Film Club's David Anderson's 'Tongue of the Hidden' exhibition screening!
Tongue of the Hidden the short film by Film Club director David Anderson will be screened at the National Gallery of Art, Vilnius, Lithuania at the travelling exhibition “Typemotion: Type as Image in Motion”, from the 10th of October running through till the 9th of November, 2014.
The film will be screened at the exhibition display, in loop, 6 days per week.
Check out a preview of the short film here.
A busy week for Film Club's Chris Shepherd!
The past week has been an eventful one for Film Club's Chris Shepherd, having presented his work at two festivals back-to-back.
On Thursday night, Chris held a mini retrospective at Edge Hill University's Cake Festival, a week-long animation festival attended by both students and industry professionals.
The following night, Chris presented his film The Ringer at Latitude Festival's film arena. The Latitude Festival is an award-winning festival that showcases the very best in music, film and arts.
If you haven't seen it yet, catch a little glimpse of The Ringer for yourself here. Otherwise, keep your eyes peeled for Chris as he whizzes his way around the film circuit.
Film Club's Will Anderson wins top award at the 2014 Edinburugh International Film Festival!
Photo Copyright: Edinburugh International Film Festival
Film Club's Will Anderson has won a top prize at the 2014 Edinburugh International Film Festival (EIFF) for his Film, Monkey Love Experiments. Will won the award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to a Short Film alongside Co-director and Screenwriter, Ainslie Henderson.
Monkey Love Experiments is a beautiful story inspired by love and follows a monkey who believes he is destined for the moon. The festival jurors had this to say of this film: "With fireworks of poetic ideas we have been shown within the deepest loneliness a heart-breaking love story... Being as stylish as it is simple, this animation and an animated hero with wind in his fluffy hair enters straight into the heart and to tears."
Film Club's Sue Loughlin was also at the festival to take part in an animation panel discussion and to present the 25th McLaren Award for Best New British Animation!
All in all it was a fantastic event! Congratulations Will!
Chris Shepherd's Directors Notes
Film Club's Chris Shepherd has given a comprehensive interview to online magazine Directors Notes about his new short film, The Ringer.
With Chris' film currently doing the rounds at International festivals - and with his first festival win at the Courtivore Film Festival only last week - Directors Notes investigated both the film-making process and Chris' insightful approach to film-making in general.
The article is very complimentary about Chris and The Ringer, even calling the film a 'contender for inclusion' for the 'classic' short film category. The magazine continues by describing the film as 'innovative, funny and distinctly British'.
It's always a pleasure to gain greater insight into any great film, and this article is definitely no exception.
What do you think: Has The Ringer persuaded Tom Cruise to sign up to Chris' next project?
To read the interview in full, you can follow the link here.
With Chris' film currently doing the rounds at International festivals - and with his first festival win at the Courtivore Film Festival only last week - Directors Notes investigated both the film-making process and Chris' insightful approach to film-making in general.
The article is very complimentary about Chris and The Ringer, even calling the film a 'contender for inclusion' for the 'classic' short film category. The magazine continues by describing the film as 'innovative, funny and distinctly British'.
It's always a pleasure to gain greater insight into any great film, and this article is definitely no exception.
What do you think: Has The Ringer persuaded Tom Cruise to sign up to Chris' next project?
To read the interview in full, you can follow the link here.
Film Club's Daniela Sherer's double success
Film Club's Daniela Sherer has won best animated film in her category at this years Stuttgart Festival of Animated film. The short, 'Shirley Temple', has also been officially selected for a handful of other European film festivals in the past few months since Daniela graduated from the prestigious Royal College of Art .
In Daniela's own words, 'Shirley Temple is an abstract-narrative short about childhood and adulthood, escapism and sexuality'. To watch a glimpse of the film, click here.
We all love the film and are chuffed to bits for Daniela. Long may her festival run continue!
Daniela has also just released her latest music video which has kindly been chosen as a Vimeo Staff Pick and has had a terrific write up in 'It's Nice That'.
The track, 'As Luck Would Have It' by Tom Rosenthal, is given a Western-themed video in which It's Nice That describe as an 'audio-visual match made in heaven'.
The track, 'As Luck Would Have It' by Tom Rosenthal, is given a Western-themed video in which It's Nice That describe as an 'audio-visual match made in heaven'.
Click here for a link to the beautiful video.
Congratulations, Daniela!
The Annual SHOOT New Directors Showcase, Special Edition Featuring Film Club's own Em Cooper
SHOOT magazine released detailed coverage of the 12th Annual New Directors Showcase online yesterday.
The showcase, celebrated last Thursday at the DGA Theatre in New york pays tribute to the best up-and-coming talent in the industry, including Film Club's own Em Cooper.
