We’ve crossed paths many a times. We’ve even been introduced through mutual acquaintances once or twice, in fact we finished off last year’s Quik Pro sinking beers and dancing to her music, but we never truly met Lee-Ann Curren until winter hit our shores. For the record, winter this year was long. In fact we might still be in it. The Basque Coast can suddenly become a very small place, a handful of locals left to endure the storm whilst fraudulent neighbours head for the slopes. Those of us that remain naturally form a bond. A mutual understanding and respect for our perseverance and stupidity to see the winter solstice through. It’s during these months we became friends with Lee-Ann. She’s not hard to miss. When you’re the daughter of arguably the best pro surfer of all time, it’s no easy feat to go unseen. It’s even harder to carve your own path yet Lee-Ann’s done just that. Despite sharing her offspring’s roots in both surfing and music alike, she’s managed to forge her own fortune, content in achieving her own goals, regardless of the status quo. We decided to document our time with the 28 year old (along with her adopted border collie Bowie) and discussed music, growing up in the Basque Country and the pressures of living up to her heritage. Supported by The Vans UltraRange collection, enabling creative pursuits from all corners of the globe, as worn by Lee-Ann. Discover more here: http://bit.ly/2GhqpmU


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Experience the beauty of Mt. Everest at night in time-lapse. While most climbers slept, I attempted to capture some of the magic that the Himalayan skies have to offer while climbing to the top of the world. These time lapse Images were captured as high as 6200m (camp 2) above sea level on Mt. Everest. We slept at 6000m for three consecutive nights on the summit of Mt. Lobuche East waiting for a glimpse of Everest from that vantage point. Around 11pm on the 2nd night, the skies opened up and the top of the world revealed herself in all of her glory. No where else on the planet have I ever seen the Milky Way so clear, so vivid and so very much alive. It takes a great deal of discipline to stay up all night capturing the magic for the world to experience. Cameras freeze.Shutters freeze. Batteries freeze. Humans freeze. The high altitude environment is debilitating at best. Your body is taking a constant beating by the low levels of oxygen in the atmosphere. The higher you climb of course, the worse this becomes. And yet… this is heaven on Earth for me. This is my comfort zone. This is where I feel alive. This is where the combination of my love for imagery, astrophotography, storytelling and connection with the mountains all intersect. I toss logic out the window on clear nights and run all of my cameras until all batteries are exhausted, CF cards are filled and the sun re-emerges for yet another beautiful day. It’s my oxygen. It fuels me. Energizes me. And keeps me in a flow state. On a more human and less technical note: I’ve kept these images hidden for almost 4 years. They were created in 2014 and 2015 - the two deadliest seasons in Everest history. Many lost their lives and I was at ground zero both years. I’m not sure I’ll ever un-see what I saw those two seasons during and after the avalanches. Somehow I felt keeping these images hidden showed respect for the fallen. The images at camp 2 were created right after the 2014 avalanche that claimed the lives of 16 Sherpas. We were trapped above the area where 16 died at Camp 1 and 2 and had to remain in place for three days, unable to assist in the evacuations. Shooting the night skies helped with the helplessness we all felt. In 2015, everything you see in this video was captured days before we got hit by the avalanche at basecamp during the Earthquake. No one can ever be prepared fo such devastation. It’s taken a long time to work through the loss and perhaps somehow, releasing these images is my way of fully letting go and remembering the beauty, the wonder and freedom that comes along with climbing the world’s tallest peak. Chomolongma - Mother Goddess of the Earth. My tribute to Everest - In Time Lapse. Enjoy! Shot on Canada DSLR’s 1DC 2x 5D Mark 3’s Canon 5Dsr 24mm 16mm 11-24mm *Special thanks to Canon Canada for lending me some of the gear. Edited in Lightroom Processed with LR Time-lapse Edited in Premiere Music: The Time To Run Dexter Britain Licenses through: Music Bed Special thank you to my friend and camera assistant Pasang Kaji Sherpa. This is a reflection of your hard work and support as well. Thank you my friend. Thank you for your patience and never-ending support on the hill. To license this video or individual images contact elia@eliasaikaly.com or visit: http://bit.ly/2GdfFWM


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The Trans-Siberian Railway, another dream come true! The world’s longest railway line starts from Moscow and runs 9,288 kilometers through seven time zones to Vladivostok. In May 2017 I was able to document this unique 16-day trip aboard the legendary Zarengold train together with my colleague Christopher Schmid. We traveled the route in the opposite direction and deviated a little from the original route (Trans-Mongolian Railway). Our journey took us along 7,923 km (nearly 5,000 miles) of rail from Beijing via Erlian, through the Gobi desert to Ulaanbaatar, on to Ulan-Ude, along Lake Baikal to Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan and finally to Moscow. From the rickshaw ride through Beijing, a night in a Mongolian yurt, a bath in the five degrees Celsius cold Lake Baikal and the legendary vodka tasting aboard the Zarengold train - I sum up the highlights in my new short “TRANSSIBERIAN DREAM”. All aboard! Camera: Dennis Schmelz & Christopher Schmid Edit: Jan Philip Roza, Leander Brandstädt & Dennis Schmelz Sound Design: Florian Gramelsberger & Leander Brandstädt Writer/Speaker: Claudina Hoff ter Heide Audio Mix: Florian Gramelsberger VFX: Jan Philip Roza & Christian Fleischer Title Design: Patrick Richter Grading: Dennis Schmelz Blog: http://bit.ly/2ugLzjk Thanks to Lernidee Erlebnisreisen (http://bit.ly/2Ggus6c / http://bit.ly/2udeg0D) Music: Discover The Stars by Mark Petrie (ASCAP) Video Gear: Phantom 4 Pro Drone: http://amzn.to/2yWCYTF Sony a7sII Camera: http://amzn.to/2DQpEEi Sony a6500 Camera: http://amzn.to/2zIR604 Zhiyun Crane Gimbal: http://amzn.to/2zcaB50 Sony Lenses: Sony 10-18 mm f/4: http://amzn.to/2yVcGkW Sony 35 mm f/1.8: http://amzn.to/2zRCLPL Canon Lenses: Converter: http://amzn.to/2CkudW3 Canon EF 16-35mm 1:2,8L II: http://amzn.to/2k4oQ2N Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II: http://amzn.to/2C62NAw Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2,8 L IS II: http://amzn.to/2BC3BMx Sigma 35 mm f/1.4 DG HSM: http://amzn.to/2sZUYLw Filter: Gobe NDX Vario ND 49mm: http://amzn.to/2j25JbU B+W ND Vario 62mm: http://amzn.to/2zl3mqS Post Production: Premiere CC Keyboard: http://amzn.to/2CJrfYb Lacie Thunderbolt HDD: http://amzn.to/2AZfPlK For licensing / usage please fill out the contact form: http://bit.ly/2HXvYaL © Dennis Schmelz | 2018 http://bit.ly/2GguyL6 http://bit.ly/2HVkmoq http://bit.ly/2GguA5G http://bit.ly/2HWQc48 http://www.youtube.com/dennisschmelz


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ULIE: “Ama is a silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions. I wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film. For this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not too heavy, I plunged it into the water. I dedicate this film to all the women of the world.” Julie JULIE: “Ama est un film sans parole qui raconte une histoire que chacun peut interpréter à sa manière, selon son propre vécu, tout est suggéré, rien n’est imposé. J’ai voulu mettre dans ce film ma plus grande douleur en ce monde. Pour qu’elle ne soit pas trop crue je l’ai enrobée de grâce. Pour qu’elle ne soit pas trop lourde je l’ai plongée dans l’eau. Je dédie ce film à toutes les femmes du monde.” Julie Credits : Choreographer : Ophélie Longuet Music : « Rain in your black eyes », Ezio Bosso. (P) Sony Music Entertainment. Cinematographer : Jacques Ballard Editor : Jérôme Lozano Colorist : Arthur Paux @ Spark Seeker Compositing : Gregory Lafranchi @GoneFX Sound mix : Nassim El Mounabbih @Dinosaures Production : Spark Seeker/Les Films Engloutis Associated Producers : Y-40 The Deep Joy/RVZ Camera Assistant : Arthur Lauthers Electrician Romain Mostri Safety Freedivers : Anne Maury - Fouad Zarrou Making off : Jimmy Golaz Camera Rental (Red VistaVision 8K) RVZ Light&Electric Rental : TSF Cannes Wardrobe : Tatiana Henri


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DIRECTOR Danny Cohen PRODUCER Alexandra George EDITOR Ben Hall CINEMATOGRAPHER Ed Goldner PRODUCTION DESIGNER Marni Kornhauser COSTUME DESIGNER VoVo The Label, Phoebe Taylor & Ashlee Pierce HMUA & PROSTHETICS Sharp FX DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT Hayden Somerville 1AD Giordi Caputo 1AC Nick Forster 2AC Gianna Mazzeo GRIP / GAFFER Joshua Potts BEST PERSON Hannah Palmer STEADICAM OPERATOR Glenn Clayton AERIAL RIGGING EFFECTS Showtech Australia PRODUCTION DESIGNER ASSISTANT Liam Linley SCENIC ARTIST Stuart Burchall SCULPTOR Laura Vickery TELEPORT ROOM DESIGN Marni Kornhauser, Danny Cohen, Tristan Ceddia ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT Zena Bartlett ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT Sjaida Karas ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT Katie Drane ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANTS VoVo The Label HMUA & PROSTHETIC ASSISTANT Katie Dobbin HMUA ASSISTANT Jessica Cavanagh PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Tessa Mansfield­-Hung PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Rocco Rossouw RUNNER Julia Spizzica ANIMATION Benjamin Portas VISUAL EFFECTS Dave Abbott COLOURIST Dan Stonehouse, Crayon ALIENS Elliot Kerdel, Kim Kruz, Elloise O'Connell, Harlene Hercules, Marianne Bullock, Karim Khalil SPECIAL THANKS Ken, Marney & Bob at Murray Valley Private Hospital, Tiny, Tania, Steven & Bridget at Showtech Australia, Savage Film Services, VA Hire, Trystan at Motel Wellington Wodonga, Bruce at Paris End Studios, Farrah & Andrea at Pinchos Catering & Andiamo Street Food Wodonga, The Blazing Stump Hotel, Yulanda at Wwave Hire, Nellie Jackson, Hugh Turrell, Jason Galea, Josh Cohen, Asteroid Mates: Jen, Etta, Chook, Tully, Tristan, Xac, Nora and Lucy, Kat Latour and Leah Churchill-­Brown at EXIT, Tom Savige, Lachlan Stone, Gabe Russo, Sherwin Akbarzadeh, Doug Durant, Nick O’Byrne, Derry Sheehan, Dave Ellis, Chris McKenzie, Tong Sarin and Sagan


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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

