London Short Film Festival screenings

The LSFF will be screening two of my films in January. 'Dear Foreigner' will be screening in the Femme Fantastique programme on 7th January at the ICA.

http://shortfilms.org.uk/events/2012-01-07-new-shorts-5-femmes-fantastiques

'The World Keeps Turning', recent film completed on my artist residency in Icelnad will be screening in the Music and Video programme at the Roxy Bar and Screen on 12th January.

http://shortfilms.org.uk/events/2012-01-12-new-shorts-16-music-video

Comma Film at Magma Festival, Sicily

I'll be flying to Sicily this week to showcase a programme of shorts commissioned by Comma Film, presenting a programme of adaptation. Featuring filmmakers and writers such as Tamzin Forster, Gaia Holmes and Simon Armitage, the programme is curated by Comma founder Ra Page. Screening at Magma Film Festival in Sicily the details are here
http://www.magmafestival.org/magma-english-2011/

International Literary Film Festival - New York

Award winning film When the Telescope Came screens in New York this week at the International Literary Film Festival. An Arts Council funded film, it is an adaptation of the poem by Diana Syder about a woman who tries to stop the stars falling into her house.
Details here http://www.literaryfilmfestival.com/
Watch it online here http://www.katejessop.co.uk/kate_jessop.html

National Poetry Day animations

The Southbank Centre asked me to create some animated backdrops for their National Poetry Day live event with performances by poets such as Lemm Sissay, Jackie Kay and Simon Armitage.
Here is one of the little idents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wc1ghUPBtc

Underwire Film Festival

'Dear Foreigner' came back from Glimmer Film Festival 2011 where it was nominated for Best UK Short and will now be screening at Underwire Festival in November for it's London premiere:
http://www.underwirefestival.com

Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends in Shooting Peoples Film of the Month

Last years comedy Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends is competing in this months Shooting Peoples film of the month, to be judged by Matt Groening.
Please 'like' it to encourage it up in the leader board!
http://shootingpeople.org/watch/film.php?film_id=101601

New Icelandic film

The work made on my residency at SIM in Reykjavik is now online. The World Keeps Turning is a piece animated entirely from natural found objects found on the Icelandic coast and is about nature and life cycles.
Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/28068654

ReykjavÍk Show

I will be exhibiting in SIM's group show as part of ReykjavÍks Culture Night, Aug 20th 8 - 11pm. I'll be showing new work made in the artist residency as well as a couple of older films along with 9 other international artists encompassing painting, photography, video and installation.

Dear Foreigner screenings - Albania and USA

'Dear Foreigner' has been selected for two more festivals: Anifest Rozafa Animation festival in Albania http://anifestrozafa.com/and the Short Short Story Film Festival in USA http://www.mergingartsproductions.com/
The adaptation of a real letter a woman wrote to the son she gave up at birth, the IMDB page is here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787684/ watch the extract on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/22443658

Reykjavik Residency

I am currently undertaking an artist residency in Reykjavik, Iceland - I will be speaking in the artists talks on Wednesday 10th in the SIM building http://www.sim.is/. We will be exhibiting as part of Reykjaviks Culture Night - August 20th...more soon

London Underground Film Sessions: August

One Minute Volume 5 screens next at the London Underground Film Sessions August screening

17 August · 19:30 - 23:00

Details here http://oneminutevolume5.blogspot.com/
or here https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137721586311897&notif_t=event_invite

Kaleidoscope Experiment

New one minute cut of early Manchester experimental film 'Kaleidoscope Experiment' has been included in the new 'One Minute Volume 5' programme of artists film and video.
The first screening will be in Cambridge at the Aid and Abet on July 15th, details here http://oneminutevolume5.blogspot.com/
Watch it on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/25668744

Soho Rushes Film Festival

My promo for the Museum of Club Culture has been selected for the Soho Rushes Film Festival in London and nominated for the Broadcast Design award. Featuring the illustrations of Mark Wigan, it showcases the first museum dedicated to music and underground culture.

Details are here http://sohoshorts.wordpress.com/rssf-2011-official-selection-2/

Watch it on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/16781507

Ident for Sheffield Doc Fest

I have recently completely the trailer/ident for Sheffield Doc Fest, the UK's biggest documentary film festival.
Watch it on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/23647686

Melbourne International Animation Festival

Wish You Rocked My World my music video for Hungry Audio's Mia Vigar will be in competition in the Installation programme of the Melbourne International Animation Festival in June. A dark comical love story between two paper dolls, we follow their relationship of chaos and unrequited love.
Watch it on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/6949650
Festival website: http://www.miaf.net/

Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film

Latest short 'Dear Foreigner' will be screening at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Germany, as part of the British Shorts programme. Commissioned last year by Milans Festival D'Elle Lettere, it is the animated adaptation of a real award winning letter a mother wrote to the son she gave up at birth.
See the extract here: http://www.vimeo.com/14480549
Screening details here: http://www.itfs.de/en/programs/supporting-programm/british-shorts.html

London Underground Film Sessions and Flatpack festival

Snowflake will be screening in Kerry Baldry's curated 'One Minute Programme' as part of the London Underground Film Sessions at the Horse Hospital, 6th April, 7.30pm.
The programme will also be showcased as part of the Flatpack festival in Birmingham and Fierce Festival on Wednesday 23 March

http://www.vivid.org.uk/
http://kerrybaldry.com/#/one-minute/4540180591

Tricky Women Festival

I'll be flying out to Vienna in March for the Tricky Women Film Festival where Girl's Guide to Muso Boyfriends has been selected. Tricky Women is one of the biggest international animation festivals showcasing female animators.
Full programme details here:
http://www.trickywomen.at/index.php?id=12&L=0
Watch the extract on vimeo here http://vimeo.com/9715780

New showreel live!

New 2011 showreel is now live, featuring the best bits of last coupla years and new stuff from the last year. Encompassing 2D digital animation, hand drawn animation, pixellation and found footage montage. Watch it now on Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/10219129

Museum of Club Culture screening

Snowflake will be screening with the One Minute Volume 4 tour on Feb 5th at the Museum of Club Culture in Hull. Full details of the programme here http://museumofclubculture.blogspot.com/2011/01/screening-of-one-minute-volume-4_20.html?spref=fb

Dear Foreigner granted IMDB page

Dear Foreigner, last years commission from Milans Festival D'Elle Lettere, has been granted an IMDB page -the biggest online directory of film
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787684/