Martin Smith’s Seagulls won a Golden Reel award for Best Short Children’s Film at Tiburon International Film Festival. It took home the prize last Friday (17th April) at the festival’s closing party.
The 14th Tiburon Internation Film Festival ran 9th-17th April 2015 in Tiburon, California. It is an annual event showcasing independent feature and short films from around the world.
Congratulations to Martin, producer Sarah Drummond and the rest of the crew involved!
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Full guidelines and application forms are now available for First Feature Development, Emerging Talent Shorts and Professional Development Talent Programme Bursary awards.
SFTN are offering opportunities for emerging talent to develop their first feature project and want to talk to you to help identify the best routes, activities or funding that are available for you.
Short film production funding is being awarded to Emerging Talent on a rolling basis. This programme is designed to run in conjunction with the First Feature Development programme and aimed at emerging Scottish Talent who would benefit from making another short before embarking on their first feature.
The Talent Programme Bursary is designed to support writers, directors and producers to attend development programmes and talent labs. Recognised talent labs and development programmes include, but are not limited to:
Berlinale Talents | Rotterdam Lab | Reykjavik Talent Lab | Sundance Lab | TIFF Talent Lab | Torino Film Lab
Further information can be found on each individual page along with the downloadable forms and guidelines. Please head to the SFTN Contact page to get in touch if you wish to discuss your project, or for help to identify the best way we can support you.
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Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments has done it again! The animation has won the Channel 4 Innovation Award for Storytelling, a new prize at the Glasgow Short Film Festival.
The jury said the following:
“This intricate combination of stop motion, live action and 3D animation transported us into a singular, surreal environment. Seeing the world through the eyes of a confused – and somewhat deluded – primate, elicited deep emotional responses from the jury.”
The award was made at the closing event of the festival on Sunday 15 March.
Most of the Scottish Shorts 2014 slate competed this year at GSFF – Ian Waugh’s As He Lay Falling, Martin Smith’s Seagulls, Rory Alexander Stewart’s Wyld and Monkey Love Experiments. Last year, Cara Connolly and Martin Clark’s Exchange and Mart won the GSFF Audience Award.
Congratulations to Ainslie, Will, Cameron Fraser of Ko Lik and the rest of the crew involved!
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Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments has won another award! The film nabbed the award for Best Animation at the London Short Film Festival on Sunday 18th January.
This follows its BAFTA nomination earlier this month, and its BAFTA Scotland win for Best Animation in November.
Also, Ruth Paxton won Best Woman Director for her work on Pulse, a short commissioned via the NEW MUSIC BIENNAL / COMMONWEALTH GAMES by the ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY and produced in association with DigiCult’s sister company EDGE CITY FILMS.
This comes four years after Ruth’s DigiCult film Paris/Sexy won Best British Short Film at LSFF 2011.
The 18th London Short Film Festival ran from 8th – 18th January 2015.
Congratulations to all the winners!
A multi-venue tour of award winning shorts from DigiCult, Scotland’s internationally renowned new talent film studio, working in partnership with Hopscotch Films.
Drama. Horror. Romance. Comedy. Join us to celebrate some of the brightest new voices in Scottish cinema.
FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON EACH PROGRAMME:
Programmes 1 Programme 2 Younger People’s Programme Scottish Shorts 2014 (DigiCult/Hopscotch Films) SEE BELOW FOR A LIST OF WHAT’S SHOWING IN YOUR AREA: Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Monday 16th February (Programme 2 + Younger People) Thursday 5th March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Dundee – DCA Saturday 28th March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Edinburgh – Filmhouse Monday 23rd March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Glasgow – GFT Thursday 12th March (Younger People) Greenock – Waterfront Cinema Tuesday 27th January (Programme 1) Thursday 5th February (Programme 2 + Younger People) Tuesday 17th March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Inverness – Eden Court Thursday 12th February (Programme 1) Thursday 26th February (Programme 2) Monday 9th March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Stromness, Orkney – West Side Cinema Saturday 24th January (Programme 1) Kirkwall, Orkney – Phoenix Cinema Saturday 14th February (Programme 2 + Younger People) Saturday 14th March (Scottish Shorts 2014) Skye – Aros Centre Saturday 21st February (Programme 2 + Younger People) Stirling – Macrobert Arts Centre Tuesday 17th February (Programme 1) Saturday 28th February (Younger People) Tuesday 21st April (Scottish Shorts 2014) Contact your local cinema venue for programme start times and ticket prices. And if you need to speak to us, call DigiCult’s Tour Coordinator Kimberley Looi: 0141 221 5290 Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network:
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A selection of award winning shorts followed by Q&A with filmmaker. Drama. Horror. Romance. Comedy. Celebrate the brightest new voices of Scottish cinema.
