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Director: Reed Van DykWriter: Reed Van DykProducers: Reed Van Dyk, Cory Desrosiers, Christopher Leavins, Enrique Diaz, Morgan Peterson and Ricardo Ramirez
Synopsis: Inspired by a 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in Atlanta, Georgia.
Director’s Biography: Reed Van Dyk is a Los Angeles based writer/director. His most recent film DEKALB ELEMENTARY won theGrand Jury Prize at the 2017 Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival and a Special Jury Award in Acting at the 2017 SXSWFilm Festival. The film will play at festivals in Nashville, Quebec, Portugal, Spain, Israel, Lebanon, and Ukraine in the coming months.Reed's first short film THE CONSERVATORY won a 1st Place Student Emmy Award (“Best Comedy”) -- and his last filmAMATEURCOUPLE premiered in front of Sundance hit OBVIOUS CHILD at the Melbourne International Film Festival. Reed has a B.A.in Theater Arts from Cornell University and an M.F.A. in Film Directing from UCLA.
Awards: 2017: Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition • Grand Jury Prize2017: SXSW | Narrative Shorts Competition - Special Recognition in Acting2017: Festival Regard - Special Jury Award2017: Palm Springs International Shortfest - Panavision Best North American Short2017: Hamptons International Film Festival - HIFF Award for Best Narrative Short Film2017: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Best Editing2017: Annapolis Film Festival - Best Narrative Short2017: Student Emmy Award - Best Drama Nominee2017: DTLA Film Festival - Best Short Film
Festivals/Screenings:2017: Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival - International Competition • Grand Jury Prize2017: SXSW - Narrative Shorts Competition - Special Recognition in Acting2017: Festival Regard - Special Jury Award2017: BAFTA Student Film Awards - Finalist for Live Action2017: Palm Springs International Shortfest - Panavision Best North American Short2017: Melbourne International film festival2017: Hamptons International Film Festival - HIFF Award for Best Narrative Short Film2017: Athens International Film Festival2017: Nashville Film Festival2017: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Best Editing2017: Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival2017: Kyiv International Short Film Festival2017: Calgary International Film Festival2017: Annapolis Film Festival - Best Narrative Short2017: Student Emmy Award - Best Drama Nominee2017: DTLA Film Festival - Best Short Film
DEKALB ELEMENTARY USA/20MINS/2017
MY NEPHEW EMMETT USA/20MINS/2017
Director: Kevin Wilson, JR.Producer: Kevin Wilson, JR.
Synopsis: In 1955, a Mississippi preacher tries to protect his 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till from two racist killers out for blood.Based on true events.
Director’s Biography: Kevin Wilson, Jr. is a Student Academy Award Winning filmmaker and a 3rd Year MFA Candidate in New YorkUniversity's Graduate Film Program. Wilson first emerged as a rising talent in 2009 when he directed multiple sold out performancesof his debut play "The Emmett Till Story," a brutal depiction of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till. Since that time, he has directed number of award winning short films. Starring veteran actors, Jasmine Guy (A DIFFERENT WORLD) and The Late, L.B. Williams(JUICE), “MY NEPHEW EMMETT” is Wilson’s Pre-Thesis film at NYU. He is currently in development for his debut feature film, whichis scheduled to go into production in the summer of 2018.
Awards: Gold Medal - Narrative Film – STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDSDirector’s Guild of America STUDENT FILM AWARDBest Director - HollyShorts Film Festival Best Student Short - Woodstock Film FestivalSaatchi & Saatchi: Nothing’s Impossible Achievement in Film AwardAudience Award - DC Shorts Film Festival People’s Choice - Bermuda International Film Festival Audience Award - Way Down Film Festival
Festivals/Screenings:55th New York Film Festival44th Student Academy Awards Director’s Guild of America Student Film AwardsLA Shorts International Film Festival HollyShorts Film Festival Bermuda International Film Festival Cambridge International Film Festival Woodstock Film Festival Way Down Film Festival Macon Film Festival DC Shorts Film Festival Afrikana Film Festival Boulder International Film Festival Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival Cucalorus Film Festival
Director: Derin SealeProducers: Josh Lawson and Karen Bryson
Synopsis: The delusional patient of a psychiatrist believes he is actually the psychiatrist. As they each attempt to treat each other thesession gets out of control.
