Slate Graduation Showcase 2015
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Welcome to SLATE, The London Film School’s celebration of the creative endeavours of our emerging filmmakers from across the world.
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Congratulations to all of our graduates and their successes. We preview here the narrative and documentary shorts that are the results of an intense cinematic journey. Congratulations also to our very first graduates from our MA program in International Film Business. Your journey has taken you into the worlds of film finance, global co-productions and the challenges and opportunities offered by new platforms. The approach we take here is based on learning through practice. In the Filmmaking course, this means learning all aspects of the filmmaking process, which ultimately endows students with a deeper understanding of what it takes to execute a vision.
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03 Welcome 04 A Message from our Chairman
For our screenwriters, their journey is about developing their story worlds, taking us on imaginative journeys. They leave having written a full length feature script, and ready to take on the challenges of making those stories come alive on screen.
06 MA Filmmaking 24 MA Screenwriting 34 MA International Film Business
In this fast changing creative media landscape there are other challenges. Our graduates need to be prepared for the industries they will work in, understanding diverse business models, distribution, technological and exhibition issues from the perspective of both producer and viewer.
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That said, we are not about to abandon celluloid for digital, rather we want to have that conversation about how to use these varied channels to tell the most original and creative stories in ways that connect with local and global audiences. It’s about putting LFS into the centre of screen culture, and giving our graduates the best first step they can take.
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We look forward to seeing you all make your mark on the industry.
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Credits Design by Split (split.co.uk) Photography of LFS workshops and classes by Katie Garner
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A Message from our Chairman \ /
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Here we are again - another successful year at The London Film School! Of course it was disappointing that our longcherished plan to move to the Barbican in 2017 was abandoned, but this was a wise and necessary course of action, and we now look forward to an even better and more suitable new home, the quest for which is very much under way. But as we approach our 60th Birthday, there is much to celebrate. Once again we featured in the Hollywood Reporter’s Top 15 International Film Schools, and our graduates have had a strong presence in film festivals worldwide. We had a record-breaking six films in the Palm Springs Short Film Festival, and a short and five full-length features in the London Film Festival. LFS graduate Simon Mesa Soto’s film ‘Leidi’ followed its Palme d’Or success last year with winning the CILECT (International Film Schools Association) Fiction Film Award, whilst graduates Petros Silvestros and Nikos Andritsakis made history at the Berlinale. Having won the Crystal Bear last year with their film ‘Mike’ (the first UK film to do so), they won again this year with ‘Confession’. This is the first time in the Berlinale’s history that a director has won in two successive years. Many congratulations to them all.
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Mike Leigh
On the academic front, this year saw the signing of our agreement with the University of Warwick. From January 2016 they will become our validating body. Warwick has an impressive Film Studies department, and we look forward to developing a number of collaborative project with them in the near future. We also launched a new MA degree this year. The MA International Film Business is run jointly with the University of Exeter. Our thirty students spent one term in Exeter, joining us here at LFS for the rest of the year, to be taught by a range of industry professionals. They also had the opportunity to participate in the Film Market at the Berlinale. This first intake graduate today alongside our filmmakers and screenwriters. This year we said goodbye to one of our longestserving lecturers. Howard Thompson, Head of Sound, made an enormous contribution to LFS over many decades, and has now retired. We thank him, wish him well, and send him our love. As always, I want to thank our talented filmmakers, and the LFS staff for their wonderful patience and commitment. Thanks too to all who have contributed to helping creativity and talent to blossom - visiting lecturers, volunteers, actors, industry sponsors, parents, friends and my hard-working Governors. A merry Christmas to you all, a jolly, prosperous new year, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LFS!!!
