encounters-festival.org.uk Arnolfini, Watershed & Cube Cinema, Bristol, UK Funded by
WELCOME It has certainly been a year of transition as the Industry re-structures around us with the closure of long time supporter the UK Film Council and the BFI taking the lead now in the Audio Visual sector. Furthermore, we’ve seen the metamorphosis of the Regional Screen Agencies into Creative England and we are looking forward to working with that new national body.
“focus is now on compelling stories told in an imaginative way”
In preparation for all this change the Encounters Board started the year with some organisational development, where we looked at the sustainability of the festival, as we move into these challenging times. We’ve been going 17 years and we’re not going to give up now. So I would like to say thank you to the BFI for their Transition Fund, Bristol City Council, South West Screen, sponsors and all our supporters.
This year the festival will showcase 184 films in competition from a staggering 1800 submissions and will present 11 awards. The collection of cinematic delights that have made it into in this year’s edition represent just the tip of the iceberg of amazing films that come through our doors every summer, it is just a shame we can’t showcase them all. The quality of all the shorts is clearly a testament to the growing popularity and importance of the short form.
“engage, immerse and enjoy the atmosphere, fantastic events”
Accompanying the competition we present a packed programme of exciting events for all, including a new strand of industry symposiums, Brief Exchange and some fabulous headline guests including John K (The Ren & Stimpy Show), Sam Taylor-Wood (Nowhere Boy) and Bruce Robinson (The Rum Diary). This year we have expanded the offer with film and music fusion events at the Arnolfini and Cube Cinema and free screenings at the Pop-up cinema on Park Street and the Vintage Mobile Cinema on Museum Square outside M Shed. The fun continues throughout November
As the technology evolves we are finding that short-film making is becoming more sophisticated and imaginative. The constraints on being able to record moving images have disappeared, as we see nightly on TV news reports using footage shot on mobile phones. Rightly, the focus is now on compelling stories told in an imaginative way and at Encounters we are seeing some masterpieces come through. I hope you enjoy what you see and will come back time and time again to see where the leading edge of film-making is leading us. David Sproxton, Chair of Encounters Board, Executive Chairman Aardman Animations
with Fresh Flix, our strand to celebrate young creativity. Check out the rest of the catalogue for more details. The team of programmers, staff, interns and volunteers has been working around the clock with such commitment, enthusiasm and patience that I will be eternally grateful. We’ve reflected on the feedback from last year and hopefully made the navigation of the festival clearer with daily set film screening times and a better website scheduling tool and iPhone app. I hope you find the new style useful and please do let us know your thoughts through the comments area on the website, Facebook and Twitter (@EncountersSFF / #ENC2011). We have some surprises in store for 2012, but in the meantime please engage, immerse and enjoy the atmosphere, fantastic events, guests and selection of talented filmmakers whose live action and animation films are showcased this year. Liz Harkman, Managing Director
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SPONSORS
Festival Information WELCOME................................................................. 1 SCHEDULE................................................................ 5
FESTIVAL INFORMATION..........................................10 DELEGATE INFORMATION........................................11
FUNDERS
Gala Events BIG IDEAS, BIG SCREEN: FRANCINE STOCK............14 JJ & THE BIRDMAN..................................................15 DESERT ISLAND FLICKS: JOHN K.............................16 DIRECTORS UK: BRUCE ROBINSON........................17
THE MAGICAL MISERY TOUR...................................18 BAFTA MASTERCLASS: SAM TAYLOR-WOOD............19 ENCOUNTERS AT THE CUBE....................................21 FREE EVENTS..........................................................22
LITTLE WHITE LIES: FILM QUIZ................................23 0117 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE 2011........................23
DREAMS OF A LIFE / EDGE......................................26 JUNKHEARTS...........................................................27
PLAY........................................................................28 THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF....................28
A PROGRAMMER’S FEAR OF MISSING THE MASTERPIECE..............................36 AARDMAN, MODEL-MAKING & RAPID PROTOTYPING...........................................36 CASE STUDY: STUDIO AKA.......................................37 FILMMAKER FOCUS.................................................39 THE WAY TO DOCUMENTARY...................................39
LFA: ACTING FOR DIRECTORS WORKSHOPS............41 CONTENTERTAINMENT............................................41 UKTI: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATION...................................43 CASE STUDY: CARTOON SALOON.............................43 3D INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP..............................45 SHOOTING PEOPLE: SPEED NETWORKING...............45
A SHORT LOOK AT SOUTH EAST EUROPE.................57 NORDISK PANORAMA..............................................58 2011 CINEAST SLATE..............................................60
SPOTLIGHT ON IRELAND..........................................62 BRAZILIAN ANIMATION............................................65 CARTOON D’OR.......................................................68
INT 4: EVER AFTER..................................................85 INT 5: BIG PICTURE.................................................87 INT 6: HOME GROUND.............................................89 INT 7: TIME BEING...................................................91 LATE LOUNGE..........................................................93 PICK ‘N’ MIX............................................................97 DEPICT SHOWCASE...............................................101
BRIT 1: OUT OF STEP.............................................106 BRIT 2: SELF HELP................................................108 BRIT 3: NEW LOOK................................................110 BRIT 4: ENGLAND MADE ME..................................113 BEST OF SOUTH WEST...........................................116 NAHEMI STUDENT AWARDS...................................119
ANI 2: ANIMALIS ANIMA.........................................134 ANI 3: THE HUMAN CONDITION.............................138 ANI 4: TRAVELS: NEAR & FAR................................142 ANI 5: DOMESTIC BLISS........................................147
ANI 6: LIGHT & DARK.............................................152 ANI 7: CHILDREN’S JURY.......................................158
SCHOOL SCREENING: ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 3D.....164 TEEN FLICKS.........................................................165 TINY TOTS.............................................................165 SHORT STUFF........................................................165
WHAT’S THE SCORE?.............................................165 BFI FUTURE FILM: THE WINNING PITCH.................165 MINI MASTERPIECES: TELLING STORIES...............165
GENEVA STOP: INTRODUCTION TO SUPER8 WORKSHOP........................................169 INDEX....................................................................170
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & THANKS.........................172 EVENT PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS........................174 MAP.......................................................................178
Shorts2Features PARTNERS
INTRODUCTION.......................................................25 WUTHERING HEIGHTS.............................................25
Industry Focus
MAJOR SPONSORS
BRIEF EXCHANGE....................................................30 FUTURE ENCOUNTERS............................................32 NFTS: CINEMATOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS................34 RED CAM WORKSHOP.............................................34 UKTI: CREATIVITY & TECHNIQUE: BRIDGING THE EUROPEAN GAP...............................35 NISI MASA ESP: LIVE SCRIPT READING...................35
Guest Programmes SHELLEY’S EYE CANDY...........................................48 NISI MASA ESP: SCREENING...................................51 A MILLION LOVE SONGS..........................................52
Brief Encounters SPONSORS
INTRODUCTION.......................................................72 JURY........................................................................73 AWARDS..................................................................75 DOCUMENTARY AWARD...........................................76 INT 1: LAST ACT.......................................................78 INT 2: HIGH STAKES.................................................80 INT 3: GOT YOU.......................................................82
Animated Encounters INTRODUCTION.....................................................125 JURY......................................................................126 AWARDS................................................................127 ANI 1: ANIMATED WORLDS....................................128
Fresh Flix MEDIA PARTNERS
Aesthetica
SCREEN WRITING BAFTA MASTERCLASS: TONY MARCHANT..................................................164 AARDMAN: KIDS MODEL ANIMATION WORKSHOPS.......................................164
Artist Film & Exhibitions ARNOLFINI: AFTERIMAGE......................................167 SPIKE ISLAND: CEZARY BODZIANOWSKI & SAVAGE.169 GENEVA STOP: TRAVELOGUE.................................169
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During the week I’m a wage slave. But when I get on the 17.54 to Cardiff, I break free.
TUESDAY 15 & WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER Tuesday 15 November 18:30
Big Ideas, Big Screen Watershed C1 (P14)
Wednesday 16 November 09:30 10:00
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Brief Exchange: Future of Short Film (Ie), Watershed W2 (P30) BRIT 4: England Made Me (Cs), Watershed C3 (P113) ANI 1: Animated Worlds (Cs), Arnolfini (P128) Red Cam Cinematography Workshop (Ws), Yha (P34) INT 1: Last Act (Cs), Watershed C1 (P78) Shelley’s Eye Candy (Gs), Arnolfini (P48) Best of the European Short Pitch (Gs), Watershed C3 (P51) Creativity & Technique: How to Bridge the European Gap (Pd), Arnolfini (P35) NFTS presents: A Cinematography Masterclass (Osi), Watershed C3 (P34) INT 2: High Stakes (Cs), Watershed C1 (P80) ANI 2: Animalis Anima (Cs), Arnolfini (P134) Animation Alliance UK (PD), LIGHT STUDIO ARNOLFINI INT 3: Got You (Cs), Watershed C3 (P82) Best of South West (Cs), Watershed C1 (P116) European Short Pitch: Live Script Reading Watershed W3 (P35) ANI 5: Domestic Bliss (Cs), Arnolfini (P147) BRIT 1: Out of Step (Cs), Watershed C3 (P106) NAHEMI Student Awards (Gs), Watershed C1 (P119) JJ & The Birdman: Night of Music & Experimental Film (Mf), Arnolfini (P15)
Explore South Wales by train. Be a Great Westerner. For tickets and times go to www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/explore
KEY EVENT TYPE: (R) REPEAT (CS) COMPETITION SCREENING (GS) GUEST SCREENING (WS) WORKSHOP (PD) PANEL DISCUSSION (OSI) ON-STAGE INTERVIEW (MF) MUSIC & FILM EVENT (IE) INDUSTRY EVENT VENUE: C1 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 C2 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 C3 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 W2 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 2 W3 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 ARNOLFINI AUDITORIUM ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO YHA
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THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 09:30 10:00
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12:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:30 18:00 18:30 20:00
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Brief Exchange: Future of Cinema (Ie), Watershed W2 (P30) INT 7: Time Being (Cs), Watershed C3 (P91) ANI 3: The Human Condition (Cs), Arnolfini (P138) Red Cam Cinematography Workshop (Ws), Yha (P34) Aardman, Model-Making and Rapid Prototyping (Ws), Arnolfini Light Studio (P36) INT 4: Ever After (Cs) (R), Watershed C1 (P85) ANI 4: Travels: Near & Far (Cs), Arnofini (P142) The Way to Documentary (Pd), Watershed C3 (P39) John K: Cartoons & Signing Session (OSI) ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO (P16) The Programmer’s Fear of Missing the Masterpiece (Pd), Watershed C3 (P36)
FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER 09:30 10:00
10:30 11:00 12:00
12:30 13:00 14:00
INT 5: Big Picture (Cs), Watershed C1 (P87) Case Study: Studio AKA (Osi), Arnolfini (P37)
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Filmmaker Focus: Carol Morley & Cairo Cannon (Osi), Watershed C3 (P39)
15:00
BRIT 2: Self Help (Cs), Watershed C1 (P108)
15:30
A Million Love Songs (Gs), Arnolfini (P52)
16:00
Shorts2Feature: Dreams of a Life Watershed C3 (P26)
16:30
Desert Island Flicks: John K (Osi), Arnolfini (P16) The Magical Misery Tour Cube Cinema (P18)
17:30
Directors UK: Bruce Robinson (Osi), Watershed C1 (P17)
18:00
INT 6: Home Ground (Cs), Watershed C3 (P89)
18:30 20:00 20:30 21:00
KEY EVENT TYPE: (R) REPEAT (CS) COMPETITION SCREENING (GS) GUEST SCREENING (WS) WORKSHOP (PD) PANEL DISCUSSION (OSI) ON-STAGE INTERVIEW (MF) MUSIC & FILM EVENT (IE) INDUSTRY EVENT VENUE: C1 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 C2 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 C3 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 W2 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 2 W3 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 ARNOLFINI AUDITORIUM ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO YHA
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Brief Exchange: Future Encounters (Ie), Watershed W2 (P30) BRIT 1: Out of Step (R) (Cs), Watershed C3 (P106) ANI 6: Light & Dark (Cs), Arnolfini (P152) INT 4: Ever After (R) (Cs), Watershed C2 (P85) LFA presents Acting for Directors Workshops (Ws), Yha (P41) INT 6: Home Ground (R) (Cs), Watershed C1 (P89) ANI 5: Domestic Bliss (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P147) 2011 CINEAST Slate (Gs), Watershed C3 (P60) Shorts2Feature: Edge Watershed C2 (P26) The Building Blocks of Pre-School Animation (Pd), Arnolfini (P43) LFA presents Acting for Directors Workshops (Ws), Yha (P41) Contentertainment (Pd), Watershed C3 (P41) INT 3: Got You (R) (Cs), Watershed C1 (P82) INT 2: High Stakes (R) (Cs), Watershed C2 (P80) Case Study: Cartoon Saloon (Osi), Arnolfini (P43) Nordisk Panorama (Gs), Watershed C3 (P58) Arnolfini: Afterimage ARNOLFINI DS (P169) BRIT 3: New Look (Cs), Watershed C1 (P110) Spotlight on Ireland: New Irish Animation (Gs), Arnolfini (P62) Shorts2Feature: Play WATERSHED C3 (P28) ANI 1: Animated Worlds (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P128) BAFTA Masterclass: Sam Taylor-Wood (Osi), Watershed C1 (P19) Late Lounge (Cs), Watershed C3 (P93) Sculpture (MF) CUBE CINEMA (P21)
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SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER 10:00
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14:30 15:00 15:30
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3D Introductory Workshop (Ws), Yha (P45) INT 7: Time Being (R) (Cs), Watershed C3 (P91) Children’s Jury (Cs), Arnolfini (P158) INT 5: Big Picture (R) (Cs), Watershed C2 (P87) Introduction to Super8 (WS), GENEVA STOP (P169) Arnolfini: Afterimage ARNOLFINI DS (P167)
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12:00 13:00 13:30
Speed Networking (Ie), Watershed W3 (P45) 14:00
Best of South West (R) (Cs), Watershed C1 (P116) ANI 3: The Human Condition (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P138)
15:30
Pick ‘n’ Mix: Family Friendly Shorts (Cs), Watershed C3 (P97)
16:00
BRIT 2: Self Help (R) (Cs), Watershed C2 (P108) Kids Model Animation Workshop (Ws) (Als), Arnolfini Light Studio (P164)
20:00
ANI 4: Travels: Near & Far (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P142) Meet the South West Filmmakers (Pd), Watershed W3 (P12) 3D Introductory Workshop (Ws), Yha (P45) A Short Look at South East Europe (Gs), Watershed C3 (P57) DepicT! Showcase (Cs), Watershed C1 (P101) INT 1: Last Act (R) (Cs), Watershed C2 (P78) Kids Model Animation Workshop (Ws) (Als), Arnolfini Light Studio (P164) Brazilian Animation (Gs), Arnolfini (P65) BRIT 4: England Made Me (R) (Cs), Watershed C3 (P113) Film Quiz Watershed W3 (P23) Awards Ceremony Watershed C1 (P12) Shorts2Feature: Junkhearts Watershed C3 (P27) Late Lounge (R) (Cs), Watershed C3 (P93)
KEY EVENT TYPE: (R) REPEAT (CS) COMPETITION SCREENING (GS) GUEST SCREENING (WS) WORKSHOP (PD) PANEL DISCUSSION (OSI) ON-STAGE INTERVIEW (MF) MUSIC & FILM EVENT (IE) INDUSTRY EVENT VENUE: C1 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 C2 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 C3 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 W2 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 2 W3 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 ARNOLFINI AUDITORIUM ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO YHA
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SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER
20:10
Awards Selection Watershed C3 (P12) BFI Future Film: The Winning Pitch WATERSHED W3 (P165) ANI 2: Animalis Anima (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P134) Mini Masterpieces: Telling Stories Together WATERSHED W3 (P165) BRIT 3: New Look (R) (Cs), Watershed C3 (P110) Cartoon d’Or (Gs), Arnolfini (P68) Awards Selection Watershed C3 (P12) ANI 6: Light & Dark (R) (Cs), Arnolfini (P152) Captain Zip CUBE CINEMA (P21) British Guide to Showing Off WATERSHED C2 (P28)
KEY EVENT TYPE: (R) REPEAT (CS) COMPETITION SCREENING (GS) GUEST SCREENING (WS) WORKSHOP (PD) PANEL DISCUSSION (OSI) ON-STAGE INTERVIEW (MF) MUSIC & FILM EVENT (IE) INDUSTRY EVENT VENUE: C1 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 C2 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 C3 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 W2 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 2 W3 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 ARNOLFINI AUDITORIUM ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO YHA
ENJOYING ENCOUNTERS
DELEGATE INFo
Ticketing Info
Animated Encounters Box Office
Booking
Information
General Prices (Unless Otherwise Stated)
Arnolfini
Delegate Tickets
Delegate Information & Ticketing Desk
Screenings before 16:00
£5/4 conc
Screenings after 16.00
£7/5.50 conc
Gala Events
£8/6 conc
Masterclasses & Panels
£6/5 conc
Workshops (RED CAM; 3D)
£40
Group Bookings Discounts are available for group bookings. For details, please contact the Festival office (see below).
Free Events Tickets for free events are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, usually on the day of the event.
Age Restrictions Unless otherwise stated, film screenings at Brief Encounters are a suggested 18 certificate, and Animated Encounters are a suggested 15.
Venues And Access Animated Encounters activities take place at Arnolfini, Watershed, and the Cube Cinema. Brief Encounters activities take place at Watershed and the Cube Cinema. All venues (except Cube Cinema) are well-equipped for visitors with disabilities, including wheelchair access and adapted toilets. For more information on access, please contact the venue.
Brief Encounters Box Office Watershed 1 Canons Road, Bristol BS1 5TX +44 (0) 117 927 5100 info@watershed.co.uk (Open daily from 09:00, Monday to Friday and 10:00, Saturday & Sunday until last film)
16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA +44 (0) 117 917 2300 boxoffice@arnolfini.org.uk (Open daily from 09:30, Tuesday to Saturday and 10:30 on Sunday until last film)
Cube Cinema 4 Princess Row, Bristol BS2 8NQ +44 (0) 117 907 4190 cubecinema.com
Pop-Up Cinema The Showroom, 31 College Green, Bristol BS1 5SP
Vintage Movie Bus M SHED, MUSEUM SQUARE, WAPPING ROAD, Princes Wharf, Bristol BS1 4RN
No.1 Harbourside 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5UH
YHA 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
Useful contacts Festival office St Bartholomew’s Court, Lewins Mead, Bristol BS1 5BT +44 (0) 117 929 9188 During the festival the office will be located at Watershed Waterside 3 Wed – Fri, and Waterside 2 on Sat.
Please note: delegate numbers are strictly limited, early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
Delegate Passes NETWORK PASS £25 Benefits: – Access to Festival Delegate Area at Watershed – Delegate List – Delegate Bag – Festival Catalogue – Access to all Industry Events – Access to Animated 6 o’clock Gin at Arnolfini – Access to Digital Viewing Library Please note that all tickets must be purchased from the venue Box Office. DAY PASSES Network Pass plus tickets to events on specific day(s): £50 – 1 Day £70 – 2 Day £90 – 3 Day Benefits: – Network Pass – Any tickets for the registered day(s) (except specific workshops & Awards Ceremony) FULL FESTIVAL PASS £125 Benefits: – Network Pass – All tickets (except specific workshops & Awards Ceremony)
Watershed Waterside 3 Wed 16 – Sat 19 Nov 09:30 – 17:00 Staff at the Festival Information Desk will greet you on arrival, provide you with your delegate pass and bag, and answer all your questions. Staff will be happy to help you throughout the festival.
Digital Viewing Library Watershed Waterside 1 Wed 16 – Sun 20 Nov 09:30 – 20:00 An exclusive area where delegates can view any of the 1,800 films submitted.
Delegates Lounge Watershed Waterside 3 Wed 16 – Fri 18 Nov 09:30 – 17:00 Watershed Waterside 2 Sat 19 Nov 09:30 – 17:00 Sun 20 Nov 10:00 – 14:00 A calm and exclusive environment in which to have meetings, network and access the Internet.
Filmmaker Q&A Throughout the festival there will be opportunities to meet filmmakers and animators from all over the world in competition. At Brief Encounters, Q&A’s will be held at the end of the competition screenings if any filmmakers are present. Meet some of the animators in competition at Animated Encounters, during the Animators 6 O’Clock Gin events in the Arnolfini Light Studio (Thu 17 – Fri 18 17:00). There will also be a chance to meet the south west filmmakers on Sat 19 Nov 14:00 at Watershed (see p12 for further info).
www.encounters-festival.org.uk For full programme info, delegate passes and online bookings. Please note: This programme is correct at the time of going to press but the festival organisers reserve the right to make changes.
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Unless otherwise stated, or an individual price is listed, Delegates can gain access to all events listed in the catalogue. Once you have picked up your Delegate Pass, tickets can be collected from either Watershed or Arnolfini Box Office on the day of the event only upon a presentation of a pass. Only one ticket can be issued per pass, and please return any unused tickets prior to the event for re-sale.
Terms and Guidelines Tickets are available on the day of the event on a first-come, first-served basis from the venue (either Watershed or Arnolfini) Box Office. Uncollected Delegate tickets will go on sale 15 minutes before start time.
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Animators 6 o’clock Gin ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO THU 17 – FRI 18 NOV 17:00 – 18:00 As ever, Animated Encounters is ahead of its time, with 6 O’Clock Gin at 5pm. A great way to have an encounter with your fellow delegates.
Arnolfini Cafe Bar Delegate Deals “Great bowls of fire” - warming bowls of soup or stew for a fiver for all delegates and ticket holders to Encounters screenings at Arnolfini throughout the festival, available to eat in or take out. Delegates also get complimentary filter coffee or tea with any of our fabulous cakes, and priority booking for lunch and supper. Open from 9.00am for the duration of the Festival, our full Italianinspired menu is available every day from 10.00am. Follow us on twitter @finicafebar or check www.arnolfini.org.uk
Meet the South West Filmmakers WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 SAT 19 NOV 14:00
Watershed Café Bar – Delegate Food And Drink Deals TUES 15 – SAT 19 Early Bird Breakfasts Available from 09:00 till 11:45 Start the day with a cooked breakfast from £4.95 (includes a cup of tea or filter coffee).
DepicT! Happy Hour SAT 19 NOV 17:00 WATERSHED LINK Following the DepicT! Showcase, bring your ticket to the Link and meet the shortlisted filmmakers, the team behind DepicT!, this year’s judges and other short film fans in a more informal setting. Thanks to Bath Ales, you can have a drink and discuss ultra-short filmmaking in all its glory!
Awards & Closing Night Party
Happy Hour – 17:00 to 19:00
SAT 19 NOV 21:00 WATERSHED CAFÉ BAR
10% off any order over the bar on food and drink. Please show your delegate pass when you order
Join us and some very special guests for our awards party celebrating the Brazilian Animation screening earlier in the day with some South American inspired antics sponsored by Redland Road Dental practice, and drinks thanks to Arbor Ales, Estrella Damm and Great Western Wine.
Dishes of the day Keep a look out on the dishes of the day board for quick and tasty meals or order from the main printed menu. Pre order and pay in advance to avoid the queues stating your telephone number and time you would like to collect.
Awards Selection SUN 20 NOV 11:00 & 15:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 2 HRS See the stars of tomorrow in this selection of the 2011 winning films, fresh after the awards ceremony on Saturday night. You may even see next year’s BAFTA or Oscar® short film winner here first!
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Gala Events
Meet the South West Filmmakers featuring in this year’s Best of South West programme (p116). This is a great opportunity to meet some of the West Country’s best emerging talent.
JJ & THE BIRDMAN
Big Ideas, Big Screen: Francine Stock – a Century of Film and How it has Shaped Us
The Festival of Ideas presents Big Ideas, Big Screen with Francine Stock, presenter of BBC Radio Four’s The Film Programme. Francine’s new book, In Glorious Technicolour: a Century of Film and How it has Shaped Us, explores the nature of our relationship with film - from the first screenings of the Lumiere Brothers’ short films to the perceptionaltering 3-D Avatar. It covers, among other topics, the birth of celebrity in the twenties, the influence of Freud and the unconscious in film noir, sci-fi and body-snatching horror in the fifties, the social change of the sixties, seventies’ nightmares and the high-concept blockbusters. Stock will be interviewed by Festival of Ideas director Andrew Kelly, accompanied by a selection of film clips. This event is presented by Festival of Ideas and the Festival. Big Ideas, Big Screen is a new series run in partnership with Encounters in which filmmakers and writers explore ideas about film. For more information about the Festival of Ideas, visit www.ideasfestival.co.uk
© Photography Charles Hopkinson
TUE 15 NOV 18:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 1 HR 30 MINS
(L) © Photography Adam Johnson (Top R) © Tony Orrell (Bottom R) © Carl Newland Arnolfini -Angus Fairhurst Exhibition
BIG IDEAS, BIG SCREEN
JJ & The Birdman: An Evening of Music and Experimental Film Wed 16 Nov 20:30 Arnolfini 1 hr 20 mins The Birdman of Alkijazz Tony Orrell, and Scissor Sisters Musical Director and Keyboard player John (JJ) Garden, return to Arnolfini for an exclusive performance of a new live accompaniment to experimental short films, edited together to form a surreal dream sequence entitled ‘The Perfume of Dreams’. John (JJ) Garden John Garden has been a professional musician, musical director and composer for over 15 years, including seven as a musical director and keyboard player with Scissor Sisters, touring internationally and performing for audiences of up to 90,000. His many other credits include gigs and touring work as musical director with Alison Moyet and Ke$ha. John has most recently toured his live electronic score to the 1925 silent movie classic The Lost World featuring pioneering stop motion animation from Willis O’Brien (best known for his work on the 1933 King Kong). This year also saw the enthusiastically-received premiere in San Francisco of John’s first work for musical theatre - Tales of the City the Musical, co-written with Scissor Sisters’ front-man Jake Shears and based on the Tales of the City books by Armistead Maupin.
Tony ORRell (AKA The Birdman of Alkijazz) Playing in the Charles Hazlewood All Stars, alongside Andy Sheppard, Adrian Utley and Will Gregory have brought together the different strands of a playing career since the late 70s. This includes a musical relationship with Andy since 1982 in Sphere, ten years with Will in the Gas Giants (who played many live music/ silent film events at early Encounters festivals ) and now current band the Pushy Doctors , again with Andy and Dan Moore - who should have been there in the 70s! As the Birdman of Alkijazz, Tony has had the opportunity to perform live to a wide variety of silent films at Arnolfini and Watershed - featuring wonderfully varied guest musicians such as Jerry Dammers, Larry Stabbins, Bellatrix, Matthew Bourne, Ray Russell, the Blessing, Adrian, Andy and Will....and of course John ‘JJ’ Garden. This event will give Tony the chance to add freewheeling drumming to John’s meditative force-field soundgarden. Tony Orrell will also be presenting What’s the Score - Film Scoring Workshop on Sat 12 Nov for ages 14 - 25 as part of Fresh Flix (see p165).
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DIRECTORS UK
Withnail & I
DESERT ISLAND FLICKS
Desert Island Flicks with John Kricfalusi Thu 17 Nov 20:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
In the 1980’s Kricfalusi worked on such ‘crap’ as he calls it, as The Smurfs, Laverne and Shirley In The Army and other Saturday Morning Cartoons being churned out by the TV animation factories. During this period he and other disgruntled cartoonists developed and pitched his own cartoon creations which terrified network executives.
THU 17 NOV 20:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 1 HR 30 MINS
THU 17 NOV 14:00 ARNOLFINI John K went onto revolutionise the style and content of modern cartoons such as The New Jetsons, High Tech Wreck, New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse and created a new production system that allowed it to happen. With his landmark 1991 TV series Ren & Stimpy, featuring the demented, wildly anti-social and hilariously inappropriate antics of the two title characters, Kricfalusi kicked modern cartooning in its underpants, starting a myriad of trends: the gross-out subversive cartoon. Kricfalusi then popularized internet cartoons in 1997 with The Goddamn George Liquor Program and developed the techniques for Flash animation that are used at practically every studio today. Nowadays, every major studio features styles, looks and humour that are highly influenced by John’s cartoons and ideas. This event is supported by
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Directors UK presents: Bruce Robinson
Join Directors UK for an interview with writer, actor and director Bruce Robinson as he talks about his career, experience with “the industry”, past films and latest release.
In this session you will get the chance to see the master in action. John K introduces half an hour of some of his most influential cartoons followed by a signing session where you have the opportunity to buy a personalised caricature of yourself in that unmistakable John K style. Some classic Ren and Stimpy episodes will be screened whilst John draws.
His semi-autobiographical film Withnail & I, about the squalid lives of two unemployed actors has been described as “one of Britain’s biggest cult films” and has been elevated to iconic status by students all over the world.
Personalised drawings will be £12.
Despite this success Robinson became disillusioned with the restrictive film-making practices of Hollywood and turned his back on directing to concentrate on writing. © lenwhybrowphotography.com
The festival is delighted to welcome John Kricfalusi the Canadian animator and Los Angeles based Spümcø studio-founder responsible for, amongst others; Ren and Stimpy and the internet-only cartoon series Weekend Pussy Hunt. Widely regarded as one of the most outstanding and innovative animators of his time John K. is a pioneer in the classic US cartoon tradition with a highly distinctive, idiosyncratic and very, very funny style.
John K: Cartoons and Signing Session
As a writer he won a BAFTA and was Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominated for his screenplay for Roland Joffé’s The Killing Fields. Headstrong and always outspoken he now makes his return to directing with the eagerly anticipated feature The Rum Diary, an adaptation of Hunter
S. Thompson’s novel, starring Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Jenkins and Amber Heard. Directors UK Directors UK is a member’s organisation for British directors, representing almost 4,000 directors working in all areas from feature films and drama to documentaries and entertainment. Among our Board sit some of the most high profile directors in the country, including Paul Greengrass (Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) as President, and recent BAFTA winner Charles Sturridge. Directors UK is now opening up its membership to students and directors working in short film, music video, web media, games and commercials. Visit www.directors.uk.com to find out more about the benefits of becoming a member.
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BAFTA MASTERCLASS
BAFTA Photography Johnnie Shand Kydd
THE MAGICAL MISERY TOUR
The Magical Misery Tour
BAFTA Masterclass: A Brief Encounter with Sam Taylor-Wood, OBE
Thu 17 Nov Doors open 19:30 CUBE CINEMA £6 advance/ £8 on door Look Behind You!… She Is Back! Vicki Bennett aka People Like Us raids the tombs of HORROR films, plundering the Un-Dead and cutting up scared suburban teenagers amongst many victims into a delicious perverse A/V set which premiered at The Sound of Fear at the Southbank Centre under the working title of Horror Collage. The source material is 95% from horror movies, with the content portraying not so much a scary nightmare but a journey through the underworld of everyday human experiences. It is not true to say you do not relate to this kind of horror movie. Truth is stranger than fiction. Having said this, People Like Us, as ever, see the positive and sometimes humorous side of the most ghastly scenarios, and by accompanying the edited found feature film footage with new sample collage pop songs, to elevate you from the swamp. Since 1991 British artist Vicki Bennett has been an influential figure in the field of audio visual collage, through her innovative sampling, appropriating and cutting up of found footage and archives.
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FRI 18 NOV 20.30 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 1 HR 30 MINS The queen of the collage has blood on her hands now, come and laugh at the horror of it all. AKI ONDA Following People Like Us, the Cube presents Aki Onda and his Cassette Memories. Aki Onda is an artist whose musical instrument of choice is the cassette Walkman. He captures field recordings with the cassettes and then physically manipulates the tape machines with electronics in his performances to mesmerising effect. Strikingly poetic with ghosts of the physical, and invisible captured in his sound world, Onda re-examines moments of time he has spent wandering and recording. Maximising the micro-narrative/diary-like elements contained in his performances Onda fits perfectly into a film festival. Pre-sale tickets available at Watershed Box Office until 16:00 on day of event. A limited number of free tickets are available for Delegates.
BAFTA-nominated Director and award-winning Artist Sam Taylor-Wood joins Encounters onstage for a very special masterclass to discuss her craft and her incredible career in the moving image arts. Charting her transition from Turner Prize-nominee to BAFTA nominee in 2009, Taylor-Wood will explore the pressures on any new filmmaker as they complete their first short film and move towards a feature. An inspirational figure in British culture, and a member of the Young British Artists, Taylor-Wood is best known for her photographic and installation work including her silent film portrait of David Beckham sleeping and Crying Men, which features Hollywood’s most famous leading men crying. In 2008, Taylor-Wood directed the BAFTA-nominated and critically acclaimed short film Love You More, written by Patrick Marber and produced by Anthony Minghella, a coming-of-age story about two teenagers drawn together by the Buzzcocks’ single Love You More during the summer of 1978.
Taylor-Wood followed this success with her debut feature Nowhere Boy, a biopic about the childhood of The Beatles singer John Lennon. The film screened as the closing presentation of the 53rd annual London Film Festival 2009, and earned her a BAFTA nomination for an Outstanding Debut by a British Director. Other collaborations include a unique and modern interpretation of the opera Vesti la Giubba from Pagliacci for Sky Arts and most recently she directed the music video Überlin by R.E.M featuring Aaron Johnson. In 2011 TaylorWood was made an Order of The British Empire (OBE). This event forms part of BAFTA’s UK-wide learning and events programme, giving audiences across the country access behind the screens of the film, TV and video games industries. For more information go to www.bafta.org
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ENCOUNTERS AT THE CUBE The Cube Microplex Cinema is an independent volunteer co-operative. For the last 12 years The Cube has reinvented the notion of cinema as a shared social space and striven to provide a diverse program of alternative cinema in Bristol. The Cube at Encounters presents a specially selected program in the spirit of the festival showcasing cinema in its less conventional forms, providing an exciting and tempting selection of films and events to complement to the Encounters festival programme.
Tickets for the events below are not included in the Delegate Pass and can only be purchased from The Cube on the night of the event. The Cube Cinema Microplex, Dove Street South, Kingsdown, Bristol BS2 8JD 0117 9074190 www.cubecinema.com microplex.cubecinema.com/cubewebsite/directions.html
Sculpture FRI 18 NOV 21:00 CUBE CINEMA DJS before/after Sculpture Sculpture on 22:00 £8 on the door Music and animation duo, Sculpture present a night of kaleidoscopic sensory overload, previously described as ‘an act of vinyl alchemy not easily surpassed.’ The double act explore a idiosyncratic aesthetic encompassing pop, appropriative collage, cut & spliced techno, noise, early electronics, the avant-garde and Looney Tunes, mechanical and digital animation techniques, tape edits and computer programming. PLUS surprise DJs and animations in the Bar.
Captain Zip Fetish Night SUN 20 NOV 20:00 CUBE CINEMA £6 On the door Captain Zip’s documentaries about the fetish scene include public displays of fetishism, a Sex-Workers’ Pride demo, Mistress Alexia teaching correct use of a whip, and private play in fetish dungeons. See fetishists under police escort marching to campaign for better understanding of this taboo subject - featuring human ponies, rubberists, whips, high heels and plenty of discipline. It was in 1998 that Kodak last issued striped Super 8 film for lip-sync sound. Zip used it for ‘Metal Carew’, a documentary about erotic metalwear maker Lisa Carew and her daring publicity stunts on Tower Bridge and Brighton Seafront. Join us for this one-off night of fetish fun.