Director’s Biography:Derin Seale is a Cannes, One Show and NY Festivals Gold winning director. He was raised in a family of cineastesand spent a lot of his formative years on set. He started directing action sequences in the Hollywood features ‘COLD MOUNTAIN’ and‘The ‘TALENTED MR RIPLEY’, putting him in great stead to create work of visually epic proportions. This was never more evident thanin his short film that helped the nation of Qatar win the hosting of the 2022 Football World Cup. Based in Australia, Seale also worksinternationally, directing campaigns in the US and Europe. His recent performance-driven spot ‘MISTAKES’, for the New ZealandTransport Authority has been recognised worldwide, going viral with over 14 million views on YouTube. Seale’s direction of the spotcontinues to be celebrated at advertising award shows globally, including gold for direction at Cannes Lions. Recently Seale directedthe campaign ‘STOP IT AT THE START’, for the Australian Government, aimed at reducing violence against women in futuregenerations. Hugely successful, the campaign has received extensive coverage by global TV, online and print publishers and topAustralian influencers, reaching 15.5 million views online after just one week.
Awards: Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts AACTA - Best Live Action Short Film Cleveland International Film Festival - Best Live Action ComedySt Kilda Film Festival - Best Achievement in EditingSalute Your Shorts - Best ComedyFlickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Best Comedy ShortNaples International Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Live Action ShortLA Shorts Fest - Best Comedy ShortCinequest International Film Festival - Best Narrative ShortFlickerfest International Film Festival - Best ScreenplayHearts of Gold International Film Festival - Best Australian ShortSydney Film Festival Dendy Awards Finalist Funcinema- Best Comedy and Best PerformanceNaples - Best Live Action Short
Festivals/Screenings:Toronto - Official SelectionLA Shorts - Best Comedy ShortValladolid - Official SelectionCleveland - Best Live Action ComedyFlickerFest - Best ScreenplayCinequest Film Festival - Best Narrative ShortSt Kilda - Best Achievement in EditingTribeca United in-flights - ScreeningSydney Film Festiva, Dendy Awards - FinalistSalute your Shorts - Best ComedyPalm Springs - Official SelectionCinefest Oz - Official SelectionMilwaukee - Official SelectionFlickerfest National Tour - Part of national Tour
THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK AUSTRALIA/13MINS/2016
Rhode Island - Best ComedyMilwaukee - Official SelectionPerth International Arts Festival - Official SelectionHeart of Gold International Short Film Festival - Best Australian Short FilmNevada City Film Festival - Official SelectionFuncinema - Best Comedy and Best PerformanceNaples - Best Live Action ShortBoulder IFF - Official Selection
THE SILENT CHILD UK/20MINS/2017
Director: Chris OvertonWriter: Rachel ShentonProducers: Rebecca Harris, Danny Ormerod and Julie Foy
Synopsis: THE SILENT CHILD centres around a profoundly deaf four year old girl named Libby who is born into a middle class familyand lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her the gift of communication.
Director’s Biography: Born In Staffordshire, Chris began his career as an actor. He worked on various television and film projects withsome of the world’s best directors such as Joel Schumacher, Oscar winning director Roman Polanski and was part of the main cast ofBafta award winning film, PRIDE directed by Matthew Warchus. Although an actor Chris watched and learnt from the directorsintently, even taking a notepad on set to jot down nuggets of information.
Using the knowledge he learned, Chris founded the UK’s leading showreel production company at the age of 20. Slick Showreels havebeen producing a wide range of work including showreels, music videos, pilots, short films and documentaries ever since.
THE SILENT CHILD is Chris’s first short film as an independent director and what would arguably be one of his most challenginggigs - With the lead actress being a profoundly deaf five year old girl who communicates only in British sign language. Not shying awayfrom the challenge, he went beyond the requirements to ensure the young actress was comfortable, even taking sign language classesand visiting Maisie at her home in Swindon to build a relationship before the shoot.