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ANGELUS NOVUS Aboozar Amini
SEVERED GARDEN Gonรงalo Almeida
A CHICK CALLED WANDA Arielle Apfel
BOKS Mathias Askeland
SEBASTIAN AND THEM Benjamin Bee
SWALLOW Sofia Bost
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SLEEPY Alexandra Migacheva
SUMMER LEAVES Diana Nilles
MA Filmmaking
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TAWEEZ Shahrukh Naveed
PETITE NATURE Ilhan Palayret
Graduation Films
BIRD SONGS FROM AMAZONIA Harry Bracho
HEROICS Laurence Brook
EVERYONE KNOWS STILL Aephie Chen
Graduation film projects are
the culmination of two years
MAST QALANDAR Divij Roopchand
of intensive study on the MA Filmmaking programme. THE VIOLIN TEACHER Barbara Diril
INFESTATIONS Leire Egana
KM 73 Iulian-Radu Ghelbereu
Students receive technical training; developing their creative and production skills, studying film history and cultures as well as expanding their critical analysis.
TAMARA Sofia Safonova
Students collaborate in the development, production and delivery of up to 180 films per year, according to strict briefs which increase in complexity from term to term.
BASILISK Nikolai Hamel
BEFORE SPRING Mary Hasavari
LUCKY BAMBOO Sohrab Kavir
Graduation film projects offer great freedom in terms of subject and method of production. They can be shot anywhere globally and are frequently crewed by a combination of LFS students and local professionals. This results in an extraordinary range of stories and approaches, with a truly international perspective.
SALUT MAMAN Ricardo Saraiva
The following pages contain featured graduating films and students. To learn more and watch these films, visit lfs.org.uk.
COIL Stephen Kenny
BUNCH AT THE HORIZON Wilhelm Kuhn
SEA BREEZE Chun-Yi Li
THE SHIP THAT SHOULD NOT BE Sifis Mainas
VANESCER CARWASH Colette McWilliams
STERNENKIND Daniel Michalos
THE PORTER BROTHERS Jacky-Eliette Teboul
ECDYSIS Fevronia Tsolina
SEXWAX Frederic van Strydonck
UNATTENDED ITEM Filippos Vokotopoulos
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Gonçalo Almeida
Aboozar Amini
Arielle Apfel
Mathias Askeland
Benjamin Bee
I was born and raised in Santiago do Cacém, a quiet town in the south of Portugal. I moved to London to study at The London Film School, after obtaining a BA in Graphic Design and musical education. My interest in films started to grow when I was exposed to Meshes of the Afternoon, by Maya Deren.
Aboozar Amini (1985, Afghanistan) moved to the Netherlands as a teen. In 2010, he graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. His debut film KabulTehranKabul (2010) won a Documentary Wildcard from the Nederlands Filmfonds.
Arielle Apfel is a director, producer and editor whose work is comprised of surreal quirky comedies and avant-garde thrillers, stories which aim to capture the quandaries of her generation infused with humour and grit.
Mathias Askeland was born in Oslo, Norway, and finished a BA in Digital Media Production in 2011 before he enrolled at The London Film School in 2012.
Benjamin has won awards for both his directing and writing. His short film, Girl Power, starring Jason Flemyng, Alice Lowe and Dakota Blue Richards, won Best Comedy at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2014. His first year LFS short, Step Right Up, played at over 35 film festivals and was long-listed for the BAFTA Short Film Award 2014. His first film, A Plastic Toy Dinosaur, won numerous awards and was screened on the BBC. This led Benjamin to be nominated for the BBC New Filmmaker of the Year Award.
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Phantom Limb Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, HD, 8 mind, Ghostsong pictures, 2015
He used the prize money to shoot the documentary On the String of Forgetfulness in 2011. He has since been studying to obtain an MA in filmmaking at The London Film School.
