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Director Biography – Michelle Brand (SYNCHRONICITY)

Michelle Brand is a London based German-English, Animator- Filmmaker and Sound Designer, who enjoys cross-combining all kinds of things and media. She studied animation at the University for Creative Arts in Farnham, UK, and completed her Animation MA at the Royal College of Arts in 2019. Throughout her work, she plays with many different visual… Continue reading Director Biography – Michelle Brand (SYNCHRONICITY)

Short Film: SYNCHRONICITY, 4min., UK, Animation

People come, people go – Yet everyone is moving in the same direction. We all are sharing something that we are unaware of, creating one big picture we are unable to see. The film explores the idea of how everyone is connected in a way we may not realise. By sharing time, space and… Continue reading Short Film: SYNCHRONICITY, 4min., UK, Animation

Director Biography – Jennifer Paterson, Lewis Gourlay, Abby Warrilow (FLOOR FALLS)

Jennifer Paterson is Artistic Director of All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, Scotland’s leading aerial dance company. Her first experience in dance for screen was as a performer in Katrina McPherson’s Moment. She has since forged a career as an aerial and dance performer, choreographer and director, helping to build the aerial scene in Scotland.… Continue reading Director Biography – Jennifer Paterson, Lewis Gourlay, Abby Warrilow (FLOOR FALLS)

Short Film: FLOOR FALLS, 3min., UK, Dance

A women stands, takes a breath, and moves. Arching back extending further than seems possible, she steps forward, rising up onto the tip of her toe and over the threshold. We see blackness then she appears. Rotating and twisting, the camera and her dance around each other. She suspends, or has the floor fallen?… Continue reading Short Film: FLOOR FALLS, 3min., UK, Dance

Director Biography – Thomas Freundlich (COLD STORAGE)

Thomas Freundlich is one of the leading practitioners in Finland’s vibrantly growing independent dance film scene. Mr. Freundlich’s work ranges from dance shorts, documentary work, performance videography and 3D projects to music videos and projection design for the stage. His work has been seen at dozens of film festivals worldwide as well as broadcast TV… Continue reading Director Biography – Thomas Freundlich (COLD STORAGE)

Short Film: COLD STORAGE, 9min., Finland, Dance

Cold Storage is a short dance film that pays homage to the virtuosic physical performances and melancholy comedy of the classic silent screen. On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice, and thaws him out as his newfound soul brother.

Director Biography – Katerina Giannakopoulou (PANDEMIA)

Director Statement I have been directing my own multidisciplinary projects since 2017. I combine modern dance with flamenco and dance theatre while using complex rhythms, sounds and music from all over the world to create innovative performances. Within 5 weeks Pandemia was honoured 6 times in the categories of BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BEST MUSIC… Continue reading Director Biography – Katerina Giannakopoulou (PANDEMIA)

Short Film: PANDEMIA, 4min., Germany, Music/Experimental

Pandemia An experimental movie such as an art music video which shows the relationship between human kind and nature and how it has evolved through the artistic perspective of dance. The viral pandemic is the theme. I got my inspiration from the strange rythm of the music and its sound easthetic, also choosing dance… Continue reading Short Film: PANDEMIA, 4min., Germany, Music/Experimental

Director Biography – Katie Beard, Naomi Turner (WAKE)

Directing duo Katie Beard and Naomi Turner, make up LeMoon; a performance and film collective based between Exeter and London. Katie and Naomi began making work together after graduating from the University of Exeter in 2015, where they both studied a degree in Drama. Initially creating multimedia and physical theatre work they realised their common… Continue reading Director Biography – Katie Beard, Naomi Turner (WAKE)

Short Film: WAKE, 8min., UK, Dance

WAKE is a short dance film which explores and responds to modern attitudes around loss and grief, taking inspiration from different rituals and funeral traditions from around the world. Filmed on the stark and shifting terrain of Dartmoor, WAKE steers us through one’s woman’s journey of grief. Project Links Facebook Twitter Instagram