Awards: Grand Jury Prize Winner / Best Actress (Maisie Sly)Overcome Film Festival - Best Short Film / Best Actress (Rachel Shenton)Gold Movie Awards - Best Film of The Year (2017)Aesthetica Short Film Festival - People’s Choice Award / York Youth AwardEncounters International Film Festival - Showcase Audience AwardSCAD Savannah Film Festival - Best Narrative Short FilmFoyle International Film Festival - Official SelectionHeartland International Film Festival - Official SelectionLondon Short Film Festival - Official SelectionLondon Independent Film Festival - Best Actress (Rachel Shenton)HollyShorts International Film Festival - Official SelectionSydney Indie Film Festival - Best Short FilmKerry Short Film Festival - Official SelectionUnderwire International Film Festival - Official SelectionNew Renaissance International Film Festival - Humanity Award / Best Cinematography (Ali Farahani)Bolton International Film Festival - Best Film For ChangeLondon Lift-Off Film Festival - Best Acting EnsembleHollywood International Moving Picture Film Festival - Best Short Drama / Best Actress (Maisie Sly)Southampton International Film Festival - Best Screenplay
Festivals/Screenings:Rhode Island International Film Festival
WATU WOTE/ALL OF US GERMANY & KENYAN/23MINS/2017
Director: Katja BenrathProducers: Tobias Rosen, Bramwel Iro and Matrid Nyagah
Synopsis: For almost a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrustbetween Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.
Director’s Biography: Influenced by theatre throughout her youth, Katja Benrath pursued that career in her early professional life.She became a theatre tailor and worked for Pina Bausch's dance company. Following, she completed her studies in Singing and Actingin Vienna, Austria where she also discovered filmmaking. Her first short films ("BABYDOLL", "NO ONE PUKES IN HEAVEN" & "TILDA")have been playing successfully on many international festivals. During her master studies at Hamburg Media School she directed“WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN" and “SECRECIES". WATU WOTE, her graduation project, is her first film based on a true story.
Awards: Golden Student Academy Awards Winner - Category: Narrative International Film SchoolsCamerimage 2017 International Film Festival, Polen - Watu Wote - 1. Golden Tadpole 2. The Special Award: Best Cinematographer Student Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Katar - Watu Wote - Bader Best Short Film AwardXVI Reggio Film Festival, Italien - Watu Wote - USAC Jury Award & SpeciaL Mention der Internationalen Jury59. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck - Watu Wote - CineStar Preis16th International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, China - Watu Wote - Gold AwardDC Shorts Film Festival, Washington, USA - Watu Wote - Audience Favorite Award International Short Film Festival of Cyprus - Watu Wote - Best Director Award 24. OpenEyes Filmfest, Marburg - Watu Wote – PublikumspreisShorts at Moonlight, Frankfurt - Watu Wote - Kurzfilmpreis38. Durban International Film Festival, Durban, Südafrika -Watu Wote - Best African Short FilmBrooklyn Film Festival, New York, USA - Watu Wote - Best Narrative ShortLeiden International Short Film Experience, Niederlande - Watu Wote - Audience Choice AwardBermuda International Film Festival, USA - Watu Wote - Best Short Film & Audience Award15th San Sebastian International Human Rights Film Festival, Spanien - Watu Wote - Best Short Film
Festivals/Screenings:Zanzibar International Film Festival - Pentedattilo Film Festival, ItalyYoung Talent Award for best Camera - International Women's Film Festival KINWendland Film Festival 2017, Germany - International Short Film Festival, Konstanz Toronto Shorts - 14th Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli, San Martino in Strada, Italien Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award 2017 - San Diego International Film Festival line up!, CA, USA Shorts at Moonlight 2017, Hofheim, Germany - Kyoto International Student Film & Video FestivalSehsüchte Internationales Studentenfilmfestival 2017, Germany - Early Bird International Student Film Festival SofiaPort Townsend Film Festival, WA, USA - Lublin Film FestivalOpen Eyes Film Festival Marburg, Germany - Caminhos Film FestivalNordische Filmtage - TiSFF, Thess International Short Film FestivalMind the Indie Film Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgarien - 12th Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, Hong KongLeiden International Shortfilm Experience / Kein imdv Kategorie - International Short Film Festival ZUBROFFKA in Bialystok, PolenKunstgriff-Rolle - Dithmarscher Kurzfilmfest 2017, Germany - Pune International Film Festival, IndienInternational Short Film Festival of Cyprus - Bamberger KurzfilmtagenGRR Giovani Registi Raccontano, Ravenna, Italy - Montefeltro Film School Festival, Pennabilli, ItalienFirst Steps Award, Germany - Flickerfest
DEAR BASKETBALL USA/5MINS/2017
Director: Glen KeaneProducers: Kobe Bryant, Gennie Rim, Andrea Fairchild, Molly Carter, Dan Goodman and William H. Masterson III
Synopsis: Basketball great Kobe Bryant collaborated with visionary animator Glen Keane and legendary composer John Williams onan animated short film that explores what it means to achieve your dream, and then leave it behind. The animated film is anadaptation of Bryant’s NBA retirement announcement after 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers. Narrated by Bryant, the film’shand-drawn animation and emotional score will touch fans of all ages with its universal message about love and loss.
