We interviewed Sylvain Derosne, the lead animator on Spike Jonze’s sweetly ill fated romp ‘Mourir Auprès de Toi’ (To Die By Your Side) a collaboration with the fashion world of director Simon Cahn and coveted felt bag designer Olympia Le-Tan.
Short Films
Stop!motion by Carla Weindler2011-10-17
Hailing from Munich, now based in Berlin, Carla Weindler of Forward created this visually evocative short entitled ‘Stop!motion’ set to a fugue from Creative Commons. A collage of stop motion, captivating photography and a whole lot of glitter, it cuts a mysterious edge of innocence and refinement.
Bottle by Kirsten Lepore2011-10-16
Kirsten Lepore first gained recognition in the animation world with her well received and aptly named 2008 short film ‘Sweet Dreams’, the uplifting love story of a cupcake that sets out on journey across the sea and gets stranded on an island of vegetables. She returns here, with ‘Bottle’, to her winning theme of far fetched love across the water.
LIAF by Bianca Ansems2011-09-24
Bianca Ansems has created a really fantastic piece with this underwater adventure using semitranslucent fabric, cutouts and a multiplane.
- The London International Animation Festival wanted a trailer to celebrate their upcoming animation festival and their new home, the Barbican. LIAF is the UK’s largest animation festival, showcasing more than 250 films annually and screened over ten days and nights at Central London Cinemas from the 26th of August to the 4th of September.
Matthew Day lights ‘Back to the Start’2011-09-19
Sweeping and simply engaging, another great piece from Nexus Productions and Clapham Road Studios– ‘Back to the Start’ by Director Johnny Kelly with Director of Photography Matthew Day.