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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Harley (dir. Tom Teller, 2013)

February 27, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Our twenty-seventh film in Student Film Month is ‘Harley’ (dir. Tom Teller, 2013) This mixture of live action and brilliant executed visual effects embraces the story of an odd looking fish and the perils of receiving no love from its owner. The use of CG in Harley, animated by the wonderful Tom Teller, has attracted wealths of attention that has brought this narrative to the forefront of student short films produced within the last year. With over 200 hours of hard work, [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH: Out of Sight (dir. Ya-Ting Yu, 2010)

February 26, 2014 at 4:40 pm

Our twenty-sixth film of Student Film Month is ‘Out of Sight’ (dir. Ya-Ting Yu, 2010) This beautifully animated short revolves around the story of a little girl and her pup who are confronted by a robbery that strays from the her off on an unfamiliar path. After entering foreign territory, she enters an unknown world and embarks on a magical adventure dependent entirely on her senses. Using soft pastel colours and working on this beautifully animated piece opens us up [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Happily Ever After (dir. Yonni Aroussi & Ben Genislaw, 2013)

February 26, 2014 at 10:14 am

Number 25 in our Student Film Month is ‘Happily Ever After’ (dir. Yonni Aroussi & Ben Genislaw, 2013) This beautiful animation takes us on the conveyor belt of life as we rush through the degenerative life of a couple as they embark on a new stage in their relationship through the purchase of their first home. This quirkily animated short touches on the subjects of both life and death, with all the bits in between. Animated by the israeli duo Yonni Aroussia [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Mac ‘n’ Cheese (dir. Tom Hankins, Gijs va Kootenm Guido Puijk and Roy Nieterau, 2011)

February 24, 2014 at 4:02 pm

Our twenty-second film in Student Film Month is ‘Mac ‘n’ Cheese’ (dir. Tom Hankins, Gijs va Kootenm Guido Puijk and Roy Nieterau, 2011) When you find yourself running scared and out of energy, there are only a few options one can turn to in order to outrun your opponent through the southern desert. Stopping at nothing, watch these two guys wear each other out and rip through boundaries hitherto unbroken. Inspired by Valve’s highly successful video game Team Fortress, Mac ‘n’ [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
‘Cotard’ dir. Christopher Bradshaw (2013)

February 21, 2014 at 10:49 am

Our twenty-first film of Student Film Month is ‘Cotard’ dir. Christopher Bradshaw (2013) Humankind has been wiped out by a zombie invasion which proceeded to move down the food chain, infecting every species of plant and creature on earth. Due to the denial of having to face a banal and meaningless existence, the human zombies rallied together creating order via a new government. Soon after, everything ran as it had before the invasion and no one remembered or accepted that they [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
What is Wrong With The Global Development Organisation? dir. Monika Dzicowicz (2013)

February 19, 2014 at 11:15 am

Our nineteenth film in Student Film Month is ‘What is Wrong With The Global Development Organisation?’ dir. Monika Dzicowicz (2013) What is Wrong With The Global Development Organisation? is a two and a half minute micro-documentary about what can go wrong when organisations with good intentions lose sight of their founding principles. Produced at Bucks New University on the BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects Course. 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 [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
‘Keith Reynolds Can’t Make It Tonight’ dir. Felix Massie (2007)

February 17, 2014 at 6:29 pm

Here’s #17 – the second video of today. ‘Keith Reynolds Can’t Make It Tonight’ dir. Felix Massie (2007). ‘This is Keith Reynolds and today is promotion day. Having worked at the company eight years he is the most senior Junior Business Analyst in the building. He’s been waiting for this day for a very long time.’ Narrated by Scott Johnson Written, Directed & Animated by Felix Massie Soundtrack by Joe Paine ‘Keith Reynolds Can’t Make It Tonight’ was his graduation [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Robots of Brixton (dir. Kibwe Tavares, 2011)

February 14, 2014 at 11:00 am

Our fourteenth film in Student Film Month is ‘Robots of Brixton’ dir. Kibwe Tavares (2011). Brixton has degenerated into a disregarded area inhabited by London’s new robot workforce – robots built and designed to carry out all of the tasks which humans are no longer inclined to do. The mechanical population of Brixton has rocketed, resulting in unplanned, cheap and quick additions to the skyline. The film follows the trials and tribulations of young robots surviving at the sharp end of inner [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
IMENA (RÊVE/DREAM) dir. Nosa Ott (2011)

February 13, 2014 at 1:55 pm

Our thirteenth film in Student Film Month is IMENA (RÊVE/DREAM) dir. Nosa Ott (2011) A young girl wakes up to the sound of African music and goes through the process of self discovery through the rites of dancing, embracing the culture and its colorfulness. We hope you enjoy. 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, we’re publishing a student film from somewhere in the student film-sphere. [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Stanley Pickle dir. Vicky Mather (2010)

February 12, 2014 at 11:04 am

Our twelfth film in Student Film Month is a the multi-award winning short ‘Stanley Pickle’ directed by Vicky Mather (2011). Studying Fine Art at London’s Kingston University and then going on to studying at the National Film and Television School, Vicky uses her photographic design background and filmic techniques to creative a visually striking and unique style. STANLEY PICKLE (2010) is a short pixilation film shot entirely on a stills camera on 2 sets and 2 locations at the NFTS. The film [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Trunkated (dir. Aparajita R, 2011)

February 9, 2014 at 9:15 am

Number 9 in our Student Film Month is this charming short animation from Aparajita R, submitted to us from Canada. Trunkated is a film set in a surreal world of floating elephants and motherships. It follows the story of one such elephant that falls down onto unfamiliar land, and his journey back where he belongs. The film saw some success at the 2011 Lumiere Digitale Animation Film Festival and was a semifinalist at the Adobe Design Achievement Awards also in 2011. Student Film [...]

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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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