Director’s Biography: A 38 year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Glen Keane trained under Walt Disney’s 9 Old Men. GlenKeane went on to create many beloved Disney characters, such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Beast, Tarzan, and Rapunzel.In 2012, Keane departed Disney to begin Glen Keane Productions as way to further his artistic explorations in animation, design andfilm.
Awards: 2018 Annie Nomination “Best Animated Short”
Festivals/Screenings:2017 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection
GARDEN PARTY FRANCE/7MINS/2016
Directors: Florian Babikian, Vincent Bayoux, Victor Caire, Théophile Dufresne, Gabriel Grapperon and Lucas Navarro
Synopsis: In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
Awards:SIGGRAPH (USA) : Best Student AwardSICAF - Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (Corée du Sud) : Grand AwardPanam Anim (France) : Grand Prix du jury National + Prix du public National + Prix du Public InternationalAnimatricks (Finlande) : Honorary Mention of Animatricks International Competition Aniwow - Chinese (Beijing) International Student Animation Festival (Chine) : White Poplar Best Short AnimationFestival Tous Courts - Festival International de Courts-Métrages d'Aix-en-Provence et du pays d'Aix (France) : Mention techniqueDead by Dawn Festival (Ecosse) : Audience Award for Best AnimationGLAS Animation Festival (USA) : Best Student FilmNashville Film Festival (USA) : Prix AnimationFestival International du Court-Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand (France) : Mention spécialeFICCI BAF - The Best Animated Frames Awards (Inde) : Best Student Short (Animation)Future Film Festival (Italie) : Jury AwardL'ombre d'un court - Festival international du film court à Jouy-en-Josas (France) : Grand Prix du juryShorty Week - International Film Fest (Espagne) : First PrizeTIAF - Taichung International Animation Festival (Taiwan) : Excellent AchievementBanjalukAnima - Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival (Bosnie-Herzégovie) : Grand PrixGIRAF - Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (Canada) : Honourable mentionKDIAF - Kuandu International Animation Festival (Taiwan) : KuanDog Prize of International Student FilmsFestival de Courts-Métrages de la Côte Bleue - Carry le Rouet (France) : Oursin d'Or 2017 du Film d'AnimationFestival du Film d'Espalion (France) : Prix du jury professionnel AnimationFestival du Film Court de Villeurbanne (France) : Prix du publicFestival de films d'écoles (France) : Prix JeuneFestival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême (France) : Valois René Laloux Meilleur court-métrageFresh Off the Grill Film Fest (USA) : Viewer's Choice Award for Best International Film
Festivals/Screenings:Prix Ars Electronica (Autriche)Festival du Film Court en Armagnac (France)Catacumba Film Festival (Espagne)Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy (France)Animanima (Serbie)KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival (Pays-Bas) Génération Court (France)Court c’est Court ! (France)Naples International Film Festival (USA)Un festival c'est trop court ! - Festival Européen du Court-Métrage de Nice (France)Anima - The Brussels International Animation Film Festival (Belgique)Festival Tournez-Court (France)Animasyros International Animation Festival + Agora (Grèce)Fredrikstadt Animation Festival (Norvège)Programme - Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Malaisie)Vilnius International Short Film Festival (Lituanie)FIFF - Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (Belgique)NAFF - Neum Animation Film Festival (Bosnie-Herzégovie)
International Motion Festival Cyprus (Chypre)Cartón - Festival Internacional de Cortos de Animación La Tribu (Argentine)3D Wire (Espagne)Primanima - World Festival of First Animations (Hongrie)
LIAF - London International Animation Festival (UK)Festival du film d'animation Pour la jeunesse (France)Paris Courts Devant (France)Zabut - International Animated Short-Film Festival (Italie)FILMETS - Badalona Film Festival (Espagne)interfilm - International Short Film Festival Berlin (Allemagne)Fête de l'Anim (Lille/Tourcoing/Valenciennes) (France)SIGGRAPH Asia - Computer Animation Festival (Thaïlande)Festival Effets Stars Montpellier (France)Spark Animation (Canada)Et Cultura (USA)Sacramento French Film Festival (USA)Rural FilmFest (Espagne)Hamburg Animation Award (Allemagne)
LOU USA/7MINS/2017
Director: Dave MullinsProducer: Dana Murray
Synopsis: When a toy stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids, only one thing stands in his way: the “Lost and Found”box.