Duration: 120 mins including Q & A
The Tannery (Iain Gardner) Rite (Michael Pearce) The Rule Of Thumb (Gregor Johnstone) Death In A Nut (Tom Chick) Battenberg (Stewart Comrie) Paris/Sexy (Ruth Paxton) Tour dates: Saturday 24th January / West Side Cinema, Stromness, Orkney Tuesday 27th January / Waterfront Cinema, Greenock Thursday 12th February / Eden Court, Inverness Tuesday 17th February / Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling Note: There is no Q & A for the Inverness screening. Contact your local venue for programme start times and ticket prices. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network:
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A selection of award winning shorts followed by Q&A with filmmaker. Drama. Horror. Romance. Comedy. Celebrate the brightest new voices of Scottish cinema.
Duration: 120 mins including Q & A
Fixing Luka (Jessica Ashman)
Sweetheart (Eva Riley)
A Cuillin Rising (Catriona MacInnes)
I’ll Be Right Here (Gregor Johnstone)
Foxy & Marina (Zachariah Copping)
Tour dates:
Thursday 5th February / Waterfront Cinema, Greenock
Saturday 14th February / Phoenix Cinema, Orkney
Monday 16th February / Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries
Saturday 21st February / Aros Centre, Skye
Thursday 26th February / Eden Court, Inverness
Note: There is no Q & A for the Inverness screening.
Contact local venues for prices on all events.
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Warning: One film contains strong, potentially offensive language
A selection of award winning shorts for younger audiences followed by an interactive, filmmaker-led workshop for teenagers.
Duration: 150 mins including workshop
The Tannery (Iain Gardner) Fixing Luka (Jessica Ashman) Ever Here I Be (Kate Burton) Battenberg (Stewart Comrie) Saved (Stuart Elliot)Limited places, please book in advance.
Contact Kimberley Looi for more details: 0141 221 5290 kimberley@digicult.co.uk
Tour Dates: Thursday 5th February / Waterfront Cinema, Greenock Saturday 14th February / Phoenix Cinema, Kirkwall, Orkney Monday 16th February / Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries Saturday 21st February / Aros Centre, Skye Saturday 28th February / Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling Thursday 12th March / GFT, Glasgow Note: Glasgow screening will feature Q&A session instead of workshop Contact local venues for prices on all events. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network:
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Award winning slate of shorts from DigiCult and Hopscotch Films. Recognised by BAFTA and international festivals including EIFF, LSFF and Berlinale, the screening will be followed by Q&A with featured filmmakers.
Duration: 105 mins including Q & A
As He Lay Falling (Ian Waugh) Exchange and Mart (Cara Connolly & Martin Clark) Monkey Love Experiments (Ainslie Henderson & Will Anderson) Seagulls (Martin Smith) Wyld (Rory Alexander Stewart) Tour dates: Thursday 5th March / Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries Monday 9th March / Eden Court, Inverness Saturday 14th March / Phoenix Cinema, Kirkwall, Orkney Tuesday 17th March / Waterfront Cinema, Greenock Monday 23rd March / Filmhouse, Edinburgh Saturday 28th March / DCA, Dundee Tuesday 21st April / Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling Contact local venues for prices on all events. For more information on our programme partner Hopscotch Films, please click here. Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network:
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Ainslie Henderson and Will Anderson’s Monkey Love Experiments has been nominated for a 2015 BAFTA in the Animated Films category. The film was developed and produced through Scottish Shorts, a Creative Scotland supported initiative from DigiCult and Hopscotch Films.
This follows its triumph in November, when it won Best Animation at BAFTA Scotland.
The EE British Academy Film Awards will be held on Sunday 8th February at the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden. The event will be broadcasted by the BBC.
Congratualtions to Ainslie, Will, producer Cameron Fraser, and the rest of the crew involved!
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