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FREE EVENTS Encounters @ No1.Harbourside MON 14 – SUN 20 NOV Throughout the festival, No.1 presents a flurry of late night film inspired antics, with free music, good food and Bristol Beer. As the Watershed’s neighbour and only a short stroll from the Arnolfini, No.1 is the perfect home from home during the festival. Put your feet up and enjoy a good meal and a local drink after a hard day of watching films, complemented by new friends and some fantastic acts including: Film Jazz Jam Improv Sessions Mon 14 Nov 21:30 Some seasoned and budding local jazz musicians The Strangest Paradise on Earth Wed 16 Nov 22:00
Little White Lies presents: Film Quiz
Encounters Pop-Up Cinema Mon 14 – Sun 20 Nov 10:00 – 18:00 The Showroom
SAT 19 NOV 16:30 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 2 HRS Fee: £1
Taking short film out of the cinema and onto the high street, Encounters fashions a boutique, pop-up cinema, celebrating talent from across the city with a series of daily short film screenings. Bluescreen, the Cube Cinema’s no1 showcase of local film talent, presents a retrospective over the week with daily two hour screenings of shorts that have graced the screen bleu from 2001 to 2011. DepicT!, Watershed’s infamous super-short filmmaking competition presents a screening of The Best Of, and Encounters screens the final films from the 0117 Hour Film Challenge completed earlier in the year. Visit The Showroom for further information and schedules.
You may call your self a professional, but do you really know your stuff? Watershed front of house and Little White Lies challenge you to the ultimate film quiz, for a chance of winning some fantastic prizes including a year’s subscription to Little White Lies magazine, and letting everyone know who is the biggest film buff in town. For more information on Little White Lies magazine visit www.littlewhitelies.co.uk or follow them on Twitter @LWLies
Night of Rum and Latin Jazz In honour of director Bruce Robinson’s (Withnail & I) visit to Encounters, No.1 celebrates his recent film; an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel The Rum Diary, with a selection of classic Rums accompanied by the seductive sounds by Havana Rumbas and Puerto Rican Montunos from outstanding Latin & Afro Cuban Jazz act - The Groupo Neptuno Flat Foot Floogies - 1930s & 1940s Thurs 17 Nov 22:00
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16 – 20 Nov The link Watershed & Other Locations To celebrate the opening of M Shed last June, the new museum of Bristol, the festival teamed up with the Bristol Film Office and M Shed, to challenge filmmakers to create a short film based on Bristol in just 117 hours. A selection of the films have been made into posters and located across the city with QR codes directly linked to the films online. Get a map of the locations via www.encounters-festival. org.uk, or see the posters in a exhibit in the Watershed Link. The films will also be screened at the Pop Up Cinema at the Showroom during the festival. Posters Design: Rapolas Jukavicius QR Developer: Tim Kindberg
Vintage Mobile Cinema Sat 19 & Sun 20 Nov 10:00 – 18:00 M SHED, MUSEUM SQUARE As recently seen on BBC2’s ‘Reel History of Britain’ with Melvyn Bragg the Vintage Mobile Cinema brings a unique slice of cinema and automotive history to Encounters, combined together to give the audience an exciting film viewing experience unavailable anywhere else. This was one of seven units custom built for the British government in the late 1960’s, used at the time to promote British industry. Sadly all other six have disappeared forever, leaving only one example of a quite stunning piece of British transport heritage. The 22 seat mobile cinema will be screening archive shorts all weekend. The bus will be parked just outside the new M Shed museum on both days.
Vintage Mobile Cinema
Get ready for some toe-tappin swing tuneage!
Bristol Encounters: 0117 Hour Film Challenge 2011
SHORTS2FEATURE Introduction The creative challenge for many filmmakers is to make the move from shorts to feature films. This is by no means an easy proposition in terms of either artistic vision or financial reality. The cinema road is littered with unrealised feature script ideas, which is why we at Encounters HQ introduced the Shorts2Features strand in 2009 to recognise this very real challenge for filmmakers
Strand supported by and celebrate those who have successfully made that leap. Films festivals such as Berlin and Cannes, often premiere first time feature films from established short film directors. We’ve invited these filmmakers to the festival, to impart their knowledge and inspire the next generation seeking to move from shorts to features. Mark Cosgrove, Artistic Director
Wuthering Heights (15) Watershed Dir: Andrea Arnold UK 2011 2 hrs 9 mins £7.20 full / £5.60 Encounters has followed and showcased the work of the acclaimed British director Andrea Arnold from shorts to features, including the Oscar® winning short film Wasp, to the multi award winning feature film Fish Tank. Now Arnold brings her distinct visual style to Emily Bronte’s classic tale of youthful passion, stripping it down to its primal roots in a radical adaptation that is certainly not your typical period drama. In Arnold’s reinvention Heathcliff is a black runaway plucked off the streets to live in the Yorkshire moors with the Earnshaws, where he is not quite a brother or a lover to the wilful Cathy. There are tragic consequences for them all, however, when their pleasant days are brought to an abrupt end. Bleakly and beautifully filmed, with a heavy symbolism on nature and wilderness (lingering shots of plants, animals and the landscape abound), Arnold reinforces the stark power of the original text while making the material entirely her own. Bold, raw and affecting. Visit www.watershed.co.uk for screening times. Tickets not included in Delegate Pass. £1.00 off for Fresh Flix ticket holders.
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SHORTS2FEATURE Preview: Dreams of a Life (CTBC) THU 17 NOV 18:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 Dir: Carol Morley UK 2011 1 HR 30 MINS The festival is delighted to screen a special preview of Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley. Nobody noticed when thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above a shopping mall in North London in 2003. When her skeleton was discovered three years later, her heating and her television were still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of Joyce’s life- not even a photograph. Who was Joyce Vincent? And how could this happen to someone in our day and age- the so-called age of communication? Dreams of a Life is Carol Morley’s quest to discover who Joyce was and how she came to be so forgotten. Her first documentary feature film, the film recently premiered at the 55th BFI London Film Festival to critical acclaim. Please note: This film is recommended certificate 12A.
Edge (18) FRI 18 NOV 13:00 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 Dir: Carol Morley UK 2010 1 HR 33 MINS The film opens on a cold winter’s day on the East Sussex coast, as a disparate group gravitate to a hotel situated close to a crumbling cliff. Gradually, the motives and intentions of each of these lost souls are revealed. The hotel building that’s seen better days appears to be creeping ever closer to the treacherous snowy white cliffs… Edge is Director Carol Morley’s first narrative feature, shot in the snowy months in Eastbourne, with a micro budget of £100,000 and premiered in the New British Cinema section of the 54th BFI London Film Festival. Director Carol Morley will take part in a brief Q&A after the screening, and will participate in this year’s Filmmaker Focus with producer Cairo Cannon (see page 39).
Junkhearts (18) SAT 19 NOV 19:00 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 Dir: Tinge Krishnan UK 2011 1 HR 30 MINS Frank (Eddie Marsan) is sitting alone in his flat. He starts to hyperventilate, before desperately searching for a cigarette butt to smoke. He heads to his local corner shop, where he buys several miniature bottles of whiskey. Outside, slumped in the street, is Lynette (Candese Reid), homeless and vulnerable. As Frank looks on, a drunken banker (Chris Coghill) attempts to sexually proposition her; when she refuses, he steals from her… A multi-stranded psychological thriller set in inner city London, Junkhearts follows the story of Frank (Eddie Marsan), a vulnerable ex-soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who finds himself manipulated by a young girl and her boyfriend as they attempt to use his home as a drugs den. Initially director Tinge Krishnan graduated with a Bachelor in Medicine and worked as a hospital doctor until she left to pursue her love of film, graduating from the NYU postgraduate scheme. After directing a number of critically acclaimed and award winning short films such as Shadowscan (which featured at Encounters
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in 2001), First, and the short feature Groove on Stanley Knife, Junkhearts is to be Krishnan’s first feature film. Having completed The Circle, a half hour drama for Channel 4 and IWC’s Coming Up! talent scheme she is also currently in post-production with Dimensions, a 6 part online drama series shot on location in Malaysia. Junkhearts will be released this autumn as part of Soda Pictures’ New British Cinema Quarterly (NBCQ) platform. NBCQ is an initiative designed by independent distributor Soda Pictures to nurture and support young British filmmaking talent, taking independent films from the major festivals and providing an alternative distribution platform to reach audiences around the UK. We are delighted to welcome director Tinge Krishnan to introduce the screening, followed by a Q&A.
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SHORTS2FEATURE Play (18) FRI 18 NOV 18:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 Dir: Ruben Östlund SWEDEN 2011 1 HR 59 MINS
The British Guide to Showing Off (15) SUN 20 NOV 20:10 WATERSHED CINEMA 2 Dir: Jes Benstock UK 2011 1 HR 38 MINS £7.20 / £5.60 conc This joyous documentary charts the life and times of eccentric British artist Andrew Logan and The Alternative Miss World, the outrageous celebration of freedom of expression he has been hosting since 1972. This anarchic non-competitive competition of wild costumes has reflected and shaped art and subculture trends for over forty years, attracting outsiders, designers, cult figures, artists and celebrities (David Hockney judged the first event, David Bowie couldn’t get into the second and Derek Jarman won the third) to its hoopla of the exotic, the extravagant, and the different. Combining documentary footage, exuberant animation and interviews, this is a heartfelt, hilarious, and utterly fabulous ode to the pure joy of life. The festival is delighted to welcome Director Jes Benstock to the Brief Encounters Jury 2011, and he will be speaking on The Way to Documentary Panel (see p39).
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Industry Focus
Based on actual events that occurred in Gothenburg several years ago, this is an insightful and troubling look at how one group of boys preys on another. A group of African immigrant youths target a trio of younger, pre sumably wealthier kids, two of them from ‘traditional’ Swedish backgrounds and one whose family emigrated from Asia. Eventually, they lure them outside the city, where they construct an elaborate ruse to relieve them of their belongings. Chilling in its ambiguity, Östlund’s drama calls upon a non-professional cast and unsettlingly long takes to delve beneath the unacknowledged codes of human behaviour. One of Sweden’s most daring young filmmakers, Östlund’s films include the short film Incident By a Bank (2009) which won the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlinale and screened at Encounters in 2010.
BRIEF EXCHANGE WED 16 – FRI 18 NOV 9.30 – 17:00 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 2 FREE FOR DELEGATES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS NETWORKING BREAKFAST EVERY DAY 9:30 – 10:30 A series of short symposiums held daily between Wed 17 – Fri 19 Nov, providing delegates with opportunities to discuss the latest industry debates, exchange ideas and discuss future trends with industry specialists.
Future of Short Film WED 16 NOV In the wake of dramatic changes to the UK film industry, we ask, is short filmmaking still relevant? Will short film funding schemes remain on the agenda of today’s new leading organisations? What shape is the new short film market in, and how can we move through it? Discussing the future of short film will be a group of industry specialists, representing a variety of fields.
Teas & coffees sponsored by
Join The Debate Get your voice heard, and submit your questions before the event to info@encounters-festival.org.uk with ‘Brief Exchange’ in the subject header. Alternatively join the discussion on Twitter and submit your question live @EncountersSFF #BriefExchange Key note: CHAIRED BY Briony Hanson, British Council Film department, Chair 10.30 – 12:00 Focus session 1: Funding 13:00 – 14:00 Focus session 2: Festivals 14:30 – 15:30 Focus session 3: Distribution 16:00 – 17:00
Future of Cinema THU 17 NOV A cinema revolution is on the horizon. In this digital age where films are no longer fixed to the screen, and audiences require another dimension of experiential escapism, we ask how can short film evolve to fully embrace this new level of cinematic interaction? A group of industry specialists share their views, experiences and predictions on this new era of innovation, from crossplatform collaborations to digital experimentalism, and how to get involved.
Key note: CHAIRED BY Paul Appleby, Director of VID 10.30 – 12:00 Focus session 1: DIGITAL Commissioning 13:00 – 14:00 Focus session 2: Case Study: IP Challenges 14:30 – 15:30 Focus session 3: Cinema Without Walls 16:00 – 17:00
Future Encounters FRI 18 NOV What do we do next, and where do we go from here? Exploring the many different progression routes for new talent and identifying ones to watch, Peter Carlton Head of Warp Films - Europe, and a group of leading industry specialists discuss the prospects and opportunities available for short filmmakers, and how to create your own break. It will also be an opportunity to discuss The Future Encounters attending the festival.
Key note: CHAIRED BY Peter Carlton, Warp Films 10.30 – 12:00 Focus session 1: The Future Encounters 13:00 – 14:00 Focus session 2: European Cinema 14:30 – 15:30 Focus session 3: Cinema in the New Age 16:00 – 17:00
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Essential viewing, essential reading.
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FUTURE ENCOUNTERS Future Encounters is a showcase of 10 international film-makers - directors, writers, animators, artists - whose work demonstrates distinctive vision and flare. Many of these filmmakers’ work crosses disciplines and media; we believe they are all names to watch. These 10 filmmakers will be profiled online in the run up to the festival and during the festival itself.
Behrouz Bigdeli
Joe Magee
Director, Iranian - To All My Friends
Director, British - Car Park Babylon
Originally from Teheran, at the age two Bigdeli fled with his parents to Denmark. From an early age Bigdeli had an interest in film, and quickly started to make his own short films and writing scripts. He received the Nordisk Films talent scholarship at the European college, and after this he worked on a number of feature films and TV-productions where he gained a lot of experience and got a bigger understanding of how the Danish film industry works. In the summer of 2007 Behrouz Bigdeli finally moved to Copenhagen and started the new chapter of his life as a member of Super16 # 05. 2001
An award-winning UK filmmaker and artist, Magee’s practice encompasses a range of media - experimenting with film, animation, video and interactive art. His work has shown widely at galleries and film festivals internationally. For several years he has been engaged in a series of collaborations with celebrated British comedic performer and actor Bill Bailey including films, large-scale video art and interactive multimedia works. In 2010 they cowrote and directed a 12 minute film, Car Park Babylon (first broadcast Christmas 2010).
Bökur Sigthorsson
Karni and Saul
Writer/Director, Iceland - Come to Harm
Directors, Israel – Turning
Based in London since 2004, Börkur was signed as a director to the renowned UK music video production company Oil Factory (Factory Films), where he worked for the next 5 years. Among his commissions are commercials for Nike, Honda, The Guardian and Fortum (Sweden) along with music videos for Richard Ashcroft (EMI), Supergrass (EMI), and Nine Black Alps (Island). In 2008, Borkur co-wrote and directed his first short film, Support, which went on to win a number of awards. and is being distributed by London based Futureshorts. Come to Harm is Börkur’s second short film. He is currently developing his first feature.
Karni Arieli studied photography at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Saul Freed studied art and music and is a self-taught 3D animator. They relocated from Israel to London in 2002 and started working as a directing team, making commercials and music videos. In 2006, their animated short, The Red Suitcase was screened at Encounters, Rushes and Clermont-Ferrand. Their music video Float won Best Animated Promo, Annecy 2009 and winner of British Animation Awards 2010.
Daniel Seidender & Daniel Pfeiffer
Laura Lomas
Directors, German - Hurdy Gurdy
Screenwriter, British - Rough Skin
Daniel Seidender was born in 1978. He founded the production company dropout-films together with two fellow design students. He directed numerous short films, and commercials, including: Central Hotel Eden (2004), Tanguero (2005), Truck Stop Grill (2006) and Rescure Yourself (2011). Daniel Pfeiffer was born in Mainz in 1968. From 1992 to 1996 he trained in stage directing, the dramatic composition of ballet, theatre and film studies and political science. He then went on to study media design at Mainz University of Applied Sciences, until 2004. Since then he has been working as a freelance author and director of documentaries for Film and TV.
In 2009 Laura was one of six 6 writers selected for the Paines Plough / Channel 4 Future Perfect scheme. Her plays include Open Heart Surgery; Some Machine; The Island; Us Like Gods; Gypsy Girl; 10,000 Meters Deep; Traces; Wasteland. Her radio plays include Lucy Island (BBC Radio3, The Wire) and Siren (BBC Radio3, The Verb). Laura has recently completed an attachment at the National Theatre Studio. She is currently developing projects for Great Meadow Productions and Bonafide Films. Rough Skin was commissioned by Channel 4 and Touchpaper Television as part of Coming Up 2011, and is her first film.
Douglas Hart
Matthew Holness
Director, British - Long Distance Information
Actor/Director, British – A Gun for George
Douglas Hart was originally a member of The Jesus and Mary Chain and has directed many music videos since 1991. His short film Long Distance Information is his first drama, a dark comedy exploring the relationship between a father and son.
Matthew Holness created the character Garth Marenghi and, with Richard Ayoade, co-wrote the 2001 Perrier Award-winning show Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, Channel 4’s Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Man to Man with Dean Learner. As an actor he has appeared in Russell T. Davies’ Casanova and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s The Office, Cemetery Junction and Life’s Too Short.
Jessica Ashman
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There will be a special event on Friday 18 November from 13:00 – 14:00 with Artistic Director Mark Cosgrove, and Peter Carlton Head of Warp Films - Europe, where they will lead a discussion on the work of the Future Encounters and where they are going next. This event is part of the Brief Exchange: Future Encounters symposium focussing on progression routes within the industry (see p30).
NoBrain collective
Writer/Animator, British - Fixing Luka
Directors/Animators, French - The Gloaming
An award-winning filmmaker based in Glasgow. She specialises in stop-motion and 2-D animation. Fixing Luka is Jessica’s first short animated film and was developed and produced by DigiCult. She graduated in 2007 from the University of Lincoln, with a B.A (hons) in Animation. In 2008, she gained a place on the Skillset/Creative Scotland funded training scheme, G.A.S.P (Generating Animation Skills Programme). During this period, Jessica was also selected to participate in DigiCult’s talent pool on Scottish Digital Shorts (2010). Through the project’s development process, she wrote Fixing Luka.
Nobrain is a collective of four French directors who have worked together since 2001. The Paris-based collective, composed of Directors Sebastien Fourcault, Nicolas Pasquet, Charles Keramoal, and Sylvain Lefebvre, is known for merging high-energy animation with live-action footage for TV, music videos, and spot work. Their portfolio includes commercials for high-profile clients such as Citroen and Renault; music videos for French and U.S. artists; and work for major TV Channels, including TF1, the first French TV channel and MCM, French music TV channel. The Gloaming is their first short film.
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WEDNESDAY NFTS presents: Cinematography Masterclass with Brian Tufano & Stuart Harris
UKTI presents: Creativity and Technique - How to Bridge the European Gap
Wed 16 Nov 14:30 Watershed Cinema 3 1 hr 30 mins
WED 16 NOV 14:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Cinematography experts, Stuart Harris D&AD (Golden Bear winner at Berlin International Film Festival for David Hare’s Wetherby ) and Brian Tufano BSC (Trainspotting, Adulthood, Kidulthood), talk about their early years, their different career paths, their reunion and how, because of the National Film and Television School, they have both tested and worked with the most of the Hi-Def and digital cameras available.
The age old question of quality differences between UK and European academic output has been discussed many times in the past but what is required is a discussion on how to exchange knowledge more productively between the top UK and European schools and how to bridge the gap between UK creativity and European technical excellence. Speakers Include:
Stuart Harris ©Barry Lategan
Stuart Harris Stuart has won awards for his work as cinematographer on commercials all over the world. He started his film career at Elstree as a clapper/loader, before becoming a freelance focus puller and then a DoP in 1979.
Dimitri Granovskyi, L’Ecole Georges Méliès Eric Riewer, Director of Development, Gobelins, l’école de l’image Helen Nabarro, Head of Animation Direction, National Film and Television School
Brian Tufano BSC, Head of Cinematography Brian started his career with the BBC TV film Department. In 2001, he received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television, followed in 2002 by the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Contribution to Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards.
Joan Ashworth, Professor and Head of Programme Animation, Royal College of Art Shelley Page, Head of International Outreach, DreamWorks Animation Chris Williams, Festival Director, Animex
Red Cam Workshop
European Short Pitch: Live Script Reading
WED 16 NOV & THURS 17 NOV 10:00 YHA 7 HRS £40 (Not included in Delegate pass)
WED 16 NOV 17:30 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 1 HR 30 MINS The European Short Pitch is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of short films. To celebrate the festival unification with NISI MASA, Encounters hosts a special script reading of three scripts from last years shortlist, read by emerging actors from the Bristol Old Vic Young Company.
These workshops offer an easy approach to Digital Cinematography through the Red One Camera and will reveal how an image is produced from data capture using light meter, what the production chain is and how to grade the image for different displays, from plasma to projector, on readily available equipment.
Dzoni
Over the next 5 years Digital Cinematography will change image production at every level. You may have experienced the beginnings of Digital Cinematography with DSLR’s but you’ve hit the problems of the limitations of that medium.
Including: The Garment by Martin Guido, read by Gabrielle Sheppard.
After booking you will be required to fill in a 5 minute evaluation before and after the course - this is a mandatory condition of the low cost of the course. Online forms are at www.flaxton.btinternet.co.uk/KT5.htm
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The Treatment by Fabrizio Parisi and Francesca Petrucci, read by James Hogarth, Jesse Jones and narrated by Gabrielle Sheppard. The Treatment
Course Tutor: Terry Flaxton, DP, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol.
Bristol Old Vic Young Company nurtures the instinct and ambition of 350 young people aged 7 – 25 by encouraging them to use their energy and imagination to discover, play and take risks. www.bristololdvic.org.uk/bovyc
Dzsoni by David Csicskar, read by James Hogarth, Jesse Jones and Gabrielle Sheppard.
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THURSDAY The Programmer’s Fear of Missing the Masterpiece Thu 17 Nov 14:30 Watershed Cinema 3 1 hr 30 mins It has been my privilege to put together the Encounters competitive programmes for the past twelve years. This involves selecting from the 1800 odd submissions which is done with the help of a committed team at the festival. We get this down to a first short list of 400 from which I shape the programme you see before me. At this stage I usually lock myself away to watch and re-watch until I feel I have the best selection of films I can make. However in the long dark nights (or short, given that this process happens in August) I always think about the guy who famously didn’t sign The Beatles. He sits heavy on my shoulder as I go from film to film discarding some, putting forward others, swapping it all around. In the final, final stages this can become a heightened state of anxiety, the bead of sweat forming as I possibly consign John, Paul, George and Ringo to the “not selected”. So as a parting shot I am screening two films which were in the programme up until the 11th hour. You can make your mind up and I will be discussing with the filmmakers – who have kindly agreed to take part – their experience of filmmaking and festivals. Mark Cosgrove, Artistic Director
Aardman, Model-Making and Rapid Prototyping THU 17 NOV, 11:00 ARNOLFINI LIGHT STUDIO 2 HRS £10 Join Amanda Darby, one of Aardman’s model-making experts for an in-depth look at the processes and techniques involved in the production of their models. This session, aimed at students and professional stopframe model animators, will focus on model production techniques including the contribution of Rapid Prototyping (RP) technology in some of Aardman’s latest productions. A limited number of tickets are available for delegates.
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Case Study: Studio AKA THU 17 NOV 16:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS Studio AKA is known for its idiosyncratic and innovative work across an eclectic range of TV commercials and Short films; including the BAFTA and Cartoon d’Or-winning Jojo in the Stars, the hit series Lovesport and the BAFTA winning Lost and Found. This 60 minute talk will outline some of AKA’s key projects & the process that the studio’s directors undergo, covering the broad arc of how the industry has shaped both their interests and abilities, with a special emphasis on how the best work is always the simplest to explain. AKA are also pleased to be screening their most recent short: A Morning Stroll from Director Grant Orchard - Based loosely on a real life event recounted in Paul Auster’s book True Tales of American Life - which recounts a New Yorker’s encounter with a chicken, played out over 100 years. This is a rare chance to see Creative Director Philip Hunt present an insight into the prestigious work from Studio AKA.
THURSDAY Filmmaker Focus: Carol Morley & Cairo Cannon THU 17 NOV 16:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 30 MINS Artistic Director Mark Cosgrove will be on stage with Director Carol Morley and Producer Cairo Cannon to discuss their long partnership as CAMP (Cannon and Morley Productions), previous productions (The Alcohol Years, Edge) and their up and coming FilmFour feature Dreams of a Life. Morley and Cannon’s films have been shown internationally in galleries, cinemas, festivals and on television. Since graduating from Central St Martins in 1993 with a first class honours degree in fine art film and video, Morley has received the Best Documentary Award at Melbourne International Film Festival, been nominated for a BAFTA and received a special Grierson Award. In 2003 she was awarded an Arts Foundation Fellowship for Documentary Filmmaking. There will be a screening of Carol Morley & Cairo Cannon’s feature film Edge at 18:30 Thu 17 Nov as part of Shorts2Features (see p26).
The Way to Documentary THU 17 NOV 12:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 hr 30 mins You’ve made a short documentary film, but where do you go from here? Exploring the diverse progression routes and opportunities for short documentary filmmakers, this panel of industry specialists discuss how to make the next move towards long form documentary making, television production, the festival circuit, theatrical release, and your next commission. Speakers include Jes Benstock, Director (The British Guide to Showing Off) and Charlie Phillips, Marketplace Director, Sheffield Doc/Fest. Chair: Harry Marshall, Creative Director ICON Harry Marshall is the Creative Director of Icon Films. Over the past twenty-one years Harry has won numerous national and international awards (Emmy/ Grierson/ Telluride/Jackson Hole/ Missoula/ Wildscreen) and nominations for his work as director, writer and executive producer.
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Contentertainment FRI 18 NOV 14:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 30 MINS Celebrating entertaining content and exploring the latest ways digital technology is being used in creative contexts. This year Contentertainment will look at Dual-screen experiences and how people are creating new layers of interactivity and engagement using multiple devices simultaneously. Influential content creators will share their secrets, preview their upcoming work and discuss how they incorporate multiple devices into their creative projects. SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Alex Farber (Chair), Senior Reporter, Broadcast Magazine Mark Eaves, Co-Founder, Gravity Road Andy Corp, Production Executive / Innovation Executive, BBC Bristol Hilary Perkins, Multiplatform Commissioning Editor, Drama at Channel 4
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UKTI presents: The Building Blocks of Pre-School Animation FRI 18 NOV 14:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS The UK is often seen as an international standard bearer for quality pre-school television shows such as Charlie & Lola, Peppa Pig and Timmy Time, to name but a few. How can UK animators and companies build upon this success? What are the common constraints and how are they best avoided or dealt with? This panel made up of some of the most successful producers and creatives in the UK discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of making world-class animation for children. Speakers Include: An Vrombaut, Author, Illustrator (64 Zoo Lane) Dave Ingham, Writer (Charlie & Lola, Shaun the Sheep, Little Princess and many others) David Hodgson, Owner of Pesky Greg Boardman, Producer, Three Stones Media Marion Edwards, VP of Current Programming, HIT Entertainment
Case Study: Cartoon Saloon FRI 18 NOV 16:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS Tomm Moore, Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon, presents an insight into the award winning studio, one of Ireland’s leading animation companies. Cartoon Saloon began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young and Tomm Moore in 1999. Cartoon Saloon currently develops and produces feature film and TV series projects while also producing award winning short films, television commercials, graphic novels and children’s books. In addition to developing and producing Tomm Moore’s The Secret of Kells, (Best Animated Feature Nominee: 2010 Academy Awards®) the Saloon also successfully developed and produced its first TV series, the IFTA award winning Skunk Fu! that has been sold to broadcasters in over 120 countries worldwide, including the BBC, Cartoon Network, Canal J, France 5, Super RTL Disney and ABC Australia. The Saloon is in development of a number of new projects, such as Animated feature films; Song of the Sea, Skunk Fu! The Movie and Bluebeard. Other projects in development include Children’s animated TV series; Galaxy Boyz, Pirate Zoe and Puffins Rock.
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SATURDay 3D Introductory Workshop SAT 19 NOV 10:00 & 14:00 YHA 3 hrs each £40 (NOT INCLUDED IN DELEGATE PASS) Presented by the Digital Film Company, each three hour workshop will cover the basics of stereo vision, 3D terminology, and the do’s and don’ts of 3D filmmaking. The workshops will include an insight into the technology of 3D cameras and rigs, types of 3D displays, glasses vrs glasses free 3D viewing and will consider the future on 3D. Watching short 3D films on a 3D display, there will then be an opportunity to use the Panasonic 3DA1, and create some mini 3D masterpieces, which will be reviewed at the end of the workshop. For further information contact Neil Richards at The Digital Film Company: neil@digitalfilmcompany.com
Shooting People presents: Speed Networking SAT 19 NOV 11:00 WATERSHED WATERSIDE 3 1 HR 30 MINS International networking organisation Shooting People, would like to invite all short filmmakers attending the festival, for an excellent opportunity to network and socialise with industry professionals, buyers and fellow filmmakers. This event is limited to capacity, with entry based on a first-come, first served basis. Please ask the Delegate information desk for further information. There will be networking coffee available from 10:00.
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SHELLEY’S EYE CANDY WED 16 NOV 12:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
A personal selection of some the very best new international short animation films. Shelley Page sits on many international festival and graduation awards juries every year and she collects her personal favourities into a special screening - which represents some of the brightest young talents emerging on the international animation scene as well as award-winning work from renowned independent studios around the world. Presented in Shelley’s current ‘Eye Candy’ selection is the award-winning short film Luminaris (Argentina) as well as some exceptional recent graduation films from France and the UK. The highlight of Shelley’s selection at Animated Encounters 2011 is the UK premiere of the delightful The Last Norwegian Troll (Norway) by award-winning director Pjotr Sapegin.
Shelley Page Head of International Outreach at DreamWorks Animation Shelley Page has been working in the field of feature animation since 1986. Her credits, include Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Shrek 1-4, Shark Tale, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon. Her present responsibilities at DreamWorks Animation include building relationships with schools and events worldwide and sourcing new talent for future projects. In the UK she is a Visiting Professor at Central St Martins, University of the Arts and Teesside University.
Tuurngait Dir: Paul-Emile Boucher, Remy Dupont, Benjamin Flouw, Mickael Riciotti, Alexandre Toufaili France 6 mins 20 secs School: Supinfocom Arles
The Night We Were Kings Dir: Lea Justum, Anthony Lejeune, Chloe Nicolay, Gaspard Sumeire, Manddy Wyckens France 4 mins School: Gobelins Prod: Pierre Gilles Stehr/Cube Creative Music: Quentin Szuwarski
A Fox Tale Dir: Chao Ma, Thomas Bozovic, Julien Legay, Alexandre Cazals France 6 mins 45 secs
Luminaris
The Eagleman Stag
Dir: Juan Pablo Zaramella Argentina 6 mins 20 secs
Dir: Mikey Please UK 9 mins
Company: JPZtudio Prod: Sol Rulloni, Mario Rulloni Writer: Juan Pablo Zaramella, Gustavo Cornillón Awards: Annecy 2011 Audience Award, best short film
School: RCA Writer: Mikey Please Sound: Benedict Please Cast: David Cann, Tony Guilfoyle Awards: Best short animation nomination BAFTA 2011
Crossroad Dir: Scott Bono, Charles Emmanuel Farkas, Olivier Gros, Benoit Rimet France 6 mins 45 secs School: ESMA
Les Chiens Isoles Dir: Remi Bastie, Nicolas Deghani, Jonathan DjobNkondo, Paul Lacolley, Nicolas Pegon, Jeremy Pires, Kevin Manach France 6 mins 32 secs School: Gobelins
Electroshock Dir: Pascal Chandelier, Hugo Jackson, Elliot Maren, Valentin Michel, Bastien Mortelecque France 7 mins 40 secs
La Taxidermiste Dir: Antoine Robert, Paulin Cointot, Dorianne Fibleuil, Maud Sertour France 6 mins 50 secs School: Supinfocom Arles
The Last Norwegian Troll Dir: Pjotr Sapegin Norway 13 mins Company: Pravda As Prod: Gry Nostdahl Writer: Pjotr Sapegin Cast: Max Von Sydow Awards: Fantastic Festival, Las Vegas - best short animation
Swing of Change Dir: Harmony Bouchard, Raphael Cenzi, Andy Le Cocq, Joakim Riedinger France 6 mins 32 secs
School: ESMA School: ESMA
School: Supinfocom Arles
Stills (L to R): Tuurngait, A Fox Tale, Luminaris, Swiing of Change, La Taxidermiste, The Last Norwegian Troll
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Nisi Masa European Short Pitch Screening WED 16 NOV 12:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 30 MINS
Presented by NISI MASA, this screening highlights films from the European Short Pitch. The European Short Pitch (ESP) is an initiative aimed at promoting the European coproduction of short films. It combines a scriptwriting workshop in residency, an on-line session and a coproduction forum bringing together scriptwriters and industry professionals from all over Europe. NISI MASA is a European network of associations, currently present in 26 countries. These associations consist of young professionals, students and enthusiasts with a common cause - European cinema.
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Stanka Se Pribira Vkashti (Stanka Goes Home) Dir: Maya Vitkova Bulgaria 2007 15 mins
When 80-year-old Stanka Atanasova enters her block of flats, she discovers that the elevator is out of order. Stanka must use the stairs to get to the 9th floor… Drama
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Captivi De Craciun (Stuck on Christmas)
Dir: Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza Italy 2009 19 mins
Dir: Iulia Rugina Romania 2009 39 mins
Rita, a blind child, shelters a boy on the run suddenly breaking into her home, an enigmatic meeting letting Rita experience a moment of freedom.
In a small mountain train station, four strangers are waiting for a train that is stuck in snow many kilometers away. It’s Christmas Eve.
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Contact: iulia.rugina@gmail.com
A minuit, ici tout s’arrête (Everything stops here at midnight)
Älä Kuiskaa Ystävän Suuhun (Whispering in a Friend’s Mouth)
Dir: Just Philippot France 2008 11 mins
Dir: Hannaleena Hauru Finland 2009 10 mins
After a hard working day, two travelling business men who randomly bumped into each other are waiting for a bus along a deserted local road.
Two friends, who are painting graffiti onto a shop window in their home village in central Finland, have ended up kissing.
Contact: Vladimir Feral: vladimir.feral@asm-prod.com
Contact: AV-arkki distribution@av-arkki.fi
Drama/ Experimental
NB: This film is not included in this programme, and will be screened at 17:30 Wed 16 Nov in Watershed W3.
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A MILLION LOVE SONGS THU 17 NOV 18:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
From Edith Piaf to Elvis Presley passing by Nina Simone and Barry White, enjoy this ideal playlist of animated love songs… Contrary to live action films and musical comedies, love songs are very rare in animated shorts, and are therefore usually represented in music videos and commercials, some of which are featured in this programme. This selection is compiled by Laurent Million, Head of the Film Department and Thematic Programmer at the International Animation Film Festival of Annecy, one of Europe’s most prestigious animation festivals.
Laurent Million Head of FILM DEPARTMENT AND THEMATIC PROGRAMMER, INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL OF ANNECY Laurent Million spent two years with the Annecy Festival team as a conscientious objector (to avoid one year of military service), there, he caught the animation virus and joined the staff at the Centre International du Cinéma d’Animation to look after the entries and film traffic.