Director’s Biography:Dave Mullins joined Pixar Animation Studios in September 2000. His first project was working as a pre-production animator on theAcademy Award®-winning film, “FINDING NEMO.” From there he went on to animate on a number of Pixar feature films including“MONSTERS INC.,” “THE INCREDIBLES” and “RATATOUILLE.” Mullins was an animator on the Golden Globe®-winner, “CARS” and theshort film “One Man Band” and worked as directing animator on another Academy Award®-winner, “UP.” Mullins then was tasked asa supervising animator on, “CARS 2,” and additionally contributed his animation skills to “BRAVE,” “INSIDE OUT” and “THE GOODDINOSAUR.” Most recently, Mullins made his directorial debut on Pixar’s new short, “LOU,” which opened in front of “CARS 3” inSummer 2017.
A life-long lover of movies, cartoons and drawing, Mullins was determined to land a job as an artist. While studying painting in artschool, he found a RISC 6000 computer in the computer lab storage closet and taught himself how to use it. After creating his firstanimation of a walking coat hanger he was hooked. He graduated Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor’s of Fine Art inIllustration and was able to secure his first job in the movies creating animated concession stand ads for theatres.
Prior to coming to Pixar, Mullins early resume includes such production companies as Pike Productions, The Post Group, AcclaimEntertainment, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Dream Quest Images, Digital Domain and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Festivals/Screenings:SXSWSF FILM (Formally San Francisco International Film Festival) Annecy International Animation FestivalOttawa International Animation FestivalSpark Animation Festival
NEGATIVE SPACE FRANCE/6MINS/2017
Directors: Max Porter and Ru KuwahataProducer: IKKI FILMS, MANUEL CAM STUDIO, IKKI INC.
Synopsis: My dad taught me how to pack.
Director’s Biography: Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata are a filmmaking duo based in Baltimore, USA. Collaborating for over a decadeas “Tiny Inventions”, they have directed short films, TV commercials, music videos and comics. Produced by Ikki Films and Manuel CamStudio in France, “NEGATIVE SPACE” is their fourth professional film.
Awards: Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy (France) : Prix Fipresci + Mention spéciale André Martin pour un court-métrage françaisAnima Mundi - Festival Internacional de Animação do Brasil (Brazil) : Grand Prix Anima Mundi + Best Animation TechniqueInsomnia - International Animation Film Festival (Russia) : Special PrizeSpark Animation (Canada) : Best Stop MotionLinoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival (Ukraine) : Special jury mention for Best StorytellingAnimanima (Serbia) : Special Distinction of the juryFantoche - International Animation Film Festival Baden/Switzerland (Swiss) : Audience AwardBAICFF - Bay Area International Children's Film Festival (USA)Stop Motion Barcelona Short Film Festival (Spain) : Jury AwardSplit Film Festival - International Festival of New Film (Croatia) : Honorable mentionANIMA - Córdoba International Animation Festival (Argentina) : Special mentionAnimatou (Swiss) : Special mentionPixelatl (Mexico) : Special mentionIndie-AniFest - Korean Independent Animation Film Festival (South Korea) : Jury Special PrizeMecal - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona (Espagne)Fresh Off the Grill Film Fest (USA)IndieLisboa - Festival Internacional de Cine Independente (Portugal)Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People (Grèce)IndieJúnior Allianz - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto (Portugal)BuSho - Budapest Short Film Festival (Hungary) : Best Animation Award by student jury + Best Animation Award by professional juryTAFF - Turku Animated Film Festival (Finland) : Audience AwardNew Hampshire International Film Festival (UK) : Jury Award Best AnimationEncounters Short Film & Animation Festival (UK) : Special mentionPrix UniFrance du Court-Métrage (France) : Prix Movistar+ – Prix UR Sveriges 3D Wire (Spain) : Best International Short FilmTIAF - Taichung International Animation Festival (Taiwan) : Grand PrixKROK International Animated Film Festival (Russia/Ukraine) : Grand PrixFestival du Film Court en Armagnac (France) : Prix du film d'animationCinemaforum (Poland) Craft International Animation Festival (Indonesia) : Personal special mentionKaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan) : Outstanding Selection AwardKDIAF - Kuandu International Animation Festival (Taiwan) : KuanDog Prize of International Short Films
