Great news! Rebecca Manley and Luca Paulli's Breaking the Mould (2007) completed as part of the University of Wales Newport’s Animator in Residence scheme, where a filmmaker spends one month in the university working with the students, has been shortlisted for DepicT! 2008.
Last month Jonay's graduation film Homeland (2007) was screened at the ICA in London as part of the Open Rehearsal and the Cultural Olympiad launch. Homeland was screened, as Jonay originally intended, with the live original music for prepared piano performed by the composer and Big Bang Lab director Sergio López Figueroa. Homeland has been well received by the festival circuit and has to date been screened at the following festivals:
-St. Petersburg Open Student Film Festival (Russia) : Sept 25-30 -Animasyros Animation Festival (Greece) : Sept 19-21 -Animadrid Animation Festival (Spain): Sept 30th -Balkanima animation festival (Serbia) : Oct 7th -11th -Optica Paris (France) : Oct 4th. -Canarias Mediafest (Spain) : Oct 28th - Nov 1st. London International Animation Festival (UK) Melbourne International Animation Festival (Australia) Animofest Animation Festival (Slovakia) London Spanish Film Festival (UK) Huesca International Shortfilm Festival (Spain) Animated Exeter (UK) Proyectaragon (Spain) Optica Festival (Spain) Finest Films, University of Wales, Newport (UK) Adobe Media Event in London (UK) Scife short film festival (Spain) Black&White short film festival (Portugal) Hebden Bridge Festival (UK) Imaginaria Film Festival (Italy) Asolo Art Film Festival (Italy) VII Muestra de Cortos Aragoneses (Spain)
To keep up to date about Jonay and his film, browse to http://www.thisishomeland.com/. Below is Jonay's latest showreel:
