London Premiere - Girl's Guide to Muso Boyfriends

After screening this year in Berlin, St Petersberg and Moscow, Girl's Guide to Muso Boyfriends gets its London premiere at the London Short Film Festival, "The best short film festival in the world", according to The Guardian.
Screening in the Fucked Up Love programme on Jan 8th, the details are below:
http://2011.shortfilms.org.uk/event/?event_id=14

Museum of Club Culture promo live

My latest promo for the Museum of Club Culture is now live, featuring the character illustrations of Mark Wigan.
http://vimeo.com/16781507

The world's first museum of club culture opened in Hull this year http://www.museumofclubculture.com/

Kinofest Romania

One Minute volume 4 tours on, this time at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Romania 7th Nov as part of the Kinofest the international digital film festival.
Details here http://www.kinofest.com/?page_id=376

Amiens International Film Festival

Wish You Rocked My World, last years animated music video for Hungry Audio's Mia Vigar will be screening at the 30th Amiens International Film Festival 12 - 20th November.
Details here: http://www.filmfestamiens.org/?lang=fr

Milan film premiere

I flew out with other UK filmmakers The Astburys for the premiere of our new commissioned works 'Dear Foreigner' and 'Cara Mama', at the Festival D'elle Lettere in Milan. Based on two winning letters of last years festival, the adaptations were well received and it was a very special weekend and festival indeed. The extract of the English version narrated by Cerrie Burnell can be viewed here: http://www.vimeo.com/14480549. It combines a montage of found footage, drawn and 2D digital animation

LINOLEUM festival

'Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends' shows for the second time in Russia this year at the LINOLEUM festival in Moscow 28 - 31st October.
Details here http://www.linoleumfestival.ru/

Animatron Film Festival competition

Wish You Rocked My World, my animated music video for Mia Vigar is part of the Animatron Film Festival competition. There is an international jury and audience award and the winning films will receive cash prizes and be screened at the Hampton International Film Festival. To vote for the animation please click here:
http://www.babelgum.com/6000501/wish-you-rocked-world.html

Cambridge Film Festival

On Miles Platting Station will be screening in the 30th Cambridge Film Festival on Sat 25th, in the Taking it Slow programme - 'a programme of journeys by train, through time, space and the history of cinema'.
http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/films/2010/taking-it-slow/

New Milan film commission complete

My recent film commission 'Dear Foreigner' from Milan's Letters Festival is now complete and will be premiered at the festival in Milan on 10th October. An adaptation of a real letter a woman wrote to her son she gave up at birth, it features the music of caro snatch and Steph Angel, and is beautifully read by Cerrie Burnell. The film is a mixed media animated piece featuring found footage composited with both digital and hand drawn animation.Even the rough cuts have brought many a tear to the eye and lump in the throat so watch out for the full version on the film festival circuit soon.
An extract can be viewed here: http://www.vimeo.com/14480549

Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends screenings

Recent short 'Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends' will be screening in the main competition of the Open Cinema International short film and animation festival 2010 in St Petersburg, Russia, 3 - 12th September.
http://www.artbereg.ru

It will also be screening at the Branchage International Film Festival in support of feature 'Out On His Own', a documentary about musician and Jersey resident Gillbert O'Sullivan.
http://www.branchagefestival.com/programme/documentary/out-on-his-own-gilbert-o-sullivan/

One Minute Volume continues...

The One Minute Volume 4, curated by Kerry Baldry (featuring recent experimental short Snowflake )will be screening at the Ukrainian art festival in Koktebel, 7 - 9th September, included in the exhibition 'Future Proof' at the Marseille Project Gallery, France on 18th September and showing at the Plymouth Arts Centre on Tuesday 19th October at 8.30pm, introduced by Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore.

Intermission #1

On Miles Platting Station will be showing at the Intermission #1 event of contemporary moving image and short film. Held at Intermissions gallery in Bradford, Thursday 19 August 2010, 6.30pm to 8.00pm.
Full programme details can be found at:
http://www.impressions-gallery.com/events/event.php?id=146

Sexbeats Visuals

An extract of the visuals I cut for the Stag and Daggers 'Sexbeats' event in May is being showcased by Branchages YouTube Channel, the link is here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/BranchageFestival#p/p/7FE2F38E487294B3/3/8b37DRYE3pw

Berlin Show

A collection of early and recent moving image work will be showing in this group show in Berlin. A multi-disciplinary exhibition showcasing work of an array of international artists all with a Berlin connection. Opening 8th July until August 13th

One Minute Volume 4 tour

The One Minute Volume 4 programme, curated by Kerry Baldry (featuring 'Snowflake') will be screening on the BBC Big Screens in Manchester and Liverpool http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/ and in Sheffield and Germany to follow, details below:

Sheffield PRISM / Friday 14th May, 8pm onwards,
Hosted at: S1 Artspace, 4A-6B Trafalgar Court, Milton Street, S1 4JU

Directors Lounge Contemporary Art and Media at:
C.A.R. (Contemporary Art Ruhr, Germany) July 2nd - 4th.

http://www.essen-fuer-das-ruhrgebiet.ruhr2010.de/en/programme/boosting-the-creative-industry/fairs-and-markets/contemporary-art-ruhr.html

http://directorslounge.net/news.html

Sexbeats - Stag and Dagger festival

I'll be doing some visuals for the Sexbeats event at the Stag and Dagger festival, in association with Branchage on 21st May. Info is below:

The Branchage Film Festival joins forces with Sexbeat at the Stag & Dagger Festival, to create exclusive film and visual projections for the 5 bands performing. The chosen filmmakers all have close connections Branchage, either by previously having their work screened there (and having attended) or closely associated with delivering the Festival.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000508671315#!/event.php?eid=114316658608417

BBC Big Screen and Moves tour

Desires will be screening everyday on the BBC Big screens across the UK at 5pm as part of the best of Moves International Festival of Movement on Screen. My directorial debut with Comma Film, the film reflects on the secret hopes and wishes we hide away, and has now had hundreds of screenings around the world.