Hum Short Film
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Mooncup Short Film
From Kurdistan
WRITER/DIRECTOR, mini DV, 9 mins, Ghostsong pictures, 2015 WRITER/DIRECTOR, mini DV, 14 mins, Ghostsong pictures, 2015
The Quiet Time Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR/COMPOSER, HD, 12 mins, Ghostsong pictures, 2015 Condrong Short Film
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, 2K Digital. IFFR SILKROADFILMSALON, 2016
Angelus Novus
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, 4K Digital, LFS / SILKROADFILMSALON, 2015
DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER, HD, 11 mins, Ghostsong pictures, 2015
On the String of Forgetfulness Short Film
DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER/COMPOSER, mini DV, 5 mins, Ghostsong pictures, 2015
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Digital, SILKROADFILMSALON, 2010
O.C.D.Y.C.S.F Short Film
Severed Garden Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 4k, 20 mins, LFS, 2015 You are Whole Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Submarine, 2012
KabulTehranKabul Short Film And the Fish Knows Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, SILKROADFILMSALON, 2009
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Boks Short Film
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Frysninger Short Film EDITOR, Red Epic, NKFF, 2015 Basilisk Short Film
PRODUCER/EDITOR, Red One, LFS, 2014
A Chick Called Wanda Short Film
Sun Up Machines
In his Shadow Short Film
Lifted Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri Alexa 4k, 19min, LFS, 2015
DIRECTOR/EDITOR, 5d mark III, Sun Up, 2014
DIRECTOR/WRITER, B/W, Super America Camera 35mm, 10min, LFS, 2014
DIRECTOR, Arri Alexa, LFS, 2014
Shakespeare’s Intermission Documentary
DIRECTOR, 5d mark III, Lumennaire, 2013
PRODUCER, Colour Sony EX3, 12min, LFS, 2014
W for bites Short Film
EDITOR/DIT, Colour, Alexa, Avid Media Player, 13min, LFS, 2014
Two Woman and a Pram Short Film Roaming Wild Documentary
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CAMERA, Colour, 7min, Z1, 2011
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 2k, 13 mins, LFS, 2013
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Idas Julebakst Short Film EDITOR, Red, ITV Studios Norway, 2015
DIRECTOR, B/W Atton 16mm, 2min, 2012
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 2k, 16 mins, LFS, 2014
Sacred River Short Film
Director
His graduation film, Boks, has screened at festivals worldwide, and he is currently working as a freelance director and editor in the advertisement and TV industries.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Apfel studied film theory and direction at the American University of Paris, earning her BA in Film Studies in 2009. Continuing her studies abroad, she obtained her Masters in Filmmaking from The London Film School in the United Kingdom. Currently, Apfel is in New York producing a number of independent projects.
The Light in the Night Short Film SET DRESSER, 14min, 2011
Carnivory Short Film Two Chimneys
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His graduation film, Sebastian and Them, only finished in June, has already been selected for over 15 festivals. Benjamin has also just directed a comedy project produced by Baby Cow (Philomena, Alan Partridge). He is currently developing two TV projects and his first feature film, a family comedy set against the backdrop of the Lake District. Benjamin was supported by a Creative Skillset bursary.
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Sebastian and Them Short Film WRITER/DIRCETOR/PRODUCER, The London Film School, 2015 Girl Power
DIRECTOR, Attercop Productions, 2014
Orange Charlie Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, The London Film School, 2013
Step Right Up Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, The London Film School, 2012
Frank
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Dead on Impact, 2008
A Plastic Toy Dinosaur
University of Westminster, 2006
PRODUCER, XDCAM, LFS, 2013
Tailor Short Film
DIRECTOR, 16 mm, LFS, 2013
Recognition Short Film
DIRECTOR, 16 mm, LFS, 2012
Deadline
CO-DIRECTOR, Canon 550D, Hedmark University College, 2011
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DIRECTOR, Baby Cow, 2015
COSTUME INTERN, 96min, David Wain, 2010 Haber Award Winning Short Docudrama (2005) SET DRESSER, 34min, 2005
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Sofia Bost
Harry Bracho
Laurence Brook
Aephie Huimi Chen
Barbara Diril
Leire Egana
Sofia Bost is a Portuguese filmmaker. After completing a degree in Communication Sciences in Lisbon, Sofia worked as creative assistant and editor. She then moved to London to continue her studies at The London Film School, where she directed and edited several projects and was awarded an MA with distinction upon completion of her graduation film Swallows. Since then the film has been screened at international film festivals. Sofia is currently editing a feature film and preparing her next short.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, and raised between Paris, Mexico and London. He first studied Social Communications with a specialisation in Audiovisual Arts at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and worked for many years as a Producer and as an Assistant Director in a number of films and commercials.
Laurence was born and raised in Dartford, Kent and came into the realm of filmmaking through the irrelevancies of door-to-door milk selling, a philosophy degree and a statistical analysis position with a large cheese conglomerate. He has recently completed a Master’s Degree at The London Film School graduating as Director/Producer with a special interest in dark comedy.
