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{ SHORT } OLYMPIC VERMIN DIRS. AMAEL ISNARD & LEO BRIDLE

An animated short shot on a GoPro using a broom... an alternative Olympic torch relay featuring some furry friends

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{SHORT} BALLAD OF POISONBERRY PETE 

A lovely little animated short film by Adam Campbell, Elizabeth McMahill and Uri Lotan

#BALLAD OF POISONBERRY PETE #Adam Campbell #Elizabeth McMahill #Uri Lotan

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{SHORT} CHIN UP! (2003) DIR. NEIL EDSON

A  grad film from Westminster Film School, Chin Up! is a period drama set in WW2. Shot on 35mm, the short was nominated for the Directors Guild of Great Britain's, Best Short Film award in 2003.

Cinematography by Aadel Nodeh-Farahani

Music by Alexis Bennett

#Aadel Nodeh-Farahani #Alexis Bennett #Neil Edson #Westminster Film School #Directors Guild of Great Britain

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{SHORT} MIXTAPE (2009) DIR. LUKE SNELLIN

Continuing with todays retro vibes on Velvet Swag, here's Luke Snellin's Mixtape. Written and Directed by Snellin, the short won the Virgin Media Shorts Competition in  2009. The competition has propelled him into the film world, achieving a BAFTA nomination in 2010 and Snellin is now working on his first feature.

#Luke Snellin #Virgin Media Shorts #BAFTA #Mixtape

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{ SHORT } HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (2006) DIR. JAMES WOOD

A blast from the past, the Hornbyesque short about coming of age and being in a band.

Commisioned by Film4, starring Julien Barrett.

Prod. Comp Connected Pictures

Exec Producer - Peter Penny

Writer - James Wood (based on the book by Seb Hunter)

Producer - Adam Penny and Soledad Gatti-Pascual

#James Wood #Julien Barrett #Peter Penny #Seb Hunter #Soledad Gatti-Pascual #hell bent for leather #Film4

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{ SHORT } METAMORPHOSIS (2012) DIRS. TELL NO ONE

A brand-funded short for National Potrait Gallery; retelling Titian's Metamorphosis

Prod: Chris Massey Prod Co. Skin Flicks DOP: Ben Todd & Ed Rutherford

#Tell No One #Chris Massey #Skin Flicks #National Potrait Gallery #Anna Friel #Ed Speleers #Ben Todd #Ed Rutherford

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{SHORT} TWO & TWO DIR. BABAK ANVARI

This film was nominated at this years BAFTAs for Best Short. 

Set in an authoritarian school,  the film has very metaphorical themes.

Director - Babak Anvari

Producers - Kit Fraser & Babak Anvari

Writers - Babak Anvari & Gavin Cullen

DoP - Kit Fraser

#Babak Anvari #Kit Fraser #Gavin Cullen #BAFTA #Best Short

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{SHORT} 8 DIR. ACIM VASIC

This 2010 release, endorsed by Mathieu Kassovitz, Georges Bermann (Partizan), Daniel Barber is a very well crafted short and went on to win  Best Short at Monfilmfest in Italy.

Production: Turbulence Films

Cast: Nicky Naudé, Guillaume Tavi

Music: Stribor Kusturica

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Free Directors Lab Course

Are you 16-25 years of age? Do you have some experience of making films? Would you like the opportunity to learn from Award-winning directors just exactly what the role of a professional director is? Then the Directors UK & Second Light’s: “Directors LAB” could be for you .

The lab takes place in Yorkshire and is free to sucessful applicants.

Apply here

#Directors UK #Second Light’s: “Directors LAB”

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{SHORT} MISERY GUTS DIR. ABBIE STEPHENS

St Martins graduate, Abbie Stephens was commissioned by Channel 4 for the Random Acts Segment to make this quirky little number

#Abbie Stephens #Channel 4 #Random Acts

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{TRAILER} PITCH BLACK HEIST DIR. JOHN MACLEAN

John Maclean held a very interesting Q&A at Short Sighted on Monday; here's the trailer for his film that won best short at the 2012 BAFTAs. Starring Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender and Alex Macqueen; if you you see this film screening, it is definitely worth a watch.

#Alex Macqueen #John Maclean #Liam Cunningham #Michael Fassbender #BAFTA

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Short Sighted

On Monday we went to BAFTA for a talk organised by BAFTA, British Council & Shooting People. It was about what to do with your short after you have finished it. The talk covered festivals, distribution, sales and the future of online and shorts.

Here are some websites that were talked about that may be of use...

www.festhome.com

www.withoutabox.com

www.reelport.com

www.sbs.com.au

http://randomacts.channel4.com

www.vodo.net

www.mofilm.com

#BAFTA #British Council #Shooting People #Short Sighted

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{SHORT} LA FIN DU MONDE DIR. MICHAEL HAVENITH

Writer / Director - Michael Havenith

Producer - Cecile Phiippe

DoP - Partice Michaux

La Fin du Monde aka The End of the World was produced in Belgium and represents a great bit of screen-writing.

Watch the whole film here.

#Michael Havenith #Cecile Phiippe #Partice Michaux #Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique

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Call for Submissions...

Please feel free to send us your short films or info about about film world...

[email protected]

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LONDON 2012 FESTIVAL

{EVENT} LONDON 2012 FESTIVAL - TONIGHT

Picturehouse Cinemas are hosting the premiere of four short films by British directors, Mike Leigh, Asif Kapadia, Lynne Ramsay and Max and Dania. The films have been co-commissioned by the London 2012 Festival, Film4 and BBC Films.

THE ODYSSEY Director: Asif Kapadia. UK 2012. Hackney-born Kapadia combines epic aerial images with the voices of Londoners to chart the city's turbulent yet inspiring journey from winning the bid in 2005 to the 2012 Olympics. A RUNNING JUMP Director: Mike Leigh. UK 2012. Mike Leigh's hilarious comedy is about all kinds of sport, as well as twins, taxis and dodgy second-hand cars. THE SWIMMER Director: Lynne Ramsay. UK 2012. A poetic journey following a lone swimmer through Britain's waterways and coastline, with a soundtrack of British music ranging from Delius to The La's. WHAT IF Directors: Max & Dania. UK 2012. A celebration of urban youth culture, WHAT IF uses Rudyard Kipling's poem If to tell the story of Joe, who learns some key lessons about life from a guardian angel.

#Asif Kapadia #London 2012 Festival #Lynne Ramsay #Mike Leigh #Max and Dania

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{SHORT} GASMAN (1998) DIR. LYNNE RAMSAY

Possibly one of the best shorts ever made... Lynne Ramsay's Gasman. Ramsay has a screening of her new short, The Swimmer, tonight across Picturehouse cinemas as part of London 2012 Festival.

#Lynne Ramsay #Gasman

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{TRAILER} THE CHAIR DIR. GRAINGER DAVID The beautifully shot, The Chair, won best narrative short at SXSW this year and was shortlisted at Cannes 2012 for the short film Palme d'Or. 

#Grainger David #The Chair #Palme d'Or #Cannes #SXSW