stop motion. As there are multiple gauges combined in each strip, a single loop can be calibrated for 35mm, 16mm/8mm or super 8mm - each configuration giving a distinctly different dynamic to the moving images. Considering each strip as visual or colour music is of primary consideration during the films hand editing and construction. Shifts in motion, contrast, colour, rhythm and the juxtaposition of action within the filmstrips alongside one another are all taken into account, akin to creating a musical score. With the physical length of the strips allowing an inherent duration and rhythm to exist within them, (an aspect emphasised when they are looping), and with each one being a different length to one another, the tempo and nuance of the visual music is constantly shifting. The project is inspired in part by visiting innumerable projection booths over the past few years at film festivals and cinemas across Europe, North America and the UK. Again and again I would witness an absent space where the 35mm projector once stood, where only traces of these virtually extinct machines remained.
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The boundaries between childhood and adulthood become blurry for a kid at his mother’s cocktail party. In this experimental-narrative short, characters, symbols and abstractions interchange to examine the relationships between children and adults, escapism and sexuality. Selected festivals & Awards: - Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film - Best Student Film Winner, April 2014 - Premiers Plans Film Festival, Angers, France - Grad Prix Winner - Best European Student film, Jan 2014 - Animateka - Best student film winner, December 2014 - Animafest Zagreb - Special Mention, June 2014 - Tricky Women 2014: Jury’s special mention, March 2014 - OTTAWA 2014 - Official Selection, September - ANNECY 2014 - Official Selection, student film competition, 9-14, 2014 - ZAGREB 2014 - Official Selection student film competition, 3-8 June 2014 - BAA Student film finalist, March 2014 - HAFF 2014 - Official Selection, 19-23 March 2014 - Filmfest Dresden 2014, 15-20 April 2014 - Stuttgart Trickfilm Festival 2014 - Official Selection. - April 2014 - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Jan 2014 - Anima Festival Brussels - Official Selection (Best of shorts 4 programme) - Feb-Mar 2014 - LIAF, London, Oct 2013 (British showcase) - Expotoons, Oct 2013 - Canterbury Anifest - Oct 2013 - Bradford Animation Festival - Nov 2013 A short trailer for my RCA graduation film. It’s an abstract-narrative short about childhood and adulthood, escapism and sexuality.
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
CREDITS Director: Mimi Cave Director of Photography: Logan Triplett Producer: Zachary Wright Prod. Co: Doomsday Entertainment Prod Manager: Andoni Elias-Nava Prod Coordinator: Lindsey Koens Choreography: Megan Lawson Editor: Lindsey Nadolski Colorist: Ayumi Ashley Wardrobe Stylist: Jordy Scheinberg Hair/Makeup: Kevianno Guerrero Stylist Asst: Shelby Jacobson Prod Designer: Mason Reynolds Camera Dept: Mike Lemnitzer, Natalie Abraham Gaffer: Beau Beagles Dancers: Frances Orr, Jo’Artis Ratti, Linda Davis, Matthew Peacock, Megan Lawson, Spenser Theberge Production Assistants: Jason Smith, Robert Main, Dorsey Britton Special Thanks: BEAST Editorial
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
Animation/Music: Dirk Koy, http://bit.ly/2o1ss6T, http://bit.ly/2nSWYQM The search for the picturesque component in digital animation. The music was made with one of the first personal computers which was IBM compatible: an Amstrad PC1512 Schneider from 1986: http://bit.ly/2o1ssnp using an adlib sound card: http://bit.ly/2nSX0bm
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Friday, February 9, 2018
Après “Annecy in Motion” combinant timelapses et hyperlapses, on prend un peu de hauteur pour “Annecy - Drone in Motion”, une promenade autour d'Annecy en dronelapse. Photographié sur une période de 2 ans entre Octobre 2015 et Décembre 2017 (avec près de 13.000 photos prises). http://bit.ly/2H1VVGn yannick@cerrutti.fr Télépilote drone pro pour scénario S1-S2-S3 ————————————————————— After “Annecy in Motion” with timelapses and hyperlapses, let’s go higher for “Annecy - Drone in motion”, a tour around Annecy in dronelapse. Shot between October 2015 and December 2017 (with around 13.000 pictures taken). Drones : Phantom 3 Pro Phantom 4 Pro Music : http://bit.ly/2G26U1e Footage available for licensing in 4K.