SHOOT debuted their 12th Annual New Directors Showcase reel at the event reception which was followed by a panel discussion moderated by SHOOT publisher and editorial director Roberta Griefer.
Check out Film Club's Em Cooper feature spread in the special edition coverage here.
Film Club's Em Cooper selected for SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase
The talented Em Cooper of Film Club has been selected out of hundreds of entries for SHOOT Magazine's New Directors Showcase. The event spotlights the best up-and-coming directors from all genres and backgrounds.
Already in its 12th year, the showcase is celebrated on May 22nd with a special screening, panel discussion and reception at the DGA Theatre in New York. Em Cooper was selected for her beautiful hand-painted animation style in a series of online spots for Biofinity contact lenses with New York agency TBWA Chiat Day.
This is yet another wonderful honour for Em Cooper who is making headlines at the moment for her animation talent within the BBC documentary feature, Kiss the Water. The documentary feature has received glowing reviews from the likes of The Guardian, Timeout Magazine, The Financial Times and more.
The full profiles of the New Directors Showcase roster and the reel will be available to view on Friday 23rd May here.
Kiss The Water, DVD release and yet more praise
Kiss the Water, with its' beautiful, hand painted animation by Film Club's Em Cooper has received yet another glowing review, this time from CineVue. The review pays particular attention to Coopers animation style, which is described as having an inherent 'compassion and warmth'. Read the complete review here.
The film has also recently been released on DVD, order your copy here.
The film has also recently been released on DVD, order your copy here.
Will Anderson's Latest Film: 'Big Dunc Loves Finder'
Will Anderson brings Big Dunc back to the screen for yet another sharp-witted and distinctive short film.
This time, Big Dunc and his pal discuss the merits of Finder: a new and exciting app for finding new birds. Unfortunately for Big Dunc, the app isn't effective as he makes out.
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BAFTA Award Winner, Will Anderson Joins Film Club's Talented Roster of Directors!
The multi-talented, award-winning director, Will Anderson has joined Film Club!
Will Anderson, born in the Scottish Highlands is best known for his intelligent and heartfelt, short film The Making of Longbird. The talented filmmaker, created the 15-minute film for his final-year project during his studies at the prestigious Edinburgh College of Art.
Will has spent the past year touring the festival scene, where The Making of Longbird received a slew of illustrious awards along the way, including the BAFTA for Best Short Animation and Best Animation at the British Academy Scotland Awards.
Will's specialties include, design and character animation for both film and television, working across anything from feature-length documentary films to short animation series for all ages. Will has big plans for his future with Film Club and we're all very excited to be a part of his journey!
Check out the trailer for Making of Longbird below, Will’s impressive portfolio of work can also be viewed here.
Film Club Signs Director Daniela Sherer
A big welcome to Daniela Sherer who has recently joined Film Club's talented roster of directors!
2013 Royal College of Art graduate, Daniela Shererʼs award winning films have been screened in many international festivals, including Annecy, Zagreb, Hiroshima, Clermont-Ferrand, and others.
Daniela's most recent film “The Shirley Temple” has recently won the student film Grand Prix at the 2014 Angers Film Festival, and Sherer was also a finalist at the 2014 British Animation Awards.
In addition to her own personal work, Daniela has illustrated a novel and has worked on a variety of animation projects that range from visual, music shorts and commissioned films, to animated sequences for documentary features.
Daniela's technique is 2D, hand-drawn, digital animation that uses minimal colour and geometric shapes alongside a strong narrative. Daniela focuses on the "movement and atmosphere" when preparing to tell a story, then mixes in abstract elements to create a "unique storytelling vibe".
To get a taste of Daniela's work, check out her film 'He Was a Sweet Man' below.
Film Club's Director Em Cooper Evokes Total Comfort with Stunning Animations for CooperVision® Biofinity® Contact Lenses
In four, new, 15-second online spots for CooperVision® Biofinity® contact lenses, director and animator Em Cooper of Film Club uses her evocative oil paint animation style to create a series of languid, dream-like animations meant to convey the supreme comfort of Biofinity contact lenses. Working with agency TBWA/Chiat/Day in New York, the Biofinity spots will be displayed in doctor’s offices and officially launched online on (March 17).
Check out the spot and credits below. If you’d like more information about the Biofinity spots and Film Club’s role in their creation, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Credits
Director: Em Cooper
Designer : Em Cooper
Animation: Em Cooper, Sharon Lui
Producer : Sue Loughlin, Andrea Torres
Agency: TBWA/Chiat/Day - New York
Creative Director: Jeff Williamson
Art Director: Christian Loos
Global Creative Director: James Cheung
Producer: Dan Bradbury
Account Supervisor: Jenai Domingo
Account Director: Bennet Kim
Sound Engineer: Rob McIver
Company: Sonic Union
Music Company: APM
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Film Club signs Parisian director Caroline Attia
Film Club are excited to announce that Caroline Attia will be joining their diverse and creative animation team!
