The best European short films shown at the Cannes in a Van Film Festival

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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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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Dinner and a Movie (dir. Ben Aston, 2013)

February 3, 2014 at 8:45 am

The third film to feature in our Student Film Month is this short from director Ben Aston, co-written by Aston and Maria Hummer while at the London Film School. It was part of the Official Selection for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013 and the London Short Film Festival 2013 among others. As the tagline goes… ‘A heartwarming dramady about love, life and prison dating websites…’

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1963)

February 2, 2014 at 9:00 am

Another of the great directors, Martin Scorsese learned his craft through making shorts. This film, What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This, was made while he was an NYU film student in 1963. His early films were well received, including The Big Shave, a dark satire on the Vietnam War… and this short, which tells the story of a man who becomes obsessed with a picture on his wall. Student Film Month In celebration of student filmmakers everywhere and our Student Film In [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH: The Cycle (dir. Jessica Ashman)

February 1, 2014 at 9:00 am

The first student film to be featured as part of our Student Film Month has an interesting connection to Cannes in a Van. The director of this film The Cycle is experienced animator Jessica Ashman, who, way back in 2011 was the very first recipient of a BEST FILM Van d’Or Award for Fixing Luka at the inaugural Van d’Or Independent Film Awards, held at The Roxy Bar & Screen in London Bridge. Currently studying for an Animation MA at the Royal College of Art, Jessica already [...]

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STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Boy and Bicycle (dir. Ridley Scott, 1965)

January 29, 2014 at 8:45 am

In celebration of student filmmakers everywhere and our Student Film In Transit competition, we’re launching Student Film Month at Cannes in a Van. Every day throughout February, we’ll publish a student film from somewhere in the student film-sphere. It might be a student classic like this 1965 long-short Boy and Bicycle from a young Ridley Scott… an award-winning masterpiece… or even a film directed by you. We’ll be publishing a wealth of moving images from the infamous to the obscure, each [...]

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Damp Spirits, a Christmas film (dir. Mr Kaplin)

December 28, 2013 at 12:16 pm

The Christmas holidays are here and while we’re enjoying some of the luxuries of seasonal cheer, we’re more than aware that there are many who are battling to keep their homes. We’re trying to do our bit by giving all proceeds from our next Screen Social to Shelter’s Christmas Emergency Appeal. We also came across this cute little short which sums up the spirit of Christmas from animator Mr Kaplin, who’s also giving any Vimeo tips received to Shelter’s appeal. Perhaps [...]

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Feel Flows (dir. Paris Zarcilla)

November 28, 2013 at 12:27 am

Music-based short films are often difficult to categorise but that didn’t stop director Paris Zarcilla ploughing much of his own money into making this cinematic gem which took the Best Music-based Film award at this year’s Van d’Or Awards in September. Paris came down to November’s music-themed Screen Social in London and had a chat to us about the making and funding of the film. His interview (in the cupboard) will be appearing online soon, but for now just enjoy the film…

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The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Putting Things in Bins (dir. Louis Paxton & Paddy Kondracki)

November 17, 2013 at 10:30 am

This is a nice little mockumentary from one of our favourite new directors Louis Paxton (and Paddy Kondracki) who you may remember from winning Best Comedy at The Van d’Or Awards in September 2013. It was their entry into Virgin Media Shorts and was deservedly shortlisted.

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Easy – Mat Zo & Porter Robinson (dir. Louis & McCourt)

November 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm

Another superb entry to The Van d’Or Independent Film Awards 2013 and part of the Official Selection for the 2014 season is this music video for Mat Zo & Porter Robinson directed by a directing collective who go by the name of The Line. It was produced by friends of Cannes in a Van, Bullion Productions who are on a roll at the moment with recent videos for Mercury Music Prize nominees Disclosure and commercial work for Ford and Toyota. We [...]

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Idiot Songs // Villages of Ether (dir. Kevin McGloughlin)

October 30, 2013 at 8:45 am

As described by it’s director Kevin McGloughlin, this video for ‘electronic chamber music’ artists Idiot Songs, Villages Of Ether is ‘set in the subconscious. It interrogates what it means to recognise a difficulty in oneself. The video endeavours to depict struggles with anxiety and ultimately the elimination of self doubt.’

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