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Ginny

Pixel Film:!// from Ginny Robertson on Vimeo.

Here is Garth and Ginny latest little film, it was screened on the side of the Yo!Sushi building in Brighton as part of the Fringe Festival. We hope you like it!

James Manning

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Animator in Residence scheme for 2009. Now in its 4th year, this highly successful scheme offers a one month residency to an experienced animator/director starting mid-May to mid-June 2009 (exact start date to be negotiated with the successful applicant). The successful applicant will work in-house with a small group of students to complete a 30-90 seconds film of their own design.

Deadline for submission is 20th April 2009. For further information, application details and to view previous AiR alumni please visit our AiR scheme website which is temporarily housed here.

All the best with your application! Any further details required please contact us directly.

Felix

Felix Massie (with funding from the UK Film Council, South West Screen and Aardman) completed his second film last year. It's called, 'The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother' and is the story of Francis Cooper and his mother; Emily Maddison and that man's face; and Craig MacKay and his cat.

You can see a short clip below and a complete list of credits and promotional stills here.

It has so far been shown at Animex, Encounters and the Northern Lights Film Festivals and is also being shown at Animated Exeter this weekend in the Screen Out Loud category (Sunday 15th, 4.30pm) and in competition at Florida Film Festival in April.

James Manning

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.

Breaking the Mould from Luca Paulli on Vimeo

To vote for the film go here: http://www.depict.org/shortlists/232

To find out more about Rebecca, Luca and the film go here: http://www.depict.org/news/92

Newport's Animator in Residence scheme is funded by Skillset Screen Academy Wales.

James Manning

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:

Jonay O Urbina reel sept08 from Jonay O Urbina on Vimeo.

James Manning

Matthew Walker has a new blog. Unlike his other blogs, he aspires to keep this one updated. Matthew is currently working on his new film entitled Little Face commissioned as part of the Digital Shorts scheme for Southwest Screen and the British Film Council. For more insight browse to http://domesticspace.blogspot.com/.