Love Song (La Chanson D’amour) Dir: Bruce Currie Australia 1998 5 mins 20 secs
A small rat tries his luck in the great game of love. Prod: Bruce Currie Production: Trilobite Productions
Falling in Love Again Dir: Munro Ferguson Canada 2003 3 mins 23 secs
This is a playful take on cultural myths and clichés about love that at the same time celebrates the delicious vertigo of the experience. Prod: Marcy Page Production: ONF – Office National du Film du Canada
Your Face (Ton Visage) Dir: Bill Plympton United States 1986 3 mins 4 secs
As the sleazy, second rate singer croons to his beloved, his face undergoes the most bizarre and beautiful transformations.
Hilton ‘Sunrise’ Dir: Raimund Krumme United States 2006 30 secs
A couple watches the sunrise while on vacation. Prod: Ron Diamond Production: Acme Filmworks Inc.
Production: Plymptoons Studio
From 1989 to 1995, Million assisted the Managing Director, Jean Luc Xiberras, in the organisation of the events which became annual in 1997. In collaboration with the present Festival artistic director, Serge Bromberg, he actively participates in making up numerous tributes, retrospectives and thematic programmes which are presented alongside the competition. At the same time, he coordinates the technical needs and staff for the screenings. He is also responsible for archiving all the different film-related material collected from each Festival. Since 1998, he has been using these resources to collaborate with other events wishing to develop the knowledge and the influence of animated films all over the world.
Dji Vou Veu Volti Dir: Benoit Feroumont Belgium 2007 12 mins 48 secs
An animated light opera… A ‘troubadour’ will sing his song for his beloved princess. Prod: Anton Roebben Production: Walking the Dog
À Quoi Ça Sert L’amour? Dir: Louis Clichy France 2003 3 mins
Encounter, argument, separation: reunion of a Parisian couple to a song by Piaf. Prod: Lionel Fages Production: Cube Creative Productions
Love Story Dir: Guto Carvalho, Laurent Cardon Brazil 2000 30 secs
Set to the music ‘Love Me Tender’, the optical fibre shows a man and a woman running towards each other. When they get near the fibre, they meet, to demonstrate that it wouldn’t happen with the Embratel company.
Fishes Dir: Nisenbaum Mirek United States 2003 1 mins 55 secs
Exclusive look on the love life of fish in these difficult times. Production: Studio Mobile
Prod: Trattoria Filmes
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J’ai Encore Rêvé D’elle (French Song)
Emilie Simon ‘Flowers’
Dir: Geoffroy Barbet Massin France 2009 3 mins 30 secs
Dir: Collectif France 2003 3 mins
A man sings about a lost love, even though his wife is sleeping by his side.
Émilie, a small doll in a computer generated Paris, puts flowers on the grave of the one she loves.
Production: Mikros Image
Aides ‘Sugar Baby Love’
Never in your Wildest Dreams Dir: Bill Mather United Kingdom 1996 3 mins 57 secs
Commercial for AIDES.
A stop motion pop promo for Tina Turner and Barry White singing ‘Never in your Wildest Dreams’ featuring clay models of Barry, Tina, Wallace & Gromit and Antonio Banderas. Prod: Susie Mercer Production: Aardman Animations Ltd.
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Hello
Dir: Ivana Sebestova Slovakia 2002 1 mins 45 secs
Dir: Jonathan Nix Australia 2003 6 mins 30 secs
Animated love song.
In a digital world, can an analogue find true love? It is the wise old gramaphone that has the answer for a lovesick loner.
Production: Vysokej školy múzických umení (The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts), Bratislava.
Prod: Julien Rigoulot Production: COSA
Dir: Wilfrid Brimo France 2006 3 mins
Prod: Claude Fayolle Production: Wanda Productions
Lásko Má (My Love)
Prod: Jonathan Nix Production: Studionix
Hasta Los Huesos (Down to the Bone) Dir: René Castillo Mexico 2001 11 mins 26 secs
This is a story of a man and his arrival in the world of the dead. He quickly discovers that being dead might not be so much of a bad thing after all. Prod: René Castillo Rivera Production: Calavera Films
Nina Simone ‘My Baby just Cares for Me’ Dir: Peter Lord United Kingdom 1987 3 mins 50 secs
An animated and feline version of Nina Simone’s classic song.
One Eskimo ‘Kandi’ Dir: Linda Kalcov & Mia Nilsson United Kingdom 2009 5 mins 30 secs
Finding love, losing love and overcoming the obstacles life throws at us with a little help from our friends. Producer: Nathan ERASMUS Production: Gravy Media Ltd
Production: Aardman Animations Ltd. Distribution: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
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A SHORT LOOK AT SOUTH EAST EUROPE SAT 19 NOV 14.30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 12 MINS
Edina Dir: Nóra Lakos Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary 2011 18 mins
Edina, is a playful story on a one night stand of a writer and his own creature. Due to their adventures the writer losses his superpower being able to change the character and the story and can’t get away from his perfect woman character any more. UK premiere, Comedy Writer: Nóra Lakos Production: Obala Art Centar
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Nóra Lakos: Nóra finished her studies as a film director in Budapest at the Hungarian Film Academy in 2009. She makes short fictions and documentaries and music videos. Her most recent short films Edina (2011), At home (2009), were shown in several international film festivals. She won the British Council Short Film Award for Hungarian-BiH coproduction Edina at Sarajevo Film Festival in 2011.
Bernelov Kyanqs (Loading My Life) Dir: Haroutyun Shatyan Armenia 2011 37 mins
The film is about a student, a young family man, about a deadlock for a sick man, who tries to find some bright sides in his life. UK premiere, Experimental Prod: Grigor Hayrapetyan Music: Davo & DerHova Cast: Harut (HasH) Shatyan, David Shatyan Haroutyun Shatyan: After carrying his military service he entered the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinema, Feature filmmaking department, in 2006. During his education he made several shorts as yearly projects. Loading My Life is his graduation work.
Posthumno (Posthumous) Dir: Cenk Erturk Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey 2011 17 mins
Mirsad’s father’s village is evacuated due to dam construction. The village will soon be under water. Mirsad arrives from the city intending to move his father’s remains from the old village cemetery to a grave in the new village’s graveyard. UK premiere, Drama Writer: Cenk Erturk Production: Obala Art Centar Cenk Erturk: He started to live as a film begins, he will die as a film ends and he is waiting for his CATHARSIS as a film waits for its own. Contact: ivana.pekusic@sff.ba
Contact: grighayrapetyan@gmail.com
Contact: ivana.pekusic@sff.ba The British Council is proud to present a showcase of three award-winning international short films from Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina that won prizes at this year’s Golden Apricot and Sarajevo Film Festival. The British Council promotes UK excellence in filmmaking around the world, but our brief is not limited to this - we also want to bring some of the best international talent to the UK to present their work here, and give UK audiences a chance to sample some of the thematic, visual and technical diversity flourishing beyond these shores. Enjoy! Read more about the British Council’s work in film at www.film.britishcouncil.org/home-page 57
NORDISK PANORAMA FRI 18 NOV 16:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 14 MINS
In this special Nordic focus, the festival screens a series of short films showcasing some of the best talent from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Presented in partnership with Filmkontakt Nord. As the Managing Director of Filmkontakt Nord, I’m delighted to present some of the latest and greatest short films from the five Nordic countries.
In this context, Filmkontakt Nord is a promotional organisation, which was established 20 years ago by visionary Nordic filmmakers, who wanted to further the conditions for independent short and documentary film. Since then, Filmkontakt Nord has been dedicated to promoting Nordic shorts and docs internationally and to advance Nordic-international professional networks.
The Nordic short film scene is vibrant, alive and kicking. In recent years, we have seen an explosion of Nordic films at international festivals and markets. Time and again, Nordic short films have proven their excellence by winning prestigious prizes all over the world. In the Nordic countries, we are truly proud to have such a strong presence.
Filmkontakt Nord’s main event is Nordisk Panorama, the annual business platform and showcase for shorts and docs in the Nordic region presenting some 70-80 new Nordic films in competition and approximately 250 recent productions in the market section.
The films are available to international TV-buyers, distributors, sales agents and festival programmers at Filmkontakt Nord’s digital platform Nordisk Panorama Market Online. Currently more than 1100 films are available around the clock just a click away. The films in this focus have all been screened in competition at Nordisk Panorama and represent some of the finest Nordic talent out there. Get ready for an intellectual and emotional rollercoaster ride, also leaving room for a good laugh. Enjoy! Katrine Kiilgaard, Managing Director of Filmkontakt Nord
Benigni Dir: Elli Vuorinen, Jasmiini Ottelin & Pinja Partanen Finland 2009 8 mins
A lonely xylophone player discovers a fiercely malignant tumor under his arm. In his attempts to get rid of the tumor he discovers that it has unconventional qualities. Animation Sales: Turku Arts Academy ammattikorkeakoulu@turkuamk.fi www.taideakatemia.turkuamk.fi
Häandelse Vid Bank (Incident at a Bank) Dir: Ruben Östlund Sweden 2010 12 mins
A humorous take on a failed bank robbery: in a single camera scene, over 96 people perform a meticulous choreography to recreate an actual event that took place in Stockholm in June 2006. Experimental Sales: New Europe Film Sales jnaszewski@gmail.com www.neweuropefilmsales.com
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Smáfuglar (2Birds) Dir: Rúnar Rúnarsson Iceland 2008 15 mins
One bright summer night a group of young teenagers move from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy with a crush on a girl who happens to be a friend of his mate. Drama Sales: Zik Zak Filmworks zikzak@zikzak.is www.zikzak.is
Sirkus (Circus) Dir: Guro Bruusgaard Norway 2010 19 mins
One evening, 28-year-old Ida goes to a bar alone. There she meets Beli, an older man from the Balkans. She takes him home for more drinks. The night becomes a subtle game of sex, ethnicity and class - where Ida feels in control.
Sagan Om Den Lille Dockpojken (The Tale of Little Puppetboy) Dir: Johannes Nyholm Sweden 2008 15 mins
Puppetboy is sweating floods of clay, preparing for a lady’s visit. He gets even more nervous when she arrives.
Drama
Animation
Sales: Toril Simonsen, Norwegian Film Institute ts@nfi.no www.nfi.no
Sales: Joclo mail@johannesnyholm.se www.johannesnyholm.se
Hvordan De Danser (How they Dance) Dir: Jesper Ravn Denmark 2008 5 mins
A documentary about ordinary people who love to dance. A funny and unconventional portrait. Documentary Sales: BeoFilm interfere@beofilm.dk www.beofilm.dk
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BBC Writersroom & B3 Media 2011 CINEAST Slate FRI 18 NOV 12:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 3 1 HR 30 mins
Cineast is a pilot digital short film programme produced by BBC Writersroom in partnership with B3 Media, which supports, develops and produces short films from the next wave of emerging writing, directing and acting talent from the UK’s East and Southeast Asian diaspora. B3 is a media arts agency which nurtures emerging multi-cultural, creative talent and connects them to the industry. B3 launched a nation wide search for talent, and invited submissions of scripts, outlines and ideas, culminating in finalists being invited to script development workshops at the B3 Studios in spring 2011. Four digital shorts were commissioned, developed and produced this year by BBC Writersroom and B3, and introduce an exciting new group of filmmakers to the industry. Post screening Q&A with attending filmmakers.
THE SECRET OF KELLS
Cartoon Saloon
3 Mile Radius
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE NOMINEE ACADEMY AWARDS® 2010
PAPERMAN
Director Richard Kelly
BEST ANIMATION CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Mercutio’s Dreaming
Dir: Lab Ky Mo UK 2011 15 mins 25 secs
Dir: Daniel York & Jennifer Lim UK 2011 14 mins 35 secs
Jack, a seasoned alcoholic, is dying. He returns to his estranged wife to ask permission to see his son for the last time. When she refuses, Jack resorts to desperate measures.
A tragi-comic satire, telling the tale of Lawrence Yang, an aspiring Shakespearean actor, and his travails within an industry that sees him only as “Oriental”.
Drama
Drama
Prod: Stephen Cheers Writer: Lab Ky Mo
Prod: Emily Mayson Writer: Daniel York
THE LAST TRAIN
Giant Creative Directors Alex Sherwood, Ben Harper, Sean Mullen
WORLD PREMIERE
BLINKY
Director Ruairi Robinson
Follow B3’s website, Facebook and Twitter for more on the slate, which we’ll be revealing in the coming weeks. www.b3media.net Contact for sales: projects@b3media.net or 0207 274 2121 THE MONK & THE FLY
Director Matthew Darragh
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Dir: Mustapha Kseibati UK 2011 11 mins 35 secs
Sugar addict Kelly is awkward, angry and directionless. She can’t stop thinking about a man who works at the fairground, and sets out to seduce him.
Street-smart Dominic’s armed robbery of a convenience store goes wrong when he crosses paths with hard-working Jay, a taxi driver with nothing left to lose. Mutual contempt soon turns into a kind of understanding, but not without some pain along the way.
Prod: Sophie Neave Writer: In-Sook Chappell
DISCOVER NEW IRISH ANIMATION AT THE
ANIMATION NOMINEE IRISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
ENCOUNTERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Drama Prod: Michael Berliner Writer: Selina Lim
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HEADSPACE
Director Patrick Semple
Painkiller
Dir: In-Sook Chappell UK 2011 11 mins 15 secs
Drama
OFFICIAL SELECTION SAO PAULO FILM FESTIVAL
Discover more about new Irish animation thisisirishfilm.ie
SPOTLIGHT ON IRELAND – NEW IRISH ANIMATION FRI 18 NOV 18:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Irish animation continues to leave its mark on the international stage in 2011 with award wins and a strong presence at major events and festivals. The Irish had a very strong presence at the Annecy Film Festival, with Cartoon Saloon’s Santa’s Apprentice picking up the UNICEF Award while Boulder Media’s The Amazing World of Gumball - The Quest won Best TV Production in TV and Commissioned Films. The Irish Film Board and Enterprise Ireland hosted a special Irish networking reception in MIFA and launched a new exciting Irish animation promo showcasing work from right across the Irish sector. At Cartoon Movie, Santa’s Apprentice was one of many Irish films to take part in the co-production forum along with Barley Films’ Little Caribou, Brown Bag’s Nightglider and Magma Films’ Legends of Valhallah, Thor and Niko 2. While at Cartoon Forum Irish company Monster Animation beat off stiff competition to be announced as European Producer of the Year. It was the third time an Irish animation company has picked up this prize with Brown Bag winning it in 2009 and Cartoon Saloon in 2008.
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Even the White House in Washington DC wanted to mark the phenomenal worldwide success of the Irish animation industry by inviting Oscar® nominees Tomm Moore (Cartoon Saloon’s The Secret of Kells) and Nicky Phelan (Brown Bag’s Granny O’Grimms Sleeping Beauty) to celebrate the St. Patricks Day activities with them. If this illustrates the breadth of animation work coming out of Ireland at the moment and the strong international reputation the Irish animation industry has developed, we are delighted that the Bristol Encounters Film Festival will host a special focus on Ireland highlighting new Irish animation talent. As part of the focus on Irish animation, audiences at the Encounters International Film Festival will have the chance to discover new short films from emerging and talented new filmmakers. There will also be a focus on two hot new companies Giant Creative and Lovely Productions who will have their work included in the Irish programme, alongside a number of shorts including Paperman which has screened at numerous international film festivals winning the Best Animation prize at the Canadian International Film Festival as well as prizes at the Novora Cine and Irishfilmfesta film festivals in Italy. The Encounters programmers have also selected Headspace directed by Patrick Semple which was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award and was shortlisted for the Human Rights Film Awards and Matthew Darragh’s The Monk & The Fly which has recently won the Best Animation prize at the Novora Cine Festival in Italy. Produced for the Virtual Cinema scheme which is aimed at an online audience The Monk & The Fly has become a YouTube hit having over 110,000 views to date.
If Giant Creative and Lovely Productions present the new kids on the block, Cartoon Saloon is one of Ireland’s most established companies and will also receive special attention at Encounters. The company picked up an Oscar nomination for The Secret of Kells and we eagerly await their latest project Song of the Sea which is just about to begin production. There is a great selection of Irish animations to see showcasing different styles and genres and no doubt you will be hearing more about the Irish film industry as it goes from strength to strength over the coming years. Enjoy the films! Louise Ryan, Marketing and Communications Executive, Irish Film Board www.irishfilmboard.ie
Blinky
Headspace
Signs
Dir: Ruari Robinson Ireland 2011 12 mins
Dir: Patrick Semple Ireland 2010 2 mins 30 secs
Dir: Vincent Gallagher Ireland 2010 3 mins
Meet Blinky all he wants is a friend. The only problem is, he’s not very good at making friends.
A boy distances himself from reality in an effort to cope with a cycle of abuse.
There is magic in what we see everyday. Sometimes we just have to look hard enough.
Animation
Drama Prod: Nick Ryan Production: Image Now Films DOP: MacGregor
Daylight Saving Time Dir: Jason Butler, Brendan Butler Ireland 2010 5 mins
Mark’s wife was killed due to corporate negligance. On the night the clocks go back, he takes his revenge.
Animation Prod: Barry O’Donoghue, Barley Films Animators: Tom Caulfield, Eimhin McNamara, Eamonn O’Neill, Patrick Semple
Paperman Dir: Richard Kelly Ireland 2010 6 mins
A lone man’s quest to find his true love in a busy paper metropolis. Will he find the Papergirl he hopes for? Animation
Drama Prod: Jason Butler, Brothers Gonna Work It Out Writer: Jason Butler, Brendan Butler DOP: Steve Russell
Prod: Jessica Kelly, Prickley Pear Productions Writer: Richard Kelly & Sean Ryan Animators: Richard Kelly & Steven Magann
Prod: Vincent Gallagher Writer: Vincent Gallagher DOP: Stevie Russell
The Monk and the Fly Dir: Matthew Darragh IRELAND 2010 3 mins 30 secs
A contented Monk relaxes under a shady Banyan tree on a peaceful summer’s day. What could possibly go wrong? Animation Prod: Sean Smith, Souljacker Writer: Matthew Darragh
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BRAZILIAN ANIMATION SAT 19 NOV 16:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
The instinct to survive is a natural one that has been very present on all levels of our society, easily affecting innocent emotions from a first love to a desire for power, conquest and development. Survival is the link for this show, as it is one of the most common themes in Brazilian animated films.
The Meaning of Eggistence DIR: BRUCE RYDER IRELAND 2010 8 MINS
A man is attacked by a swan and subsequently gives birth to an egg. He grows to love the egg and looks after it until the day it hatches.
The External World Dir: David O’Reilly Ireland 2010 17 mins
A boy learns to play the piano. Animation Prod: David O’Reilly Writer: David O’Reilly
Animation Prod: Stephen Rennicks, Freerange Productions
The Last Train Dir: Giant Creative Alex Sherwood, Ben Harper, Sean Mullen Ireland 2010 1 mins
‘The Last Train’ is a 3d short film about a man being chased by an unrelenting force. Prod: Carol O’Sullivan, Gareth Lee, Shane Whelan Animators: Mark Fisher, Owen Maloney DOP: Amy Davidson and Kenneth Ryall
Brazil has been going through many changes to achieve the status of a developed country among the world. The contrasts among Brazilian society have truly emerged in many levels. As technology becomes a valuable and necessary asset for the entire world, some sacrifices are put onto our society and concerns for the natural resources are overlooked. These films portray the struggle for survival with the unique humor, sarcasm, drama, romance, sensuality, anarchy, inventiveness and energy that are distinctive to the Brazilian culture.
Time For Love Dir: Carlos Saldanha Brazil 1994 4 mins 15 secs
A tale about love won, love lost and love again. The story takes place in a clock shop and all the characters live in cuckoo clocks. Prod: Carlos Saldanha
Os Irmãos Williams (The Williams Brothers) Dir: Ricardo Dantas Brazil 2000 12 mins
The birth, the life and death of a groovy samba band that lives on the outskirts of the city of São Paulo. Prod: Ricardo Dantas.
Lea Zagury, Festival Director ANIMA MUNDI
New Irish Talent Focus
New Irish Talent Focus
New Irish Talent Focus
Cathy Davey ‘Little Red’
Orba Squara ‘Gravel’
Fluffy McCloud
Dir: Lorcan Finnegan ireland 2010 3 mins
Dir: Lorcan Finnegan Ireland 2008 3 mins
Music video
Music video
Prod: Lovely Productions
Prod: Lovely Productions
Dir: Conor Finnegan Ireland 2010 3 mins Drama
Pajerama Dir: Leonardo Cadaval Brazil 2008 9 mins
An indigenous man is flooded with weird experiences, revealing mysteries regarding time and space.
Prod: Lovely Productions Prod: Glaz Entretenimento
O Povo Atrás Do Muro (The People Behind The Wall) Dir: Marconi Loures de Oliveira Brazil 2007 8 mins 6 secs
A group of people finds out that they are not the only inhabitants of a small planet. Prod: Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG.
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Passo (Birth) Dir: Alê Abreu Brazil 2007 4 mins
A bird and its cage. Prod: Estúdio Elétrico
Vida Maria (Maria Life) Dir: Marcio Ramos Brazil 2006 8 mins 34 secs
Maria José has to interrupt her studies and start working at age 5. As she works, she grows, gets married, has children and ages. Her daughter will follow the some cycle. Prod: Marcio Ramos
Qualquer Nota (Not Noteworthy)
Linhas E Espirais (Lines and Spirals)
Dir: Marcelo Ribeiro Mourão Brazil 2005 1 mins
Dir: Diego Akel Brazil 2009 2 mins 16 secs
A strange musical.
Feelings and expressions mix in conflicting harmony, in the form of an animated painting.
Prod: Subterrânea Produções
Prod: Diego Akel
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O Céu No Andar De Baixo (The Sky Downstairs) Dir: Leonardo Cata Preta Brazil 2010 15 mins
Since age 12, Francisco has been photographing the sky. One day something different shows up in one of his pictures, changing his daily routine. Prod: Leonardo Cata Preta
Ziriguidum
Sinal Vermelho (Red Light)
Pode Acreditar (You Can Believe It)
Dir: Rafael de Paula Rodrigues and Meton Joffily Brazil 2004 4 mins 50 secs
Dir: Luciana Eguti, Paulo Muppet, Johnny Araújo Brazil 2009 4 mins 13 secs
A beautiful young woman inspires the dream of a street kid who juggles at the stop light.
Things begin to go strange when Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge get to a party. Music Video.
Prod: Jequitibá Filmes / Verdesign Comunicação Ltda
Prod: Luciana Eguti e Paulo Muppet
L.E.R. (R.S.I.)
Dir: Gabriel Prezoto Brazil 2005 2 mins 30 secs
Dir: João Angelini Brazil 2007 3 mins 22 secs
In the midst of a shoot out between two shantytowns, a woman starts to dance samba. She doesn’t realize how lucky she is until she sees her shack completely destroyed.
An R.S.I. is an injury caused by repetitive strain, also known as CTDCumulative Trauma Disorder, which is caused by work or certain sports that involve repetitive exercise.
Prod: Melies Escola de Cinema e Animação 3d
Prod: João Angelini
Furico & Fiofó (Flea & Fly) Dir: Fernando Miller Brazil 2011 8 mins
Two kids in the city. Prod: Fernando Miller
Caixa (Box) Dir: Luciana Eguti & Paulo Muppet Brazil 2010 1 min 10 secs
Five characters that live in compartments inside a box discover that they are not as isolated from one another as they previously thought. Prod: Luciana Eguti and Paulo Muppet
Tyger Dir: Guilherme Marcondes Brazil 2006 4 mins 30 secs
An enormous Tiger mysteriously appears in a big city. It will reveal the hidden reality on a night that could have been like any other. Prod: Trattoria Digital.
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CARTOON D’OR 2011 SUN 20 NOV 14:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 12 MINS
The Cartoon d’Or is the pan-European award for the best animated short film of the year. Granted by CARTOON - the European Association of Animation Film with the support of the MEDIA Programme, it rewards the best of the best since only prize-winning films from the major European festivals can compete.
Amongst this short list, a jury of international experts selects five finalists and a winner. The Cartoon d’Or is annually awarded in September during the Cartoon Forum, the forum for the co-production, financing and distribution of European animation for TV and new media. The purpose of the Cartoon d’Or is to act as a pipeline between short film makers and the industry, and to help talented directors start a new project.
Launched in 1991, the first Cartoon d’Or went to British director Nick Park, still unknown at the time, for his film Creatures Comforts. Other great names have followed, such as Sylvain Chomet, JacquesRémy Girerd, Mark Baker, Michael Dudok De Wit and Joanna Quinn. www.cartoon-media.eu
Mobile
Pivot
The Gruffalo
Dir: Verena Fels Germany 2010 6 mins 25 secs
Dir: André Bergs Netherlands 2009 5 mins
Dir: Jakob Schuh & Max Lang UK 2009 27 mins
At the edge of society, a cow tips the balance of destiny with quite some impact…
When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life. During the chase he is able to turn the tables and the prey becomes the hunter. All resulting in an unfortunate ending.
Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-selling children’s book of the same name, “The Gruffalo” tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut…
Animation
Animation
Production: il Luster Productions
Production: Magic Light Pictures (in association with Studio Soi)
Animation Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Cartoon Mov¡e The Co-Production Forum for European Animation Films 7-9 March 2012 / Lyon Rhône-Alpes France www.cartoon-media.eu Deadline for project submission: 23 November 2011
Paths of Hate
The External World
Dir: Damian Nenow Poland 2010 10 mins
Dir: David O’Reilly Ireland/Germany 2010 17 mins
A short tale about the demons that slumber deep in the human soul and have the power to push people into the abyss of blind hate, fury and rage.
A boy learns to play the piano. Animation Production: David OReilly Animation
The Little Boy and the Beast (Der Kleine und das Biest) Dir: Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschötter Germany 2009 6 mins 30 secs
Animation
When your mother has turned into a beast, a lot of things change…
Production: Platige Image
Animation Production: Studio Soi
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Brief Encounters
CONGRATULATES THE
INTRODUCTION
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS JURY It might just be me but I think there is something of a renaissance going on in the world of filmmaking. It’s not only that I’ve watched some of the most amazing short films from the UK and around the world for this festival but that I have also seen a consistently strong selection of feature films from around the world at all three of the major European Film Festivals this year. It feels to me that despite recession, austerity and depression taking up the slack there is a sense of confidence and urgency within the global filmmaking community to communicate their visions.
“it never ceases to amaze me that each year such brilliant new filmmaking talent appear”
This year’s Brief Encounters programme is again packed with vitality, creativity and energy which never fails to impress. In one breath you can move from a single take where the past taunts the present to a rich complex film where the past haunts the present or from a lyrical dream to harsh reality and from a harsh dream to lyrical reality.
Whilst we rightly celebrate these films and their makers I can never escape the twinge of guilt about the ones that got away. For my parting shot as programmer for the festival I have put together a special programme of films which almost got into the programme but slipped away at the last moment. An insight into the film programmers mind or the film programmers fear of missing the masterpiece! For me programming Encounters has been a great source of inspiration and perspiration: Inspiration because it never ceases to amaze me that each year such brilliant new filmmaking talent appear, perspiration because I never want to say no to a film. From next year I will be relinquishing the perspiration but will be soaking up the inspiration as I work to develop the scope of the festival in my new capacity as Artistic Director. Many thanks to all those who have submitted their films and those who have preselected over the years may your dreams be forever short film infused! Mark Cosgrove, Artistic Director
Eileen Arandiga Festival Director, Worldwide Short Film Festival Eileen has previously worked for the Toronto International Film Festival – Industry Programming and Services, and various arts organisations in Australia. She has also run film and video workshops for young women in Toronto, has sat on many festival juries, and been a guest speaker at festivals in Canada and the US. Eileen has programmed shorts for the WSFF’s World of Shorts monthly screening series, Signals Festival in the UK, the Australian Canadian Film Festival in Sydney, Australia and more.
Susanne Folkesson Acquisition Executive, UR - Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company Having studied Social Science, Journalism and Education in TV production, Susanne has been working for UR since 1997 mostly with TVproduction and during recent years with acquisition. She is currently head of acquiring short films aimed for the Youth Department and documentaries for the Knowledge Channel.
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Jes Benstock
Paul Negoescu
Director
DIRECTOR / WRITER
Jes Benstock has directed internationally recognised documentaries, short fiction and music promos. Award winning short films include The Box (with Tilda Swinton), Orders of Love, Holocaust Tourist and Poof. His first feature length film is The British Guide to Showing Off (see page 28). The film takes you into the world of artist Andrew Logan’s ‘Alternative Miss World Show’ and is a blend of observational documentary and animation.
Born in 1984, in Bucharest. He graduated in film directing at the National Film School (UNATC). He directed several shorts selected and awarded in many international film festivals. He was twice nominated at the European Film Academy Awards. He is also a film producer, a teacher assistant at the National Film School and the artistic director of the Timishort Film Festival. Currently he is preparing his first feature film, expected to be shot at the end of this year. He is also the winner of the Brief Encounters Grand Prix Award 2010 for Derby.
Matthieu Darras Director, NISI MASA Founder and director of NISI MASA, the European network of young cinema, Matthieu has initiated dozens of film events since 2001 and produced several award-winning short films. He has been writing for the French film magazine Positif since 1999, and was member of the selection committee of the Cannes Critics’ Week from 2005 -2011. Matthieu was artistic co-director of Alba Film Festival, Italy in 2008 and 2009, and artistic director of the IFF Bratislava, Slovakia in 2009 and 2010. He selects film projects for the Torino Film Lab and the Jerusalem Film Lab.
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DEPICT! JURY
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS AWARDS Brief Encounters Grand Prix
Christine Bardsley FILM ADVISER, BRITISH COUNCIL Christine became a Film Adviser at the British Council in 2001, working to promote new British work to international audiences. She curates programmes and advises on selection for screenings of British short and feature films at international festivals and events.
David Sproxton
Gina Fucci
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, AARDMAN ANIMATIONS
Managing Director, Films at 59
David is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Aardman. Together with co-founder Peter Lord, he has overseen the development of the company from a two-man partnership to one of the pre-eminent animation houses in the industry. David has served as a producer, director or cinematographer on a number of animated projects at Aardman.
Four-times nominated for Broadcast Award’s Best UK Post Production House, Films at 59 is one of the South West’s leading post-production companies specialising in supplying technology to video and film-makers throughout the world. Gina joined Films at 59 in 1989 and, in 1994 her considerable experience and knowledge of the media industry, on both sides of the Atlantic, made her a natural choice to join Jeanne Thomson as a company director.
Encounters takes pride in the exemplary selection of the latest and greatest short films from around the world on show this year. The winner of the Grand Prix is the cream of this crop, the best that the short film world has to offer and certainly a name to look out for. All films in the International (INT), British (BRIT), Best of South West and Late Lounge programmes are eligible for the cash prize of £2,000 and will receive a Bristol Blue Glass Award. The winning film will also receive a digital print for distribution in Digital Cinemas courtesy of our prize partner Arts Alliance Media, and is eligible for an Academy Live Action Award® Nomination. This award is selected by the Brief Encounters Jury. All films are eligible and are therefore not highlighted in the catalogue.
Best of British Award
Nik Powell FILM PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION SCHOOL AND DEPUTY CHAIR, BAFTA FILM COMMITTEE One of the UK’s leading film producers, Nik Powell set up Virgin Records with Richard Branson, and founded Palace Pictures and Scala Productions with Stephen Woolley, which produced a slate of award-winning features, including Company of Wolves, Mona Lisa and The Crying Game. His more recent films include Little Voice, Calendar Girls and most recently Ladies in Lavender. Nik became Director of the NFTS in September 2003.
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Patrick Collerton Director Patrick Collerton is an Emmy, BAFTA and RTS award winning documentary director who has now moved into drama and film. His feature length ITV drama, Joe Maddison’s War, was a critical and ratings success last year and his debut feature written by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is moving into pre-production.
Sarah Cooper REPORTER, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL Sarah Cooper trained as a lawyer before realising that life was too short to spend it reading contracts and left to pursue a career which made her poor but happy. She joined Screen International as a reporter in 2008 where she specialises in the UK production sector and is a regular attendee at film festivals around the world.
The award is offered to the film judged to be the best in all areas of production, direction and story. Films in the British programmes (BRIT), Best of the South West and Late Lounge programmes are eligible for the award with a value of £1,000, towards the directors’ next project supported by Directors UK. The winner will also receive a short film course from the National Film and Television School and the film will be selected into the British Council Film Catalogue. This award is selected by the Brief Encounters Jury.
Brief Encounters European New Talent Award New for 2011, Encounters introduces the European New Talent Award, celebrating European short film talent produced by graduating students or first time directors. With a prize of €1,000 supported by the University of West of England, selected by the Brief Encounters Jury. Eligible films are highlighted in the catalogue.
DepicT! Awards The 2011 DepicT! films will be in the running for the DepicT! ‘11 Award, a cash prize of £1500, and the DepicT! Shooting People Audience Award. The DepicT! British Special Mention Award - a package of career development opportunities from NFTS, BAFTA, British Council and Shooting People will also be awarded to a UK-based filmmaker. All three winning films will also be digitised by Arts Alliance Media and made available for theatrical screenings at cinemas across the UK. Supported & Managed by
South West Jury Award In the South West the talent base has strength in depth as well as in numbers. The South West Award recognises the maturity of the creative industries in the region and is an investment in talented individuals to ensure continued growth. The winner, selected by the jury, will receive a prize of £500 supported by South West Screen.
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Audience Award This award celebrates the film voted best of the festival by the audience with a chance to win a cash prize of £500. Vote for your favourite films at the end of the screening.
Nahemi Prize for Creative Filmmaking/ Cinematography Award EFA Nomination The National Association for Higher Education and the Moving Image (NAHEMI), supported by Avid presents two awards in recognition of exceptional work produced by undergraduate and postgraduate students from film schools around the UK and Ireland. Generously sponsored by Avid, the prizes will be presented by Nik Powell, Director of the NFTS. www.nahemi.org.
This year the festival has joined the European Film Academy Short Film Initiative. The Brief Encounters Jury will select the Bristol Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards 2012 from all European films featured in Brief Encounters competition. Nominated films are highlighted in the catalogue.
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SHORT DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Documentary Award Encounters would like to highlight and celebrate international talent in short film documentary. All documentaries in all programmes across Brief and Animated Encounters will be eligible for a £1,000 cash prize. This award is selected by the Brief Encounters jury, and is supported by ICON Films.
