Cannes 2013: The shot’s fired and we’re off!
Here’s the first video from our 7th annual trip down to the Côte d’Azur. It kinda sets the scene for what’s to come… Plenty of rain, rain, rain… oh and umbrellas.
Here’s the first video from our 7th annual trip down to the Côte d’Azur. It kinda sets the scene for what’s to come… Plenty of rain, rain, rain… oh and umbrellas.
You’d think that the south of France would be a haven of sun kissed beauty, at this point in time it isn’t, the rain has hardly stopped since the start of the festival and continues to wash memories off of the pavement. We’ve been teased with the promise of good weather and are yet to experience any vitamin D.
Day 1: “And so the journey has begun.” It’s that time of year again, Cannes in a Van has made its annual trip down to the south of France to screen the finest selection of independent shorts from around Europe on the Croisette. Leaving London around 8PM on Tuesday evening, we hot-footed it down to Folkestone to catch the tunnel to Calais and begin our 13 hours drive down to the French Riviera. The journey began well, stopping off at [...]
The 66th Cannes film Festival has begun and Cannes in a Van is back on the road. From Thursday 16th May for the duration we’ll be screening independent films, music videos, animation and more right on the Croisette. Among this year’s films screening are the winners and nominees from the 2012 Van d’Or Awards for Independent Film. We’re also inviting all indie filmmakers going to Cannes to come down and bring their films to the van. We’ll be pitched up on [...]
Those nice folk at Ford have been busy preparing our new steed for 2013. This is the first we’ve seen of our brand new Ford Transit Custom, now coated in our trademark signal yellow with orange trim. Although lower than usual (the high-roof isn’t in production just yet), we’ve prepared a special height-gaining add-on and our lo-fi projection system has been replaced with something a little more high-tech. We’re now itching to get the show on the road for 2013 [...]
Once in a while something comes along which just works. The Queen and James Bond, Magnum PI in Murder She Wrote (okay I’m struggling) and now pre-Cannes, Spielberg does funny. The prosthetics really are good. See you in Cannes Steve!
This is the one that got away, but perhaps it makes the film stronger for it. Mum Says is an intense drama about a young boy who lives in a fractured middle class family environment. He is coming to terms with his parents and who they really are. Brilliantly directed by John Brown, the film surprisingly walked away empty-handed at the 2012 Van d’Or Independent Film Awards. Though unsuccessful in securing a gold-van-statuette (who wouldn’t want one), the film has picked [...]
Shortwave Cinema in Bermondsey is one of London’s few completely independent picture houses. It’s founder Rob Wray fought tooth and nail to keep it that way after 8 years of battling to make the cinema a reality. He started out in the 90s running Shortwave Films, projecting movies guerrilla-style in unusual locations around London, turning underground film screenings into all-night parties, long before Secret Cinema tapped into the online crowd and turned it into a commercial enterprise. We were proud [...]
Is this the future of interactive movie watching and making? Google released this video of their newest innovation, the Google Glass. We’d be interested to experiment with a pair when it finally arrives, although right now it seems only the US is eligible.
Our Farewell to Fujifilm Shorts Screen Social on Wednesday 9th January was packed out with award-winning and nominated directors, producers and cinematographers including Gavin Humphries, producer of the newly BAFTA nominated The Curse.
Please bear with us while we make improvements to the CIAV website. The plan for 2013 is to focus much more on the films and the people behind them, so please look around and enjoy the view… then come back and visit again. It’ll take some time to get things ship-shape so thanks for waiting!
The Winner of the Best Music-based Film Award at The Van d’Ors 2012, this incredible, strangely moving film is a Google Street View stop motion animation which began as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins. The film was a viral hit together with another short ‘Speed of Light’ and now Tom and his directing partner Simon Sharp are embarking on a feature for Sony Pictures! Well done guys!
May 19, 2013 / #CIAV, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes in a Van 2013, News
Day 3 The sun is out! We are well and truly soaking up the vitamin D and warming our feathers. We woke waking up feeling positive albeit with a muzzled head from the wine we’d been drinking the night before. The rain wasn’t beating down and flooding the campsite for a change. We managed to pull ourselves from our beds and begin the busy work day. Andy had some pressing work to do and more cables to buy for the [...]