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SHUVIT, 2017 trt: 5:58 Writer/Director/Producer: Jennifer Reeder Executive Producers: Mike Ambs, Erica Hampton, Akra Ray, Rob Maigret Based on the short story “Summer of Bones” by Rob Maigret http://bit.ly/2BOpBHw Director of Photography: Christopher Rejano Editor: Mike Olenick Sound Recording: Jason Culver Sound Mix: Paul Hill 1st AC: Matt Miele 2nd AC: Martin Hernandez Rosas DIT: Camile Casmier PA: Peng Liu Title: Steven Hudosh Archival Footage: Christopher Rejano Music: Arms and Sleepers Gear: Arri Alexa, Daufenbach, Chicago, IL The man (father): Jimmy Pennington The boy (son): Levi Huffman Skater boys: Evren Arica Christopher Coleman Evan Gibson Luis Hernandez Tommy Langsford Casey Lessentine Joaquin Montero Chris Pyter Bishop Remis Ron Stevens Rayshawn Stevens Ryan Stevens Larry Thompson Philp Urban Read the story on Popularium: http://bit.ly/2BOpBHw Support provided by: http://bit.ly/2Bkk7Dk contact: thejenniferreeder@gmail.com
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
Chau, a teenager living in a Vietnamese care center for kids disabled by Agent Orange, struggles with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional artist. 88th ACADEMY AWARDS® - Nominated: Best Documentary, Short Subject Screened at the United Nations, NY (2016) Screened at the United States Embassy in Vietnam, Hanoi (2016) Screened at the United States Senate, Washington DC (2017) FESTIVALS & AWARDS: Short of the Week Selection 22nd Annual Austin Film Festival - Grand Jury Award Best Documentary Short Film 45th Annual USA Film Festival - National Jury Award Best Documentary Short Film 30th Annual Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival - Grand Jury Award Best Documentary Short Film 5th Annual Irvine Int'l Film Festival - Grand Jury Award Best Documentary Short Film 40th Annual Cleveland Int'l Film Festival - Honorable Mention: Best Documentary Short Film Official Selection Documentary Edge Film Festival Official Selection Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Official Selection New Orleans Film Festival Official Selection Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival Official Selection Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Official Selection Florida Film Festival Official Selection Flickers: Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival Official Selection DocsDF Film Festival, Mexico City Official Selection St Louis Int'l Film Festival Official Selection Crested Butte Film Festival Official Selection Split Film Festival, Croatia Official Selection Tallgrass Film Festival Official Selection Loft Film Festival Official Selection Port Townsend Film Festival - Women & Film Official Selection St. Augustine Film Festival
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
A young woman in search of a better life utilizes a Norwegian market ready to sell her goods. Taxfree is a portrayal of the hidden human trafficking which is current in the outskirts of the big cities, showing how a woman entering prostitution is being transformed from a human being into a commodity. CAST Selome Emnetu Anders Dahlberg Terje Hartviksen Turid Rivertz Vatne CREW Director: Henry K. Norvalls Screenwriters: Line Dalheim & Henry K. Norvalls Producer: Petter Onstad Løkke Director of Photography: Åsmund Hasli Editor: Thomas Grotmol Decoration, costume and makeup: Sandra Krogh Rodum Sound editors: Inger Elise Holm & Linda Torp Colorist: Raymond Gangstad FOLKEFIENDER (production company): Facebook: facebook.com/folkefienderfilm
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Invisibilia, NPR’s radio program and podcast that fuses storytelling with science, came to us with their very first animation assignment. The story of a woman who’s hand has a mind of its own. We paired the unpredictability of Karen’s experience with an unpredictable visual style. ——- CREDITS Client: NPR | Invisibilia Directed by Giant Ant Producer: Teresa Toews Creative Direction: Jay Grandin Storyboard: Sitji Chou Art Direction: Rafael Mayani Illustration: Rafael Mayani, Marion Bordeyne, Sitji Chou Animation: Diego Maclean, Sitji Chou, Conor Whelan, Whitney Lam, Clean up: Marion Bordeyne, Whitney Lam, Diego Maclean, Sitji Chou, Conor Whelan
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When Fannie offers to cut her father’s hair, he accepts. Alain knows that his daughter will do it carefully and thoroughly, as usual. But an outside incident changes their plans and confronts the precariousness of this shared moment. “The Cut” tells teh story of a father and a daughter, whose relationship fluctuates between proximity and detachment at the moment of a haircut. ‘La Coupe’ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/la-coupe Writer and director Geneviève DULUDE-DE CELLES Producers: Fanny DREW, Sarah MANNERING Starring: Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau and Alain Houle Director of photography: Léna MILL-REUILLARD Production designer: Jonas VEROFF BOUCHARD Costume designer: Marie-Claude MARQUIS Sound engineer: Laurent OUELLETTE Sound designer: Marie-Pierre GRENIER Audio mixing engineer: Geoffroy MITCHEL Script consultant: Michel LANGLOIS Production: COLONELLE FILMS
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Leading the life of a climber involves a tremendous amount of sacrifice and hardship, but for team athletes Conrad Anker and Kris Erickson, there’s no living without it. In 1999, on an expedition in Tibet, team alpine climbers Conrad Anker and Kris Erickson lost their good friend and exploration companion, Alex Lowe, to an avalanche that narrowly missed Conrad himself. To preserve Alex’s honour, Conrad and Kris establish and send the Nutcracker, a new ice climb route in Hyalite Canyon, Montana.