REVOLTING RHYMES UK/29MINS/2016
Directors: Jakob Schuh and Jan LachauerProducers: Martin Pope and Michael Rose
Synopsis: REVOLTING RHYMES interweaves Dahl’s retellings of classic fairy tales with playful twists and surprising endings.The all-star voice cast comprises of Dominic West, David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Tamsin Greig, Bertie Carvel, Rose Leslie, Bel Powley,Gemma Chan and Isaac Hempstead Wright. Based on the book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, REVOLTINGRHYMES was directed by Oscar nominees Jakob Schuh (“THE GRUFFALO”) and Jan Lachauer (“ROOM ON THE BROOM”), co-directedby Bin-Han To and produced by Magic Light Pictures’ Martin Pope and Michael Rose (“THE GRUFFALO,” “ROOM ON THE BROOM,”“CHICO” and “RITA”). The animation was created at Magic Light’s Berlin studio and at Triggerfish Animation Studios in Cape Town.
Directors’ Biography: Jakob Schuh was born in Munich in 1976 and after his school graduation in 1995 he first studied in thedepartment of dramaturgy at the LMU in Munich. From 1996 to 2003, Jakob Schuh was a student in the department of directionanimation at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, where he has been teaching since 2004. In 2003, Jakob was one of the foundingpartners of German animation house Studio Soi. Jakob Schuh has been involved as a director and designer in many award-winninganimation film productions since 1995, and has worked as a caricaturist and illustrator for a.o. the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
In 2009 Jakob was co-director of THE GRUFFALO which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category 2011,a BAFTA in 2010 and the prestigious Cartoon d’Or in 2011. It’s won various awards including the Cristal for Best Television Special atAnnecy Animation Festival 2010.
Jan Lachauer was born in Munich in 1983. Between 2006 and 2011 he studied at the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg inLudwigsburg and the Gobelins, lécole de l'image in Paris. He made his professional directorial debut as co-director of ROOM ON THEBROOM in 2012. The film was Academy Award nominated in 2014; winner of the Animation category at the 2013 BAFTA Children’sAwards; the 2012 RTS Programme Award for Best Children’s Programme; the International Emmy Kids Awards 2013 and the Cristal forBest Television Production at Annecy Animation Festival 2013. Jan Lachauer lives and works in Berlin.
Awards: BAFTA Children's Award - Best AnimationSpark Animation Festival – Best 3D Short FilmAnnecy Festival of Animation – Cristal for TV ProductionAnima Mundi - Best Short Film by the São Paulo AudienceKrok International Animated Film Festival – Best Film for ChildrenShanghai Magnolia Awards – Best StorytellingEuropean Animation Awards – Best TV/Broadcast ProductionCurtas Vila do Conde – Best Film, Curtinhas competitionBANFF – Best AnimationIndieFEST – Best in Show
Festivals/Screenings:New York International Children’s Film FestivalToronto International Film Festival KidsSeattle International Film FestivalStuttgart International Children's Film Festival Singapore International Children's Film FestivalSeoul International Cartoon Animation FestivalCape Town Animation FestivalGijon Gilm FestivalMunich Filmfest
EDITH+EDDIE USA/29MINS/2017
Director: Laura CheckowayProducers: Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright
Synopsis: Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, are America's oldest interracial newlyweds. Their love story is disrupted by a family feudthat threatens to tear the couple apart.