Caroline's unique 2D character animation and skilful storytelling mixes dynamic animation with subtle, balanced colour, great line work and beautiful illustrative design.
Caroline Attia received her degree from the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) in Paris, and has since been working as an animation director and filmmaker, directing, designing and animating TV commercials, music videos and commissioned films.
Caroline has designed and directed commercials, music videos and TV idents for clients including Martin I William, Euro RSCG, HC-BCN, MTV, TG4. She has won many awards for her film work including an Annie Award in 2009 for 'End Gun Violence.' ‘Elevator Operator’ won the Best Music Video Award at the Istanbul Animation Festival in 2012, and ‘Pinchaque’ won Best Animation Award at Festiver (Colombia) in 2011.
Check out Caroline's work here.
Film Club's third spot for Burt's Bees is unveiled
Film Club has released a third Instagram spot for Burt's Bees today. In the spot, Film Club's Hayley Morris uses stop motion and watercolour animation to bring to life a second 'Lip Tip' from celebrity makeup artist, Katey Denno.
The spot was posted to Burt's Bees followers on Instagram today and is the third in a series of beautiful spots Film Club has produced for Burt's Bees. Click here to watch the spot.
Credits:
Th1ng/ Film Club
Director: Hayley Morris
Executive Producer: Sue Loughlin
Producer: Andrea Torres
Agency: Baldwin&
Producer: Liz Stovall
ECD: David Baldwin
CD: Bob Ranew
Creatives: Kellyn McGarity, Chad Temples
Account Service: Katharine Belloir
Project Manager: Tonya Martin
Film Club unveil a second spot for Burt's Bees
After unveiling their first ‘Valentine’s Day’ spot for Burt’s Bees, Film Club have created a second spot entitled “Grape Exfoliation.”
The spot brings to life a beauty lip tip, shared by celebrity makeup artist Katey Denno. Using stop motion and watercolour animation, directed by Hayley Morris, Katey Denno and Burt’s Bees show us how to ‘naturally’ exfoliate our lips using a cut grape… the perfect preparation tip to use before applying anything from the Burt’s Bees line.
The spot was published Friday on Instagram. Click here to watch it and credits below.
Credits:
Th1ng/ Film Club
Director: Hayley Morris
Executive Producer: Sue Loughlin
Producer: Andrea Torres
Agency: Baldwin&
Producer: Liz Stovall
ECD: David Baldwin
CD: Bob Ranew
Creatives: Kellyn McGarity, Chad Temples
Account Service: Katharine Belloir
Project Manager: Tonya Martin
Film Club's Press Round-up for Burt's Bees 'Pop of Colour' Spot
Since its' release last Thursday, Film Club's Instagram and YouTube spot for Burt's Bees has been warmly received by a number of online publications.
The stop motion and high-speed photography spot directed by Film Club's Hayley Morris was made using a fabricated 3D model of the Burt's Bee mascot. The spot was perfectly themed for its' Valentines Day release with glitter, confetti hearts and flower petals.
Watch the spot here.
We've rounded up the latest press mentions for this Valentine's Day spot below:
Bestadsontv.com: http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/60262/Burts-Bees-Pop-of-Color
Advertolog: http://www.advertolog.com/burts-bees/adverts/pop-of-color-18874705/
Coloribus: http://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/tv-commercials/burts-bees-products-pop-of-color-18874705/
SourceEcreative: http://online.sourceecreative.com/4DACTION/Web_ON_Search?PersonKeyword=New-Spots-2/17/14
Film Club “POPs” for Burt’s Bees this Valentines day
Following up on the most romantic day of the year, th1ng's Film Club director Hayley Morris has created a stop motion spot for Burt’s Bees.
The 15-second spot, entitled 'Pop of Color', is due to appear this Valentine’s Day on Instagram and YouTube.
Using stop motion and high-speed photography, Hayley fabricated a paper 3D model of the Burt’s Bees “Bee” – which “POPs” a pink heart shaped balloon. The balloon, which explodes into a range of Burt’s Bees products, glitter and real flowers and petals, all land to form the words: “Give your lips, a natural pop of color, this Valentine’s Day.”
Click here to watch it and credits below.
Credits
Th1ng/ Film Club
Director: Hayley Morris
Executive Producer: Sue Loughlin
Producer: Andrea Torres
Baldwin&
Producer: Liz Stovall
ECD: David Baldwin
CD: Bob Ranew
Creatives: Kellyn McGarity, Chad Temples
Account Service: Katharine Belloir
Project Manager: Tonya Martin
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