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For Ellevest’s “Women in Power” series, the ice cream entrepreneur talks about building a food truck empire, what she’d tell her 25-year-old self, and why she’s a financial feminist. —————— Directed by Claire Lorenzo Cinematography by Brendan Gilliam Lighting by Jonathan Stevens Written by Alexandra Ramirez Title Design by Laura Bernstein Music by Odesza Soundmix by Sounds Like These
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Monday, February 5, 2018
A short Kafkaesque HORROR Director: Toby Meakins Writer: Simon Allen Producer: Matt Wilkinson DOP: Stuart Luck Editor: Paul Trewartha Colourist: Paul Jones @ The Attic Commissioned by - FOX Digital Studios Agency BBDO/US/MARS Executive Producers: David Brooks Tony Sella Producer for FOX: Steven Johnson Arbi Pedrossian
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Preschool Poets is a series of eight short animated films based on poems composed by four and five year olds. Conceived and produced by artist and poetry teacher Nancy Kangas and filmmaker Josh Kun, the project is based on Nancy’s work teaching preschoolers to write poetry at Columbus Early Learning Center, in Ohio. She’s picked eight beautiful, startling poems to be recited by the children themselves and adapted by animation artists from around the world. I was invited to interpret the poem “Me”, by Ja'Lantea, in which he feels a new day should come with his new name: J-Money. I was amazed by the power of these kids’ words and so glad to be part of a such unique project. To know more about it, please visit the Preschool Poets Kickstarter Campaign: http://kck.st/2FOw03l Written and Performed by Ja'Lantea Animation Direction Daniel Bruson Creative Direction Nancy Kangas and Josh Kun Production Nancy Kangas and Daniel Bruson Music RJD2 Thanks To Talita Annunciato Year 2017
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Olli is a lonely skunk who makes trouble whenever he can. When his mortally ill mother throws a party for his sixteenth birthday he has no intention to let her down. He needs to embark on a quest for friendship. Directed & Produced by: Jan & Raf Roosens Based on an idea by: Jan & Raf Roosens Script: Bert Van Dael & Sanne Nuyens Executive Producer: Caroline Van Ranst Production Company: Rococo (rococo.be) Photography: Rik Zang Editor: Maarten Janssens Sound: Alexander Baert Original Music: Raf Keunen Costume: Stephanie D'heygere Make up: Sigrid Volders Art Direction: Miriam Matthys with the support of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund Awards Hollyshorts Film Festival ||2013|| Best Drama Slamdance Film Festival ||2013|| Grand Jury Sparky Award for Short Film (Oscar Qualifying) Gijon Film Festival ||2012|| Best Director & Best Script Film Festival Oostende ||2012|| Best Flemish Short Fiction Guanajuato International Film Festival ||2012|| Best International Short Fiction (Oscar Qualifying) Short Film Corner Cannes Film Festival ||2012|| Selected as ‘Coup de Coeur’
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“Some parasitic nematodes have an endosymbiosic relationship with the bacteria Wolbachia. Here, we reconstruct this symbiotic relationship and break it down, finding ourselves at the model’s writhing core.” Network Reconstruction Of Nematode Symbionts By Peter Burr & Alexandra Grote Sound Design By John Also Bennett Additional Animation By Brandon Blommaert Produced By Labocine With The Support Of Imagine Science Films Science Sandbox | Simons Foundation Special Thanks to Tribeca Film Institute Adorama Carl Burton
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Sunday, February 4, 2018
Personal stories fuse together as man and bird in a cinematic commentary on immigration. ———- An animated documentary by Daphna Awadish. Music: Ady Cohen Sound design: Erez Eyni Graphic design: Danielle Peleg ———- Awards and festivals: Mobile Motion Film Festival, Switzerland: Grand Jury Award Best animation Honorable Mention from the 2015 Anim!Arte - 12th International Student Animation Festival of Brazil “Best Short - Student” award, Traveling Shorts Film Festival, Italy. Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel Cinema Jove, Spain Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia dokumentART - European Film Festival for Documentaries, Germany Lisbon International Film Festival, Portugal Cartoons on the Bay, Italy FILMFEST DRESDEN, Germany KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival, The Netherlands 13th IAWRT Asian Women’s film festival, India Erarta MOTION PICTURES. International Festival of Shorts about Paintings, Russia International Tour Film Festival, Italy Premio Cinematografico Palena, Italy Madeira Film Festival, Portugal STIFF Student International Film Festival. Croatia LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media-Art Festival, Ukraine 14th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria Cut Out festival, Mexico ALTER-NATIVE 24 International Short Film Festival, Romania Olympia Int'l Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA Miami Jewish Film Festival, USA Locomoción, Mexico Malmös Exilfilmfestival, Sweden Black Movie International independent film Festival, Geneva MÓNFILMAT FESTIVAL, spain International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival, Turkey Jacksonville Documentary Film Festival, USA Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Republic Roma Cinema Doc, Italy The Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israel DC independent film festival, USA Second Asia International (Wenzhou) Youth Short-Film Exhibition, China 9th CMS International Children’s Film Festival, India A-FestFilmROZAFA festival, Albania Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Russia Lanterna Mágica’s International, Brazil Monsoon Asia Film Festival, Taiwan Animaphix - International Festival of Animated Film, Italy UK jewish film festival, UK
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
Belle Game “Low” http://bit.ly/2E9jpLb ———————————————- Director & Editor: Kevan Funk Producer: Dan Montgomery Cinemagrapher: Peter Hadfield Assistant Camera / Additional Cinematography: Rico Moran Research: Anna Killen Make Up: Teia Dumaresq Colourist: Clinton Homuth Additional Editing: Calum Moore ———————————————-
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Friday, February 2, 2018
directed by jimmy marble written by jimmy marble and forrest perrine produced by vacation theory and mmmiracle, inc sage price, anabella casanova, and jesse marble starring katerina tannenbaum and nika de carlo dp drew bienenman production design sean genrich styilng shirley kurata hmu stephanie nicole smith edited by kenneth casey swoyer titles by ashley meaders color by color collective classical songs by mark yaeger reggae songs by jeffrey brodsky http://bit.ly/2BQFoRz
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► Editing: facebook.com/Oliver-KMIA-1622032868057530 instagram.com/oliverkmia/ twitter.com/OliverKMIA ♫ Music: Ben Laver benlaver.com soundcloud.com/ben-laver ► Concept: I came up with this idea last year while traveling in Roma. I wanted to take a look at the popular Trevi Fountain but I never managed to get close to it. The place was assaulted by hundreds of tourists, some of them formed a huge line to get a spot in front of the Fountain. Needless to say that I was very pissed by this sight and left for the not less crowded Pantheon. I was shocked by the mass of people walking all around the city, yet I was one of them, not better or worst. Like all these tourists, I burned hundred of gallons of fuel to get there, rushed to visit the city in a few days and stayed in a hotel downtown. Then, I remembered a video I watched a few months earlier from the artist Hiérophante (vimeo.com/151297208). I decided to make this kind of sarcastic video but with the focus on travel and mass tourism. Hiérophante admitted that his video was “cliché” and that he got inspired by other videos. So I’m basically making fun of something I’m part of. The irony is strong. While the era of mass world tourism and global world travel opened up in the 60s and 70s with the development of Jumbo Jets and low cost airlines, there is a new trend that consists of taking pictures everywhere you go to share it on social networks. During my trip, I felt that many people didn’t really enjoy the moment and were hooked to their smartphones. As if the ultimate goal of travel was to brag about it online and run after the likes and followers. In a recent article published by the Guardian, journalist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett described this phenomena: “These Instagrammers are collectively sucking the joy and spontaneity out of travel photography, and for those unfortunate enough to bump into them abroad, possibly travel itself. We must pity the poor locals, who have to put up with them. […] Social media encourages the memeification of human experience. Instead of diversity we see homogeneity. It’s extremely boring.” http://bit.ly/2s2Syvf