Director’s Biography: Director’s Biography: Laura Checkoway's documentary short EDITH+EDDIE has won numerous awardsincluding the IDA Documentary Awards Best Short 2017. The film is executive produced by Steve James and Cher. Her award-winningdebut film LUCKY (also executive produced by Steve James) screened at festivals across the globe and premiered on television in 2014.With a background in journalism, Laura penned revealing profiles and investigative features for numerous publications and hasauthored best-selling celebrity autobiographies.
Awards: 2017 IDA Documentary Awards - WINNER - Best Short2018 Cinema Eye Honors - NOMINEE - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short FilmmakingMontclair FF 2017 - WINNER - Audience AwardSheffield Doc/Fest 2017 - JURY HONORABLE MENTION - Short Doc AwardPalm Springs International ShortFest 2017 - WINNER - Best DocumentaryRhode Island International Film Festival 2017 - WINNER - Youth Jury Award for Best DocumentaryNevada City Film Festival 2017 - WINNER - Best Short DocumentaryHamptons International Film Festival 2017 - WINNER - Best Short DocumentaryTallgrass Film Festival 2017 - WINNER - Best Short Documentary
Festivals/Screenings:True/False 2017 (World premiere)Hot Docs 2017Montclair FF 2017 (WINNER - Audience Award)Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 (JURY HONORABLE MENTION - Short Doc Award)AFI DOCS 2017Palm Springs International ShortFest 2017 (WINNER - Best Documentary)DokuFest Kosovo 2017Rhode Island International Film Festival 2017 (WINNER - Youth Jury Award for Best Doc)Nevada City Film Festival 2017 (WINNER - Best Short Documentary)Legacy Film Festival on Aging 2017Camden International Film Festival 2017Hamptons International Film Festival 2017 (WINNER - Best Short Documentary)Hot Springs Doc Festival 2017New Orleans Film Festival 2017Tallgrass Film Festival 2017 (WINNER - Best Short Documentary)Unorthodocs Festival 2017Chicago International Film Festival 2017St. Cloud Film Festival 2017Frontdoc 2017Coronado Island Film Festival 2017 (Audience Favorite)Virginia Film Festival 2017Meet the Press Film Festival 2017DOC NYC 2017Toronto Black Film Festival 2018Big Sky Doc Fest 2018
CamerImage 2017Riga International Film Festival 2ANNAS 2017London Short Film Festival 2018FlickerFest International Film Festival 2018Focus on Female Filmmakers at the American Cinematheque 2018Big Apple Film Festival 2018Irvine International Film Festival 2018
HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405 USA/40MINS/2017
Director: Frank StiefelProducer: Frank Stiefel
Synopsis: This is a portrait of a brilliant 56 year old artist who is represented by one of Los Angeles’ top galleries. Her body of raw,emotional work reveals a lifetime of depression and mental disorder. Mindy Alper has suffered through electro shock therapy,multiple commitments to mental institutions and a 10-year period without speech. Her only consistent means of communicating hasbeen to channel her hyper self-awareness into drawings and sculpture of powerful psychological clarity that eloquently express heremotional state. Through an examination of her work, interviews, reenactments, the building of an eight and a half footpapier-mache’ bust of her beloved psychiatrist, we learn how she has emerged from a life of darkness and isolation to a life thatincludes love, trust and support.
Director’s Biography: Frank Stiefel the producer, director, writer and cinematographer of HEAVEN IS A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE 405was born and raised in New York City. He spent most of his career as a production executive in the commercial production industry.First as the executive producer of the bicoastal company, Stiefel & Company and later as an executive producer of the internationalcompany, @Radical Media, Mr. Stiefel was responsible for the production of thousands of TV commercials, web initiatives andtelevision programs. He was the only person chosen twice to be the chairman of the trade association the Association of IndependentCommercial Producers. Stiefel produced a number of short subject documentaries that appeared at Telluride, Sundance, and Berlin.In 2009 he directed INGELORE, a 40-minute documentary portrait of his mother. The film was honored at many international festivalswinning a number of Audience and Best short subject documentary awards. It was seen at IDA DOCUWEEKS presentation, MUSEUMOF MODERN ART DOCUMENTARY FORTNIGHT, and BERLINALE. In 2011 Stiefel retired as an executive producer to concentrate on themaking of documentaries.
