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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:
Tell Tale (dir. Mike Middleton-Downer, 2011)

February 17, 2014 at 11:10 am

#16 in Student Film Month is ‘Tell Tale’ dir. Mike Middleton-Downer (2011). Written by Michael Holden, journalist for Esquire and Vice, Tell Tale is a short film created for the 2011 Sci-Fi London 48hour film challenge. Each team was given a title, a line of dialogue, a prop to source and then had two days to write, shoot, edit and deliver a complete film. Michael graduated from Bournemouth University with an a MA in Directing Digital Film and Television in 2011. He has [...]

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BAFTA WINNER:
Room 8 (dir. James W. Griffiths)

February 16, 2014 at 11:35 pm

Congratulations to James W. Griffiths who has just won the 2014 BAFTA for Short Film for his short Room 8. The film was written and directed by Griffiths and was an entry into the Imagination Series competition run by Bombay Sapphire (who must be glad of the extra PR). See it while you can online! We’ll be posting two student films tomorrow as part of our Student Film Month, so look out for those.

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Freiheit (dir. George Lucas, 1966)

February 15, 2014 at 10:57 pm

Number 15 in our selection of student films for our Student Film Month is George Lucas‘ Freiheit – one of a handful of short films he made while studying at USC Film School. It shows the attempted escape across the Berlin border of a German student whilst the soundtrack talks about freedom. Another of Lucas’ student films was Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which he wrote and directed in 1967. The film won first prize for a dramatic film at the National Student [...]

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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:
Girl in Red (dir. Aaron Dunleavy 2013)

February 11, 2014 at 1:17 pm

Number 11 in our Student Film Month is this short narrative film by Aaron Dunleavy a Film Practice student at London College of Communication. ‘A dark tale about an ostracised young school boy with a chronic fear of water who stumbles into the dangerous arms of young love.’ 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. It might [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
The Stuntmen (dir. Sam Cleverly, Alice Rowe, Matt Toy 2013)

February 10, 2014 at 11:13 am

Our tenth film to feature in Student Film Month is ‘The Stuntmen’ dir. Sam Cleverly, Alice Rowe, Matt Toy (2013). ‘The Stuntmen’ is a short student production on what it takes to be a professional stunt man in today’s industry. Shot, directed and edited by Sam Cleverly, Alice Rowe and Matt Toy – all graduates in Film and Television Production from Bucks New University, High Wycombe. 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:
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:
Subspectrum (dir. Ryan Burnham & Helena Charlton-Jones, 2013)

February 8, 2014 at 12:17 am

Today’s film featuring in Student Film Month is this music video featuring a SubSpectrum track co-directed by Ryan Burnham & Helena Charlton-Jones. Charlton-Jones also has a exceptional vocal talents and can be found sometimes singing in tunnels. 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. It might be a student classic like the 1965 long-short Boy [...]

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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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