One of the most powerful films I’ve seen as a young boy is one most people have never heard of. Cryptically titled ‘Koyaanisqatsi’, this unique film employed only fantastically executed visuals backed by a hypnotic, dramatic music score to tell a story. It was a strange, experimental film, too hard to describe with words, but I was completely mesmerized by it. There was no (obvious) plot to follow, it had no actors or songs, but despite this, ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ was one incredibly immersive experience. Some of the most unique aspects of this film were its groundbreaking time lapse sequences. I was still very young and could not understand how they were filmed, but I do remember the impact they left on my impressionable mind. Many years have passed since then and I’ve chosen to pursue the art of photography and filmmaking as my career, of which time lapse cinematography takes its biggest share. I don’t know if this is a blessing or a curse, because shooting, processing and time lapse films take an immense amount of effort and patience, a fact unknown to most. But seeing the finished product, after all that hard work, still fill me with immeasurable joy and satisfaction. This motivates me to keep on learning in order to get better at the craft. ‘Elysium’ features the skylines of Dubai and Abu Dhabi which are among the most imposing and photogenic ones in the world. The quiet giants, soaring high into the Emirati skies are a source of awe and inspiration for any dreamer or photographer. What gives this film a dreamlike quality however is the elusive winter fog and its mysterious interaction with the tallest structures. Viewed from a high angle, the fog turns the cities into a grand canvas of visual poetry which could only be expressed with a language of time lapse cinematography. The fog’s formation is very hard to predict and therefore, it’s not easy to film. I was forced to spend many sleepless nights chasing the foggy conditions from various rooftops across the UAE. When the fog finally formed, and all elements came together, it was like witnessing magic. Watching the fog as it rolled between and over the buildings was such a haunting and utterly fascinating sight. It was a quite a logistical and technical challenge to capture all scenes I needed for a film, but it was all worth it. Various scenes of ‘Elysium’ were captured in Dubai and Abu Dhabi between 2013 and 2017. Music score: ‘Bayt Lahm’ by Ryan Taubert


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Millions of visitors come to Grand Canyon National Park, one of the seven natural wonders of the world and the most visited national park in the western United States. However, very few ever get to experience the Grand Canyon by way of the Colorado River. Stretching from Lees Ferry at Marble Canyon, AZ, through the inner gorge graced with geology dating as far back as 1.8 billion years, all the way to Diamond Creek, just before the river gives way to Lake Mead, these spectacular 225 miles of whitewater rafting are only accessible by guided commercial motor trips and private rafting permits. Although over 6M visitors come to the Grand Canyon every year, only a small fraction gets permission to raft the river, mainly during the late Spring, Summer and early Fall months. Production of this video was made possible by a commercial rafting partner Grand Canyon Whitewater, check them out at http://bit.ly/2DsOLrs! Grand Canyon was recently awarded the Dark Sky Park status by the International Dark-Sky Association. This video was filmed as part of SKYGLOW (skyglowproject.com), an ongoing crowdfunded quest to explore the effects and dangers of urban light pollution in contrast with some of the most incredible dark sky areas in North America. This project is being produced in collaboration with International Dark-Sky Association (darksky.org), a non-profit fighting for the preservation of night skies around the globe. The film was shot on Canon 5DIV, 5DSR & 6D cameras & lenses sponsored by Canon USA, aided by Alpine Labs’ Michron & Pulse, powered by Paul C. Buff Vagabond Mini. Adobe Lightroom & Premiere were used for editing and processing. Additional corrections by LRTimelapse. This video is a follow up to KAIBAB ELEGY, a SKYGLOWPROJECT.COM video which garnered over 1 million views on Vimeo and over 4 million on social media and other outlets, and KAIBAB REQUIEM. Watch these two videos here: vimeo.com/217407298 and here: http://bit.ly/2GtTbBF COLORADO SERENADE stills: http://www.bit.ly/2G2BCIU SKYGLOW Book Stills: http://www.bit.ly/2vXO7Ag Other Photos from SKYGLOWPROJECT.COM: http://www.bit.ly/2whWSaQ Credits: Producer/Editor/Shooter: Harun Mehmedinovic, Music: Matt Hill Special Thanks: Gavin Heffernan and Grand Canyon Youth, Semezdin & Sanja Mehmedinovic, Dean Knuth & Grand Canyon Whitewater, GCW Guides Riley Weathers and Matt Sayre, Aaron McNally & Canon USA, Kevin Noble & Paul C. Buff Inc., Greg Horvath & Alpine Labs, Inc., International Dark-Sky Association, Northern Arizona University, State of Arizona & National Park Service Locations: Colorado River at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Follow/Contact: Facebook facebook.com/skyglowproject Instagram: instagram.com/skyglowproject Email: info@skyglowproject.com We appreciate all your shares, comments and likes, thanks for checking out this video! For more videos please visit: vimeo.com/harun This video is COPYRIGHT 2018 Harun Mehmedinovic / SKYGLOWPROJECT.COM. Any use beyond embedding this video in its unaltered form and properly credited to SKYGLOW PROJECT/SKYGLOWPROJECT.COM on another website, requires special permission from the creator. Any use of the entirety or portion(s) of this video to drive advertising traffic, sales or any other profit-driven venture on a third party website without express permission from the content creator will result in prosecution to the full extent of the law. ——- Timelapse artists and filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović are proud to introduce WWW.SKYGLOWPROJECT.COM, a 192-page hardcover photobook and timelapse video series exploring North America’s remaining magnificent night skies and the increasing impact of light pollution on our highly fragile environment. A blend of images, stories, essays, and anecdotal captions, SKYGLOW explores the history and mythology of celestial observation and the proliferation of electrical outdoor lighting that spurred the rise of the phenomena known as “light pollution,” a grave threat not only to our incredible starscapes but also to the very ecosystem itself. After a highly publicized Kickstarter campaign that ended as the fourth-most earning Photobook campaign ever, Harun and Gavin traveled over 150,000 miles and logged more than 3,000,000 photos on their grueling three-year quest. From incredible locations like the active Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii to Alberta’s majestic Northern Lights, SKYGLOW takes viewers on a visual journey through time, exploring our civilization’s evolving relationship with light and the night sky through the ages.