Eligible Films: Abuelas Dir: Afarin Eghbal UK 2011, 9 mins 14 secs ANI 5: DOMESTIC BLISS WED 16 NOV. 18:00 ARNOLFINI (see page 121)
Aisha’s Song Dir: Orlando von Einsiedel UK 2011, 9 mins BRIT 3: NEW LOOK FRI 18 NOV, 17:30 WATERSHED (see page 111)
Crowded Dir: Luke Sault UK 2011, 2 mins 35 secs ANI 1: ANIMATED WORLDS WED 16 NOV, 10:00 ARNOLFINI (see page 128)
Deklaracja Niesmiertelnosci (Declaration of Immortality)
Miten Marjoja Poimitaan (How to Pick Berries)
Radiostan
Until my Hearts, like, Finished
Dir: Marcin Koszaéka Poland 2010, 30 mins
Dir: Elina Talvensaari Finland 2010, 19 mins
Dir: Tomás Sheridan Russian Federation 2010 9 mins 30 secs
Dir: Pete Snelling UK 2011, 10 mins 14 secs
INT 6: HOME GROUND THU 17 NOV, 21:00 WATERSHED (see page 89)
INT 6: HOME GROUND THU 17 NOV, 21:00 WATERSHED (see page 90)
INT 6: HOME GROUND THU 17 NOV, 21:00 WATERSHED (see page 89)
BEST OF SOUTH WEST WED 16 NOV, 17:30 WATERSHED (see page 117)
Grace
Night Shift
Stick Climbing
When the Dust Settles
Dir: Meagan Kelly Canada 2010, 22 mins 49 secs
Dir: Ruth Reid UK 2011, 9 mins 05 secs
Dir: Daniel Zimmermann Australia 2010, 14 mins
Dir: Spencer Cross UK 2010, 6 mins 39 secs
INT 4: EVER AFTER THU 17 NOV, 12:00 WATERSHED (see page 85)
BRIT 1: OUT OF STEP WED 16 NOV, 19:00 WATERSHED (see page 106)
INT 5: BIG PICTURE THU 17 NOV, 15:00 WATERSHED (see page 87)
ANI 1: ANIMATED WORLDS WED 16 NOV, 10:00 ARNOLFINI (see page 114)
In Stereo – Tony Blackwood
On Tender Hooks
Dir: Keston Neunie UK 2010, 4 mins 35 secs
Dir: Kate Shenton UK 2011, 10 mins 38 secs
ANI 6: LIGHT & DARK FRI 18 NOV, 10:00 ARNOLFINI (see page 155)
LATE LOUNGE FRI 18 NOW, 21:00 WATERSHED (see page 93)
La Calma (The Calm)
The Day we Danced on the Moon Dir: Tristan Daws Germany 2011, 11 mins INT 2: HIGH STAKES WED 16 NOV, 15:00 WATERSHED (see page 80)
Radio Amina
Dir: Fernando Vílchez Peru 2010, 20 mins
Dir: Orlando von Einsiedel UK 2011, 9 mins
INT 1: LAST ACT WED 16 NOV, 12:00 WATERSHED (see page 78)
BRIT 3: NEW LOOK FRI 18 NOV, 17:30 WATERSHED (see page 110)
Stills (L to R): Aisha’s Song, Crowded, Grace, On Tender Hooks, Stick Climbing, The Day We Danced on the Moon
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Der Letzte Gast (The Last Guest) Dir: Markus Engel Austria 2011 15 mins 56 secs
While a barman is having a final drink with his best friend, the mundane conversation turns into a situation of life and death. Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Sandra Schuppach Writer: Michaela Schwarz DOP: Thomas Kiennast Editor: Patrick Wilfert, Markus Engel Sound: Peter V. Meiselmann, Torsten Heinemann Music: Wolfgang Schlögl Cast: Simon Schwarz, Werner Brix Distributor: Sandra Schuppach Markus Engel: originally from Vienna, Austria, has studied film and theatre directing at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles (Master of Fine Arts). He lives and works in Berlin directing for the stage and film. Contact: Sandra Schuppach schuppach.film@gmail.com
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Awakening (The River of Forgetfulness) Dir: Kitty Lin Taiwan 2010 7 mins 30 secs
La Calma (The Calm) Dir: Fernando Vilchez Rodriguez Peru 2010 20 mins
Dir: Ashlee Page Australia 2010 15 mins 40 secs
An earthquake destroyed a village. In the village, there´s a man trying to rest.
Fuelled by cheap alcohol and teenage hormones two teenage girls make their way to an isolated fire-water tank, lured by the promise of cool water.
A woman travels back to her youth after she dies and unveils a secret that has hindered her from moving onto the next life…
Documentary
Experimental
Assistant Director: Robinson Diaz Prod: Fernando Vilchez Rodriguez Writer: Fernando Vilchez Rodriguez DOP: Gisella Barthe Editor: Fernando Vilchez Rodriguez Sound: Paula Chavez Music: Rauf Neme
Prod: Jumping Chiang Writer: Kay Chen DOP: Yi-Ching Hung Editor: Kitty Lin Music: Q Department Cast: Kanako Murakami Distributor: Shorts International Kitty Lin: born in Taiwan she moved to California when she was 13. Her 3D animated film, The Sky Bar, was recognized by major festivals all over the world, and Awakening is her first live-action film. Contact: Kitty Lin thegiantinfant@gmail.com
The Kiss
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award
Fernando Vílchez Rodriguez: (Perú, 1980) studied four years of philosophy and worked two years as a chef’s assistant. He survived by watching films after midnight. In 2009 he started to make short films. Contact: Fernando Vilchez Rodriguez fernandoarturov@hotmail.com
Drama Prod: Sonya Humphrey Writer: Ashlee Page DOP: Nick Matthews Editor: Denise Haratzis Sound: Tom Heuenroeder Music: Quentin Eyers Cast: Nicole Gulasekharam, Briony Kent Distributor: Premium Films Ashlee Page: since taking root in the Adelaide Hills, Ashlee has been working consistently on building her film-making skills. She has a BA majoring in Screen Studies, runs a DVD authoring business, and works as a Film Lecturer. Contact: Premium Films olivier.heitz@premium-films.com
Til Alle Mine Venner (To All My Friends) Dir: Behrouz Bigdeli Denmark 2010 29 mins
Mark and Sonny are best friends who have always stuck together. The self destructive Sonny doesn’t mind their pointless life, but Mark wants more. Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Joanna Zofia Bard Mikolajczyk Writer: Behrouz Bigdeli, Tommy Oksen DOP: Balthazar Hertel Editor: Christian Einshøj Sound: Jonas Andreas Jensen Music: Nils Lassen Cast: Nikolaj Dencker Schmidt, Morten Holst, Adam Ild Rohweder, Aske Bang, Molly Blixt Egelind, Elliott Crosset Hove, Dan Boie Kratfeldt Behrouz Bigdeli: born in Iran, has lived in Denmark since the age of 2. He has always been interested in film and music and in 2010 he graduated from the alternative film school Super16, and has since developed new projects. Contact: Joanna Zofia Bard Mikolajczyk joanna.zofia@gmail.com
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Apele Tac (Silent River)
Ce N’est Rien (It is Nothing)
The Day we Danced on the Moon
Dir: Anca Miruna Lazarescu Germany 2011 30 mins
Dir: Nicolas Roy Canada 2011 14 mins 30 secs
Dir: Tristan Daws Germany 2011 11 mins
Romania, 1986: Gregor and Vali want to get away. Both need each other, yet there is mutual distrust. In the end only hope is left.
Michel lives alone with his daughter Marie. Today, their monotonous life turns to drama.
We might all have our day on the moon, but sooner or later we will all come crashing down to earth…
Drama, UK Premiere
Documentary
Prod: Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette, Menaïc Raoul Writer: Nicolas Roy DOP: Mathieu Laverdière Editor: Nicolas Roy Sound: Dominique Chartrand, Olivier Clavert Music: Thomas Augustin Cast: Martin Dubreuil, Eloise Bisson, Danielle Fichaud et Jean-Jospeh Tremblay Distributor: Catherine Thériault
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: David Lindner, Daniel Schmidt, Catalin Mitulescu Writer: Anca Miruna Lazarescu DOP: Christian Stangassinger Editor: Dan Olteanu Sound: Thorsten Bolze, Alexandru Dragomir Cast: Cuzin Toma, Andi Vasluianu, Patricia Moga Distributer: Some Like It Short, S.L. Anca Miruna Lazarescu: began her studies in 2000 at the German Academy for Film and Television in Munich. She directed several documentary and short films which attracted international interest. Silent River is her final film from the academy. Contact: Juan Escudero jescurado@somelikeitshort.com
Prod: Vanessa Temps, Stefan Kloos DOP: Anne Misselwitz Editor: Alice Powell Animator: Billie Loebner Sound: Peter Carstens, Niklas Kammertoens Music: Dominik Sprungala Cast: The Channel One Band Distributor: Rise and Shine World Sales
Nicolas Roy: studied cinema at three different universities in Québec and directed a few experimental short films. His work of fiction exploring themes such as family, desolate country and death, have been screened in several festivals in Québec and abroad.
Tristan Daws: trained as a theatre director at London’s Drama Centre and worked in the theatre in London and Vienna. His passion for film drew him to the National Film and Television School, where he trained as a director.
Contact: Nicolas Roy info@travellingdistribution.com
Contact: Tristan Daws tristandaws@gmail.com
Protect the Nation Dir: C. R. Reisser South Africa 2010 16 mins 4 secs
When faced with the unexpected kindness of a stranger, a young boy begins to question himself. Does he have the courage to do what’s right? Drama Prod: Marcus Machura, Stephan Barth, Grieg Buckle, Thomas Reisser Writer: C. R. Reisser DOP: Matthias Reisser Editor: C. R. Reisser, Olivia Retzer Sound: Manuel Laval Music: C. R. Reisser, MGO, Andre Kramil Cast: Thabo Mbatha, Jerry Mofokeng, Wright Nbubeni C.R. Reisser: an NYU film and drama BFA graduate who has completed two feature screenplay adaptations before writing and directing her first short film. Contact: C. R. Reisser candice@reisser.cc
Vejado En El Tiempo (We, Time Machines) Dir: Raúl Navarro Spain 2010 7 mins 37 secs
Carlos is a time traveller, and he takes advantage of women with his skill. Until the day he meets Laura, a girl who can also time travel. This is the story of a love relationship beyond the space-time continuum. Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Raúl Navarro Writer: Raúl Navarro DOP: Raúl Navarro Editor: Raúl Navarro Sound: Raúl Navarro Music: Blue Dots Cast: Juanra Bonet, Natalia Moreno, Laura Salido Distributor: Josep Prim Marvin&Wayne Short Film Distribution
15 Summers Later Dir: Pedro Collantes Norway 2011 5 mins
Everyone needs time to heal and regain balance - some longer than others. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Pedro Collantes Writer: Pedro Collantes DOP: Cato Lauvli Editor: Pedro Collantes Sound: Jan Kristian Hagen Cast: Tor Ivar Hagen, Bard Ivar Engelsas, Kathrine Strugstad Distributor: Mailuki Films Pedro Collantes: born in Madrid. He has worked as an editor in Spain and Norway. In 2010 he started making short films with support from Midtnorsk Filmsenter. Contact: Pedro Collantes escribanosolera@mac.com
Raúl Navarro: has been directing short films since year 2000, including Grey, If There’s a Will, There’s a Way; The Blind Spot (selected in more than 100 festivals); The Constant (selected in Slamdance 2009). He also works as co-creator, writer and actor in the webseries Perestroika (www. perestroikalaserie.com). He is currently working as a screenwriter for the Spanish TV program El Intermedio. Contact: Raúl Navarro raulnavarro@gmail.com
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Marichen Dir: Katja Sambeth Germany 2010 8 mins
A woman is looking for her lost child. She talks to strange kids, to convince herself that she is their mother. Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Katharina Ingwersen Writer: Katharina Ingwersen DOP: Yoliswa Gärtig Editor: Vincent Assmann Sound: Immo Trümpelmann, Christian Schossig Music: Leonard Petersen Cast: Katharina Ingwersen, Elvira Leininger, Antje Schmidt, Jürgen Elbers, Sascha Helen Lehmann, Mascha Lange, Noah Kohn, Paavo Eichstädt Katja Sambeth: after school, journeyed to America on a sailboat and bought a horse in Oklahoma. Spent three years in Paris. Studied directing at film school DFFB in Berlin. Is now working as an assistant director and on independent projects. Contact: Katharina Ingwersen mail@katharina-ingwersen.de
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Destiny Lives Down The Road Dir: Patrick & Daneeta Loretta Jackson United States 2011 20 mins 50 secs
After a five year hiatus from dance, Destiny joins a new school. When she discovers she’s just not good enough, hard choices must be made. Drama Prod: Patrick & Daneeta Loretta Jackson Loretta Jackson Writer: Daneeta Loretta Jackson DOP: Patrick Jackson Editor: Patrick Jackson Sound: Ludovic Morin Music: Franz Kirmann Distributor: Patrick & Daneeta The Elektrik Zoo: creative partnership of Swede/Brit Patrick Jackson and American Daneeta Loretta Jackson. Working together in Asia, Africa, Europe and the States for ten years, their work has shown in cinemas and arts venues all over the world. Contact: Patrick & Daneeta Loretta Jackson info@elektrikzoo.com
Needle Exchange
El Grifo (The Faucet)
The Elaborate End of Robert Ebb
Dir: Colm Quin Ireland 2010 9 mins 40 secs
Dir: Denis Rovira van Boekholt Spain 2010 15 mins 48 secs
Two recovering drug addicts practice tattooing on each other and find out over time they mark each other in more ways than merely the physical.
Winter 2010. An Old Man who is temporarily staying at his daughter and son-in-law’s house thinks he’s a nuisance.
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama, UK Premiere
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Editor: Maeve O’Boyle, Colm Quin
Prod: Beatriz Acinas, Pancho Casal Writer: Diego Soto DOP: Juan Carlos Gomez Editor: Guillermo Represa Sound: Eduardo Esquide Music: Xavier Capellas Cast: Celso Bugallo, Ana Fernandez, Daniel Freire, Carlos Sampedro, Carmen Sánchez
Prod: Dora Benousilio, Charlotte Bavasso, Chris O’Reilly DOP: Sebastien Gonon Cast: Paul Hassal, Heather Saunders, Frank Scantori, Matt Downton, Marjorie Bleriot
Colm Quinn: (BA. Media Arts, DIT 2005) is a director for film and television in both drama and documentary genres. Contact: Network Ireland info@network-irl-tv.com
Denis Rovira van Boekholt: (1976) is writer / director. Member of the Catalan Film Academy. Represented in film by ICM (International Creative Management) and has studied in Spain and the United States (UCLA Film School). Contact: Elisabeth Ferber internacional@agenciafreak.com
Dir: Fx Goby, Matthieu Landour, Clement Bolla France 2011 12 mins 37 secs
A man, a girl, a monster costume, gun toting villagers, a tragic end.
Den Første Anders (The First Anders) Dir: Kristian Ussing Andersen Denmark 2010 9 mins
A well-meaning father tries to teach his young son a valuable lesson. Telling a story that spans over one thousand years of Danish history. Drama, European Premiere
Fx Goby & Matthieu Landour: a directing duo from France. Their directing debut was a 3D animated short film titled En Tus Brazos, which won many awards. This is their first live action short film. Contact: Fernanda Garcia Lopez fernanda@nexusproductions.com
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Tyler Levine Writer: Kristian Ussing Andersen, Tyler Levine Editor: Kristian Ussing Andersen Sound: Ossian Ryner Music: Dave Sorbara, Gavin Wheleham Cast: Villads Milthers Fritsche, Henning Valin, Anna Lindgrens, Ida Elise Jacobsen, Signe Ussing Andersen, Jonas Bech, Lasse Lehwald, Emil Haugaard, Sebastian R. Nielsen Kristian Ussing Andersen: started by skiing in and filming action sport Freestyle ski films. He then directed and edited a couple of tv series, comercials and music videos. The First Anders is his first solo fiction directing project. Contact: Kristian Ussing Andersen kristian@diktatorfilms.com
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¿Bailas? (Shall We Dance?) Dir: Daniel Azancot Spain 2010 16 mins
Emma and Carlos are unable to get over their misunderstanding relationship, but even then, they meet to fix it. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Daniel Azancot Writer: Daniel Azancot DOP: Juanmi Azpiroz Editor: Fernando Guariniello Sound: Gabriel Gutiérrez Music: Tito Carles Cast: Gustavo Salmerón, Marta Nieto Daniel Azancot: started as a commercial director ten years ago in Alamo Films and during his career he has received different national and International awards. He has also made videoart, the documentary “Turkish dictionary” and a few works in the short film world.
Grace
The Father
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Dir: Meagan Kelly Canada 2010 22 mins 49 secs
Dir: David Easteal Australia 2011 16 mins 15 secs
Dir: Malou Reymann Denmark 2010 8 mins
Grace is an intimate look at life for a young girl on a garbage dump in the Philippines and her struggle to go to school.
Haunted by his past, a man searches for forgiveness. Getting it however, may come at a cost.
On her 13th birthday, Emma visits her father. He’s not at home, but his new boyfriend, Casper, is.
Drama
Drama, UK Premiere
Prod: Polly Staniford, Frank Bruzzese Writer: David Easteal DOP: Ari Wegner Editor: Peter Sciberras Sound: Nick Batterham Cast: John Brumpton, Richard Davis, Finn Woodlock
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Documentary Eligible Awards: Documentary Award Prod: Dekeyser & Friends Foundation Editor: Meagan Kelly Meagan Kelly: a journalist and filmmaker with a mission to cultivate compassion. She has worked internationally as a journalist and videographer in almost a dozen countries. In 2010, Kelly was selected for a prestigious Media Fellowship with the Dekeyser Friends Foundation. Contact: Meagan Kelly meagan.kelly76@gmail.com
David Easteal: a Melbourne based writer/director. He obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne, also studying Arts, majoring in literature. His films have screened at various Australian and international film festivals and he has been nominated for an Australian Director’s Guild award.
Prod: Ea Svenning, Line Sander Egede Writer: Malou Reymann DOP: Jasper Spanning Editor: Dorrit Andersen Sound: Morten Pilegaard, Oskar Skriver Malou Reymann: born in Denmark in 1988. Debut directing film was with Maskebal. She is still photographer on several projects, and studies literature at Copenhagen University. Contact: Nine Wass festivalkd@dfi.dk
Contact: David Easteal david@easteal.com
Contact: Elisabeth Ferber internacional@agenciafreak.com
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Connection
Camas (Beds)
Come to Harm
Shoot the Moon
Dir: Jennifer Leacey Australia 2011 12 mins
Dir: Manuela Moreno Spain 2010 10 mins
Dir: Borkur Sigthorsson Iceland 2011 18 mins
Dir: Alexander Gaeta United States 2011 25 mins
After Dan and Natalie meet on a dating website, they decide to go a step further with a video date, but things go horribly wrong.
Sometimes things can change so much in a while…
This contemporary thriller tells the story of Stefan. When he senses an intruder in his home, panic quickly turns to grim determination.
Faced with a possible home foreclosure, Marcy Meyers puts her faith into a national game show that promises a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win it all.
Drama, European Premiere
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Drama, World Premiere
Drama, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Prod: Missy Laney Writer: Alexander Gaeta DOP: Trevor Wineman Editor: Jeremy Marrow Sound: Chia Jui-Mo Cast: Pamela Bowen, Rachel Grate, Barry Alan Levine
Writer: Jennifer Leacey DOP: Thomas Waugh Editor: Alan Harca Sound: Rachel Smith Music: Damien Dunstan Cast: James Mackay, Kate Mulvany, Dan Krige Distributor: Ruth Saunders, AFTRS Jennifer Leacey: while an assistant director, decided to take time to study storytelling and filmmaking, graduating from Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2010. Her interests lie in telling stories of truth, families, connections and the human condition. Contact: Ruth Saunders ruths@aftrs.edu.au
Drama, UK Premiere
Prod: Joaquin Zamora Writer: Manuela Moreno DOP: Jon Corcuera Editor: Alberto del Campo Sound: Pecera Estudio Cast: Raúl Arévalo, Manuela Burló, Rafa Ordorkia, Belén Cuesta, Raquel Guerrero, Teresa Soria Ruano, Benito Sagredo, Luis Escuerdo Manuela Moreno: has a BA in Drama by the School of Dramatic Art Murcia (ESAD) alongside her studies at the School of Film and Audiovisual Comunidad de Madrid (ECAM). Contact: Elisabeth Ferber internacional@agenciafreak.com
Prod: Saemundur Nordfjord, Jessica Petelle Writer: Borkur Sigthorsson DOP: G Magni Agustsson Sound: Gunnar Oskarsson Music: Daniel Bjarnason Börkur Sigthorsson: a London based filmmaker and photographer. Director of music videos and commercials for the likes of Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass, Nike and Honda. Come to Harm is Börkur’s second short film and he is currently developing his first feature.
Alexander Gaeta: moved from the comforts of the Colorado Rocky Mountains to pursue his dreams as a filmmaker. Studying film direction at Chapman University, Alexander had the opportunity to write and direct several shorts as well as develop his budding passion for documentary filmmaking.
Contact: Jessica Petelle jessicapetelle@gmail.com
Contact: Alexander Gaeta alexander.gaeta@gmail.com
All that Way for Love Dir: Henry Mason 2011 20 mins 12 secs
A young idealistic Irishman travelling across Africa to reach his girlfriend; hitches a ride with a warring European couple. The crossfire could be deadly. Drama, European Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Henry R Swindell, Oliver Royds, Giles Skillicorn Writer: Thomas Martin DOP: Milan Chadima Editor: Dan Sherwen Sound: Ben G Music: Benjamin Wallfisch Cast: Derek de Lint, Andrew Simpson, Belinda Stewart-Wilson Stroppy Boy: the production company founded by Henry Mason, a director originally from the South West, predominately of commercials as well as TV drama, Oliver Royds, an Olivier Award winning West End theatre producer and Henry R Swindell, an experienced TV producer.
Stick Climbing Dir: Daniel Zimmermann Australia 2010 14 mins
A contemplative walk leads to a bizarre climbing tour. Documentary Eligible Awards: Documentary Award Prod: Daniel Zimmermann Writer: Daniel Zimmermann DOP: Andreas Hasenöhrl, Anderes Kreimeier, Raoul Schmitz, Bernhard Braunstein, Harald Höllwöger Editor: Bernhard Braunstein Sound: Bernhard Braunstein, Daniel Fritz Daniel Zimmermann: born in Switzerland. He is a visual artist, originally trained as wood sculpturer and works in film, stereoscopic photography, installation and performance. Contact: Dietmar Schwaerzler dietmar@sixpackfilm.com
Contact: Henry Richard Swindell henryRswindell@gmail.com
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Nun Sehen Sie Folgendes (Now Follows) Dir: Erik Schmitt & Stephan Müller Germany 2010 4 mins 48 secs
In this film you will see the following: black screen and close-ups; a young nice guy, an older man with a mustache… Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Daniel Thomaser Writer: Erik Schmitt, Stephan Müller DOP: Erik Schmitt Editor: Steffen Hand Music: Extreme Music Cast: Antonia Golz, Folke Renken, Stephan Müller, Erna Schiller Distributor: Alexandra Heneka – KurzFilmAgentur Erik Schmitt & Stephan Müller: together are Kamerapferd. Contact: Alexandra Heneka sales@shortfilm.com
Screenshot Dir: Cathal Burke Ireland 2011 6 mins 1 secs
An Online Tale of Love and Betrayal, told entirely through Facebook.
Dinero Facil (Easy Money) Dir: Carlos Montero Castiñeira Spain 2010 15 mins
Experimental, UK Premiere
Jaime, a male prostitute for men, young and sexy, comes to the room of a hotel for a sexual service.
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Drama, UK Premiere
Prod: Gary White Writer: Cathal Burke DOP: Luke Kelly Editor: Luke Kelly Animator: Gary White Music: Jonathan Casey Cathal Burke: a Student of the Huston School of Film and Digital Media in Galway, Ireland. Screenshot is his first film acting as a writer and director. Contact: Gary White screenshotfilm@gmail.com
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Deklaracja Niesmiertelnosci (Declaration of Immortality) Dir: Marcin KoszaŁka Poland 2010 30 mins
A moving story about a mountain climber and his inability to come to terms with old age and a desire for immortality. Documentary, UK Premiere
Prod: Carlos Montero Writer: Carlos Montero Dop: Iván Martín Ruedas Editor: A.Jonas Ojeda Sound: David Almeida-Ribeiro Music: Joaquin Peña Carlos Montero Castiñeira: a well known scriptwriter of the Spanish TV series Genesis, Al salir de Clase and El comisario. He is also the creator of the TV series phenomenon Físicao Química. Easy Money is his first short film. Contact: Elisabeth Ferber internacional@agenciafreak.com
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination Writer: Marcin Koszałka DOP: Marcin Koszałka Editor: Anna Wagner Music: Andrzej Smolik Distributer: Krakow Film Foundation Sales: TVP S.A. Marcin Koszałka: a cinematographer and the director of documentary films. He collaborates with american television HBO. A graduate of film school in Katowice, he is currently its lecturer.
Choke
Radiostan
Dir: Michelle Latimer Canada 2010 5 mins 31 secs
Dir: Tomás Sheridan Russian Federation 2010 9 mins 30 secs
When Jimmy leaves his First Nation’s reservation for the lure of city life, he finds himself confronted by an unimaginable world.
Roaming across the frequencies of Central Asia from Bishkek to Moscow we’re presented with a unique portrait of the people who inhabit these lands.
Drama, World Premiere
Documentary
Prod: Michelle Latimer, David Miller DOP: Michelle Latimer
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award
Michelle Latimer: a filmmaker, actor and festival programmer. Most recently produced the animated short film Choke.
Prod: Tanya Petrik and Guillaume Protsenko DOP: Joona Pettersson Sound: Elena Petrosyan
Contact: Ouat Media info@ouatmedia.com
Tomás Sheridan: an award winning director who focuses on documentary as a tool to explore human relationships and social change. As well as winning recognition at festivals across four continents he recently made his first sail to Canal+ (France). Contact: Tomás Sheridan tommy@polifilm.co.uk
Contact: Katarzyna Wilk katarzyna@kff.com.pl
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Miten Marjoja Poimitaan (How to Pick Berries) Dir: Elina Talvensaari Finland 2010 19 mins
Opfer (Submerged) Dir: Johannes Leistner Germany 2011 21 mins 15 secs
Zakira Kassira (Short Memory)
Kinderspiel (Child’s Play)
Dir: Marwan Khneisser Lebanon 2010 8 mins 44 secs
Dir: Lars Kornhoff Germany 2010 18 mins
Beirut, 7th August 2006. Children are playing inside a building in the neighborhood of Chiyah without worrying about the war that surrounds them…
Leon (16) breaks into a mansion. He sneaks into the nursery where he takes a sleeping child from it’s crib, leaving only a note behind…
Economy is stranger than fiction.
Thomas has a new house, a girlfriend and a baby. He’s hosting a party for some friends. But then his daughter brings her boyfriend home.
Documentary
Drama, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Drama, UK Premiere
Prod: Elina Talvensaari Distributor: Saara Toivanen Aalto University School of Art and Design ELO Helsinki Film School Writer: Elina Talvensaari, Mauro Fariñas DOP: Joonas Pulkkanen Editor: Markus Leppälä Sound: Pinja Mäki Music: Pinja Mäki
Prod: Constance Nünke DOP: Johannes Praus Sound: Kay Riedel Music: Kriton Klingler, Fabrizio Tentoni Cast: Andreas Nickl, Merlin Rose, Beata Lehmann, Lotti Zipse, Stella Stocker, Gábor Biedermann
Prod: Marwan Khneisser Writer: Marwan Khneisser DOP: Marwan Khneisser Editor: Marwan Khneisser Sound: Karim Khneisser Music: Karim Khneisser Cast: Sean Aoun, Karine Aoun, Wissam Bechara
Elina Talvensaari: Studies at Aalto University, School of Art and Design, ELO Helsinki Film School, majoring in documentary directing. How to Pick Berries is her film for Bachelor’s Degree. Contact: Saara Toivanen saara.toivanen@aalto.fi
Johannes Leistner: born in 1981 in Berlin. Studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, University of Oxford. Studied Theatre Directing at the Ernst Busch in Berlin. Currently studying film directing at HFF Konrad Wolf. Contact: Cristina Marx distribution@hff-potsdam.de
Marwan Khneisser: born in 1981 in Lebanon, Khneisser directed his first short film Short Memory in 2010. Short Memory was bought by three TV channels and selected in numerous Film Festivals. Marwan is currently developing his first feature film. Contact: Marwan Khneisser marwan.khneisser@gmail.com
Cross-Country Dir: Maryna Vroda France 2011 15 mins
First a boy is forced to run. Then he runs on his own. Then he watches another one run. Drama, European Premiere
Drama, UK Premiere
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Prod: Les 3 Lignes
Prod: Black Rabbit Pictures Yella Yarí Fenner, Nominal Film Maximilian Plettau Writer: Lars Kornhoff DOP: Christian Stangassinger Editor: Laura Heine Sound: Rainer Petershagen, Marcel Spisak Music: Christian Heyne Cast: Neil Belakhdar, Chiara von Galli, Philipp Moog, Susanne Michel, Lucas Reiber Distributor: Black Rabbit Pictures - Yella Yarí Fenner
Maryna Vroda: born in Kiev (Ukraine) in 1982. She graduated in 2007 at the University of National Theatre, Cinematography and Television Karpenko-Kary, in Kiev. Her school films have been presented in several international festivals. Contact: Florence Keller f.keller@agentcecm.com
Lars Kornhoff: born 1979 in Paderborn, Germany. Having absolved several film-related internships and directed first short films, he enrolled as a film student at MHMK in Munich, from where he graduated in 2010 with Kinderspiel. Contact: Yella Yarí Fenner yella.fenner@black-rabbit.de
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Ghost Dir: Tobias Gundorff Boesen Denmark 2011 7 mins 46 secs
An expressionistic short film that explores atmosphere and the subconscious, as we follow a ghost on her way back home to her parents.
Unter Null (Below Zero) Dir: Ulrike Vahl Germany 2011 28 mins
Axel, a lively road marking worker has had depressive episodes for many years without obvious reasons.
Hurdy Gurdy Dir: Daniel Seideneder, Daniel Pfeiffer Germany 2010 3 mins 30 secs
An enclosed cosmos - just like a hurdy gurdy, that starts over to play its song anew. Experimental, UK Premiere
Experimental, UK Premiere
Drama, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Prod: Tobias Gundorff Boesen, Andreas Berg Writer: Tobias Gundorff Boesen DOP: Andreas Berg Editor: Sara Bøgh Sound: Thomas Arent Cast: Alberthe Skovborg Hansem, Frederik Knuth-Winterfeldt, Julie Skibelund Schou Distributor: The Animation Workshop
Prod: Marion Kruse, Zora A. Wolter Writer: Ulrike Vahl DOP: Till Girke Editor: Benjamin Laser Sound: Philipp Witt Music: Paul Eisenach Cast: Anna Stieblich, Henrike von Kuick, Jörg Schüttauf Distributor: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF) Konrad Wolf
Tobias Gundorff Boesen: a young award winning animator, artist and director from Denmark. He received his Bachelor Of Arts in Character Animation in 2010, from The Animation Workshop in Viborg.
Ulrike Vahl: studied Art and psychology. After working as an assistant director, she began studying directing in 2007 HFF Konrad Wolf in Potsdam.
Daniel Seideneder: born in 1978. He founded the production company dropout-films together with two fellow design students. He directed numerous short films, and commercials, including: Central Hotel Eden (2004), Tanguero (2005), Truck Stop Grill (2006) and Rescue Yourself (2011).
Contact: Cristina Marx distribution@hff-potsdam.de
Contact: Daniel Seideneder info@dropout-films.de
Contact: Tobias Gundorff Boesen owfestival@animwork.dk
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Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Susanne May Writer: Daniel Seideneder DOP: Daniel Seideneder, Daniel Pfeiffer, Uwe Winter Editor: Fred Schuler Sound: Bernd Thurig Music: Aphex Twin Distributor: dropout-films
Augenblicke (Blink of an Eye) Dir: Martin Bargiel Germany 2011 19 mins 22 secs
In the middle of the night a fight between Schenker’s neighbours won’t let him rest. Half asleep his mind is playing tricks on him. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Martin Bargiel Writer: Martin Bargiel Editor: Martin Bargiel Sound: Felix Ludewig & Georgi Feldmann Cast: Christian Preuss, Barbara Bernt, Weiyi Chang, Ye Zhou Distributor: Martin Bargiel Martin Bargiel: born in Poland, but grew up in Germany. He graduated film school with a diploma as a screenwriter and film director. He has won numerous awards and is currently working on his first feature film. Contact: Martin Bargiel presse@into-focus.de
1000 Gramms
On Tender Hooks
Dir: Tom Bewilogua Germany 2011 15 mins
Dir: Kate Shenton UK 2011 10 mins 38 secs
1000 Grams: Is the average quantity of fat that gets lipoed to contour the abdominals of a normal weight person.
On Tender Hooks is a short documentary about freak show magician Damien Lloyd-Davies who is about to do his first human suspension.
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Kinematograph 24/7, Bildfenster Writer: Tom Bewilogua DOP: Alex Beier Editor: Tom Bewilogua Sound: David Brych Music: Johannes Koeniger Cast: Catrin Striebeck, Guntbert Warns, Milos Kostic, Tamara Simunovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Saralisa Volm Tom Bewilogua: studied directing at the Medienakademie and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2008. He continued studying with the subject ‘Visual Communication and Film’ in the main category at the University of fine Arts (HfbK) in Hamburg.
Documentary Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination Prod: Kate Shenton DOP: Kate Shenton Kate Shenton: a London based director. Her film Bon Appetit has been screened at Fright Fest, London Short Film Festival and Birds Eye View Film Festival. On Tender Hooks is her first documentary. Contact: Kate Shenton kate.a.shenton@googlemail.com
Contact: Tom Bewilogua we@k-247.de
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Chroniques de la Poisse (Sticky Ends) Dir: Osman Cerfon France 2010 6 mins 17 secs
Jinx is a man with the head of a fish. Misfortune bubbles escape from his mouth and follow people who become dogged by bad luck.
Las Palmas
Dir: David O’Reilly IRELAND/Germany 2010 17 mins
Dir: Jonathan Caouette Canada 2010 14 mins
A middle-aged lady on a holiday in the sun tries to make new friends and have a good time. The role is played by a one year old girl, the rest of the cast are marionette puppets.
A boy learns to play the piano.
The director of Tarnation takes us on a guided tour through the shattered remains of memory and identity.
Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Prod: Franck Ekinci Writer: Osman Cerfon Editor: Osman Cerfon, Franck Ekinci Animator: Osman Cerfon, Grégory Duroy, Ulrich Totier Sound: Denis Vautrin Music: Denis Vautrin
Prod: Johannes Nyholm Writer: Johannes Nyholm DOP: Johannes Nyholm Cast: Helmi Hellrand Nyholm Production: Joclo
Contact: Osman Cerfon osmancerfon@yahoo.fr
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All Flowers in Time
Dir: Johannes Nyholm Sweden 2011 13 mins
Drama
Osman Cerfon: first studied graphic design, then Fine Arts, and finally animation in “La Poudrière” school in Valence, where he graduated in 2007. Since then, he has worked on various projects as a scriptwriter or as an animation technician.
