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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Adore (dir. Michael Hughes, 2005)

February 7, 2014 at 12:39 pm

The seventh film to feature in our Student Film Month is this short from independent animator Michael Hughes, produced as his degree film from the Edinburgh College of Art in 2005. ‘Adore’ is an emotive tale of a boy on the threshold of love and affection. The film has screened at various animation festivals including Annecy, Anima Mundi and Hiroshima. Since graduation Michael has worked as an animator on various short films, TV series and commercials as well as ’Fantastic Mr.Fox’ and ‘Frankenweenie’. He is also developing his own [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
The Golden Bird (dir. Cat Bruce (2011)

February 6, 2014 at 2:11 pm

The sixth film to feature in our Student Film Month is this short from independent animator and designer Cat Bruce, produced as her degree film from the Edinburgh College of Art in 2011. ‘When a boy goes in search of a mysterious golden bird, he soon discovers that, in his world, things are not as they seem. A Brothers Grimm adaptation.’ Student Film Month In celebration of student filmmakers everywhere and our Student Film In Transit competition, we’ve launched Student Film Month at Cannes in a Van. Every day throughout February, [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Merfolk (dir. Rory Waudby-Tolley, 2012)

February 5, 2014 at 11:58 am

The fifth film to feature in our Student Film Month is this short from director Rory Waudby-Tolley, this is his third year major project at the National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. It was the winner of Best Animation at Purbeck Film Festival (2012) and was highly commended at the Animated Exeter Awards. ‘In an alternate reality, merpeople have been forced to leave the polluted oceans, and live along-side humans on mainland Britain. After ten years in the UK, an elderly [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Slow Derek (dir. Dan Ojari (2011)

February 4, 2014 at 3:41 pm

The fourth film to feature in our Student Film Month is this short from director Dan Ojari, with sound design from Joe Tate. Dan is a graduate of the Royal College of Art with an MA in Animation. He is an award winning animator and director based in London. Predominately using stop-motion animation and scale models within his work, he also combines other film making methods to create the desired aesthetic and movement. ‘Slow Derek’ is the tale of Derek, an office worker, as he [...]

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Van d’Or winning director launches new Kickstarter campaign

February 3, 2014 at 10:48 pm

In the indie-filmmaking sphere, it’s always exciting when an emerging director moves onto his or her next project. For Michael van der Put he’s spent the last twelve months developing his next film ‘Rage’, the second film in a planned triptych of shorts called ‘Broken Hearted Youth’. ‘Callum’ his first film, screened at 26 festivals around the world winning 15 awards including our very own Van d’Or for Best Film, Best Actor (James Tarpey) and Best Director (Van der Put). – Michael [...]

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08.01.14 Screen Social: FRAME X FRAME (Animation Special)

December 28, 2013 at 11:54 am

FRAME X FRAME (Animation Special) The Music vs Film mashup night Screen Social kicks off the new year with a special animation edition featuring award-winning films, music videos and explorations of sound in motion. Including another great selection of shortlisted and winning entries from The Van d’Ors’ animation category. This will be a packed night full of film, music, chat and drinks to ease you into the new year! Be sure to book your tickets now to guarantee entry. Click [...]

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Virgins of Venice

September 2, 2013 at 1:15 pm

Our first day on the Lido began with a level of apprehension; it was to be the first time in Cannes in a Van history that we’d attempt to screen films publicly on the street for those at the 70th annual Venice Film Festival. Armed with the Official Selection from the 2012 Van d’Or Independent Film Awards and some newly submitted Italian films – our intention was to sit on the fringe of one of the worlds oldest and most [...]

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London to Venice – In Transit

September 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

Over a thousand miles, traveling through six different countries, three blokes embark on a long and arduous journey, the destination? The 70th annual Venice Film Festival. Setting off on Wednesday 28th August from London, UK, we travelled to Folkestone to catch the Eurotunnel before speeding through France into Belgium. Onwards then to Germany, where we organized a film screening at a film academy in Ludwigsburg, close to Stuttgart. The sun was battling our plasma in the late afternoon so time came to [...]

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Cannes 2013: The Problem with Power

June 6, 2013 at 9:28 pm

Cannes in a Van’s little black box which converts batteries into cinematic beauty, decided to throw a wobbly and through a shower of sparks the mobile movie theatre is left powerless… The next day a mission was set, bring our source of power back to life…

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Mail on Sunday (2011) “I conquered CANNES in a VAN”

June 19, 2011 at 3:49 pm

Article written in 2011, featuring us in The Mail on Sunday. “Actress Olivia Grant was welcome to rub shoulders with the A-list at last week’s film festival – but her film wasn’t. Then an old yellow Transit came to her rescue.”

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Daily Mirror (2011) Film Buffs at Cannes

May 23, 2011 at 10:45 pm

“Film buffs catch a movie shown in the back of a van” – Article written 24. 05. 2011 Daily Mirror

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The A – Z of Cannes (Empire Online 2011)

May 20, 2011 at 4:22 pm

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