May 19, 2013 / #CIAV, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes in a Van 2013, Video, Video Diaries, Video Diaries 2013
Here’s the first video from our 7th annual trip down to the Côte d’Azur. It kinda sets the scene for what’s to come… Plenty of rain, rain, rain… oh and umbrellas.
May 18, 2013 / #CIAV, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes in a Van 2013, News
You’d think that the south of France would be a haven of sun kissed beauty, at this point in time it isn’t, the rain has hardly stopped since the start of the festival and continues to wash memories off of the pavement. We’ve been teased with the promise of good weather and are yet to experience any vitamin D.

SCREEN SOCIAL: RADAR MUSIC VIDEOS
Radar hits Screen Social with a barrage of the best music videos to come out of the worldwide commissioning network recently.
Caroline, who heads up Radar, will be talking to a couple of the thousands of directors who use Radar. Come along and hear how they’ve helped directors get work, get featured in top creative media and get signed to leading production companies. We’re also going to have a dig into the thorny question of how to get more women music video directors rising through the ranks.
More details here…
Stimulating conversation, useful tips and excellent music videos guaranteed.
May 14, 2013 / Screen Social, Screen Social Events
Our June Screen Social event features Radar Music Videos PLUS live music TBC Radar hits Screen Social with a barrage of the best music videos to come out of the worldwide commissioning network recently. Caroline, who heads up Radar, will be talking to a couple of the thousands of directors who use Radar. Come along and hear how they’ve helped directors get work, get featured in top creative media and get signed to leading production companies. We’re also going to [...]
April 27, 2013 / New Talent, Screen Social, Short Film, The Van d'Or Awards 2012, Video
This is the one that got away, but perhaps it makes the film stronger for it. Mum Says is an intense drama about a young boy who lives in a fractured middle class family environment. He is coming to terms with his parents and who they really are. Brilliantly directed by John Brown, the film surprisingly walked away empty-handed at the 2012 Van d’Or Independent Film Awards. Though unsuccessful in securing a gold-van-statuette (who wouldn’t want one), the film has picked [...]
April 21, 2013 / Screen Social, Screen Social Events
Our May Screen Social event features The Best of Cannes in a Van Film Festival 2007 – 2012
PLUS the launch of Swhype – our ‘digital motion design house’.
As the Cannes Film Festival approaches fast and another road trip is on the cards, we’re celebrating by having a party, showing some outstanding films from the last 6 years of Cannes in a Van and it’s all FREE when you register online!
May 19, 2013 / #CIAV, Cannes Film Festival, Cannes in a Van 2013, Video, Video Diaries, Video Diaries 2013
Here’s the first video from our 7th annual trip down to the Côte d’Azur. It kinda sets the scene for what’s to come… Plenty of rain, rain, rain… oh and umbrellas.
May 20, 2012 / Video Diaries, Video Diaries 2012
A couple more nights and a drive through Paris put pay to the 2012 CiaV trip. This is merely the beginning however, as we soon begin submissions for the Van d’Or Awards in September! Throughout the summer look out for the Van near you!
May 19, 2012 / Video Diaries, Video Diaries 2012
Another night, another challenge. This time battling the sounds from the big screen on the beach. We also meet filmmaker Bruno Olif and get his view of the Cannes Film Festival.
Once in a while something comes along which just works. The Queen and James Bond, Magnum PI in Murder She Wrote (okay I’m struggling) and now pre-Cannes, Spielberg does funny. The prosthetics really are good. See you in Cannes Steve!
April 29, 2013 / Animation, Documentary, Motion Design, New Talent, Short Film, Video, We Like
From the guy who brought us dogs and cats at war in his epic motion graphic short Fubar Redux, comes this intriguing documentary treatment of a futuristic journey through space research, Project Kronos. With a huge amount of work behind this new film, Hasraf Dulull seems set to direct an effects-heavy feature, perhaps expanding on his take on interstellar space travel. We hope to welcome Hasraf back for a screening at a future Screen Social.
April 28, 2013 / Video, We Like
We came across this great short from actor Michael Cera. With shadows of Spike Jonze’s surreal story-telling and a ‘Lynchian’ approach to cinematography, this film engages and amuses in equal measure. It’s 20 minutes well spent… then spend another watching Mum Says.