The External World
Johannes Nyholm: Johannes Nyholm, born in 1974, is an artist and film director based in Gothenburg, Sweden. With his shorts Johannes has been awarded with innumerable prizes at film festivals around the world. He runs his own production company, Joclo. Contact: Andreas Fock andreas.fock@sfi.se
Drama Prod: David O’Reilly, Henning Kamm DOP: David O’Reilly Editor: David O’Reilly Sound: Bram Meindersma Music: Bram Meindersma David O’Reilly: began working at 15 as an assistant at local animation studios, teaching himself 3D software in his spare time. Noted for his disregard of conventions, his work is regarded as a groundbreaking force in contemporary 3D animation. Contact: Henning Kamm info@detailfilm.de
Experimental Prod: Phoebe Greenberg, Penny Mancuso Writer: Jonathan Caouette DOP: Sean Kirby Editor: Jessica Brunetto Music: Warren Slim Williams Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Chandler Frantz Distributor: Phi Group (Danny Lennon) Jonathan Caouette: credits include Tarnation (2004), All Tomorrow’s Parties (2009), All Flowers in Time (2010), Walk Away Renee (2011) Contact: Danny Lennon dboylennon@gmail.com
Die Intrige und die Archenmuscheln (Intrigue and The Ronches) Dir: Kurdwin Ayub Austria 2011 3 mins
A penis performs a cult hit by the Sonics, swings its hips and gathers a group of vaginas around it. Animation, European Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Akademie der Bildenden Künste Wien Animator: Kurdwin Ayub Music: The Sonics Kurdwin Ayub: born 1990 in Iraq. Since 2008 he has studied at University of Applied Arts Vienna (Painture and experimental Animation, Judith Eisler). Since 2011 he has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Performance Art Carola Dertnig).
Satanv Dir: Richard Elson UK 2011 5 mins
A loved-up couple head off to the countryside for a weekend of passion but their Satnav has other plans for them. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Richard Elson Writer: Richard Elson & John Foxen DOP: Richard Elson & Eddie Arnold Editor: Richard Elson Music: Blackshield Cast: Jodie Hannah Fenwick, Eddie Arnold Richard Elson: an experienced director and editor for film and TV, Richard has been directing short films for over 15 years and still continues to experiment in this medium. Contact: Richard Elson richard@elsonmedia.com
Contact: Dietmar Schwaerzler dietmar@sixpackfilm.com
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Score
Graffitiger
Training Day
Tooth Fairy Affair
Dir: Matt Mullins UK 2011 9 mins 25 secs
Dir: Libor Pixa Czech Republic 2010 10 mins 15 secs
Dir: Sam Hoare UK 2011 8 mins
Dir: Izabela Melamed Bulgaria 2011 6 mins 19 secs
A pair of strung-out addicts pay a last visit to their seedy dealer with unsavoury consequences in this dark, atmospheric tale of dependence.
Graffitiger is a witty and a slightly melancholic story of a lonely graffititiger, whose home-place are walls and facades of Prague buildings.
Johnny is a young boy training with his grandfather for the biggest competition in the sleepy seaside town that they live in.
In a plot to scam the tooth fairy, a mischievous boy gets both more and less than he bargained for.
Drama, World Premiere
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Prod: Matt Mullins, Simon Howells, Rebecca Knowles Writer: Simon Howells DOP: James Khan Editor: Matt Mullins Sound: Michael O’Connor, Matt Cox Music: Jordan Andrews Cast: Brian Hibbard, Rebecca Knowles, James Ashton
Prod: Pavla Kubeckova Writer: Libor Pixa DOP: Jan Suster Editor: Otakar Senovsky Animator: Libor Pixa Sound: Marek Musil Music: Michal Reynaud and Luka Krizek
Prod: Sam Hoare Writer: Sam Hoare
Matt Mullins: a Cardiff based filmmaker, Score is his 4th short film developed for UnrelatedFilms alongside writer/partner Simon Howells. Contact: Matt Mullins mattmullins@me.com
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Libor Pixa: graduated from The Film and Television School at The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). In his work, Libor focuses on the combination of animation techniques and live action on 3D computer animation.
Sam Hoare: is a full time actor who has appeared in TV such as Eastenders and films such as The Golden Compass. This was his first time behind the camera and he hopes to spend a lot more time there. Contact: Sam Hoare sam_hoare@hotmail.com
Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Animator: Izabela Melamed Music: Jack Brewer Izabela Melamed: an established animator from Bulgaria. She gained artistic experience and film making skills while contributing to numerous international productions, including a rich diversity of countries and animation studios that spanned a wide variety of genres and techniques. Contact: Izabela Melamed izabela844@gmail.com
Contact: Libor Pixa libor.pixa@seznam.cz
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Grand Prix
Hop the Twig
Dir: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Spain 2011 8 mins
Dir: Kyle Rideout Canada 2010 10 mins
Cloudless sky. Vehicles on the grid. Blas, Ivan and Hector take their places. It’s is about to start! Ready, steady…
When little Audrey’s potted plant dies, the tot’s deepest fears take over her wildly growing imagination. Classic animation meets a classically told child’s fable.
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas Distributor: I+G Stop Motion Writer: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas DOP: Anna Molins Editor: Sergi Marti Animator: Nuria Riba Sound: Anna Solanas Music: Roqui Albero Marc Riba & Anna Solanas: have been working in the world of puppet animation for 10 years. They have made 6 short films which have been selected in more than 700 festivals around the world. Contact: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas info@stopmotion.cat
Drama, European Premiere Prod: Kyle Rideout, Yifeng Song Writer: Kyle Rideout DOP: Byron Oren Editor: Kyle Rideout Animator: Blake Laing-Smith (VFX supervisor) Sound: Chris McLaren Music: Joelysa Pankanea Cast: Emily Kozak, Kelly Metzger, William Samples, Gillian Paddon, Kathryn Shaw, Lee Vincent, Ian Butcher, Eliza Rideout, Kyle Rideout Kyle Rideout: Hop the Twig is his directorial debut. He is a self taught, multi award winning actor, working extensively in theatre, voice-over, film and television.
Das Haus (The House) Dir: David Buob Germany 2011 6 mins 48 secs
The dream of the little girl is to care for her grandmother, but the aunt and the mother do not let her do so. Experimental, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Sound: Christian Lutz Music: David Buob, Christian Lutz David Buob: 1972 born in Calw, Germany. 1992-94, he studied architecture in Kassel. 1994-97, participated in vocational training as a stonemason, Kassel. 1998-2003, he studied Sculpture, HfBK Dresden. 2001-02, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. 2003, he took a Diploma HfBK and now lives and works in Dresden and Berlin. Contact: David Buob david@davidbuob.de
Angelinho
Flight at the Museum
Dir: Maryna Shchipak Germany 2011 4 mins 28 secs
Dir: Demitri Delinikolas Greece 2010 4 mins 5 secs
Angelinho is a cautious guardian angel… His best efforts only make the thrill-happy cyclist, for whom he is responsible, more and more adventurous.
A Shadow Theatre Figure flies inside the Museum of Greek Civilization, and teases the night guard with the help of other exhibits. Drama
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Martin Backhaus Maryna Shchipak: Born in Ukraine in 1983, and attended art school from the age of 11. She studied Graphic Design and Fine Arts in Kiev and Bern, Switzerland. In 2011 she graduated in Animation at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy. Contact: Martin Backhaus contact@martinbackhaus.com
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Animator: Nikos Spathis, Simos Magliveras, Vassilis Koletis, Angelos Christopoulos Sound: Panagiotis Delinikolas Music: Ilias Pantoleon Cast: Giorgos Patras Demitri Delinikolas: Studied Film and Animation in the UK and has worked as a Commercials director in Greece since 2006. Contact: Demitri Delinikolas deitri_del@yahoo.com
Mały Listonosz (Little Postman) Dir: Dorota Kobiela Poland 2011 3 mins 22 secs
Little Postman set to Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude is the world’s first painting animation in 3-D telling a touching story set in World War II. Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Hugh Welchman Writer: Dorota Kobiela DOP: Nicolas Villegas Hernandez Editor: Dorota Kobiela Music: Fryderyk Chopin performed by Lang Lang Dorota Kobiela: a painter-artist and film director. In her films she mixes these arts coming up with exciting new forms of motion pictures. Contact: Dorota Kobiela dorota@breakthrufilms.pl
Contact: Kyle Rideout Kyle.rideout@gmail.com
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The Girl with the World in her Hair Dir: Debbie Howard UK 2011 4 mins
Using real footage and animation, this is a charming tale of a young girl’s efforts to feel good about her exceptional crowning glory. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Debbie Howard Writer: Debbie Howard DOP: Mark Cohen Editor: Neil Fergusson Animator: Zane Whittingham Sound: David Mitchell Music: Martin Snape and Asa Bennett Cast: Jasmine Givnan, Sonny Givnan, Stephen Givnan, Debbie Howard Debbie Howard: set up Big Buddha Films with an emphasis on making films with a strong female voice. She has made many award winning shorts and is currently in post-production on her new film Peekaboo. Contact: Debbie Howard debbie@bigbuddhafilms.co.uk
Nokia “Dot”
Das Tub
Dir: Sumo Science UK 2010 1 mins 30 secs
Dir: James Cunningham New Zealand 2010 4 mins 5 secs
Dot is a tiny 9mm girl who wakes up in a magical, magnified world to discover her surroundings are caving in around her.
Lost in the frozen depths of the Atlantic in a German U-Boat, the crew find themselves on a collision course with objects stranger than they can fathom.
Drama
Drama, European Premiere
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Laura Pepper, Jason Fletcher-Bartholomew DOP: Mark Chamberlain Editor: Nikk Fielden Animator: Sumo Science Sound: Aaron Reynolds, Wave Studios London Music: Michael Sims Ed Patterson & Will Studd (Sumo Science): both finished animation and graphic design degrees in 2003 in Bristol. They are commercials directors at Aardman Animations and have completed ads for Innocent Orange Juice, P&O, Weetos Cereal and Nokia. Contact: Maggie O’Connor maggie.oconnor@aardman.com
Every year, DepicT! asks filmmakers across the globe to show their stuff in just a minute and a half. Chosen from over 500 entries submitted from 30 countries, the 14 films on this year’s shortlist stood out for their originality, imagination and ability to engage. This big screen premiere and Q&A with the filmmakers is followed by a panel on the possibilities and challenges of the ultra-short film format. After the screening, get a free drink with your ticket courtesy of Bath Ales. depict.org
Contact: James Cunningham jamesc@mediadesignschool.com
Antonymy
Dir: Michelle Arbon UK 2011 1 min 30 secs
Dir: Shashwati Talukdar Taiwan China 2010 47 secs
Unprepared for what he finds, a young soldier is left to make a life changing decision.
Do antonyms belong together? Chinese speakers explore the answer. Experimental
Animation Michelle Arbon: completed her MA in Screenwriting at the Northern Film School in 2008. She then trained as a Camera Assistant and now works as a Clapper Loader whilst pursuing her passion for writing and directing her own shorts.
Prod: James Cunningham, Oliver Hilbert, Leon Woud Writer: Nick Ward DOP: Simon Riera Editor: James Cunningham Animator: Jonathan Hagan, Junying Xu, Kirsten Pretorius, Priyan Jayamaha, Rupert Ashton Sound: Victoria Parsons, Dave Whitehead Music: Dave Whitehead Cast: Craig Hall, Gareth Reeves James Cunningham: (born 1973) a New Zealand film director and animator. He has directed eight award winning short films. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Attack of the Alien Emmets Dir: Paul Parker UK 2011 1 mIN 30 secs
A swarm of ant like aliens invade Earth. Their target: Cornwall. Luckily it has an unexpected defence.
Candy Crime
Egg & Fag
Dir: Ben Jacobson UK 1 mIN 30 secs
Dir: Sjaak Rood Netherlands 2011 1 mIN 10 secs
Dir: Rose Hendry UK 2011 1 mIN 30 secs
“All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun.” Jean-Luc Godard, 16th May 1991. A satirical look at the very serious issue of teenage gun crime.
The line gets lost in the drawing. The drawing gets lost in the movement of the animation. Until it stops.
The surroundings of a woman are slowly revealed.
Animation
Drama
Paul Parker: a Cornwall born director/compositor who works with blending handheld video footage with photorealistic computer graphics. He particularly enjoys making things explode.
Ben Jacobson: This year, inspired by his talented daughter, Ben has returned to his first passion - dramatic filmmaking - and he’s loving it.
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De Lijn (The Line)
Drama / Experimental, World Premiere
Animation / Experimental Sjaak Rood: After studying Arts and Illustration in Amsterdam, Sjaak worked as a theatre technician, which impacted on his practice. He is developing a short (At First Sight), supported by the Dutch Filmfund. sjaakrood.nl
Rose Hendry: A graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee, Rose has been collaborating with cinematographer Ian Forbes on a series of Artists’ film, music video and narrative shorts.
Experiments in Parahypnosis Dir: Neil Hepburn UK 2011 1 mIN 30 secs
These are the only surviving images from the ‘experiments’ conducted by Dr Schlaf at an institute in Berlin, 1973, after a fire claimed the lives of all participants. Drama / Experimental Neil Hepburn: Neil has made experimental shorts and written screenplays with support from the BBC, Skillset and DigiCult. He’s now developing a feature-length psychological thriller (Bitter Memoirs).
Innocent Dream Dir: Ali Ahmed Brohi Pakistan 2010 1 min 10 secs
A little girl from rural Pakistan with an innocent dream. Will it come true? Drama Ali Ahmed Brohi: (DepicT! 2010, Plastic Dreams) has been making films since 2008 many of which have been screened at international festivals. His work focuses on social issues especially the issues that affect women and children. mediavoicefilms.org
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Memory Loss Dir: Matthew Bartlett & James Kermack UK 2011 1 min 18 secs
A haunting snapshot of a young father struggling to cope with how one seemingly innocuous moment can change everything. Drama Matthew Bartlett & James Kermack: After working together for the past four years; collaborating primarily on comedy and theatre projects, Matthew & James are developing a series of shorts under the name of Nothin’ or Double.
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Our Satisfying Conclusion Dir: Henrik G Dahle Norway 2011 1 min 30 secs
“I want to show you some stuff we made, if you’ve got a moment, and can be bothered to engage with a couple of thoughts I had. “ Experimental Henrik G Dahle: This is Henrik’s 5th DepicT! inspired film (The Equator Complex ’06) between writing longer dramas for theatre and film, climbing trees, and planning the revolution. Quite seriously - gauntlettandson.com
Plasma from Heaven Dir: David Gilbert & Maxim Lucas UK 2011 1 min 30 secs
Magpies are out looting - shiny bounty beware! All is going to plan until they accidentally interrupt someone’s peaceful night in front of the telly. Animation David Gilbert & Maxim Lucas: David Gilbert (The Picnic, DepicT! 2007 Audience Award winner) and Maxim Lucas graduated from UWE, Bristol in 2008 in graphic design and animation and have since gone on to form their own company ‘Plastic Horse’.
The Existential Pleading of the Inner Heart Dirs: The Brothers McLeod UK 2011 1 min 25 secs
The philosophical musings of an internet filmmaker... A little bit observational, a little bit confessional, a little bit silly. Animation The Brothers McLeod: Illustratoranimator Greg and screenwriter Myles create animations for TV, film, games and the web such as Quiff and Boot (BBC), Art Sparks (Tate Kids) and the BAFTA nominated Codswallop. brothersmcleod.co.uk
The Launderette
Wake
Dir: Tim Bassford UK 2011 1 min 30 secs
Dir: Nick Fogg UK 2011 1 min 30 secs
A tired cleaner finds more than she bargains for when doing a stranger a favour in this unusual launderette.
87-year old Lis is determined to live life to the full. She decides to hold her own wake – whilst still very much alive – so as not to miss out on the party.
Drama
Documentary Tim Bassford: Tim has been making shorts for a decade. From crazy video installations to an Arts Council funded short Coalescence. He finished in the top 3 of the 2010 ‘Enter the Pitch’ competition and worked on the recent NFTS film Revolving.
Nick Fogg: Nick began directing in the theatre. Her first short films were broadcast on BBC Local TV. In 2008 she was shortlisted for Screen WM’s digishorts. She is now developing her first feature.
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Sunny Boy
Rough Skin
Prize Partners
Night Shift
Assessment
Hollow
Dir: Jane Gull UK 2011 11 mins 14 secs
Dir: Cathy Brady UK 2011 22 mins 48 secs
Dir: Ruth Reid UK 2011 9 mins 5 secs
Dir: Mark Gutteridge UK 2010 12 mins 10 secs
Dir: Rob Sorrenti UK 2010 20 mins
Danny has a rare skin condition that prevents him from being in the sun and a desire to be a regular teenager.
After nine months in prison, Kelly struggles to adjust to life outside, back in the family home with her mother, Linda.
Anne Wallace once had a dream to help Glasgow’s working women. Soon after she had a double decker bus, and the Ministry of Salt and Light.
Rachel’s developing adolescent shape is a problem for tutors at a top London ballet school. Michael, a local school boy, is struggling with his exams.
A sensitive observation about the nature of addiction and the inevitable sacrifice that comes with sobriety.
Drama
Documentary
Drama
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Emma Curtis Writer: Jane Gull DOP: Justin Brown Editor: Benjamin Gerstein Sound: Bennet Maples, Simon Byshee Cast: Darren Kent, Lewis Nicolas, Tara Hodge Jane Gull: comes from a theatrical background. Her springboard into filmmaking came when she was fortunate to write and direct Together Alone as part of the Digital Shorts 2004 scheme. Jane has since gone on to make several self funded films. Contact: Jane Gull jane.gull@sky.com
Producer: John Chapman, Tom Nash Exec Producer: Emma Burge Writer: Laura Lomas DOP: Tim Palmer Editor: Richard Graham Sound: Martin Trevis Music: Dan Parry Cast: Andy Brierley Cathy Brady: has made several shorts, promos and EPKs under her own production company. Cathy’s film Small Change won the Irish Television and Film Award for Best Short 2011 and the Claire Lynch Award at the Cork Film Festival 2010. Contact: Cathy Brady poppy@touchpapertv.com
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Prod: Flore Cosquer (SDI Productions) DOP: Maja Borg, Minttu Mantyen Editor: Maja Borg Sound: Ruth Reid Distributor: Scottish Documentary Institute Ruth Reid: upon graduating with a Law degree from Edinburgh University, Ruth Reid began making films in New York and Bristol. Recently she was the second unit director and the associate producer on Sue Bourne’s feature documentary JIG about the 40th Anniversary of the Irish Dancing World Championships. Contact: Finlay Pretsell f.pretsell@eca.ac.uk
Prod: Jack Tarling, Tom Clutterbuck Writer: Mark Gutteridge DOP: Damien Pawle Editor: Brian Hovmand Sound: Jack Gillies Music: Foreign Beggers Cast: Joe Cole, Tahirah Sharif, Faye Daveney, Jordon Stevens, Jade Moulla, Jassa Ahluwalia Mark Gutteridge: Interested in the space between dreams and real life, story is key for Mark and shorts the medium to tell it. There are no easy answers to any questions he poses but the answers always come from life. Contact: Jack Tarling jack@shudderfilms.co.uk
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Long Distance Information Dir: Douglas Hart UK 2011 7 mins 40 secs
Alex and his father are as distant emotionally as they are in miles. In the waning light of Christmas day Alex phones home. Drama
Prod: Rob Sorrenti, Roopesh Parekh Writer: Rob Sorrenti, Lee Thomas DOP: David Raedeker Editor: Leo King Sound: Andy Hodges Music: Christopher Slaski Cast: Morven Christie, Martin McCann, Nonso Anozie, Haydn Gwynne
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Rob Sorrenti: debut short Wednesday was exec. produced by Stephen Daldry. It has screened at 50 Festivals around the world, winning several awards. Rob recently completed his new short, Hollow. He is now working on his first feature with Rocket Pictures.
Douglas Hart: originally from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Hart has directed many music videos since 1991. His short film Long Distance Information is his first drama, a dark comedy exploring the relationship between a father and son.
Contact: Rob Sorrenti rob.sorrenti@futuretimepictures.com
Contact: Ohna Falby/ Beth Montague ohnafalby@gmail.com/ beth@hsilondon.co.uk
Prod: Beth Montague, Ohna Falby Writer: Douglas Hart DOP: Stuart Bentley Editor: Dan Robinson Music: Gruff Rhys
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Subculture
Happy Clapper
Prize Partners
Egg & Fag
Jam Today
James Dean
The Pizza Miracle
Dir: Elfar Adalsteins UK 2011 14 mins 45 secs
Dir: Tom Marshall UK 2010 23 mins 29 secs
Dir: Rose Hendry UK 2011 1 mins 39 secs
Dir: Simon Ellis UK 2011 14 mins 35 secs
Dir: Lucy Asten Holmes-Elliot UK 2011 7 mins 20 secs
Dir: Tony Grisoni UK 2010 22 mins 47 secs
Lily and Darryl, who both sleep rough on the streets of London, find themselves caught in a dangerous predicament.
Wannabe gangster living alone in a caravan gets a visit from a born again Christian. They have both been waiting for this moment to come.
The surroundings of a woman are slowly revealed exposing a surreal, heightened world.
Impatient to grow and become a man, Robert is stuck on a boating holiday with his parents in the English countryside.
A family day out takes an unexpected turn when young Alex decides to share her secret.
In a stifling pizzeria kitchen, a belligerent father who doesn’t know how to be loved, battles with a son who doesn’t know how to live.
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Elfar Adalsteins, James Marquand, Sigvaldi Karason Writer: Elfar Adalsteins DOP: Matthew Whyte Editor: Sigvaldi Karason Sound: Nicolas Liebing Music: Biggi Hilmarsson Cast: Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Kennedy, Mark Womack, Jody Halse Distributor: Berserk Films Elfar Adalsteins: a director and screenwriter who lives and works in Buckinghamshire, England. His directorial debut Subculture starring Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Kennedy and acclaimed actor Mark Womack was filmed in Hammersmith, London last year. Contact: Elfar Adalsteins info@elfaradalsteins.com
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Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Maria Forsstrom Cast: Joe Dempsie, Felicity Mintagu Tom Marshall: writer/director from the north east, Tom won the BBC New Talent Award in 2007 and was named a ‘Star of Tomorrow’ in Screen International magazine. Contact: Kate Dobson kate@vitanovafilms.com
Experimental, World Premiere
Drama
Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination DOP: Ian Forbes Sound: Rose Hendry Rose Hendry: a filmmaker from Fife, Scotland, studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. Contact: Rose Hendry rose.hendry@live.com
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Jonas Blanchard DOP: David Procter Simon Ellis: his films have received many festival awards and have been presented collectively in retrospective programmes at over a dozen film festivals worldwide. His film Soft won thirty-eight prizes including the jury prize for Best International Short at Sundance Film Festival. Contact: Simon Ellis simonellis@bubtowers.com
Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Jennifer Scammell Writer: Lucy Asten Holmes-Elliot DOP: George Geddes Editor: Bert Eeles Sound: Chris Duddy Cast: Lauren Dempsie, Laura McBain, Vince Docherty, Elaine Blair Distributor: Diversity Films Lucy Asten Holmes-Elliott: a Glasgow based filmmaker from East Sussex. She studied Film in Manchester. Her final year film Grandma and the Monster, which she directed, won the ‘Best of the Northwest’ award at the Exposures Film Festival 2006. Contact: Diversity Films mail@diversityfilms.org.uk
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Mike Elliott Writer: Tony Grisoni DOP: Florian Hoffmeister Editor: Nicholas Chaudeurge Sound: Tim Barker Music: Funki Porcini Cast: Matt Berry, Stanley Townsend, Josef Altin, Olive Supple-Still, Anamaria Marinca, Ray Cooper Tony Grisoni: has worked in many different areas of filmmaking before turning to screenwriting. He has worked closely with a number of directors including Michael Winterbottom, John Boorman and Terry Gilliam. His directorial debut, Kingsland#1, was BAFTA nominated. Contact: Tony Grisoni toona@toona.co.uk
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Radio Amina
God View
Prize Partners
Baby
Our Ordered Lives
Saved
Aisha’s Song
Dir: Orlando von Einsiedel UK 2011 9 mins
Dir: Billy Lumby UK 2011 7 mins 2 secs
Dir: Daniel Mulloy UK 2010 25 mins
Dir: Christine Entwisle UK 2011 10 mins
Dir: Stuart Elliott UK 2011 11 mins 35 secs
Dir: Orlando von Einsiedel UK 2011 9 mins
Radio Amina tells the story of Amina, a street hawker and her imaginary radio show.
From an unusual perspective, we follow Philip around his neighbourhood in Hackney, East London. He is mentally unwell and misses his wife and daughter.
A young woman is followed home by a stranger.
Escaping from the horror of her own actions, a young woman is catapulted from her airless Cumbrian home to the wildness of the fell tops.
An 11 year old girl struggles to save herself as her world is suddenly torn apart by a deadly virus.
Blinded by aged 3 and sent to work on the streets of Kano aged 9, Aisha life chances were’t great. This is her story.
Drama, World Premiere
Documentary, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination
Prod: Suzanne Reid Writer: Stuart Elliott DOP: George Geddes Editor: Scott McCartney Sound: Tom Griffiths Music: Giles Lamb Cast: Megan Fraser, Bailey Newsome, Eric Roberts
Prod: Orlando von Einsiedel, Jon Drever Editor: Katie Bryer, Peta Ridley Sound: Patrick Vernon Music: Patrick Jonnson
Documentary, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination Prod: Orlando von Einsiedel, Jon Drever DOP: Franklin Dow Editor: Katie Bryer Sound: Patrick Vernon Music: Patrick Jonnson Orlando von Einsiedel: his last short Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul was officially selected for Sundance 2011. Von Einsiedel’s credits extend not only to documentaries, but also to music videos and promos for a number of bands and international brands. Contact: Jon Drever amelia@grainmedia.co.uk
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Billy Lumby Writer: Billy Lumby DOP: Brett Turnbull, Tony Hill Editor: Billy Lumby Sound: Dario Swade Cast: Cornell S. John, Hammed Animashaun Billy Lumby: born in London and studied philosophy at UCL. He works as a ghostwriter and visual researcher for other directors, such as Harmony Korine, Mike Figgis, Jonas Akerlund, Tom Hooper. Contact: Billy Lumby billylumby@gmail.com
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Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Ohna Falby Writer: Daniel Mulloy DOP: Lol Crawley Editor: Dan Robinson Sound: Sam Auguste, Victoria Franzan Music: Alexander Balanescu, Benny Di Massa Cast: Arta Dobroshi, Daniel Kaluuya Distributor: Sister Films Daniel Mulloy: BAFTA award winning director has studied fine art in London and New York. He has written and directed five multi award-winning short films and is currently working on his two forthcoming feature films. Contact: Laura D’asta sisterfilms.info@googlemail.com
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Eddie Robson Writer: Christine Entwisle DOP: Phil Wood Editor: Eddie Robson Sound: Mark Kershaw Cast: Freya Parker, Eilis Hetherington Christine Entwisle: other short films include Death of a Double Act (also Film Council Funded) and Relate. Animations include The Wonderhorse Chronicles. Entwisle was commissioned to write a feature Bat Boy for North West Vision. She performs as an actor and cabaret artist and has a background in visual theatre.
Stuart Elliott: Saved is Stuart’s third short film, and was developed through Digicult. His previous film, The Pedestrian, was screened at several festivals across Europe. Winning the audience award at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Orlando von Einsiedel: last short Skateistan: To Live And Skate Kabul was officially selected for Sundance 2011. Von Einsiedel’s credits extend not only to documentaries, but also music videos and promos for a number of bands and international brands Contact: Jon Drever amelia@grainmedia.co.uk
Contact: Stuart Elliott elliottcast@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Christine Entwisle christineentwisle@me.com
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Prize Partners
Yellow Wall
A Gun for George
Burn my Body
Rite
Dir: Alex Goddard UK 2011 2 mins 52 secs
Dir: Matthew Holness UK 2011 16 mins
Dir: Fyzal Boulifa UK 2010 18 mins
Dir: Michael Pearce UK 2010 16 mins 50 secs
“To assume reincarnation doesn’t exist makes an Ass out of you and me, Ghandi said that…the Bear”.
Terry Finch is a frustrated pulp fiction author and eternal loner looking for brutal revenge on the mean streets of Kent.
Hana removes her headscarf in public but when she gets home there are severe consequences.
Mike takes his son out for his birthday; But drink and the simmering violence threaten to bring out the worst in him.
Drama
Drama
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Prod: Gavin Humphries, Anna Higgs Writer: Fyzal Boulifa DOP: Taina Galis Editor: Taina Galis, Fyzal Boulifa Sound: Shane Vahey, David Heinemann Cast: Zehra Zorba, Simin Jahangiri-pour, Hussina Raja, Mohammad Riaz, Michael Wallis, Haydar Koyel
Prod: Paul Welsh, Ross McKenzie Writer: Michael Pearce DOP: Benjamin Kracun Editor: Maya Mafioi Sound: Dario Swade Music: Daniel Padden, Kylie Earl Cast: Martin Herdman, Bradley Hall
Drama
Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Writer: Alex Goddard Alex Goddard: injects his films with a distinctive pace which gives his work a charming makeshift quality. Often creating pieces for Kino, the prestigious London open-mic short film night, Alex’s films focus on expressing unique theories over visual perfection. Contact: Alex Goddard alex_goddard@hotmail.com
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Ally Gipps, Peter Carlton Writer: Matthew Holness DOP: David Rom Editor: Nick Fenton Sound: Hackenbacker Music: KPM, Sugar Music, Matthew Holness Cast: Matthew Holness, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Edward Halstead, Veronica Roberts, Tim Skelton, Matthew Ashforde Matthew Holness: created the character Garth Marenghi and, with Richard Ayoade, co-wrote the 2001 Perrier Award-winning show Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, Channel 4’s Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Man to Man with Dean Learner. As an actor he has appeared in Russell T. Davies’ Casanova and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s The Office, Cemetary Junction and Life’s Too Short.
Fyzal Boulifa: has written and directed two shorts with the UKFC/ B3 Media - Afternoon and Whore, the latter of which won the Grand Prix du Jury at Angers Premiers Plans, and Best Short Film at London East End Festival.
Michael Pearce: undertook Film Directing BA course at the Arts Institute at Bournemouth where he made short films, documentaries and commercials. His graduation film, Isaac Ellen won Best Screenplay at Cherbourg Film Festival.
Contact: Gavin Humphries production@quarkfilms.com
Contact: Ashley Black ashley@digicult.co.uk
An History of Civilisation Dir: Andrew Kotting UK 2010 7 mins
The film takes as its starting point a Fun Fair in Southwark Park with its backdrop of Canary Wharf. All of humanity is at play. Experimental, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Andrew Kotting Writer: Andrew Kotting DOP: Gary Parker Editor: Andrew Kotting Sound: Andrew Kotting Music: Andrew Kotting Andrew Kotting: an artist and film-maker; he has been making work since 1980. Awards and commissions include Film Four, BBC, The British Film Institute, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, The Wellcome Trust and the AHRC. Contact: Andrew Kotting andrewbadblood@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Ally Gipps ally@warpfilms.com
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Big Society
Man in Fear
Dir: Nick Scott UK 2011 7 mins
Dir: William Jewell UK 2011 10 mins 55 secs
One man’s controversial new approach to handling social issues.
A bloodied man walks into a police station wanting to be locked up. He tells the Policeman artists are trying to kill him. By accident…
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Jonathan Rhodes, Melissa Simpson, Nick Scott Writer: Nick Scott, Jonathan Rhodes Editor: Gareth C. Scales Sound: Justin Bryant Cast: Jonathan Rhodes, Ian Appleby, Nick Crawford, Tarek Gjonnes, Garrett David Millerick, Ben Taub, Tom Wright, Zane Burkmar, Yasmin Chamberlain, Nathan Charles, Oliver Collins, Benjamin Fisher, Lewis Meagor, Reece Roe, Simone Smedley Distributor: Egoist Films (Russia and CIS) Nick Scott: a film writer/ director based in London. His films have been shown at international film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Golden Lion South Africa and BornShorts in Denmark. He has won the Straight8 film competition three times.
Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Daniel Nixon Writer: William Jewell DOP: Dominic Jones Editor: David Wigram Sound: Tim Howarth Music: Will Hood Cast: Luke Treadaway, Tim Healy, James Lance Will Jewell: directed his first feature film South Coast: a documentary about the effects of US culture in the form of hip hop - on British seaside towns. The film won various awards and was selected for over a dozen festivals globally. Contact: Daniel Nixon dan@fracturedfilms.com
When the Dust Settles Dir: Tom Stewart UK 2011 10 mins 36 secs
Set in a decaying seaside town, Ed returns to find friends and relatives have moved on, bitter towards his success. Disappointed, he recalls his childhood. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination Prod: Tom Stewart Writer: Tom Stewart DOP: Tom Doran Editor: Alfi Elgarice Sound: Will Lambert Music: Elis Llwyd Williams Cast: John Weaver, Danny Stewart Tom Stewart: born in London, England, in 1989. He studied Art and Design at Kingston University, before graduating from the Manchester School of Art in Contemporary Film and Video. “When The Dust Settles” is his graduate film. Contact: Tom Stewart tom@stewwwart.com
Pitch Black Heist Dir: John Maclean UK 2011 13 mins 30 secs
Professional safe crackers meet on a simple job, but the catch is a light activated alarm system impelling the men to embark on a pitch black heist. Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Gerardine O’ Flynn Writer: John Maclean DOP: Robbie Ryan Editor: John Maclean Sound: Gernot Fuhrmann Music: John Maclean Cast: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Alex MacQueen John Maclean: founding member of The Beta Band 1997-2004 and The Aliens from 2005-2010. His first short, Man on a Motorcycle starred Michael Fassbender, his involvement integral. This fruitful collaboration led to his second short Pitch Black Heist starring Fassbender and Liam Cunningham. First feature is currently in development with Film4. Contact: Gerardine O’ Flynn GOflynn@Channel4.co.uk
Contact: Nick Scott nick@nickdavidscott.com
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BEST OF SOUTH WEST WED 16 NOV 17:30 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 SAT 19 Nov 12:00 Watershed cinema 1 2 HRS
请勿打扰 (Do not disturb) Dir: Barry Wilkinson UK 2011 9 mins 43 secs
Little White Lies Dir: Stuart Napier UK 2010 11 mins
A Chinese man on business in the UK tries to ignore the feelings he has for his colleague, in order to get the job done.
Two brothers look forward to a picnic with Mum but the unexpected arrival of Mum’s new boyfriend, has unforeseen and dramatic consequences.
Drama, World Premiere
Drama
Eligible Awards: European New Talent, EFA Nomination
Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination
Writer: Barry Wilkinson, Yang Bai Wilkinson Editor: Tim Trusler Music: Gavin Salkeld Cast: Jay Oliver Yip, Michelle Yim
Prod: Raymond Day Writer: Jenny Davis DOP: Simon Richards Editor: Bobby Sheikh Sound: Jonathon Gunton, Jonathon Jenkins Music: Stuart Gordon Cast: Christine Bottomley, Joe McFadden, Nehemiah Goodridge, William Wright-Neblett
Barry Wilkinson: After graduating from the University of Lincoln, Barry moved to Bristol to work at a video production company. Having created short films from a young age, he has continued to work on several short films in the last few years. Contact: Barry Wilkinson bazwilkinson85@gmail.com
Stuart Napier: Stuart has many years experience as an award winning documentary director and editor. In editing he has a BAFTA nomination and has won the prestigious Wildscreen Award. In directing, he has won the West of England RTS for Wacky Racers.