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According to the justice of the Wild West, thieves must be punished. But when the sheriff’s horse breaks, and there is no-one to oversee justice, it’s hard to forecast if justice stays justice. Cowboyland is short animated film directed by David Stumpf, made as bachelor film at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava in 2015. SCREENINGS Annecy 2016 (France) ITFS - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2016 (Germany) Hiroshima Animation Festival 2016 (Japan) Anima Brussels 2017 (Belgium) Anima Mundi International Animation Festival 2016 (Brazil) MIAF - Melbourne international animation festival 2016 (Australia) CINANIMA International Animation Festival 2016 (Portugal) Manchester Animation Festival 2016 (UK) KROK International Animations Film Festival 2016 (Russia) KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2016 (Netherland) MONSTRA Animated Film Festival 2016 (Portugal) Animateka 2015 (Slovenia) Fest Anča 2015 (Slovakia) Anibar Animation Festival 2016 (Kosovo) AWARDS Manchester Animation Festival 2016- Best student film KROK at home harbour 2016 - Best film: student MIAF 2016 - Judges Award for International Program #6 Fest Anca 2015 - Anca D Award STIFF 2016 - Best animation IGRIC 2016 - National Slovak prize for animation NONSTOP Barcelona Animacio 2016 - Spetial Mention Student Film Original Narrative 2016 - Best Animated Film IYFFL 2016 - Honourable Mention Fiaticorti film festival 2016 - Best comic movie Full list of awards, screenings and behind the Cowboy here: cowboyland.tumblr.com


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A budding romance is interrupted when street singer Bobby loses her home. An exploration of erotic connection, allyship, and resilience. WORLD PREMIERE Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival - International Competition Frameline Completion Fund Award Winner OFFICIAL SELECTION London Short Film Festival (London, England) Frameline Film Festival (San Francisco, CA) Bogoshorts International Short Film Festival (Bogotá, Colombia) Queer Screens Mardi Gras Film Festival (Sydney, Australia) Soria International Short Film Festival (Soria, Spain) East End Film Festival (London, England) Mix Copenhagen LGBTQ Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark) Lovers Film Festival (Torino, Italy) Vicenza Short Film Biennale (Vicenza, Italy) North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Durham, NC) Barcelona LGTIB Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain) Face à Face Festival (Saint Étienne, France) Carrousel International Film Festival Rimouski (Rimouski, Canada) Holebikort LGBT Themed Short Film Contest (Leuven, Belgium) Some Prefer Cake Film Festival (Bologna, Italy) QFF Mezipatra Prague Film Festival (Prague, Czech Republic) SouthWest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Albuquerque, NM) Eau Queer Film Festival (Eau-Claire, WI) Film Autumn (Poznan, Poland) Brussels Pink Screens Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium) Reelout Queer Video and Film Festival (Kingston, ON) CAST Starring Legacy Bailey and Juliana Morgan Writer / Director Jackson Kroopf Producers Lorraine DeGraffenreidt Dan Leonard Jon Read Jackson Kroopf Yu-Hao Su DP Arlene Muller Editor Salvador Peréz García Made possible by: Frameline Completion Fund Panavision New Filmmaker Program bobbyanna.com jacksonkroopf.com