Rattapallax

'Metformin' my Comma Film adaptation of the poem by Helen Clare is featured in the latest edition of New York's Rattapallax. The film explores themes of conception and relationship break downs

Miles Platting to Marrakesh

On Miles Platting station is screening in Marrakesh as part of the Zebra film festival programme on 04.05.2010. This 2007 film adaptation is a metaphoric journey from the Pennine moors down into the bustle and noises of central Manchester, dedicated to a station that no longer exists.
www.literaturwerkstatt.org

Films on IMDb

'The Loss' and 'Desires' have joined the internet movie database with full cast/crew/synopsis info. Both were commissioned by Comma Film in Manchester and produced by Ra Page. Link below:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3808139/

Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends

My new film 'Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends' has been accepted for representation on the international film festival circuit by the British Council. The film, which is my first comedy, was completed on an artist residency in Berlin this year after previously been written in London and recording the music in Manchester. It features the voice over talents of Cerrie Burnell and acting talents of Antonia Turner. Inspired by a misspent youth engaged in the Manchester music scene, it documents the characters cultivating these kind of cultures. An extract can be viewed on Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/9715780

One Minute Volume 4

Recent experimental short 'Snowflake' has been included in the One Minute Volume 4, curated by Kerry Baldry. The premiere will be in Crouch End London, details as below:

One Minute (volume 4)
the 4th in the series of artists moving image
curated by Kerry Baldry will preview on:
6th May
at Moors Bar, 57 Park Road, Crouch End, London, N8 8SY

Doors open at 6.30pm
Screening starts at 7pm

One Minute volume 4 will also screen continuously at Moors Bar as part of the Crouch End Open Studios during the weekend of 8th and 9th May from 11am – 9pm

One Minute Volume 4 includes work by over 30 artists 
including : Tony Hill, Bob Levene, Katherine Meynell, Steven Ball, Simon Payne, David Kelford, Laure Prouvost, Eva Rudlinger, Liam Wells, Chris Meigh Andrews, Tina Keane, Philip Sanderson, Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore, Alex Pearl, Gordon Dawson, Daniela Butsch, Jonathan Moss, Cate Elwes, Martin Pickles, Riccardo Iacono, Louisa Minkin, Michael Cousin, Kate Jessop, Anahita Razmi, Stuart Pound, Kerry Baldry, Elizabeth Hobbs, James Snazzell, Tansy spinks, Zhel Vukicevik, Fil Ieropoulos, Niki Rolls, Michael Szpakowski, Marty St. James and more

The Loss in Holland

'The Loss' will be screening in Amsterdam in April at the Hotel Van Hassel festival which focus's on the short story. It will be included in a programme with 'The Dogs', another Comma Film commission and adaptation of the story by Hanif Kureishi. 'The Loss' , an adaptation of the short story by David Constantine, was made for the 2008 Manchester Literature Festival and has since screened at Raindance and Branchage. It follows the life of a business man through his realisation that he has lost his soul.

Screening details at http://www.debalie.nl/artikel.jsp?articleid=334847

From Miles Platting to Delhi

On Miles Platting Station, my adaptation of Simon Armitages poem with Comma Film will be showing in India at the Sadho Poetry Film Festival in Delhi 

www.sadho.com

New Milan Film Festival commission

I've been commissioned to make a new short by Letters Festival in Milan. All the commissioned shorts will be shown accompanied by the directors at the festival in Milan in October. The idea is to give the same letter to a number of different international filmmakers, each to make their own interpretation of the content.

London Animation Screening

Wish You Rocked My World will be screening at this event showcasing new animation at The Bookclub, Shoreditch, 11th March 7.30pm

International Womens Day Screenings

Desires has been requested for the Best of Women in Film Television showcase showing in cities across the globe on International Women's Day 8th March. It was first included in the 2008 programme.

Open Studios Berlin

Takt opens it doors this Sunday for open studios - 1 Grunberger Strasse, Friedrischain, 3 - 8pm

InCounter, Berlin

New experimental short Snowflake will be showing at the Berlin InCounter event which showcases live sound and video work - 5th March @ HBC Berlin, 8pm

YARN festival of story and storytelling

The Loss is screening at the YARN festival celebrating story and storytelling on 21st February in the Bedtime Stories programme, The Book Club, London. Details at http://www.yarnfest.com/

'A beautiful programme of short films, each with story at their heart. Grab a pint, get comfy, and release your imagination from the everyday to the extraordinary.'

Berlin Directors Lounge screening

On Miles Platting Station is being screened as part of the Zebra programme at the Directors Lounge festival of contemporary art and film, Berlin, 8pm, 19th February. Directors Lounge organizes screenings of short, experimental works from many different genres. Details at:

http://berlinlounge.tumblr.com/tagged/19th%20Feb%202010