The things I think about Dir: Geoffrey Taylor UK 2011 4 mins 20 secs
This is a short, peculiar film about Ed and the things he thinks about. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Geoffrey Taylor Writer: Geoffrey Taylor DOP: Charlie Stoddart Editor: Geoffrey Taylor Sound: Eifion Jones Cast: Ed Rapley, Nina Wyllie Geoffrey Taylor: Geoffrey’s latest short The Things I Think About is the first in a series of films with actor Ed Rapley. Other main films include Breathe, Isabella and My Grandma, some have won awards at major festivals, including Encounters. Contact: Geoffrey Taylor geoff@wideeyed.co.uk
Maria Dir: Paul Dudbridge UK 2011 27 mins 30 secs
Young prostitute “Maria” decides to go back to school. Things don’t go smoothly when a familiar face walks in to teach her first class… Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Joanna Beard, Paul Dudbridge Writer: Will Griffin, Paul Dudbridge DOP: Roger Pearce Editor: Paul Dudbridge Sound: Xander McGrouther, James Hayward Music: Josh Wynter Cast: Amy Burnett, Jason Bailey, Kessie Bartlett, Lily Davis-Bromme Paul Dudbridge: Paul has been making films since the age of 11. He now produces short films and music videos as well as working as a lighting cameraman in the business. His previous short films have been screened on ITV. Contact: Paul Dudbridge paul@hanoverpictures.co.uk
My Dream/ My Reality
Until my Heart’s, Like, Finished
Dir: Scubaboy UK 2011 5 mins
Dir: Pete Snelling UK 2010 10 mins 14 secs
From a real story about the emotional and psychological impact of sex trafficking from the point of view of the victim.
A raw and moving film, which sees young people talking frankly about their personal experiences of homelessness. Produced by Somerset Film and Bridgwater YMCA.
Drama, World Premiere
Documentary Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: James Thomson DOP: Robbie Bryant Editor: Scubaboy Music: UNKLE, New Volunteer Cast: Louise Ennever, Nigel Long Scubaboy: Bristol based directing duo Scubaboy work in music videos, tour visuals, commercials and all sorts of other pieces which move and are viewed on screens. They have directed videos for Frank Turner, UNKLE, Cagedbaby, Mr. Fogg and more. Contact: Scubaboy studio@scubaboy.co.uk
Eligible Awards: Documentary Award, EFA Nomination Prod: Phil Shepherd Editor: Rachel Tunnard Music: James Price Distributor: Somerset Film Pete Snelling: Peter makes films, does drawings and runs things. In his pockets you will find a paper bag that once contained a Belgian bun, a supermarket receipt and a note book containing ideas that will happen, ideas that might happen and that are never going to happen in a million years. Contact: Pete Snelling peter@mypockets.co.uk
Contact: Stuart Napier stuart@123media.co.uk
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NAHEMI WED 16 NOV 20:00 WATERSHED CINEMA 1 2 HRS
The National Association for Higher Education in the Moving Image, NAHEMI, presents a programme of outstanding recent work by produced by film, television and animation students around the country, with special awards for creativity and cinematography.
I’ll Tell You
Car Park Babylon
Ella
Generously sponsored by Avid, the prizes will be presented by Nik Powell, Director of the NFTS.
Lost Tracks
Nighthawks Dir. Rebecca Archer & Joanna Arlington UK 2011 2 mins 14 secs
Dir: Rachel Tillotson UK 2010 9 mins 44 secs
Dir: Joe Magee & Bill Bailey UK 2010 11 mins 21 secs
Dir: Dan Gitsham UK 2011 8 mins 54 secs
Dir. Jon Stanford UK 2011 21 mins
At war with a mother who’ll never understand her, Lola feels propelled to tell an intimate tale about what love is.
I was trapped in a car park on Christmas Eve with a car full of presents. It was a freak occurrence – the two pound coins landed equidistant in the slot and wouldn’t drop.
A Mother dead in the kitchen. A Father with blood on his hands. Not all is what it seems!
Tobi, a teenager disillusioned with her family life and friends, gets ready to run away from her life in rural Shropshire.
“The inner life of a human being is a vast and varied realm” Edward Hopper (1953)
Drama
Animation
Prod: Charlotte Pegram DOP: Ben Caird Editor: Ali Jaberansari
University for the Creative Arts, Farnham www.ucreative.ac.uk/farnham
London Film School www.lfs.org.uk
Contact: Rebecca Archer & Joanna Arlington Joarlingon@hotmail.com Rebecca_archer@live.co.uk
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Jayne Chard Writer: Rachel Tillotson DOP: Ursula Pontikos Editor: John Minton Music: Alex Heffes Cast: Ella Peel, Julia Ford, Alex Child, Angus Fox Distributor: Some Like It Short - Juan Escudero
Drama Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Mike Elliot Writer: Joe Magee, Bill Bailey DOP: Hubert Taczanowski Editor: Scot Crane, Ted Guard Cast: Bill Bailey, Chris Brassington, Lucy McCall
Rachel Tillotson: a Royal College of art film graduate who is currently developing a handful of feature films. She is a BAFTA winner and also won the first Watershed DepicT! short film competition with As I Was Falling in 1999.
Bill Bailey & Joe Magee: Initially a stand-up comedian, Bill Bailey has also proved himself to be a versatile comic actor. Joe Magee is an awardwinning UK filmmaker and artist. For several years he has been engaged in a series of collaborations with Bill.
Contact: Joanna Beard joanna.beard@hotmail.com
Contact: Zoe Rocha zoe@sproutpictures.com
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Drama, European Premiere Eligible Awards: EFA Nomination Prod: Sophie Mair Writer: Dan Gitsham, James Driver DOP: Christopher D Jones Editor: James Taggart Sound: Bennet Maples, Paul Kerr Music: Dave Colebrook Cast: Anthony Head, Lisa Backwell, Joanne Lancastle
Contact: Jon Stanford Jonstanfordproduction@hotmail.co.uk
Dan Gitsham: Dan has directed 5 short films, which have screened at over 100 film festivals worldwide, including the Midnight Movie Award winning The Sack (2009). Ella (2011) is his second UK Film Council funded short film. Contact: Dan Gitsham dangitsham@gmail.com
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Mrs Bates
Belly
Coming Out
Dir. Luis Jara UK 2011 12 mins 20 secs
Dir. Julia Pott UK 2011 7 mins 29 secs
Dir. Milo Howitt UK 2011 19 mins 29 secs
Life before Psycho, this is the story of Norman’s relationship to his mother.
Oscar is coming of age, against his better judgement. In doing so he must experience the necessary evil of leaving something behind, but he can still feel it in the pit of his stomach.
Marc Foster hides a dark secret, living in exile amongst the shadows. A visitor makes a discovery that will force Marc to confront his past and to step back into the light once more.
Animation
Drama
Sound Design: Joseph Tate Additional Compositing: Robin Bushell
Prod: Ashley Hancock & Chris Hoskins Writer: Jon Brooks
Royal College of Art www.rca.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries cci.glam.ac.uk
Drama DOP: Richard Jephcote Set Design: Richard Glenn Lighting Design: Doreen Fonju Goldsmiths College www.gold.ac.uk Contact: Richard Jephcote richardjephcote@hotmail.com
Contact: Julia Pott Julia_pott@hotmail.com
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Contact: Milo Howitt Milo@milomail.co.uk
The New and the Other Dir. Joseph Carauna UK 2011 4 mins
A confined community, a stagnant routine: when one man ventures outside, he is shocked at what he sees and comes back to try and share what he has seen of the world outside. Animation Animation: Joseph Carauna Sound Design: Tom Allen University for the Creative Arts at Farnham www.ucreative.ac.uk/farnham Contact: Joseph Carauna joscar28@gmail.com
Eighty Eight Dir. Seb Feehan & Josh Bamford 2011 11 mins
Champion roller skater, cyclist and swimmer Ralph Settle refuses to let life get the better of him. Now 88 and a widower, everyone on the streets of Cornwall knows him by sight as ‘The Banjoman’. Documentary
Abuelas Dir. Afarin Eghbal 2011 9 mins 14 secs
In a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild. However horrific circumstances mean that she will have to wait for over 30 years. Animated documentary
Prod: Hannah Bone
Prod: Kasia Malipan Co-Writer: Francesca Gardiner Editor: Katherine Lee
Newport Film School www.newportfilmschool.co.uk
National Film & Television School www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Contact: Seb Feehan Seb.feehan@hotmail.com
Contact: NFTS festivals@nfts.co.uk
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Animated Encounters
INTRODUCTION Whether you’re a fan, an animation professional, a student, or just passionate about animation, there is plenty here to inspire, excite and deepen your interest. The festival is packed with exciting competition programmes, special guests, panel discussions, workshops and studio focus events.
“there is such diversity this year that cannot fail to impress”
This year Animated Encounters received several hundred film submissions. Over 8 hours of competition films have been selected: each has been placed into one of six themed programmes. You can identify each film’s award category in the listings.
There are some great opportunities to join in discussions on key issues facing the industry today; we will be looking at strengths in UK preschool production through to the vital exchange of knowledge between major schools and related courses. With the panel discussions on offer there are plenty of learning opportunities and sessions where you will have a chance to make your voice heard. I hope you take advantage of these, and most importantly, enjoy diving into some of the many different worlds animation has to offer. Kieran Argo, Animation Programme Manager
As far as film programming was concerned, selection had highs and lows: joy for all the fantastic films that made it through the process, and sorrow that screen time is never enough to show everything that’s good. Looking back to last year, it’s very pleasing to see a healthy increase in films from new animators and this is proportionally reflected in the programmes. From the extreme and bizarre that will blow your mind to those that resonate more familiarly - there is such diversity this year that cannot fail to impress.
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ANIMATED ENCOUNTERS JURY
ANIMATED ENCOUNTERS AWARDS Animated Grand Prix
John Kricfalusi Animator & Founder, Spümcø studio Canadian animator and Los Angeles based Spümcø studio-founder John Kricfalusi is best known for The Ren and Stimpy Show and the internetonly cartoon series Weekend Pussy Hunt. Widely regarded as one of the most outstanding and innovative animators of his time John K. is a pioneer in the classic US cartoon tradition with a highly distinctive, idiosyncratic and very funny style.
Léa Zagury Festival Director, ANIMA MUNDI Léa Zagury is one of the founder directors of ANIMA MUNDI. In 1986, she received an intern-ship from the Brazilian Government and the NFB to participate at an animation program in Rio de Janeiro. She graduated with an MFA from California Institute of the Arts in Experimental Animation in 1990 with the support of the Fulbright and CNPq Scholarship. She worked at Pacific Data Images as an effects animator for feature films, Turner Feature Animation as a development artist, senior animator at In-Tonic. She is back in Brazil and works as a free-lancer and documentaries.
Nigel Davies Animation director, Aardman Animations Co-founder/director of Bristol-based 2D production company A for Animation (now A Productions). Between 1986 and 1996 produced animated series, commercials, pop promos and titles for the BBC and ITV networks. Freelance animator and animation director from 1996 to present; made 2 short films for S4C, and since 2004 has been represented by Aardman Animations as a commercials director. Led the 2D team on the multi award-winning short the Pearce Sisters (2006-07). Last year completed production of Blind Date, a short film for Aardman, and selected for competition at numerous international festivals.
The winner of the Grand Prix is the cream of the crop and considered to be the best film in competition by the Animation Jury. All films are eligible for the cash prize of £2,000 and will receive a Bristol Blue Glass Award. The winning film will also receive a digital print for distribution in Digital Cinemas courtesy of our prize partner Arts Alliance Media. The winning film is also eligible for an Academy Award (Oscar®) Nomination for ‘Best Animated Short Film’. All films are eligible and are therefore not highlighted in the catalogue.
Best of British Award The award is offered to the film judged to be the best in all areas of production, direction and story. Films in the British & South West categories are eligible for the cash prize of £1000 supported by Cartoon Network. This award is selected by our Animation Jury. Eligible films are highlighted in the catalogue.
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Animated Encounters European New Talent Award New for 2011, Encounters introduces the European New Talent Award, celebrating European short film talent produced by graduating students or first time directors. With a prize of €1,000 supported by the University of West of England, the winning film is selected by the Animated Encounters Jury. Eligible films are highlighted in the catalogue.
Best of South West Award In the creative industries, as in all businesses, it’s the people who make the difference. In the South West the talent base has strength in depth as well as in numbers. The South West Jury Award recognises the maturity of the creative industries in the region and is an investment in talented individuals to ensure continued growth. The winner, selected by the Animation Jury, will receive a prize of £500 supported by South West Screen. Eligible films are highlighted in the catalogue.
Children’s Animation Jury Award Encounters have teamed up with FILMCLUB to give a huge hip hip hooray to an animated short of under 10 minutes that appeals to the mind of our voting audience – a collective jury of secondary school children (9-14 year olds). This award celebrates a one off short animated film (not an episode of a series for TV). The winner will receive £500. Eligible films are featured in the Children’s Animation Jury programme (see p 158).
Cartoon d’Or All European animations selected in competition are eligible for a prestigious Cartoon d’Or nomination, presented annually by Cartoon, with the support of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union. This will film be selected by the Animated Encounters jury.
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ANI 1: ANIMATED WORLDS WED 16 NOV 10:00 ARNOLFINI FRI 18 NOV 20:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Crowded
First Contact
Dir: Luke Sault UK 2011 2 mins 35 secs
Dir: James Cunningham New Zealand 2010 5 mins 37 secs
The experiences, musings and utterings of a suffering schizophrenic, illustrated through traditional animation.
Two aliens interrogate a sub-contractor who they sent to Earth to handle ‘first contact’, but things didn’t quite go to plan.
Documentary, European Premiere
Animation, European Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, Documentary Award, European New Talent Luke Sault: from Shropshire, UK, and has recently begun making animated films. Crowded, a project that began whilst studying at the University of Wolverhampton, is his first offering, dealing with a friend’s struggle with schizophrenia. Contact: Luke Sault luke_sault@msn.com
Prod: James Cunningham, Oliver Hilbert, Leon Woud Writer: Nick Ward DOP: Simon Riera Editor: James Cunningham Animator: Anthony Carter, Ejiwa Ebenebe, Fan Zhang, Gi Baek Baek, Jason Wong, Jonathan Sothern, Joon-Seok Yoon, Kit Hayes, Mahesh Kumar, Oana Croitoru, Richard Chang, Ryan Ware, Tiana McKenzie, Yu Su Sound: Victoria Parsons, Dave Whitehead Music: Stephen Gallagher Cast: Andrew Beattie, Paul Glover, Simon McKinney James Cunningham: (born 1973) a New Zealand film director and animator. He has directed eight award winning short films. James teaches at Media Design School, where he produces and directs short films with his students.
When The Dust Settles Dir: Spencer Cross UK 2010 6 mins 39 secs
An introduction to the controversial use of depleted uranium weapons. Compelling images and narration give an overview of the health, environmental, legal and political issues. Documentary Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West, Documentary Award Prod: Wim Zwijnenburg, Dave Cullen Writer: Doug Weir Animator: Spencer Cross, Henry St Leger Sound: Sarah Faust, Mark Good Music: Mark Good Cast: Susan Rae Spencer Cross: enjoys pretending to be a person, who is themselves attempting to impersonate someone who is a professional animator. Spencer Cross has been lumbering around Bristol for approximately 9 years.
Gorge
Botanical Nightmare
Dir: Thomas Knowler UK 2010 3 mins 20 secs
Dir: Thomas Lucas UK 2011 3 mins 59 secs
A young boy’s chance of escaping a self-consuming, decaying city is through music. Will he find his muse? Sometimes friendship is the unexpected answer.
A civilian science vessel discovers an organic life form on an uncharted planet and decides to investigate the mysterious creature. Drama
Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Thomas Knowler DOP: Thomas Knowler Editor: Thomas Knowler Animator: Thomas Knowler Thomas Knowler: studied in London and NYC, which gave him the chance to work with Bill Plympton whilst animating Gorge. Although Thomas studied Illustration to Masters level, his real passion is animation to bring his drawings to life.
Eligible Awards: Best of British Sound: Alistair Pilgrim Music: Alistair Pilgrim Thomas Lucas: recent graduate of University of Glamorgan BA Animation course. Now working in the animation industry and developing small personal projects. Contact: Thomas Lucas LucasAnim@googlemail.com
Mad Dogs and Englishmen Dir: Daniel Chester UK 2010 4 mins 42 secs
A quintessential British summers day out. Picnics, Spitfires, real ale, naps and some good old fashioned patriotism. Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Sound: Joseph Tate Daniel Chester: graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010 with an MA in animation. Since then he has worked on various projects as a freelance animator and director for clients such as Cartoon Network and Channel 4. Contact: Daniel Chester info@daniel-chester.com
Contact: Thomas Knowler thomas@knowlerdraws.co.uk
Contact: Spencer Cross spencer@world-of-look.com
Contact: James Cunningham jamesc@mediadesignschool.com
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Hinterland Dir: Linda McCarthy UK 2010 2 mins
Small Birds Singing is besieged by plastic bottles. Where have they come from? Who is to blame? As Consommé and Delphinium play croquet, Spandisman investigates… Drama
The Backwater Gospel Dir: Bo Mathorne Denmark 2011 9 mins 31 secs
Coming of the Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the God fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die. Drama, UK Premiere
Eligible Awards: Best of British
Eligible Awards: European New Talent
Prod: Linda McCarthy Distributor: Tiny Elephants Ltd Writer: Steven Appleby DOP: Joe Dembinski Editor: Linda McCarthy Animator: Linda McCarthy Sound: Paul J Rogers Music: Paul J Rogers, Verbal Vigilante Music Cast: Kerry Shale
Prod:Michelle Nardone
Linda McCarthy: a film maker and ceramicist. She received a BA in Animation in 2007 and formed stop-motion animation company Tiny Elephants. She is currently collaborating with cartoonist Steven Appleby to make films adapted from Steven’s Small Birds Singing. Contact: Linda McCarthy linda@tinyelephants.co.uk
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Bo Mathorne: was born in Denmark in 1986. In 2011 he graduated from The Animation Workshop with a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Graphic Art where he debuted as a film director with the animated short The Backwater Gospel. Contact: The Animation Workshop OWFestival@animwork.dk
Hurdy Gurdy Dir: Daniel Seideneder & Daniel Pfeiffer Germany 2011 3 mins 30 secs
An enclosed cosmos - just like a hurdy gurdy, that starts over to play its song anew. Experimental, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Susanne May Distributor: dropout-films Writer: Daniel Seideneder DOP: Daniel Seideneder, Daniel Pfeiffer, Uwe Winter Editor: Fred Schuler Sound: Bernd Thurig Music: Aphex Twin Daniel Seideneder: founded the production company dropout-films together with two fellow design students. He has directed numerous short films, and commercials. Daniel Peiffer: studied at the Johannes Gutenberg- University. Since 2004 has been working as a freelance author and director of documentaries. Contact: Daniel Seideneder info@seideneder.com
Drama in the Wetlands Dir: Big Red Button UK 2011 30 secs
This is the story of what happens when a heartbroken mallard and a shell-shocked duck hunter stumble across one another in the wetlands. Animation, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Animator: Karim Gouyette, Joe Dennis, Simona Tositti, Martin Lye Sound: Jeremy Corbett Big Red Button: a London-based directing duo with impulse control issues. They enjoy moustaches, robots in animal costumes, lonely unicorns, tear-stained pillows and things like that. Contact: Big Red Button pier@bigredbutton.tv
The Saga of Biôrn Dir: Benjamin Kousholt Denmark 2011 7 mins 6 secs
Biôrn is determined to reach Valhalla. To Gain entry he has to die honourably in battle, but the right death isn’t easy to come by. Drama, UK Premiere
Four Dir: Margherita Premuroso & Luca Da Rios Italy 2011 3 mins 10 secs
The happening of a new season is described as an awakening and is symbolically represented by the character Spring’s waking up. Drama, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: European New Talent Writer: Jonas Georgakakis, Mads Lundgård, Frederik Poulsen Editor: Jonas Doctor, Daniel Christensen, Benjamin Kousholt Animator: Jesper Jensen, Daniel Dion Christensen, Pernille Ørum-Nielsen, Jonas Doctor, Benjamin Kousholt Sound: Thomas Arent Music: Mathias Winum Cast: Philip Sacramento, Alberte Thorning Agerskov, Jack E. Soutar Prod: The Animation Workshop: Michelle Nardone Distributor: The Animation Workshop Benjamin Kousholt: A Film by Frederik Valentin Bjerre-Poulsen, Daniel Dion Christensen, Jonas Doctor, Jonas Georgakakis, Jesper Aagaard Jensen, Benjamin Juel Kousholt, Mads Lundgård, Steffen Lyhne.
Prod: Inkymind Writer: Margherita Premuroso, Luca Da Rios Animator: Frank Spalteholz, Emanuel Amler Sound: Felipe Paszkiewick Music: Alexandra Harwood Margherita Premuroso: after finishing art studies, Margherita Premuroso moved on to animation and illustration. She then specialized in 3D animation online as an animation mentor. Contact: Margherita Premuroso & Luca Da Rios mmeghy@mac.com, darios@playstos.com
Contact: Benjamin Kousholt benjamin.kousholt@gmail.com
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Salma
Nokia “Dot”
Dir: Martín Sand Vallespir Denmark 2011 4 mins 17 secs
Dir: Sumo Science UK 2010 1 mins 30 secs
Salma is a film about a girl living in a land recovering from war. One day her father dies in a cluster bomb accident.
Dot is a tiny 9mm girl who wakes up in a magical, magnified world to discover her surroundings are caving in around her..
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent Editor: Martín Sand Vallespir, Patrick Voetberg Animator: Anders Friis Christiansen, Kirsten Rosenkrants Grann, Astrid Marud Lauridsen, Rikke Skovgaard Music: Nikolas Vetterli, Martín Sand Vallespir (MasKinE) Cast: Alberte Thorning Agerskov Prod: The Animation Workshop: Michelle Nardone Distributor: The Animation Workshop Martín Sand Vallespir: born in Aarhus, Denmark 1985. He graduated in 2011 from The Animation Workshop - Bachelor of Arts, as a Computer Graphic Artist. Contact: Martín Sand Vallespir OWFestival@animwork.dk
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Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Laura Pepper, Jason Fletcher-Bartholomew DOP: Mark Chamberlain Editor: Nikk Fielden Animator: Sumo Science Sound: Aaron Reynolds, Wave Studios London Music: Michael Sims Ed Patterson & Will Studd (Sumo Science): both finished animation and graphic design degrees in 2003 in Bristol. They are commercials directors at Aardman Animations and have completed ads for Innocent Orange Juice, P&O, Weetos Cereal and Nokia. Contact: Maggie O’Connor maggie.oconnor@aardman.com
Prilivy Tuda-Siuda (Tides to and Fro) Dir: Ivan Maximov Russian Federation 2010 9 mins 50 secs
About life on the strip between land and sea, when the water level constantly changes: some are in the dry, others in the wet. Experimental, UK Premiere
Slow Derek Dir: Dan Ojari UK 2011 8 mins 12 secs
Dir: Yuval & Merav Nathan Israel 2010 3 mins 43 secs
The epic and spellbinding tale of Derek, an office worker, as he struggles with the true speed of planet earth.
At sunset, the sand comes to life and takes forms of a mini eco-system of aquatic life. Journey of a new born turtle to his mother.
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Prod: Aleksandr Gerasimov Writer: Ivan Maximov Animator: Roman Efremov, Tatyana Yatsyna, Olga Alexandrova Sound: Vadim Kruglov
Sound: Joe Tate
Ivan Maximov: studied photography, worked as an illustrator, cartoonist and designer before moving into animation in 1989. He teaches at the studio SHAR and at the Film Institute, Moscow.
Contact: Dan Ojari daniel.ojari@network.rca.ac.uk
Contact: Alexander Gerasimov mail@masterfilm.ru
Lose this Child
Dan Ojari: a stop-motion animator and recent graduate of the Royal College of Art animation MA.
Prod: Yuval & Merav Nathan Distributor: Anova Productions Ltd Writer: Yuval & Merav Nathan, Nadav Ben Simon, Guy Ben Shetrit DOP: Yuval Nathan Editor: Yuval & Merav Nathan Animator: Yuval Nathan, Guy Ben Shetrit, Moshe Zilbernagel, Talia Tzur Sound: Eatliz Music: Eatliz Cast: Adi Nathan The Nathans: joined forces in 2006, when they began creating music videos and commercials. Between their works - Her Morning Elegance, a 2010 Grammy nomination, chosen for Saatchi and Saatchi show case 2009. They hold an Annie Award for Best Commercial 2009. Contact: Yuval & Merav Nathan joshua.perry@anovamusic.com
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ANI 2: ANIMALIS ANIMA WED 16 NOV 16:00 ARNOLFINI SUN 20 NOV 12:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Belly
Damned
Dir: Julia Pott UK 2011 7 mins
Dir: Richard Phelan UK 2011 8 mins
Oscar is coming of age, against his better judgement. In doing so he must experience the necessary evil of leaving something behind.
An over-ambitious beaver goes too far when he gets the chance to realise his ultimate dream. Some dreams are just too big.
Drama, World Premiere
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Haru No Shikumi (The Mechanism of Spring) Dir: Atsushi Wada Japan 2010 4 mins 20 secs
Everybody is excited to see the arrival of spring. This film tries to depict the excitement spring brings. Experimental, UK Premiere Sales: Tomaki Okamoto
Prod: Animation Staff, Royal College of Art Animator: Robin Bushell, Eamonn O’Neill, Ben Cady, Stephen Middleton, Theo Nunn Sound: Joseph Tate Cast: Olivia Gurney-Randall, Joseph Tate, Cornelius Clarke, Robert Blythe Julia Pott: a freelance animator and illustrator working in London. She employs awkward animated characters to act out her inner turmoil’s. Contact: Animation Department, RCA jane.colling@rca.ac.uk
Prod: Philipp Zakrzewski Writer: Gareth Sargent and Richard Phelan DOP: Stil Williams Editor: Simon Bullen Animator: Richard Phelan Sound: Tom Drew Music: Jon Wygens Distributor: National Film and Television School Richard Phelan: studied Animation at the University of Wolverhampton. After graduation he won the Bristol School of Animation storyboard competition, his prize being to attend the prestigious three-month course. Contact: Richard Phelan festivals@nfts.co.uk
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Atsushi Wada: graduated from Osaka kyoiku University, Image Forum Institute of Moving image and Tokyo University of the Arts. Like to make comfortable movements and is always thinking about the Japanese traditional concept called Ma, the tension produced between movements. Contact: Hiroko Onoe entry@c-a-r-t-e-blanche.com
Flamingo Pride
Milk Hare
Let me come in
Dir: Tomer Eshed Germany 2011 6 mins 2 secs
Dir: Emma Windsor UK 2011 4 mins 10 secs
Dir: Paul Rice UK 2011 6 mins 51 secs
The story of the only heterosexual Flamingo in his desperate attempt to find love…
There’s a belief in Nordic countries that witches steal cream with a Mjölkhare or Milkhare, a creature bought to life with the witch’s own blood.
The Three Little Pigs retold as a tense, terrifying Western.
Drama, World Premiere
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Dennis Rettkowski DOP: Olaf Aue Editor: Martin Reimers Sound: Michal Krajczok Music: Stefan Maria Schneider Distributor: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF) “Konrad Wolf” Tomer Eshed: 1995:Graduation, 1996: Miltary service, 2000: work and travel in America, 2004: Study Animation in Germany, 2010: Director/Animator - Talking Animals, Animation Studio - Berlin Contact: Cristina Marx distribution@hff-potsdam.de
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Emma Windsor Writer: Emma Windsor Editor: Emma Windsor Animator: Emma Windsor Sound: Tijs Ham, Sam Huisman, Tim Kelly Music: Dennis Braunsdorf Cast: Chloe Shannon, Lisa Vigour, Ashley Bond Emma Windsor: with a passion for the gothic, the macabre and the downright odd, Emma Windsor specialises in stop-motion, embracing many techniques including pixilation and timelapse. She’s currently studying for an MA in animation at the University of West England, Bristol.
Drama
Prod: Will Ould & Paul Rice Writer: Paul Rice DOP: Paul Rice Editor: Paul Rice Animator: Paul Rice Sound: Paul Rice & Alex Fionda Music: Alex Fionda Cast: Paul Rice Paul Rice: having just graduated in Animation from the Edinburgh College of Art, is intent on producing animated films with all the visceral impact of their live-action counterparts, whilst retaining the total creative freedom of animation. Contact: Paul Rice pauldavid.rice@gmail.com
Contact: Emma Windsor emma@earsandwhiskers.co.uk
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Flocons et Carottes (Snowflakes and Carrots) Dir: Samantha Leriche-Gionet Canada 2010 4 mins 1 secs
A little girl steals all the carrots she can find on snowmen. Drama, UK Premiere Animator: Samantha Leriche-Gionet Sound: Samantha Leriche-Gionet, Michel Gionet Music: Michel Gionet Distributor: Ouat Media Samantha Leriche-Gionet: born in Montreal, Canada, has been piling up animation paper for nine years. Only recently graduated from animation school, her student films have already been screened in more than fifty festivals around the world. Contact: Samantha Leriche-Gionet boum@boumerie.com
The Golden Bird Dir: Cat Bruce UK 2011 11 mins 37 secs
When a boy goes in pursuit of a mysterious golden bird, he soon finds out that in his world things are not what they seem. Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Writer: Cat Bruce, Dean James Fairbairn Animator: Cat Bruce Sound: Augoustinos Tsiros, Tom Bestwick Music: David MacGregor, Jenny Masterson Cast: Dean James Fairbairn, Maggie Spalding Cat Bruce: born in a forest clearing in Scotland and raised in a small village. One day she went to seek her fortune in the city of Edinburgh, where she explored art and went on to study animation at ECA. Contact: Cat Bruce wee_cat@hotmail.com
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All Consuming Love (Man in a Cat) Dir: Louis Hudson UK 2010 8 mins 55 secs
A comedic love triangle between a man, two women, and a cat. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Louis Hudson, Jon Petrie Writer: Louis Hudson, Ian Ravenscroft DOP: Louis Hudson Louis Hudson: a 2D animation director and co-founder of comedy collective Dice Productions. Louis’s work at Dice Productions has included BBC Comedy, Comedy Central, Warner Entertainment and NTFS. Contact: Simon Flynn simon.flynn@screenwm.co.uk
The Eagleman Stag Dir: Mikey Please UK 2010 9 mins
Chop Suey Dir: Marco Hakenjos, Johannes Flick Germany 2010 4 mins 4 secs
Repeating the word ‘fly’ sounds like you’re saying ‘life’. This is no help to Peter. His answers lie in the brain of a beetle.
In an ancient Chinese town a tiny parrot chick hatches in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Drama
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Distributor: Filmakademie BadenWuerttemberg, Sigrid Gairing Writer: Marco Hakenjos, Johannes Flick Animator: Kyra Buschor, Marco Hakenjos, Johannes Flick, Adrian Koch Sound: Maximilian Müller Music: Maximilian Müller
Prod: The Royal College of Art Writer: Mikey Please DOP: Mikey Please Editor: Mikey Please Animator: Mikey Please Sound: Benedict Please Music: Benedict Please Cast: David Cann, Tony Guilfoyle Mikey Please: a BAFTA award winning London based animation Director. He is represented by Agile Films for his commercial broadcast work and is developing a long form project with Warp Films for 2012. Contact: Mikey Please pleasemikeplease@gmail.com
Marco Hakenjos: since 2009, (1988) has been studying Animation at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg. Johannes Flick (1986) trained as an audiovisual media designer in Karlsruhe. Since 2009, he has been studying Animation at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg. Contact: Sigrid Gairing sigrid.gairing@filmakademie.de
Chroniques de la Poisse (Sticky Ends) Dir: Osman Cerfon France 2010 6 mins 17 secs
Jinx is a man with the head of a fish. Misfortune bubbles escape from his mouth and follow people who becomes dogged by bad luck. Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Franck Ekinci Writer: Osman Cerfon Editor: Osman Cerfon, Franck Ekinci Animator: Osman Cerfon, Grégory Duroy, Ulrich Totier Sound: Denis Vautrin Music: Denis Vautrin Osman Cerfon: first studied graphic design, then Fine Arts, and finally animation in “La Poudrière” school in Valence, where he graduated in 2007. Since then, he has worked on various projects as a scriptwriter or as an animation technician. Contact: Osman Cerfon osmancerfon@yahoo.fr
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ANI 3: THE HUMAN CONDITION THU 17 NOV 10:00 ARNOLFINI SAT 19 NOV 12:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Història D’este (Story of Him) Dir: Pascual Pérez Spain 2011 7 mins
On the stage of an old theatre, it’s performed the story of Him, a normal guy with a daily routine on coffee, brandy and beer. Drama, UK Premiere
The Man with the Stolen Heart Dir: Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith UK 2011 7 mins 24 secs
The Man With The Stolen Heart is a surreal tale about a man who wakes up one day discovering that his heart has run away. Drama
Prod: Pascual Pérez Writer: Pascual Pérez DOP: Simon Jacobs Editor: Producciones la hormiga Animator: Pascual Pérez Sound: Producciones la Hormiga Music: The No Frills Band Cast: Pascual Perez, Juan Carlos Iniesta, Pascual Manzanet, Xavier Rubert Distributor: Pascual Pérez Pascual Pérez: Born in Valencia, Spain. He works as a stop-motion Animator. Història d’Este is his first attempt as a writer/director. Contact: Pascual Pérez hsensato@gmail.com
Eligible Awards: Best of British Writer: Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith DOP: Simon Frost Editor: Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith Animator: Hyebin Lee, Philip Bacon, Junior Springer, Laura Hyde, Adam Smith, Haruna Sakai Sound: Christopher Wilson Music: Jessica Danneheisser Cast: Bill Nighy Prod: Humpty Dumpty Films Ltd Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith: a writer/director based in London, represented by Casarotto Ramsay. She is currently developing an original feature with the Bureau and has completed her second adaptation her book of Topsy Turvey Tales: The Man With The Stolen Heart.
The Gloaming
Liberties
Life and Stuff
Greetings
Dir: Nobrain France 2010 14 mins 13 secs
Dir: Beatrice Borghini UK 2011 4 mins 32 secs
Dir: Kumar Satkunarasa UK 2010 4 mins 29 secs
Dir: Sam Morrison UK 2010 5 mins
A character creates a world that is beyond his control. Civilization and its accelerated evolution.
The tranquil world of an old man and his dog is ravaged by a war played with very peculiar rules.
One life condensed into 5 minutes.
If not Henry, then who?
Drama, World Premiere
Drama, European Premiere
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British
Eligible Awards: European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West
Prod: Nicolas Schmerkin, Géry Bouchez, Niko Nobrain Writer: Niko Nobrain DOP: Quentin Rosan Editor: Niko Nobrain, Grégoire Sivan Animator: Florian Durand, Ludovic Mannoni Sound: Kouz Production Music: Joseph Arthur Distributor: Autour de Minuit
Prod: Beatrice Borghini Writer: Beatrice Borghini Animator: Beatrice Borghini Sound: Laura Coates Music: Marco Testoni Cast: Arril Johnson
Writer: Kumar Satkunarasa Animator: Kumar Satkunarasa Sound: Thomas Miksa Cast: Kumar Satkunarasa
Writer: Sam Morrison Animator: Ian Hickman Cast: Michael Rosen
Nobrain: a collective of four French directors who have worked together since 2001. Sylvain, Sèbastien, Charles and Niko specialise in the post-production area.