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For years now, the kiosk has been Olga‘s little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd incident starts the beginning of her journey. © VIRAGE FILM in co-production with SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen and HSLU Design & Kunst, Master of Arts in Design http://bit.ly/2D7XsHz | http://bit.ly/2FkHwYA AWARDS: - Swiss Film Award 2014, Best Animated film - Festival MONSTRA 2014, Audience Award (Student film category) - Les enfants terribles: festival des premiers films européens, Mention du jury officiel 2014 and Prix de La Trois 2014 - International Animated Film Festival KROK 2014, Russia-Ukraine, The Best Graduation Film Award - SICAF 2014 Seoul International Animated Film Festival, Jury Special Award at Student Film Category - Big Cartoon Festival 2014, Moscow, 5th place Audience Award (Program of Winning films) - Ismailia Int. Film Festival for Doc. & and Short Films 2013, Egypt, Golden Tablet, Best Film Award at Short Animation Film Competition - International Animation Filmfestival Tricky Women 2014, Audience Award - Short Film Festival Greipfruts 2014, Daugavpils, LV, 3rd place and Audience Award - 49. Solothurner Filmtage, Audience Award 2nd place (Animation) - Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2013, Ljubljana, Special mention of the Elephant jury - Bornshorts Film Festival 2013, Denmark, Special Mention - Cadrage: 2013, CH, 2nd place in category Short Film - Central and Eastern European Film Festival “CinEast” 2013, Luxembourg, Audience Award for the Best Short Animated Film - China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF) 2013, Special Jury Award in Student Work Category - FANTOCHE 2013, CH, Audience Award (Swiss Competition) - FANTOCHE 2013, CH, Jury Special Mention (Swiss Competition) - Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS 2013, Best Latvian short and Sympathy Award - Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico 2013, Special Mention SELECTIONS: - New York International Children’s Film Festival, USA 2015 (Competition) - 9th Tehran International Animation Festival, Iran, 2015 (competition section) - Miami Short Film Festival, USA, 2014, (Official Selection) - Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2014 (Short Film competition) - 27th Helsinki Int. Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, Finland (Official Selection) - The 15th International Animation Festival in Japan - HIROSHIMA 2014, (Student Stars) - FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival 2014, USA, (Official Selection) - The 18th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF2014), (Student Film competition) - Maui Film Festival, USA, (official selection) - ANIMAFEST Zagreb, HR (children film competition) - Krakow Film Festival, PL (Film Festivals Award Winners program) - Tribeca Film Festival 2014, NYC (short film competition) US Premiere - Holland Animation Film Festiva 2014, NL (junior competition) - Mecal International Short Film Festival 2014, ES, (animation competition) - Animated Dreams 2013, EST (competition) - CINANIMA 2013 - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação, PT, (official selection) - KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2013, NL (international Student Competition) - Stockholm International Film Festival 2013, SWE, (competition) - DOK Leipzig 2013, GER, (Anima for Kids) - Kaohsiung Film Festival 2013, Taiwan (Competition) - 8th ANIMEST 2013, ROM, (short competition) - Encounters Film Festival 2013, UK, (Competition) - Odense International Film Festival 2013, DK (Competition) - Anima Mundi 2013, Brazil, (Competition) - Milano Film Festival 2013, IT, (milano film festivalino) - Curtas Vila do Conde IFF 2013, PT, (Curtinhas Competition) - Edinburgh International Filmfestival 2013, UK, (Official Selection) - IndieLisboa 2013, PT (International Competition) - 20. Int. Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart 2013, DE, (Young Animation) and more