In the extreme situation, this image rush can have negative impact on the environment http://bit.ly/2GJ3HEP However, I was able to find plenty of nice accounts over my research on Instagram. Some of them were inspiring and lead by talented persons. In the end, social networks are just a tool. For better or worse, (or both). Eventually, I couldn’t secure a picture of the Trevi Fountain for my Instragram account but I still had a very nice time in Italy. ► Production: I used images available on public Instagram accounts. Finding and sorting the material took a lot of time but I produced the video over several months when I had time. The process of aligning each and every images manually in relation to the next was very tedious. In terms of copyright, I believe that this type of use fall under the fair use. This is not a commercial project and every image appears for less than ¼ of a second. Image credit of the video Thumbnail: Eiffeil Tower: Pixabay Lady with Iphone: Stokpic Lady on the beach: Wendy Hero Selfie: Tookapic Japanese temple: Pixabay Map: Pixabay Taken from http://bit.ly/2s5LzBW (Creative Commons Zero CC0 license)
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
FEARS - a short film featuring Brayden Barrett-Hay Directed by: Brad Scholl - Brayden Barrett-Hay Director of Photography: Brad Scholl Cinematography: Brad Scholl - Tim Hutchison Aerial: Brandon Hardy Editing: Brad Scholl Graphic Design: Lauren Lindberg Sound Design: Keith White Music: “Barracuda” composed by Luke Atencio (licensing via Musicbed) Additional Footage Provided by: Swatch Rocketair - Munich Mash Lens Support from Sigma Canada Special Thanks: Judy Barrett - Matt Lastowski - Jamie Scholl - Bailey Peckford - Brian Hunt - Austin Derksen, Mike Last
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In a fucked up world, two opposite characters meet. Directed by Sophie Markatatos © Royal College of Art, 2016 FB page: http://bit.ly/2DSccvs Happy to say that it has been selected to +30 festivals so far. Thank you so much! AWARDS 1st Honorary Mention, awarded by Asifa Hellas, the Greek Animation Association, 2018 (Year of competition: 2017) Best student film Award, Animated Dreams, Estonia, 2016 Special Mention from the Jury, Sommets du Cinéma d'Animation, Canada, 2016 Best animation award, Euroshorts, Poland, 2016 Elf Factory Award, 2015-2016 FESTIVAL SELECTIONS Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France, 2017 Seville European Film Festival, Sevilla, Espagne, 2017 Milano Film Festival, Milano, Italy, 2017 (out of competition screening) LINOLEUM International Contemporary Animation and Media-Art Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2017 13th World Festival of Animated Film in Varna, Bulgaria, 2017 Anibar Animation Festival, Peja, Kosovo, 2017 Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Fredrikstad , Norway, 2017 Animatou, Festival International du film d'Animation, Genève, Suisse, 2017 Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, Kaluga, Russia GIFF, Guanajuato International Film Festival, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2017 MIAF Melbourne Australia 2017 EIFF, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2017 World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb, Croatia, 2017 Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine, 2017 RGU Film Festival, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017 BeThere! Corfu Animation Festival, Corfu, Greece, 2017 ITFS, 24th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Germany, 2017 GLAS Animation Festival, Berkeley, California, USA, 2017 ANIMA, International animation film festival, Brussels, Belgium, 2017 Anim!Arte festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2017 U.F.O Kurzfilmfestival, Leipzig, Germany, 2017 29th Angers Premiers Plans European film festival, France, 2017 ANNY Animation Nights in New York, USA, 2017 MOV - III Festival Internacional de Cinema Universitário de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, 2017 L'Alternativa, 23nd Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Spain, 2016 Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Festival international de Montréal, Canada, 2016 Euroshorts, Short Film Festival, Gdańsk, Poland, 2016 ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan, Armenia, 2016 Animated Dreams International Animation Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia, 2016 PRIMANIMA , Budaörs, Hungary, 2016
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