Beatrice Borghini: an Italian animator and concept artist. Before graduating from UWE in 2011 with an MA degree in animation, she worked as animator, model maker and set dresser in clay animation projects for television.
Kumar Satkunarasa: has just finished his degree in computer animation at the NCCA and is looking forward to the delights of unemployment. If you’ve seen his animation and want to chat/get a coffee/insult him, then get in touch.
Sam Morrison: a scriptwriter (Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom) and commercials director with Aardman Animation. In between he makes short films and develops series ideas. Contact: Sam Morrison sam@theevilgenius.co.uk
Contact: Kumar Satkunarasa kumaraisin@gmail.com
Contact: Beatrice Borghini bea.borghini@gmail.com
Contact: Stan Borys festivals@autourdeminuit.com
Contact: Charlotte Boulay-Goldsmith humptydumptyfilmsltd@gmail.com
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The Fisherman Dir: Ferg Brennan Ireland 2011 3 mins 34 secs
A lonely Fisherman catches an unusual fish, which he decides to keep as a pet. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent
La Détente Dir: Pierre Ducos & Bertrand Bey France 2011 8 mins 30 secs
During the First World War, a French soldier paralyzed with fear, disconnects from reality and escapes to a world where wars are fought by toys. Drama
Prod: Ferg Brennan Editor: Ferg Brennan Animator: Ferg Brennan Sound: Ferg Brennan Cast: Diarmuid DeFaoite
Prod: Pierre Ducos, Bertrand Bey, Kawanimation, Alexis Laffaille Writer: Pierre Ducos, Bertrand Bey Sound: Agence Face B Music: Patrick Stemelen
Ferg Brennan: a 22 year old filmaker from Galway, Ireland. The Fisherman is his graduate film from the IADT Dun Laoghaire animation course.
Pierre and Bertrand: met at Supinfocom Arles, a 3D animation school in France. In 2004 their short film True Color, has been awarded by numerous animation festivals worldwide. They are now proud to present their new short film La Détente.
Contact: Ferg Brennan fergbrennananimation@gmail.com
Contact: Pierre Ducos contact@ladetentelefilm.com
Ground Running Dir: Ben Mitchell UK 2010 1 mins 30 secs
An infant is propelled into the world and given a fleeting glimpse of the life to come. Drama, UK Premiere
Dir: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar Spain 2010 6 mins 41 secs
Zaria gathers daisies every day for a friend that she misses; so as not to forget him, so as not to lose him.
The Maker Dir: Christopher Kezelos Australia 2011 5 mins 17 secs
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life. Drama, UK Premiere
Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West, European New Talent Prod: Ben Mitchell, Harmful Mind Productions Distributor: Ben Mitchell, PhatBoy Media Writer: Ben Mitchell Editor: Sue Dunham Animator: Ben Mitchell Sound: Ben Mitchell Music: Ben Mitchell Ben Mitchell: a Bristol-based animation freelancer, Ben Mitchell made his first foray into the world of animation in 2008, completing his multiple award-winning film House Guest at the Bristol School of Animation. His subsequent films have been widely screened internationally. Contact: Ben Mitchell blmitchelluk@yahoo.co.uk
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Daisy Cutter
Prod: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar Writer: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar DOP: Jorge Sánchez Editor: Rubén Salazar Animator: Jorge Sánchez, Mikel Fernández de Ortega, Igor González, Jon Soler, Yuste Gil, Alexis Herrera Sound: Aritz Villodas, Mikel F. Krutzaga Music: Aritz Villodas Distributor: Kimuak Enrique García: born in Madrid, 1971 and graduated in Computer Science at the Albert-LudwigUniversität in Freiburg (Germany). Rubén Salazar: was born in Vitoria, 1975 and graduated in Fine Arts (Audiovisuals) at the University of the Basque Country.
Prod: Christopher Kezelos & Christine Kezelos Writer: Christopher Kezelos DOP: Matthew Horrex ACS Editor: Christopher Kezelos Animator: Christopher Kezelos, Mark Lagana, David Cox, Ai Ikeda Sound: Brendan O’Briend Music: Paul Halley Christopher Kezelos: graduated from Sydney University, majoring in Film Production. For more than a decade he has worked as a writer, producer, director and editor on ads, online videos and award winning short films, through his production company Zealous Creative. Contact: Christopher Kezelos chris@zealouscreative.com
Zeinek Gehiago Iraun (Who Lasts Longer) Dir: Gregorio Muro Spain 2011 12 mins
A group of children is playing on the train tracks, challenging each other to see who stays longer on the tracks before the train comes. Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Gregorio Muro Writer: Gregorio Muro Editor: Alatzne Portu Animator: Imanol Zinkunegi Sound: Jose Luis Rubio Music: Txus Aranburu Distributor: Kimuak Gregorio Muro: born in San Sebastian, 1954. He is a comic book writer, screenwriter and film and TV director. As screenwriter for the animation film La leyenda del viento del Norte and as film director in El rey de la granja. Contact: Gregorio Muro kimuak@filmotecavasca.com
Contact: Enrique García, Rubén Salazar kimuak@filmotecavasca.com
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ANI 4: TRAVELS – NEAR AND FAR THU 17 NOV 12:00 ARNOLFINI SAT 19 NOV 14:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
A Morning Stroll
Grand Prix
On the Bus
An Interrupted Story
Kahanikar
Dir: Grant Orchard UK 2011 6 mins 47 secs
Dir: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Spain 2011 8 mins
Dir: Naomi Zahl & Matt Morris UK 2011 1 mins 11 secs
Dir: Ania Hazel Leszczynska UK 2011 8 mins 47 secs
Dir: Nandita Jain UK 2011 9 mins 50 secs
When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we’re left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
Cloudless sky. Vehicles on the grid. Blas, Ivan and Hector take their places. This is about to start! Ready, steady…
War memories of a Bristol bus ride, made for the Encounters 0117 Film Challenge.
Drama
Drama
One winter night, a long distance train unexpectedly stops in the middle of nowhere. Trapped in one place, the passengers’ journey continues.
7 year old Nirmala attempts to grapple with the demons of her granddad’s dementia when he starts to forget the details of her favourite story.
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama
Prod: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Writer: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas DOP: Anna Molins Editor: Sergi Marti Animator: Nuria Riba Sound: Anna Solanas Music: Roqui Albero Distributor: I+G Stop Motion
Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Prod: Donald Holwill/ Edinburgh College of Art DOP: Ania Hazel Leszczynska
Prod: Judy Naidoo Writer: Karissa Hamilton-Bannis DOP: Emma Dalesman Editor: Adam Thomas Animator: Nandita Jain Sound: Jay Price Music: Geoff Hannan Cast: Nishi Maide, Rashid Karapiet Distributor: National film and Television School
Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Sue Goffe Distributor: Studio AKA Editor: Nic Gill Sound: Nic Gill Music: Nic Gill Grant Orchard: has won two prestigious awards and achieved recognition for his first independent short film Welcome to Glaringly. In 2007 he created 10 mini-films for QOOBTV under the banner ‘Lovesport’; gathering nearly 2,000,000 hits YouTube. Contact: Kaye Lavender kaye@studioaka.co.uk
Marc Riba and Anna Solanas: have been working in the world of puppet animation for 10 years. They have made 6 short films which have been selected in more than 700 festivals around the world. Contact: Marc Riba info@stopmotion.cat
Bristol Animation Studio Matinai: are Matt Morris and Naomi Zahl. Matt studied fine art until the allure of CGI turned his head. Naomi works in traditional stop-motion, and Computer Animation as she is greedy. Ancient Matinai proverb ; “Make it funnier!!” Contact: Matt Morris matt@matinai.com
Ania Hazel Leszczynska: Edinburgh College of Art animation student with a fierce determination to make films. Contact: Ania Hazel Leszczynska leszczynska@hotmail.co.uk
Nandita Jain: since graduating with a specialisation in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design in India, Nandita has worked on various animation and illustration projects around the world. Contact: Nandita Jain festivals@nfts.co.uk
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La Messicole (The Cornflower) Dir: Hannes Stummvoll UK 2010 1 mins 55 secs
Chloé is distracted from work at the wheat harvest by some strange creature. She follows it on a adventurous run across the landscape. Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design Animator: Hannes Stummvoll Sound: Robin Stummvoll Music: Robin Stummvoll Hannes Stummvoll: born 1981 in Ulm, Germany. He studied Communication Design in Stuttgart and Character Animation in London. He works on independent film projects as well as in commercial advertising as animator, storyboarder, editor and compositing artist. Contact: Hannes Stummvoll hannes-stummvoll@web.de
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Last Fall Dir: ESBEN ANDERSEN Denmark 2011 5 mins 58 secs
When an accidental plane crash causes a devoted father to lose his little daughter, he follows her into death and discovers a mechanical Afterlife. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: The Animation Workshop: Michelle Nardone Editor: Andreas Thomsen, Louie Ishii Animator: Andreas Thomsen, Magnus Møller, Morten Helgeland, Peter Smith, Nicolai Slothuus, Sylvester Rishøj, Kirsten Rosengran Sound: Thomas Ahlmark, Thomas Christensen, Lasse Wingreen Music: Thomas Ahlmark, Thomas Christensen Distributor: The Animation Workshop Esben Andersen: born in 1982 in Denmark. He graduated with a BA in Computer Graphics Art at The Animation Workshop in 2010 with the graduation film Last Fall. Contact: Andreas Thomsen OWFestival@animwork.dk
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Keep your Eyes on the Road Dir: Ashley Dean UK 2010 4 mins 47 secs
KYEOTR was a tribute to Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’. Many scenes wers recreated while new ideas were used to fit Lone Wolf’a lyrics. Music Video, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Ashley Dean DOP: Ashley Dean Ashley Dean: received a distinction for his MA at Leeds Met in 2009. Since then he has made music videos for Fossil collective, Sennen, Lone Wolf, My Broken Garden and Jeniferever. Contact: Ashley Dean hesleydean@aol.com
Perdus Dir: Mark de Winton-Gilbert UK 2010 3 mins 11 secs
A little girl gets lost in the crowded Metro of Paris. Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West, European New Talent Prod: Audun Gulliksen Editor: Raquel O. Couceiro Animator: Mark de Winton-Gilbert, Audun Gulliksen, Nubian Greene, Chris Matthews, Matt Frost, Stewart Harvey, Paul Knight, Osama Al-Rasbi Music: Murray Wyatt Mark de Winton-Gilbert: he has drawn cartoons for pleasure all of his life. Completing a BA (hons) degree in Animation Production has given him the opportunity to push his drawing skills to the next level. Contact: Anne Terkelsen aterkelsen@aucb.ac.uk
Mały Listonosz (Little Postman) Dir: Dorota Kobiela Poland 2011 3 mins 22 secs
Little Postman set to Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude is the world’s first painting animation in 3-D telling a touching story set in World War II. Drama Prod: Hugh Welchman Writer: Dorota Kobiela DOP: Nicolas Villegas Hernandez Editor: Dorota Kobiela Music: Fryderyk Chopin performed by Lang Lang
Paperman Dir: Richard Kelly Ireland 2010 5 mins 50 secs
A lone man’s quest to find his true love in a busy paper metropolis. Will he find the papergirl he hopes for? Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Jessica Kelly Writer: Richard Kelly & Sean Ryan Editor: Richard Kelly Animator: Richard Kelly & Steven Magann Music: Giles Packham
Dorota Kobiela: a painter-artist and film director. In her films she mixes these arts coming up with exciting new forms of motion pictures.
Richard Kelly: founder of Prickly Pear Productions, Richard has worked in the animation industry for twelve years. His experience includes hand-drawn, 2D and 3D animation, including films, advertisements, music videos, and children’s television.
Contact: Dorota Kobiela dorota@breakthrufilms.pl
Contact: Network Ireland info@network-irl-tv.com
O Sapateiro (The Shoemaker) Dir: David Doutel & Vasco Sá Portugal 2011 12 mins
A shoemaker wrapped up in memories of his life and the demands of his job, experiences a crucial moment in his existence. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Eva Yébenes, José Miguel Ribeiro, Nuno Beato, Sardinha em Lata, Lda Writer: Ana Mendes Animator: Armando Coelho, Carina Beringuilho, David Doutel, Diana Salaviza, João Lopes Silva, Rita Cruchinho, Sara Naves, Vasco Sá Music: Daniel Carvalho, David Doutel, Vasco Sá David Doutel: born in Portugal in 1983. He graduated with a degree in Sound and Image. Vasco Sá: was born in Portugal in 1979. He graduated in Sound and Image. Contact: Liliana Costa liliana@curtas.pt
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ANI 5: DOMESTIC BLISS WED 16 NOV 18:00 ARNOLFINI FRI 18 NOV 12:00 ARNOLFINI 1 HR 30 MINS
Playing Ghost
Refrigeration
Nana’s Strawberry Preserve
Dir: Bianca Ansems UK 2011 9 mins 59 secs
Dir: Matthew Waruszynski UK 2010 3 mins 2 secs
Five year old Amy and her Mum are divided in grief for Dad, occupying very separate worlds in their struggle to cope.
An old woman who goes to extreme lengths to keep hold of everything in her house!
Drama
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Drama
Prod: Andrew Start Writer: Catriona Maclean DOP: Maja Zamojda Editor: Eduardo Serrano Animator: Bianca Ansems Sound: Mauricio D’Orey Music: Lennert Busch Cast: Emily Fraser, Luisa D’Orey, Renata Czinkotai Distributor: National Film and Television School
DOP: Ben Peters Cast: Matthew Waruszynski
Eligible Awards: European New Talent
Matthew Waruszynski: an animator at RJDM Studios whose graduation film from the University of Westminster Refrigeration has been screened across the UK. It has received multiple nominations and was a winner of the Barbican/Ideastap Animation competition for new talent in 2011.
Writer: Aoife Doyle Animator: Aoife Doyle Sound: Paul McDonald and Stephen Devine Music: Pat Daly, Franziska Prendergast and Robert Kelly Prod: Ballyfermot College of Further Education Dublin
Bianca Ansems: a recent graduate from the National Film & Television School. Prior to the NFTS she studied Animation at the art academy AKV|St. Joost in the Netherlands. With her roots in 2D, ‘Playing Ghost’ is her first exploration into a stopmotion film.
Contact: Matthew Waruszynski quarterpolish@gmail.com
Aoife Doyle: an animation graduate from Dublin, Ireland. Aoife’s student films Rat Race (2009) and Nana’s Strawberry Preserve (2010) have been screened at Festivals Worldwide. Aoife is currently working in the Animation Industry in Dublin.
Contact: Bianca Ansems festivals@nfts.co.uk
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The Man who was Afraid of Falling
Dir: Aoife Doyle Ireland 2010 3 mins 30 secs
Dir: Joseph Wallace UK 2011 4 mins 30 secs
This year the pressure gets to Nana as she works herself into a fever of jam making madness and inadvertently finds the winning special ingredient!
Ivor’s life is turned upside down after a falling plant pot sparks a series of paranoid reactions. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Writer: Joseph Wallace DOP: Emma-Rose Dade Animator: Joseph Wallace Sound: Jack Vaughan Music: Kit Wilson Joseph Wallace: Wallace’s practice is fuelled by storytelling. He has created animations for film, theatre and television, and his live-action work includes dance and fashion films. His films have won awards and have been screened at festivals internationally. Contact: Joseph Wallace joseph-wallace@hotmail.co.uk
Contact: Aoife Doyle doyle_aoife@yahoo.co.uk
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First Day Dir: Christina Fung UK 2011 5 mins 30 secs
A high school boy falls for the girl of his dreams. In his imagination, he tries different things to impress her, but something’s not right… Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Donald Holwill Christina Fung: animation student at the Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2011. First Day is her graduate film. She has previously worked on Nuria Gonzalez Blanco’s BAFTA-nominated film Domingueros as a colourist. Contact: Christina Fung christinafung2@yahoo.co.uk
John & Betty Dir: Alex Hancocks & Luke George UK 2011 3 mins 25 secs
Elderly couple John and Betty are happily married until John’s un-healthy obsession with solving crimes leads him to grow dangerously suspicious of his wife. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Writer: Alex Hancocks, Luke George Animator: Alex Hancocks, Luke George Music: Andy Taylor Alex Hancocks & Luke George: Luke is a character designer, modelmaker and animator. Alex is an animator, photographer and editor, who loves to tell stories and making films. Contact: Alex Gallop marketing@screenacademywales.org
Obscura Dir: Dan Ojari UK 2010 5 mins 5 secs
A broken room hangs in a dark void, as a character looks for his last fleeting possessions. Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Dan Ojari: a stop-motion animator, and is a recent MA graduate in animation, from the Royal College of Art. Contact: Dan Ojari daniel.ojari@network.rca.ac.uk
Jackie and Kevin 1977 Dir: Daisy Gould UK 2011 3 mins 7 secs
An exploration of memory, shared experiences and imagination, triggered by a piece of graffiti found in a drawer. Experimental, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West, European New Talent Writer: Daisy Gould Animator: Daisy Gould Sound: David Pasqualini Music: David Pasqualini Cast: Catherine Griffin, Joseph Wallace Daisy Gould: She is a 2D animator who works in an experimental way, using stories inspired by normal things that we might ordinarily overlook, and that wouldn’t be possible in any other media, with expressive drawings, morphing and making impossible things occur. Contact: Daisy Gould ohmydaisy@hotmail.co.uk
Heavy Heads
Abuelas
Dir: Helena Frank Denmark 2010 7 mins 34 secs
Dir: Afarin Eghbal UK 2011 9 mins 14 secs
In a grey kitchen Monika lives a solitary life, to the sounds of a dripping water tap and a buzzing housefly.
In a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and all the joys of becoming a grandmother.
Drama
Documentary Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen Writer: Helena Frank Editor: Jakob Juul Toldam Animator: Mikkel Aabenhuus Sørensen Sound: Martin Dirkov Music: Martin Dirkov Cast: Sira Stampe, Martin Dirkov Helena Frank: studied Fine Arts for four years in Sweden, before starting at The National Film School of Denmark in 2006. Graduated in 2010 with the film Heavy Heads and was awarded Best New Danish Talent 2010. Contact: Helena Frank jill_helena_frank@hotmail.com
Eligible Awards: Best of British, Documentary Award, European New Talent Prod: Kasia Malipan Writer: Francesca Gardiner & Afarin Eghbal DOP: Claire Buxton Editor: Katherine Lee Animator: Afarin Eghbal Sound: Nikola Zivojinovic Music: Lennert Busch Cast: Geraldine McEwan, Joy McBrinn, Jenney Surelia & Lukasz Platkowski, Alexia James, Sofia Margaritis Distributor: National Film and Television School Afarin Eghbal: Iranian-born, Afarin moved to London as a baby with her family following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. She recently completed her MA in Animation Direction at the National Film & Television School, graduating earlier in 2011. Contact: Afarin Eghbal festivals@nfts.co.uk
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Der Grosse Bruder (The Big Brother) Dir: Jesús Pérez & Elisabeth Hüttermann Switzerland 2011 6 mins
Two cartoon characters develop a life of their own, in the combination of pixilation and classic animation. They humiliate and mock the third unfinished figure. Drama Prod: Gerd Gockell DOP: Gerd Gockell Animator: Jesús Pérez, Lukas Huber Sound: Cergio Prudencio Jesús Ernesto Pérez del Barco: born in Bolivia. Has made animation films since 1977. Elisabeth Hüttermann was born 1943 in Luzern, 1974 graduated Design in Dortmund. Contact: Gerd Gockell gerd.gockell@hslu.ch
Fixing Luka
Zaliger
Dir: Jessica Ashman UK 2011 11 mins 32 secs
Dir: Francesca Adams UK 2011 8 mins
Dir: Nina Gantz Netherlands 2010 3 mins 38 secs
Lucy thinks her brother is broken. His obsessive arrangements of sugar cubes prove it. Lucy thinks he should be fixed, but not in the way she imagines.
Bertie Crisp, a half bear, half panda lives in a caravan park with his sociopathic bunny rabbit wife, Grace.
A widower is facing the difficulties of being alone. Without his wife everything seems out of place.
Drama
Drama, UK Premiere
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: European New Talent
Prod: Rob Watson Writer: Francesca Adams & Laura Poliakoff DOP: Benjamin Baily Editor: Gideon Gold Animator: Francesca Adams Sound: George Linford Music: Alcyona Mick Cast: Mark Benton, Kathy Burke, Tamsin Grieg, Nik Powell Distributor: National Film and Television School
Prod: Nina Gantz Writer: Nina Gantz Animator: Nina Gantz Sound: Raymund van Santen Music: Raymund van Santen Distributor: Ursula van den Heuvel, Netherlands Institute for Animation Film
Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Anna Odell Writer: Jessica Ashman DOP: Ruan Suess Editor: Rachel Tunnard Animator: Jessica Ashman Sound: Romano Valerio Music: Pete MacDonald Jessica Ashman: an award-winning filmmaker based in Glasgow. She specialises in stop-motion and 2-D animation. Fixing Luka is Jessica’s first short animated film and was developed and produced by DigiCult. The film won a New Talent BAFTA 2010. Jessica is currently developing a short film with B3 Media. Contact: Ashley Black ashley@digicult.co.uk
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Francesca Adams: gained a BA in animation at UCA, Farnham and went on to do her MA in Directing Animation at the NFTS to develop better story telling skills, and collaborate with others. She currently works freelance, while developing her own ideas for a potential series or film. Contact: Francesca Adams f.adams@live.com
Nina Gantz: Educated between 2006 and 2010, and Graduated Cum Laude at the Art academie AKV/St. Joost Breda, animation. Filmography includes 2007 Telefoon, 2D animation, student film. Het Laatste Bezoek, a stop-motion collaborated student film. In 2008 she worked on EIND computer 3D animation, a student film. In 2010 she produced Zaliger, a 2D animation, and graduation film. Contact: Nina Gantz niaf@niaf.nl
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Rippled Dir: Darcy Prendergast Australia 2011 3 mins 57 secs
In a dystopian landscape, a new breed of creature evolves. Experimental Animator: Darcy Prendergast, Josh Thomas, Mike Greaney, Josh O’Keefe, Donna Yeatman, Darcy Prendergast, Seamus Spilsbury, Andrew Onorato Darcy Prendergast: started his artistic career on the living room walls but moved into the world of film making, with a keen sense for the absurd and a taste for the tactile, where he still lives to this day. Contact: Nicky Pastore nicky@ohyeahwow.com
La Fille & le Chasseur (The Girl & the Hunter) Dir: Jadwiga Kowalska Switzerland 2010 5 mins 23 secs
It’s raining. A small village is in big trouble. The raindrops are actually a young girl’s tears… Drama Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Claude Barras, Jadwiga Kowalska Distributor: Folimage France Writer: Jadwiga Kowalska DOP: Ralph Kühne, Jadwiga Kowalska Editor: Marina Rosset Animator: Jadwiga Kowalska, Florian Grolig Sound: Denis Séchaud, Alexander Miesch, Irmgard Walthert Music: Valerie Koloszar Cast: Patric Gehrig, Joan Seiler Jadwiga Kowalska: born in 1982. From 2007-09 was the assistant in the animation department in HSLU. She won the Swiss Film Prize Quartz 2009, Best Animation Film for Tôt ou tard.
The Cameraman Dir: Phillip Warner UK 2010 5 mins 2 secs
It seems that one man is solely responsible for the security of a city park, unfortunately. Drama, UK Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Donna M Spencer Editor: Donna M Spencer Animator: Phillip Warner Sound: Mark Gilmore Phillip Warner: a cartoonist and animator, and has worked at many leading animation studios including Klactoveesedstene and StudioAKA. Most recently he has worked as a storyboard writer for the Cartoon Network series, The Amazing World of Gumball, and is a visiting lecturer at Maidstone and Bournemouth universities. Contact: Phillip Warner cartoons@phillipwarner.com
Losing Strength in Every Hand Dir: Marie Yussuf UK 2011 3 mins 5 secs
The story is about life and death of a troubled girl. Each photograph represents moments in her life that leads up to her death. Drama
Hogan Dir: Peter Millard UK 2011 1 mins 30 secs
Dir: Nicky Whitfield UK 2011 3 mins 25 secs
Hello Hulk Hogan, don’t worry we will be OK in the end.
Fletcher the Gargoyle learns that when the world seems beyond your control, life can present unexpected opportunities to escape your problems… in one fell swoop.
Experimental, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British
Eligible Awards: Best of British
Prod: Royal College of Art Animator: Peter Millard Sound: Peter Millard
Prod: Marie Yussuf Writer: Marie Yussuf DOP: Adam Bradley Editor: Marie Yussuf Animator: Marie Yussuf Music: Nine Inch Nails Cast: Hailley Foster
Peter Millard: a filmmaker currently living in London and studying an MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. His films are straight-ahead animated, hand drawn on paper, hand coloured and often-surreal shorts.
Marie Yussuf: has just finished an animation degree and her goal now is to make more shorts using different techniques. Film, animation and music are her passions. She loves to be creative and think outside the box. Contact: Marie Yussuf marieyussuf@yahoo.co.uk
Petrified
Contact: Peter Millard petermillard87@hotmail.co.uk
Drama Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Nicky Whitfield Writer: Nicky Whitfield Editor: Adam Kirk Animator: Nicky Whitfield Sound: Dave Bainbridge Music: Dave Bainbridge Nicky Whitfield: graduated from Edinburgh College of Arts animation school. She got her first break at Cosgrove Hall, being mentored by Barry Purves. In the real world, she lives by the mantra, ‘What Would Wile E. Coyote Do?’ Contact: Nicky Whitfield studio@neekonline.com
Contact: Jadwiga Kowalska contact@0x2a.ch
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Angelinho
The Mask
Muso Soup
Decoration
You must be Joking
Dir: Maryna Shchipak Germany 2011 4 mins 28 secs
Dir: Hyoung-Min Choi UK 2010 4 mins 50 secs
Dir: Damian Gascoigne UK 2011 7 mins 30 secs
Dir: Ben Wheele UK 2011 6 mins 24 secs
Dir: Michael Cash UK 2010 5 mins
Angelinho is a cautious guardian angel… His best efforts only make the thrill-happy cyclist, for whom he is responsible, more and more adventurous.
In a world where everyone has masks. A couple always wears a smiley mask for each other. One day he lost his smiley…
A pseudo intellectual electronica expert and a folk loving hippy go head to head in an online battle to prove whose music taste is superior.
An elegant vase inhabits the body of a young girl, and re-stages an event from her childhood using living tissue.
Drama
Drama, World Premiere
Adam Bloom demonstrates how his skills in improvisation, honed of years of experience as a comedian, help when controlling a particularly boisterous London crowd.
Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent
Eligible Awards: Best of British
Prod: Hyoung-Min Choi DOP: Hyoung-Min Choi Editor: Hyoung-Min Choi Animator: Hyoung-Min Choi Sound: Jimmy Kim Music: J. Brahms, performed by Paul Cantrell
Prod: Melissa Venet Writer: Damian Gascoigne Editor: Rod Main Animator: Jonathan Harris, Joe Sparrow, Blanca Martinez Music: Adelphoi Music Cast: Mark Heap, Steve May
Hyoung-Min Choi: born in South Korea, studied product design and animation, finished MA Animation course at University of Wales, Newport. Hyoung-Min Choi has been working in the game industry.
Damian Gascoigne: an award winning director and illustrator whose significant body of short films, commercials, and installations have been exhibited in galleries and festivals around the world. Fusing hand drawn animation with digital technology he creates a uniquely personal aesthetic.
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: European New Talent Prod: Martin Backhaus Maryna Shchipak: born in Ukraine in 1983, visited art school from the age of 11. She studied Graphic Design and Fine Arts in Kiev and Bern, Switzerland. In 2011 she graduated in Animation at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy. Contact: Martin Backhaus contact@martinbackhaus.com
Contact: Hyoung-Min Choi minchoi@ymail.com
Contact: Melissa Venet melissa@picassopictures.com
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Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Animation Staff, Royal College of Art Sound: Guilia Scarantino Music: Charles Mauleverer, J.P. Rameau Cast: Robert Ashby Ben Wheele: born in 1987, Ben Wheele studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University before undertaking an MA in Animation at the Royal College of Art, graduating in June 2011. Contact: Animation Department, RCA jane.colling@rca.ac.uk
Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British Prod: Vicky Brophy Writer: Adam Bloom DOP: Fred Reed, Andy McCormack Animator: Miki Cash Sound: Rick Demowbary Music: Alex Lupo Distributor: Vicky Brophy Michael Cash: spent 15 years in animation, freelancing at Aardman Animations e.g. on Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, and directing Hot Shot and studios in America, France, Spain and Denmark before co-founding the animation studio Wonky in 2007. Contact: Vicky Brophy vicky@wonkyfilms.com
In Stereo – Tony Blackwood Dir: Keston Neunie UK 2010 4 mins 35 secs
An animated short introducing Tony Blackwood, a 25 year-old filmmaker narrating experiences of being stereotyped and breaking into the film industry. Documentary Eligible Awards: Best of British, European New Talent Prod: Keston Neunie Writer: Keston Neunie Animator: Keston Neunie Sound: Oliver Julien, Keston Neunie Music: Nathan Delsol Cast: Keston Neunie Keston Neunie: a trained animator and the Managing Director of Neunie Flicks Limited. He is the producer and director of In Stereo, an animated short featuring Tony Blackwood, an entrepreneur filmmaker. Contact: Keston Neunie keston@neunieflicks.com
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Margaret
Dir: Clemens Kogler Austria 2010 4 mins
Dir: Alberto Montana UK 2011 2 mins 28 secs
What do Madonna, Massive Attack and Angela Merkel have in common?
Margaret is rescued from hoodies by the elderly town hero, but in his glory squashes the one thing Margaret holds most dear.
Experimental Animator: Clemens Kogler Music: Richard Eigner Clemens Kogler: started studying classical painting and worked some time in an ad agency and for television but finally decided to choose a career in film-making, for its job security and pension benefits. Contact: Dietmar Schwaerzler dietmar@sixpackfilm.com
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Drama, World Premiere Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West Prod: Sian Ross Writer: Alberto Montana Animator: Alberto Montana, Sian Ross, Nigel Kitts Sound: Sophie Long Music: Sophie Long
Seven Days in the Wood Dir: Peter Larsson Sweden 2011 6 mins 25 secs
The trees alongside the road, everything was blurry. There was always a faint electrical buzz from somewhere. It was damp and raw, like the Stone Age. Drama Prod: Peter Larsson Writer: Peter Larsson DOP: Peter Larsson Animation: Peter Larsson, Rasmus R Streith Music: Daniel Karlsson
Alberto Montana: studied BA (Hons) Animation at University College Falmouth. With future career passions to direct 2D and stop motion animations.
Peter Larsson: has studied animation in Visby, Sweden (2003-07) and is now studying free art at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. He has directed three stop motion animated films with puppets.
Contact: Sophie Long sophielong07@hotmail.co.uk
Contact: Andreas Fock andreas.fock@sfi.se
Pik (Pecker)
The Neighbour
Luminaris
Dir: Erik van Schaaik Netherlands 2010 2 mins 55 secs
Dir: Samuel Turner UK 2011 2 mins 47 secs
Dir: Juan Pablo Zaramella Argentina 2011 6 mins 20 secs
The bird pecks, the ox objects. But without the pecking, life becomes very complex!
‘The Neighbour’ is a short rotoscoped film about a man who becomes suspicious of his neighbour’s activities and decides to follow him one night.
In a world controlled and timed by light, an ordinary man has a plan that could change the natural order of things.
Drama
Drama
Eligible Awards: Best of British, Best of South West
Prod: Sol Rulloni, Mario Rulloni Writer: Juan Pablo Zaramella, Gustavo Cornillón Editor: Mauro Ruda Animator: Juan Pablo Zaramella Sound: Diego Gat, Alejo Villarino Music: “Lluvia de Estrellas” Cast: Gustavo Cornillón, María Alché, Luis Rial
Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Jiek Weishut, The Drawing Room Writer: Erik van Schaaik Animator: Erik van Schaaik, Patrick Raats Sound: Tape TV (Arno Peeters) Music: Martin Fondse Distributor: Ursula van den Heuvel, Netherlands Institute for Animation Film Erik van Schaaik: during his study of graphic design at the academy of arts, Erik started working for Dutch television. He has created a series of animation films, live action drama and documentaries, always using a variety of styles and techniques. Contact: Erik van Schaaik info@erikvanschaaik.com
Prod: Samuel Turner Writer: Samuel Turner Editor: Samuel Turner Animator: Samuel Turner Sound: Samuel Turner Music: Nicola Powell Cast: Daniel Riseborough Distributor: Samuel Turner Samuel Turner: a young filmmaker, about to graduate from University of Plymouth, where he has been studying Media Arts. Contact: Samuel Turner samt2301@live.co.uk
Juan Pablo Zaramella: an independent director and animator. His last short film Luminaris has won the Audience Award and Fipresci Award at Annecy 2011. Nowadays, Juan Pablo is working on a feature film version of his short Journey to Mars. Contact: Juan Pablo Zaramella contact@zaramella.com.ar
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Cloud 8
Damned
Das Haus (The House)
Dir: Jeremy Diamond Canada 2011 5 mins 30 secs
Dir: Richard Phelan UK 2011 8 mins
A guardian angel does everything in his power to get the lazy human he is guarding to wake up and embrace a new day.
An over-ambitious beaver goes too far when he gets the chance to realise his ultimate dream. Some dreams are just too big.
Drama, World Premiere
Drama
Experimental, UK Premiere
Prod: Jonas Diamond, Jeremy Diamond, and Denny Silverthorne Distributor: Smiley Guy Studios Writer: Jeremy Diamond Editor: Andrew McIntyre Animator: Mateusz Garbulin´ski, Richard Duhaney, Nathan Carey, Kurtis Scott, Craig Schriver Sound: Paul O’Brien Cast: Sean Cullen, Don McKellar
Prod: Philipp Zakrzewski Writer: Gareth Sargent and Richard Phelan DOP: Stil Williams Editor: Simon Bullen Animator: Richard Phelan Sound: Tom Drew Music: Jon Wygens Distributor: National Film and Television School
Prod: David Buob Writer: David Buob Cinematographer: David Buob Editor: David Buob Animator: David Buob Sound: Christian Lutz Music: David Buob, Christian Lutz Distributor: David Buob
Jeremy Diamond: Jeremy was co-creator, head writer and actor on the award-winning animated comedy Odd Job Jack. As producer, writer and director, Jeremy is a core member of Toronto’s Smiley Guy Studios. He dreams of making Cloud 8 into a feature.
Richard Phelan: studied Animation at the University of Wolverhampton. After graduation he won the Bristol School of Animation storyboard competition, his prize being to attend the prestigious three-month course.
Contact: Jonas Diamond jonas@smileyguy.com
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Contact: Richard Phelan festivals@nfts.co.uk
Dir: David Buob Germany 2011 6 mins 48 secs
The dream of the little girl is to care for her grandmother, but the aunt and the mother do not let her do so.
