Author: experimentalfilmfestival

Festival occurs 3 times a month! Showcased the best of experimental short films and music videos from around the world.

Audience FEEDBACK: REQUEMBARREN, 16min, Spain, Experimental

REQUEMBARREN, 16min, Spain, Experimental Directed by Roman Rubert Bernat  Beatrice is a young woman who leaves home to look for Requembarren. After listening to the sad man, to the profaner, and to the incestuous man, she reflects on what happens to her on the journey. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK: REQUEMBARREN, 16min, Spain, Experimental

Audience FEEDBACK: STRANGE BEASTS, 5min, UK, Experimental

STRANGE BEASTS, 5min, UK, Experimental Directed by Magali Barbe ‘Strange Beasts’ is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own ‘pet’. How far can it go? CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

Audience FEEDBACK: 65.5 WOMEN, 6min, Norway, Experimental

65.5 WOMEN, 6min, Norway, Experimental Directed by Liv Mari Mortensen To understand a recent failure, a young man writes a statistic of all the women he ever slept with. As he tries to simplify all of his affairs into simple characteristics the memories start to take over, leaving him to face the only one he truly… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK: 65.5 WOMEN, 6min, Norway, Experimental

Audience FEEDBACK: ICARO, 11min, Brazil, Experimental

ICARO, 11min, Brazil, Experimental Directed by Carla Jay Shah Laroche Based on the Greek tragedy, Icaro is a Brazilian modern adaptation of the iconic struggle; a man who seeks liberation from an environment in which he feels caged and powerless. Where myths tell us that our fate is determined by a greater force than our own,… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK: ICARO, 11min, Brazil, Experimental

Audience FEEDBACK: HOPE, 4min, Iceland, Experimental

HOPE, 4min, Iceland, Experimental Directed by Knutur Haukstein Olafsson The apocalypse is coming. A lonely and bitter nun seeks for help to let go of her past and finally be free. The lights go out. The lights are turned on. And suddenly there is a change. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK: HOPE, 4min, Iceland, Experimental

Audience FEEDBACK: NOVEMBER UNDER ASHES, 3min, France, Music Video

NOVEMBER UNDER ASHES, 3min, France, Music Video Directed by Camille Laloux November under ashes is a cri du coeur, a song, an hymn in which personal and national mournings are melted, a heartbeat of fear, of strength and an ode to life. Under the ashes of a dear person and of scores of innocent people killed… Continue reading Audience FEEDBACK: NOVEMBER UNDER ASHES, 3min, France, Music Video

Audience FEEDBACK: BODY WITHOUT ORGANS, 2min, USA, Experimental

BODY WITHOUT ORGANS, 2min, USA, Experimental Directed by Mark Franz Explores the mystical singularity of the body in terms of its separate functioning parts. Philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari use this term to refer to the “cosmic egg” of life. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!

Art Department Interviews

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Read interviews from top people working in the Art Department in the movie industry today. Production Designers. Art Directors. Storyboard Artists. Costume Designers.  Interview with Oscar Nominated Production Designer Anne Seibel (Midnight in Paris, Bonjour Anne):http://matthewtoffolo.com/2016/02/19/interview-oscar-nominated-production-designer-anne-seibel-midnight-in-paris-bonjour-anne/ Interview with Oscar Nominated Production Designer Michael Corenblith (Apollo 13, The Blind Side):  http://matthewtoffolo.com/2016/02/04/interview-with-oscar-nominated-production-designer-michael-corenblith-apollo-13-the-blind-side/…

Interview with Graphic Designer Tina Charad (Maleficent, Fifty Shades of Grey)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
A Graphic Designer creates the props and set-pieces for film productions and works directly with the Production Designer. Depending on the period and genre, these can be newspapers, love letters, shop signs, posters, cigarette boxes, logos. Basically, they create the original materials needed for a film that haven’t yet…