Awards: Academy Shortlist: Best Documentary Short IDA Finalist: Best Documentary ShortFull Frame Documentary Festival: Both Jury Award and Audience AwardAustin Film Festival: Jury Award, Audience Award and Courage AwardDocutah Documentary Film Festival: Artistic Inspiration Award
Festivals/Screenings:Florida FFHot Springs Documentary Film FestivalSedona Film Festival Julien Dubuque Film Festival
HEROIN(E) USA/39MINS/2017
Director: Elaine McMillion Sheldon Producer: Kerrin Sheldon
Synopsis:Once a bustling industrial town, Huntington, West Virginia has become the epicenter of America’s modern opioid epidemic,with an overdose rate 10 times the national average. This flood of heroin now threatens this Appalachian city with a cycle ofgenerational addiction, lawlessness, and poverty. But within this distressed landscape, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker ElaineMcMillion Sheldon (Hollow) shows a different side of the fight against drugs -- one of hope. Sheldon highlights three women workingto change the town’s narrative and break the devastating cycle of drug abuse one person at a time. Fire Chief Jan Rader spends themajority of her days reviving those who have overdosed; Judge Patricia Keller presides over drug court, handing down empathy alongwith orders; and Necia Freeman of Brown Bag Ministry feeds meals to the women selling their bodies for drugs. As America’s opioidcrisis threatens to tear communities apart, the Netflix original short documentary HEROIN(E) shows how the chain of compassionholds one town together.
Director’s Biography: Elaine McMillion Sheldon is a Peabody Award winning and Emmy nominated filmmaker from West Virginia.HEROIN(E) was produced in association with the Berkeley-based Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), as part of a new initiative tosupport women filmmakers. In 2016, Chicken & Egg Pictures awarded her with the inaugural "Breakthrough Filmmaker" award.Sheldon was a 2013 Future of Storytelling Fellow, and named one of the "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2013 by FilmmakerMagazine and one of "50 People Changing The South" in 2015 by Southern Living Magazine. She has also contributed several shortsto The New York Times Op-Docs.
Awards: Nominee: Cinema Eye Honors, Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Film
Festivals/Screenings:Telluride Film Festival, Camden International Film FestivalMeet the Press Film Festival in Collaboration with AFI, SFFILM’s Doc StoriesObama Foundation Summit
KNIFE SKILLS USA/40MINS/2017
Director: Thomas LennonProducer: Thomas Lennon
Synopsis: What does it take to build a world-class French restaurant? What if the staff is almost entirely men and women just out ofprison? What if most have never cooked or served before, and have barely two months to learn their trade?
KNIFE SKILLS follows the hectic launch of Edwins restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio. In this improbable setting, with its mouthwateringdishes and its arcane French vocabulary, we discover the challenges of men and women finding their way after their release. We cometo know three trainees intimately, as well as the restaurant’s founder, who is also dogged by his past.
They all have something to prove, and all struggle to launch new lives — an endeavor as pressured and perilous as the ambitiousrestaurant launch of which they are a part.
Director’s Biography: Veteran filmmaker and journalist Thomas Lennon’s work in documentary film has earned him an AcademyAward®, three Academy® nominations, two national Emmys, two duPont-Columbia awards, two George Foster Peabody awards, andtwo films that premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Lennon recently completed SACRED, which draws on thecontributions of more than 40 filmmakers around the world to explore the role of prayer and ritual in daily life. He founded, with RubyYang, the China AIDS Media Project; their AIDS awareness messages were seen over a billion times on Chinese television and theInternet, making it probably the most far-reaching AIDS media campaign ever created.
Awards: Traverse City Film Festival – Audience Award for Documentary Short
Festivals/Screenings:Traverse City Film Festival Rhode Island Film FestivalHot Springs Documentary Film FestivalWoodstock Film FestivalChagrin Documentary Film FestivalPembroke-Taparelli Film FestivalSFFILM Doc StoriesCucalorus FestivalNapa Valley Film FestivalMeet the Press Film Festival with AFIDOC NYCIrvine Film FestivalInspire Film Festival
TRAFFIC STOP USA/31MINS/2018
Director: Kate Davis
Synopsis: Featuring footage caught on a dashcam, TRAFFIC STOP tells the story of Breaion King, a 26-year-old African-Americanschool teacher from Austin, Texas whose routine traffic violation quickly escalated into a dramatic arrest at the hands of a white policeofficer
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