David Buob: 1972 born in Calw, Germany. Between 1992-94 he studied architecture in Kassel. Between 1994-97 he took part in vocational training as stonemason, Kassel. In 1998-2003 - he studied Sculpture, HfBK Dresden. Between 2001-02, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Viennaand in 2003 he received a Diploma HfBK Dresden and now lives and works in Dresden and Berlin. Contact: David Buob david@davidbuob.de
Der Grosse Bruder (The Big Brother) Dir: Jesús Pérez & Elisabeth Hüttermann Switzerland 2011 6 mins
Two cartoon characters develop a life of their own, in the combination of pixilation and classic animation. They humiliate and mock the third unfinished figure. Drama Prod: Gerd Gockell DOP: Gerd Gockell Animator: Jesús Pérez, Lukas Huber Sound: Cergio Prudencio Jesús Ernesto Pérez del Barco: born in Bolivia. Has made animation films since 1977. Elisabeth Hüttermann: was born 1943 in Luzern, 1974 graduated Design in Dortmund. Contact: Gerd Gockell gerd.gockell@hslu.ch
Dimanche (Sunday) Dir: Patrick Doyon Canada 2010 10 mins
On this particular Sunday, one of the village boys lays a coin on the train tracks… after the train had run over it, he discovers some amazing changes. Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Marc Bertrand, Michael Fukushima Patrick Doyon: received a degree in graphic design from the Université du Québec à Montréal and works in both illustration and animated film. Contact: Madeleine Belisle festivals@nfb.ca
Dirkjan Heerst! (Dirkjan Rules!) Dir: Wilfred Ottenheijm & Remco Polman Netherlands 2010 2 mins 30 secs
Dirkjan, a nerdy guy, turns Leader of the World. Where does his sudden hunger for power come from? And what is the Big Plan? Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Jantiene de Kroon, Mooves Writer: Wilfred Ottenheijm, Remco Polman, Mark Retera Animator: Wilfred Ottenheijm, Remco Polman Sound: Cinemeta Music: Nick Caris Distributor: Ursula van den Heuvel, Netherlands Institute for Animation Film Wilfred Ottenheijm & Remco Polman: In 1999 Wilfred Ottenheijm founded the animation production company Mooves, together with animator Remco Polman and writer/ producer Jantiene de Kroon. Contact: Ursula Van Den Heuvel heuvel@niaf.nl
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Grand Prix
Home was the Sailor
Dir: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas Spain 2011 8 mins
Dir: Seana Kozar Canada 2011 3 mins 40 secs
Cloudless sky. Vehicles on the grid. Blas, Ivan and Hector take their places. This is about to start! Ready, steady…
A retelling of the Sisyphus myth with a darkly humorous maritime twist. Drama, World Premiere
Drama Prod: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas Writer: Marc Riba, Anna Solanas DOP: Anna Molins Editor: Sergi Marti Animator: Nuria Riba Sound: Anna Solanas Music: Roqui Albero Distributor: I+G Stop Motion Marc Riba and Anna Solanas: have been working in the world of puppet animation for 10 years. They have made 6 short films which have been selected in more than 700 festivals around the world. Contact: Marc Riba info@stopmotion.cat
Prod: Seana Kozar Animator: Seana Kozar Sound: Graham Bevan Music: Trevor Dunton Distributor: Seana Kozar Seana Kozar: a professional oral storyteller for over a decade, Seana Kozar has been a full-time animator since 2005. Her artistic practice focuses on the combination of digital and handcrafted animation techniques to tell true and truly fantastic stories. Contact: Seana Kozar twisted_biscuits@me.com
Lokomoschine Dir: Ulrike Schulz & Nikolai Neumetzler Germany 2011 7 mins 24 secs
Two scientists in the end of the 19th century invented a machine capable of bringing books to life. They are just about to test it for the first time. Will the experiment work out? Drama, UK Premiere Prod: Martin Lischke, Holger Lochau Editor: Mirja Gerle Animator: Pauline Kortmann Sound: Kai Nicolas Theissen Music: Benjamin Dickmann Cast: Benjamin Kramme Ulf Schmitt Distributor: Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF) “Konrad Wolf” Ulrike Schulz and Nikolai Neumetzler: met in 2004 at the HFF Konrad Wolf, when they started studying Animation. After their Prediploma Tsuribashi and Ein Traum, they worked together on their project Lokomoschine.
Pik (Pecker)
Tooth Fairy Affair
World’s Apart
Dir: Erik van Schaaik Netherlands 2010 2 mins 55 secs
Dir: Izabela Melamed Bulgaria 2011 6 mins 19 secs
Dir: Michael Zachary Huber UK 2011 9 mins 4 secs
The bird pecks, the ox objects. But without the pecking, life becomes very complex!
In a plot to scam the tooth fairy, a mischievous boy gets both more and less than he bargained for.
Drama
Drama
Part science fiction, part thriller and part cautionary fairytale, Worlds Apart encompasses the universal themes of innocence, friendship and the possible fate of humanity.
Prod: Jiek Weishut, The Drawing Room Writer: Erik van Schaaik Animator: Erik van Schaaik, Patrick Raats Sound: Tape TV (Arno Peeters) Music: Martin Fondse Distributor: Ursula van den Heuvel, Netherlands Institute for Animation Film
Animator: Izabela Melamed Music: Jack Brewer
Erik van Schaaik: During his study of graphic design at the academy of arts, Erik started working for Dutch television. He has created a series of animation films, live action drama and documentaries, always using a variety of styles and techniques. Contact: Erik van Schaaik info@erikvanschaaik.com
Izabela Melamed: an established animator from Bulgaria. She gained artistic experience and film making skills while contributing to numerous international productions, including a rich diversity of countries and animation studios that spanned a wide variety of genres and techniques. Contact: Izabela Melamed izabela844@gmail.com
Drama, World Premiere Writer: Michael Zachary Huber Editor: Jeron Moore Animator: Evan Clover Sound: Derrick Reyes Music: Jeremiah Diaz Michael Zachary Huber: a Professor at Cogswell College. Previously, he has worked on numerous blockbuster films as a visual effects artist and computer animator. His credits include Godzilla, Armageddon, Fifth Element, Black Hawk Down, Titanic, The Matrix, and Minority Report. Contact: Michael Zachary Huber mhuber@cogswell.edu
Contact: Cristina Marx distribution@hff-potsdam.de
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FRESH FLIX: inspiring creative talent
Tickets for Watershed UNDER 18’S OFFER: £2.00 PER SCREENING & FREE WORKSHOPS AT WATERSHED Adults: £4.60 Full / £ 3.60 Concs (Before 16.00) £7.20 Full / £5.60 Concs (After)
Screen writing BAFTA Masterclass with Tony Marchant TUE 1 NOV 16:00 WATERSHED SUITABLE FOR AGES 15 – 30
Presented by:
Join Tony Marchant (The Mark of Cain, Recovery, Holding On) to discuss his approach to writing award-winning drama for the screen. He found his inspiration in the DIY punk ethic, quit boxing after his first play which he claims was good preparation for being a writer!
Supported by:
A BAFTA preview of Public Enemies + Q&A with Tony and director Dearbhla Walsh follows at 18.00.
For group bookings: holly.mcintosh@watershed.co.uk Tel: 0117 927 5128
In partnership with:
Aardman presents: Kids Model Animation Workshops SAT 19 NOV 13:00 & 15:30 ARNOLFINI SUITABLE FOR AGES 7+ £5 per child / Parents free entry Join Jim Parkyn from Aardman Animations, as he shows you how to make a puppet that can be used in animation films. Jim will show his approach to sculpting and model making, giving you a special look at how some of our favourite characters such as Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep are made.
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Short Stuff If you like them short and sweet, don’t miss Pick ‘n’ Mix 12A (see p97) Sat 19 Nov Encounters’ selection of family friendly shorts and this year’s Cinekids: Encounters Children’s Animation Jury Shorts 8 – 12 yrs (see p158) on Sat 26 Nov. Fresh Flix culminates with the launch of Electric December, Watershed’s original end of year online showcase of creative talent from across Europe. Visit electricdecember.org every day from 1 Dec
Teen Flicks Revisit some classic teen flicks on the big screen such as Persepolis 12A on Sun 13 Nov and This is England 15 on Sun 27 Nov as well as the brand new restoration of Kes PG from Sun 20 – Thu 24 Nov, reissued to celebrate Loach’s 75th birthday. A poignant coming-of-age drama, it remains the now legendary director’s most beloved and influential film. Don’t miss the Bristol Premiere of Award-winning Louder than a Bomb 12 all the way from Chicago on Mon 28 Nov. Who ever said poetry was boring?
Tiny Tots There’s also plenty to do for families and little ones. Catch two very special previews; Red Dog PG on Sun 27 Nov a lovingly-handled pup’s tale that picked up Best Film Award at this year’s Showcomotion Young People’s Film Festival and A Cat in Paris PG the animated tale of adventurous Dino; by day, the loyal tabby of the police superintendent’s daughter and by night, joining the nocturnal adventures of a cat burglar. Celebrate the joy of reading with Dominique Monfery’s Eleanor’s Secret U followed by a free Animation Workshop 6 – 12 yrs led by creatives from Knowle West Media Centre on Sun 6 Nov.
Call Arnolfini Box Office: 0117 917 2300 arnolfini.org.uk
School Screening: Arthur Christmas in 3D WED 16 NOV 9:30 WATERSHED PRE-BOOKED FOR SCHOOLS ONLY
With thanks to: Bristol City College, Bristol CND, Bristol Foyer, Connexions West, Redland High School, Fairfield High School, Filton College, Firstborn Creatives, Young Bristol.
Image (L to R): Grand Prix, Louder than a Bomb, A Cat in Paris
Fresh Flix, presented by Watershed and Encounters International Film Festival is back with a fantastic programme of film, music and poetry for young people, children and their families running from 1 Nov – 1 Dec at Watershed and Arnolfini in Bristol. Here are just some of the highlights. For a full programme and booking info, visit: watershed.co.uk/freshflix
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1 Nov – 1 Dec 2011 Watershed freshflix.org.uk
On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa’s youngest son looks to use his father’s high-tech operation for an urgent mission. Children from Schools from across Bristol have been invited to take part in this exclusive screening of Aardman’s festive feature, plus a Q&A with Aardman Animations directors Alan Short and Seamus Malone. Presented by Encounters for participants of FILMCLUB.
What’s the Score? SAT 12 NOV 15:00 – 18:00 WATERSHED SUITABLE FOR AGES 14 – 25 Join Tony Orrell (aka Birdman of Alkijazz) for a hands-on workshop to create your own very own live score to silent film. Your finished score will performed live on the day at 19:00 to an invited audience.
BFI Future Film: The Winning Pitch
Mini Masterpieces: Telling Stories Together
SUN 20 NOV 11:00 – 12:30 WATERSHED SUITABLE FOR AGES 16 – 25
SUN 20 NOV 13:00 – 17:00 WATERSHED SUITABLE FOR AGES 16 – 25
Watch 10 shortlisted filmmakers, battling to pitch their Twitter ideas to a panel of judges. The two best pitches will win the opportunity to attend a workshop in East Europe.
Join short film producers Calling the Shots and theatre makers Green Ginger to explore how working collaboratively can generate interesting and inspirational material for your next film.
To book your place at these free workshops please email holly.mcintosh@watershed.co.uk. For more info call 0117 927 5128. 165
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ARNOLFINI: AFTERIMAGE
Afterimage: Engagements with the Cinematic FRI 18 & SAT 19 NOV ARNOLFINI DARK STUDIO The International Curators Forum is an open conceptual network that meets to discuss emerging issues of curatorial practice in the context of key events in the international arts calendar. It offers bursaries and professional development opportunities to curators and works in partnership with key national and international bodies.
Sat 19 Nov:
Afterimage: Engagements with the Cinematic is an ICF International Curators Forum two-day intervention at the Arnolfini, threading together responses to the multiplicity of issues that impact on the production, distribution and critical reflection of the moving image in an era of mass and intimate media.
13:30 – 15:00 Panel Discussions on moving image practice in relation to narrative and gallery space with Anthony Gross, Campbell X and John Sealy.
Inspirational internationally acclaimed artists, curators and agencies such as: Artangel, the LUX, David A Bailey, Mike Dibb, Antony Gross, Gil Leung, Gary Stewart, and Sonia Boyce will be discussing and reflecting on the historical and contemporary impact of cinema as both an industry and scene of cultural production. Fri 18 Nov: 16:30 – 19:00 Tom Trevor: Welcome address Keynote: Mike Dibb: Thoughts On Artist Moving Practice In Conversation With David A Bailey.
10:30 – 12:30 A panel discussion on moving image practice in relation to the spectacle of the performer and installation with Gary Stewart, Mike Dibb, Judy Price and Sonia Boyce.
BREAK 15:30 – 17:00 Presentations on art institutions moving image commissions and collections. Followed by Omer Fast Screening. BREAK 17:30 – 18:30 Caribbean Cinema Club Screening 19:00 – 20:00 Closing Evening Performance with Gary Stewart (Arnolfini Auditorium) For tickets and prices see arnolfini.org.uk
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Spike Island
Geneva Stop Travelogue
SAT 22 OCT – SUN 27 NOV FREE
TUES 15 – FRI 26 NOV FREE
Spike Island is a place of production and exhibition of contemporary art and design situated on the southern end of Bristol’s historic docks. Within the 80,000 square foot building, Spike Island offers a year-round programme of free exhibitions, events and activities, and provides working space for artists, designers and creative businesses.
Bristol’s newest gallery for anyone with an interest in ciné film, presents Travelogue; a collection of found footage and personal archive material showing travels from around the world. Some of these films had originally been discarded and later discovered in skips and on street markets, others have been kindly lent by artists and the families of home ciné enthusiasts. Many films from the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s will be shown in their original format, using equipment from Geneva Stop’s collection of projectors and viewers.
Cezary Bodzianowski: Tea Back Spike Island presents the first UK solo show by Łódz´ based artist Cezary Bodzianowski. Initially trained as a sculptor, Bodzianowski has increasingly turned his practice to the creation of absurdist interventions into everyday settings. These documented actions bring to mind the era of silent comedy with their out of place, everyman hero.
Savage presents Jean Michel Jarre Savage is the recipient of the 2011 Rootstein Hopkins award, offering a promising Bristol based artist his or her first major solo exhibition. Savage’s work engages with the culture of consumerism, apparently affirming and even celebrating it, yet with such a degree of futility and emptiness that it is ultimately negated. Works include the collaged film I asked you a Thousand Times which presents a barrage of clips cut from Hollywood movies in which the same clichéd question ‘What do you want from me?’ is repeatedly posed. Galleries open: 11:00 – 17:00 Tues – Sun 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX +44 (0)117 929 2266 www.spikeisland.org.uk
On Thursday and Friday evenings, films will be projected into the windows of the gallery for passersby to see from the street. Geneva Stop is also offers a high quality digital transfer service, Super 8 equipment hire and practical workshops in small gauge film. Contact David Wilkinson or Dawn Shorten for more information. Gallery open: 14:00 – 18:00 Weds – Sat Night-time window projections: 18:00 – 20.00, Thu & Fri 68 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AZ +44 (0)117 929 4782 info@genevastop.co.uk www.genevastop.co.uk
Introduction to Super8 SAT 19 NOV 10:30 GENEVA STOP I HR 30 MINS FREE David Wilkinson from Geneva Stop, introduces the practical aspects of Super8 for those intending to use this brilliant medium whilst it’s still available. The session will cover film stock, cameras, projectors, processing, editing and transfer. Spaces are limited, so please only sign up via www.introductiontosuper8.eventbrite.com if you are absolutely able to attend.
Images (L to R): Step by Step performance, photo Lodz´, 2010. Photo: Monika Chojnicka, Courtesy Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw, Galleria ZERO, Milan.
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INDEX 13.................................................................................85 ¿Bailas? (Shall We Dance?).....................................84 1000 Gramm (1000 Grams)........................................93 15 Summers Later.....................................................81 3 Mile Radius..............................................................60 3D Introductory Workshop....................................45 A Fox Tale....................................................................48 A Gun For George....................................................112 A Million Lovesongs.................................................52 A Minuit, Ici Tout S’Arrête (Everything Stops Here At Midnight)....................51 A Morning Stroll....................................................142 À Quoi Ça Sert L’amour?...........................................53 A Short Look At South East Europe.......................57 Aardman presents: Kids Model Animation Workshop...............................................164 Aardman, Model-Making and Rapid Prototyping.....36 Above as Below ......................................................101 Abuelas.......................................................76, 121, 149 Afterimage: Engagement with the Cinematic.....167 Aides ‘Sugar Baby Love’...........................................54 Aisha’s Song.......................................................76, 111 Älä Kuiskaa Ystävän Suuhun (Whispering In A Friend’s Mouth)...........................51 All Consuming Love (Man In A Cat).......................136 All Flowers In Time...................................................95 All That Way For Love...............................................87 An History Of Civilisation......................................113 An Interrupted Story............................................143 Angelinho...........................................................99, 154 Animated Encounters Awards..............................127 Antonymy . ...............................................................101 Apele Tac (Silent River)...........................................80 Assessment..............................................................107 Attack of the Alien Emmets . ................................102 Augenblicke (Blink Of An Eye)................................93 Awakening (The River Of Forgetfulness).............78 Baby . ........................................................................110 BAFTA Masterclass: A Brief Encounter with Sam Taylor-Wood, OBE.....................................19 BBC Writersroom & B3 Media 2011 CINEAST Slate....................................60 Belly . ...............................................................120, 134 Benigni .......................................................................59 Bernelov Kyanqs (Loading My Life)........................57 Bertie Crisp.............................................................150 Big Ideas, Big Screen: Francine Stock .................14 Big Society...............................................................114 Blinky..........................................................................63 Botanical Nightmare..............................................129 Brazilian Animation..................................................65 Brief Encounters Awards.......................................75 Brief Exchange: Future Encounters....................30 Brief Exchange: Future of Cinema........................30 Brief Exchange: Future of Short Film..................30 Bristol Encounters: 0117 Hour Film Challenge 2011.................................................23 Burn My Body..........................................................113 Caixa (Box)..................................................................67 Camas (Beds)..............................................................86 Candy Crime . ..........................................................102 Captain Zip Fetish Night...........................................21 Captivi De Craciun (Stuck On Christmas).............51 Car Park Babylon...................................................118 Cartoon d’Or.............................................................68
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Case Study: Cartoon Saloon...................................43 Case Study: Studio AKA . ..........................................37 Cathy Davey ‘Little Red’...........................................64 Ce N’est Rien (It Is Nothing).....................................80 Cezary Bodzianowski: Tea Back............................169 Choke..........................................................................89 Chop Suey.................................................................137 Christine Bardsley..................................................74 Chroniques De La Poisse (Sticky Ends).........94, 137 Cloud 8.....................................................................158 Come To Harm............................................................86 Coming Out ..............................................................120 Connection................................................................86 Contentertainment..................................................41 Cross-Country ........................................................91 Crossroad.................................................................49 Crowded.............................................................76, 128 Daisy Cutter............................................................141 Damned..............................................................134, 158 Das Haus (The House)........................................98, 158 Das Tub......................................................................100 David Sproxton..........................................................74 Daylight Saving Time.................................................63 De Lijn (The Line)......................................................102 Decoration...............................................................155 Delkaracja Niesmiertelnosci (Declaration Of Immortality)...........................76, 89 Den Første Anders (The First Anders)..................83 DepicT! Showcase....................................................101 Der Grosse Bruder (The Big Brother).......150, 159 Der Letzte Gast (The Last Guest)...........................78 Desert Island Flicks with John Kricfalusi...........16 Destiny Lives Down The Road .................................82 Die Intrige Und Die Archenmuscheln (Intrigue And The Ronches)....................................95 Dimanche (Sunday)..................................................159 Dinero Facil (Easy Money).......................................88 Directors UK Presents: Bruce Robinson.............17 Dirkjan Heerst! (Dirkjan Rules!).........................159 Dji Vou Veu Volti........................................................52 Drama In The Wetlands..........................................131 DREAMS OF A LIFE........................................................26 Edge.............................................................................26 Edina............................................................................57 Egg & Fag .........................................................103,108 Eighty Eight ............................................................121 Eileen Arandiga.........................................................73 El Grifo (The Faucet) ...............................................83 Electroshock............................................................49 Ella............................................................................118 Emilie Simon ‘Flowers’.............................................54 Encounters @ No1. Harbourside..........................22 Encounters Pop-Up Cinema.....................................22 European Short Pitch: Live Script Reading.........35 Experiments in Parahypnosis ..............................103 Falling In Love Again................................................53 Film Quiz.....................................................................23 Filmaker Focus: Carol Morley & Cairo Cannon ........................................................39 First Contact...........................................................128 First Day...................................................................148 Fishes..........................................................................53 Fixing Luka................................................................150 Flamingo Pride........................................................135
Flight At The Museum...............................................99 Flocons Et Carottes (Snowflakes And Carrots)....................................136 Fluffy Mccloud.........................................................64 Four...........................................................................131 Fresh Flix.................................................................164 Full..............................................................................60 Furico & Fiofó (Flea & Fly).......................................67 Future Encounters..................................................32 Geneva Stop Travelogue........................................169 Ghost . ........................................................................92 Gina Fucci...................................................................74 God View....................................................................110 Gorge........................................................................129 Grace....................................................................76, 85 Graffitiger.................................................................97 Grand Prix..................................................98, 142, 160 Greetings.................................................................139 Ground Running......................................................140 Häandelse Vid Bank (Incident At A Bank)..............58 Happy Clapper.........................................................108 Haru No Shikumi (The Mechanism Of Spring)......134 Hasta Los Huesos (Down To The Bone)...................55 Headspace..................................................................63 Heavy Heads.............................................................149 Hello...........................................................................55 Hilton ‘Sunrise’.........................................................53 Hinterland...............................................................130 Història D’este (Story of Him)..............................138 Hogan........................................................................153 Hollow .....................................................................107 Home Was The Sailor..............................................160 Hop The Twig...............................................................98 Hurdy Gurdy . ...................................................92, 130 Hvordan De Danser (How They Dance)..................58 I’ll Tell You..............................................................118 In Stereo – Tony Blackwood...........................76, 155 Innocent Dream .....................................................103 Introduction to Super8.........................................169 J’ai Encore Rêvé D’elle (French Song)..................54 Jackie And Kevin 1977.............................................149 Jam Today..................................................................109 James Dean ..............................................................109 Jes Benstock..............................................................73 JJ & the Birdman: An Evening of Music and Experimental Film..................................15 John & Betty.............................................................148 Junkhearts.................................................................27 - KahAnikAr..................................................................143 Keep Your Eyes On The Road.................................144 Kinderspiel (Child’s Play)........................................91 L.E.R. (R.S.I.)................................................................67 La Calma (The Calm) ............................................76,78 La Détente................................................................140 La Fille & Le Chasseur (The Girl & The Hunter)..........................................152 La Messicole (The Cornflower)...........................143 La Taxidermiste..........................................................49 Las Palmas..................................................................94 Lásko Má (My Love)....................................................54 Last Fall....................................................................144 Léa Zagury................................................................126 Les Chiens Isoles......................................................49 Let Me Come In.........................................................135
LFA presents: Acting for Directors Workshops..............................................41 Liberties...................................................................139 Life And Stuff..........................................................139 Linhas E Espirais (Lines And Spirals).....................66 Little White Lies......................................................116 Lokomoschine..........................................................160 Long Distance Information...................................107 Lose This Child........................................................133 Losing Strength In Every Hand............................153 Lost Tracks .............................................................119 Love Song (La Chanson D’amour) ..........................52 Love Story..................................................................53 Luminaris............................................................49, 157 Mad Dogs And Englishmen.....................................129 Mały Listonosz (Little Postman)....................99, 145 Man In Fear...............................................................114 Margaret..................................................................156 Maria.........................................................................117 Marichen....................................................................82 Memory Loss............................................................104 Mercutio’s Dreaming...............................................60 Milk Hare..................................................................135 Miten Marjoja Poimitaan (How To Pick Berries)..........................................77,90 Mobile.........................................................................69 Mrs Bates ................................................................120 Muso Soup................................................................154 My Dream/ My Reality . ..........................................117 NAHEMI Student Awards.........................................119 Nana’s Strawberry Preserve...............................147 Needle Exchange.......................................................82 Never In Your Wildest Dreams...............................54 New Irish Talent Focus............................................64 NFTS Presents: Cinematography Masterclass....34 Nigel Davis................................................................126 Night Shift..........................................................77, 106 Nighthawks .............................................................119 Nik Powell..................................................................74 Nina Simone ‘My Baby Just Cares For Me’.............54 NISI MASA European Short Pitch Screening . ......51 Nokia “Dot”.......................................................100, 132 Nordisk Panorama....................................................58 Nun Sehen Sie Folgendes (Now Follows) . ...........88 O Céu No Andar De Baixo (The Sky Downstairs)...66 O Povo Atrás Do Muro (The People Behind The Wall)..................................65 O Sapateiro (The Shoemaker)................................145 Obscura....................................................................148 On Tender Hooks ................................................77, 93 On The Bus................................................................142 One Eskimo “Kandi”...................................................55 Opfer (Submerged)...................................................90 Orba Squara “Gravel”.............................................64 Os Irmãos Williams (The Williams Brothers).......65 Our Ordered Lives .................................................111 Our Satisfying Conclusion .................................104 Painkiller...................................................................60 Pajerama.....................................................................65 Paperman............................................................63, 145 Passo (Birth)..............................................................66 Paths Of Hate.............................................................69 Patrick Collerton....................................................74 Paul Negoescu...........................................................73
Perdus......................................................................144 Petrified...................................................................153 Pik (Pecker)......................................................157, 161 Pitch Black Heist ...................................................115 Pivot............................................................................69 Plasma From Heaven . ............................................104 Play..............................................................................28 Playing Ghost..........................................................146 Pode Acreditar (You Can Believe It)......................67 Posthumno (Posthumous).......................................57 Privily Tuda-Siuda (Tides To An Fro)....................132 Protect The Nation...................................................81 Qualquer Nota (Not Noteworthy)..........................66 Radio Amina........................................................77, 110 Radiostan.............................................................77, 89 Red Cam Workshop...................................................34 Refrigeration..........................................................147 Rippled......................................................................152 Rita...............................................................................51 Rite............................................................................113 Rough Skin................................................................106 Sagan Om Den Lille Dockpojken (The Tale Of Little Puppetboy)................................59 Salma.........................................................................132 Sam Taylor-Wood......................................................19 Sarah Cooper............................................................74 Satanv ........................................................................95 Savage presents: Jean Michel Jarre....................169 Saved.........................................................................111 School Screening: Arthur Christmas in 3D......164 Score..........................................................................96 Screen writing BAFTA Masterclass with Tony Marchant...............................................164 Screenshot................................................................88 Sculpture...................................................................21 Seven Days In The Wood..........................................156 Shelley Page..............................................................48 Shelley’s Eye Candy.................................................48 Shoot The Moon.........................................................87 Shooting People presents: Speed Networking...45 Short Documentary Award.....................................76 Short Stuff..............................................................165 Signs............................................................................63 Sinal Vermelho (Red Light).....................................67 Sirkus (Circus) . .......................................................59 Slow Derek...............................................................133 Smáfuglar (2 Birds) ................................................58 Spike Island..............................................................169 Spike Island..............................................................169 Spotlight on Ireland................................................62 Stanka Se Pribira Vkashti (Stanka Goes Home)...................................................51 Stick Climbing.....................................................77, 87 Stuck In A Groove...................................................156 Subculture..............................................................108 Sunny Boy.................................................................106 Susanne Folkesson...................................................73 Swing Of Change........................................................49 Teen Flicks...............................................................165 The Backwater Gospel...........................................130 The Birdman of Alkijazz...........................................15 The British Guide to Showing Off..........................28 The Cameraman........................................................152 The Day We Danced On The Moon......................77, 80
The Eagleman Stag............................................49, 137 The Elaborate End Of Robert Ebb.........................83 The Existential Pleading of the Inner Heart . ..105 The External World.....................................64, 69, 94 The Father..................................................................85 The Fisherman..........................................................140 The Girl With The World In Her Hair....................100 The Gloaming...........................................................138 The Golden Bird......................................................136 The Gruffalo..............................................................69 The Kiss.......................................................................79 The Last Norwegian Troll.......................................49 The Last Train............................................................64 The Launderette......................................................105 The Little Boy And The Beast (Der Kleine und das Biest).......................................69 The Magical Misery Tour.........................................18 The Maker.................................................................141 The Man Who Was Afraid Of Falling.....................147 The Man With The Stolen Heart............................138 The Mask...................................................................154 The Meaning Of Eggistence.....................................64 The Monk And The Fly................................................63 The Neighbour.........................................................157 The New And The Other .........................................121 The Night We Were Kings..........................................48 The Pizza Miracle....................................................109 The Programmer’s Fear of Missing the Masterpiece.........................................36 The Saga Of Biôrn....................................................131 The Things I Think About........................................116 The Way To Documentary.........................................39 Til Alle Mine Venner (To All My Friends)..............79 Time For Love.............................................................65 Tiny Tots...................................................................165 Tooth Fairy Affair.............................................97, 161 Training Day...............................................................97 Tuurngait...................................................................48 Tyger...........................................................................67 UKTI Presents: Beyond Pre-School.......................43 UKTI Presents: How To Bridge The Euro Gap........35 Unter Null (Below Zero).........................................92 Until My Heart’s, Like, Finished......................77, 117 Vejado En El Tiempo (We, Time Machines)..............81 Vida Maria (Maria Life).............................................66 Vintage Mobile Cinema.............................................22 Wake .........................................................................105 When The Dust Settles...........................................114 When The Dust Settles.....................................77, 128 Worlds Apart...........................................................161 Wuthering Heights...................................................25 Yellow Wall.............................................................112 You Must Be Joking.................................................155 Your Face (Ton Visage).............................................53 Zakira Kassira (Short Memory)..............................91 Zaliger......................................................................151 Zeinek Gehiago Iraun (Who Lasts Longer)..........141 Ziriguidum..................................................................66 请勿打扰 (Do Not Disturb)..................................116
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & THANKS Staff Liz Harkman, Managing Director Rich Warren, Programme Coordinator Mireia O’Prey, Festival Coordinator Hilary Smith, Archive Assistant (Intern) Kayleigh Fellows, Submissions Assistant (Intern) Wei Fu, Programme Assistant (Intern) Rebecca Lees, Programme Assistant (Intern) Sophie Gould, Web & Print Assistant (Intern) Sophie Shippen, Volunteer Coordinator (Intern) Agnese Freimane, Ticketing Coordinator (Intern) Laureline Bedotto, Digital Marketing Assistant (Intern)
Press & PR Caroline Jones & Hilary Cornwell (Margaret PR)
Board & Advisors
Mark Cosgrove, Artistic Director – Brief Encounters
Jack Attwood Lorna Bailey
Momoko Hill Chaz Hood
Katie Baldock
Millie Hughes-Rodgers
Esther Barnard
Rob Jewitt
Katie Bayliss
Mark Julian Davies
David Sproxton, Chair (Aardman Animations)
Jack Beddard Coll
Stephanie Kempson
Paul Appleby (Vid Coms)
Tamsyn Black
Harriet Kennedy
Peter Carlton (Warp Films)
Aaron Buckley
Ed Hayes (TLT Solicitors)
Camila Carlow
Alex Gilkison (University of the West of England)
Maria Chatzialexiou Ayan Cilmi
Rebecca Lees
Matthew Maneely (Smith and Williamson)
Katarina Complova
Claire Little
Benjamin Corless
James MacArthur
Star Davey
Holly McGowan Hayes
Felix Drake
Hannah McVeigh
Nadia Dunn
Ana Moraes
Balan Evans
Charlie Nevett
Claire Spencer Cook (Nexus Productions) Abigail Davies (UWE / Freelance Producer) Eileen Elsey (Freelance Script Writer) Gina Fucci (Films @59) Sarah-Jane Meredith (South West Screen)
Consultants & Freelancers
Volunteers
James Mullighan (Freelance Producer) Simon Perry (ACE)
James Finn Nicole Francesca Martin
Georgia Kensley Virpi Kettu Danni Kyriaki
Rebecca Owen James Palmer
Natalie Frear
Elena Perez Martin
Samuel Gonzalez
Kasey Redondo
Emma Grant
Kirsty Fraser
John Greaves
Tom Robinson
Special Event Thanks Alex Cook, BAFTA Christine Bardsley, British Council Vicky Brophy & Holly Marlow, Contentertainment Emma Gifford & Ollie Halls, Vintage Mobile Cinema Helen Jack, Shooting People Jim Parkyn, Aardman Judith Rooney, UKTI Fran Keaveney, Louise Ryan & Emma Scott, Irish Film Board Lizzie Spivey, Aardman Features Gary Thomas, Animate Projects UK Stuart Wealands, Directors UK Laura Marshall, Icon Films Briony Hanson, British Council Jing Hasse Filmkontakt Nord Phillip Walker, Bristol Museum
Peter Griffiths
Sameuel Sherlock
Patrons
Shelley Bishop, Destination Bristol
Rowan Guyver
Dawn Smith
Katie Campbell, BAFTA
Jake Eberts
Oliver Hamilton
Sarah Spendlove
Terry Gilliam
Elliot Hancock-Baxter
Rebecca Viale
Lizzie Keates, John Blakeley & Oli Wells, Harbourside No1
Shereene Amer, Bookkeeper
Jeremy Howe
Chloe Headdon
Rhodri Williams
Ken Hay, Organisational Development
Terry Jones
Thea Woodrow Davis
Andrew Kelly
Jessica Zausmer
Kieran Argo, Animation Programme Manager – Animated Encounters Maddy Probst, DepicT & Fresh Flix Coordinator
Nick Park Nic Powell
And also to:
Preselection Team
Zena Allen, Aardman
Sarah Acton
Caroline Norbury and all the staff at South West Screen
Nigel Ashcroft
Dick Penny and all the staff at Watershed
Freya Billington Laurence Boyce
Al Cameron and all the staff at Arnolfini
Lucy Catherine
Phillipa Haynes, Jess Noakes, Ruth Essex and Esther Mars at Bristol City Council
Tommy Curtis
Sarah Acton, Kari Nygard and Graeme Hogg and the Cube Cinema
Wei Fu
Nicole Briggs & Hannah Clarke, At Bristol
Martin Hammond
Design: Russell Hancock, Tony Stiles, Howard Swift & Rich Webster (Document.is) Website: Remco Merbis (Pixillion.com)
Charlotte Crofts
James Dalby Eileen Elsey
Juan Gabriel
Liz Harkman Matt Haynes Rebecca Lees Ben Mallaby Esther Mars
Trailer: Jane Davies, Paul Hill (A Productions)
Conor Mccormack
Music: James T Lundie (JTL Productions)
Norris Myers
Bruce Robinson image: © lenwhybrowphotography.com And thanks to all the filmmakers, animators and crews participating in this year’s festival.
Sarah-Jane Meredith
Adrienne Noonan Kari Nygard Mireia O’Prey Maddy Probst Shawn Sobers Rich Warren
Marie-Anne McQuay, Spike Island Special thanks to all our Jurors, Speakers, Sponsors, Special Guests and contributors. (Details can be found in this catalogue).
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