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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

“The unknown is what makes people curious. And nowadays it gets harder and harder to be a pioneer in this world.“, Patrick "Bengel” Rasche explains his mission for the third chapter of the Outlaw Diaries series. The first part of the series took place in Germany near Patricks hometown. The second one brought him to British Columbia, the mecca of mountainbiking, following the tracks of all those freeride legends that inspired his way of riding. For the third part it was time to seek for something new. „Bengel“ left his comfort zone in search for a place where he could be a pioneer again. A wild place, where no bike tire has touched the ground before. The east is calling. The Wild Wild East. Welcome to the wilderness of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka is a peninsula in the Russian far east. It’s located in the Pacific Ocean north of Japan and has a wild coastline with 160 volcanoes rising from sea level up to 4.700 m. Until 1990 Kamchatka was a restricted military area that was closed to the public. For mountain bikers this part of east Siberia is still no mans land. Together with Patrick and his longtime friend and photographer Constantin Fiene we visited the Russian wilderness for two weeks in late September 2017. The weather on the peninsula is as rough as the landscape and we had to learn that nature is the boss in Siberia. Ever dreamed of heli biking on volcanos with an old Russian army helicopter? Here we go. Join Patrick on his adventure in the land of fire and ice. Watch Part I (http://bit.ly/2IaK9Kh) and Part II (http://bit.ly/2p0vJDA) ___________________________________ Created by: EL FLAMINGO http://bit.ly/2IbUjKS http://bit.ly/2oZxSzt http://bit.ly/2I71Bzf Photography: CONSTANTIN FIENE http://bit.ly/2oXDRF8 Music: Staring at the Ceiling (feat. James Petralli) The Echocentrics from their Album “Echo Hotel” http://spoti.fi/2IbbITQ In cooperation with: PLATZANGST http://bit.ly/2oYgPhf Guiding: Mathias Andrä http://bit.ly/2I7fz4l Supported by: Continental, Hayes, Manitou Thanks to: Snow Valley Lodge Kamchatka, Bayhouse Petropavlovsk,


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A modern day bachelor shares his apartment with the memory of all his past lovers put together. In his fantasy they all share a harmonious loving relationship, synced into one being. The fantasy falls apart when he meets a real woman and has to choose between the safety of daydreaming and the challenges of real love. SECOND HAND LOVERS is the award winning 2nd installment in the BEDROOM TRILOGY, a visual adaptation of the BEDROOM CRIMES album. Music by: Oren Lavie Written and directed by: Oren Lavie Choreography: Maya Brinner Editor: Amichy Bikovsky Actors: Daniella Wircer, Oren Lavie Dancers: Roni Chadash, Tali Donin, Tamar Even-Chen, Noa Laner, Nitzan Moshe, Roni Rotem, Shahar Seri, Shani Tamari, Noa Tenne, Rotem Weissman Produced by: Rachel Vaserman, Gal Nae Production coordination/ project management : Iris Avital Assistant director: Harel Itscovitch Script editing/additional offline editing: Nadav Lazar Art & Props: Maya Darnell Post/compositing: Yaron Yashinsky Color grading: Omri Peled Digital conversation: Tomer Bahat Titles: Siyou Tan Cover single design: Yael Bodasher Hair and Makeup: Riki Kamely, Shiran Cohen Wardrobe: Rona Doron Light: Fatian Ibrahim Light Assistant: Daniel Binsted Grip: Denis Nikolaev Production manager: Nevo Jakobovitch Production assistants: Itay Amiel, Or sia, Hagai Borer 1st Camera assistat: Avi siman Tov 1st Camera assistant: Nitzan Ronen 2nd Camera assistant: Tamar Ben Haim Thank you: Roni Chadash, Nadav Lazar, Kama Sacajiu Artist Management: Adham Hunt


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