Aephie is a Taiwanese filmmaker based in London. After studying architecture and fashion, she has been practicing her concepts and themes across spatial design, costume design, radio and visual artworks in Europe, USA, Japan and Taiwan. She has lived in many countries in her life, the stories she tells are often drawn on immigration, love, dreams, struggles and self-exile in contemporary society. In 2012 she took a break from her work to study MA Filmmaking at the London Film School where she started writing and directing. She also works as a Production Designer.
Barbara is a German-born Assyrian. She was a BFA Motion Pictures & Television student at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her passion led her to London to complete her studies as a graduate student, and receive an MA in Filmmaking at The London Film School. Growing up in Pfullendorf, a small town in Southern Germany, she developed an intense interest in films, particularly in the works of film director Martin Scorsese, and film editor Mark Goldblatt, who have been her biggest inspiration. Mark mentored Barbara throughout the making of her graduation film.
Born and raised in the Basque country, Spain, Leire studied Law and Political Sciences in Madrid, earning both BAs in 2012. She undertook a brief internship as a lawyer, before moving to London to pursue the MA in Filmmaking at The London Film School.
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Barley Fields on the Other Side of the Mountain Feature
EDITOR, Arri Alexa, 90min, Tashi Films, 2016
Swallows Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri Alexa, 14m, LFS, 2015
Sea Breeze Short Film
EDITOR, Arri Alexa, 28m, LFS, 2015
Ice Floe
EDITOR, Red Epic, 22m, LFS, 2014
Who’s the Boss? Short Film EDITOR, 35mm, 12m, LFS, 2013 Oscar Short Film
DIRECTOR, HD, 20m, LFS, 2013
Estranged Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR, 16mm, 3m, LFS, 2013
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As he started to write and direct his own projects, he decided to move to the UK to study the MA in Filmmaking at The London Film School, where he focused mainly on Direction and Cinematography. He obtained his Masters with Distinction in the summer of 2015 with his film Bird Songs from Amazonia.
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Heroics Short Film DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, VHS-C, 15.30 mins, LFS, 2015 Severed Garden Short Film PRODUCER, Sony F55, 19 mins, 2015 Sexwax
He is now living in Paris where he is studying an MA in Theory, Aesthetic and Memory of Cinema at the Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis and he is working on the script of his next short film and also writing his first feature film. \ /
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PRODUCER, iPhone 5s, 12 mins, LFS, 2015
You Are Whole
PRODUCER, ARRI Alexa, 16 mins, 2014
Trivia Short Film DIRECTOR, ARRI Alexa, 18 mins, 2013 Psychics
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Bird Songs from Amazonia Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Red Epic, 25 mins, LFS, 2015
Sueñambulismo Short Film
Get Clean
PRODUCER, Superamerica 35mm, 14 mins, LFS, 2013
Frankenspud Short Film DIRECTOR, Aaton 16mm, 4 mins, LFS, 2012 Mime von Mime Short Film
DIRECTOR, Aaton 16mm, 4 mins, LFS, 2012
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Everyone Knows London Story
Writer/Director/Production Designer, ARRI Amira 2:1, 21 mins, LFS, 2016
Sugarbabes TV documentary series
Writer/Director, Canon C300, 23 minutes, Wonderland Media, 2016
This is it, Kid Short Film Production Designer, ARRI Amira, in post-production, LFS A Chick Called Wanda Short Film Production Designer, ARRI Alexa, 19 mins, LFS, 2015
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Between the Rivers Feature Documentary
DIRECTOR, 2016/2017
The Violin Teacher Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR, Red Dragon, 20 mins, LFS, 2015
Ana Short Film
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Alexa, 14 mins, LFS, 2014
Seams Short Film
EDITOR/DIT, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
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Director/Editor, Canon 5D, 30 seconds, Coffice Media, 2014
OFFLINE 2050
Writer/DoP/Production Designer, ARRI Alexa, 12 mins, LFS, 2014
The Divine Chirp Short Film
A Gift from Aphrodite Short Film
DIRECTOR, Red Scarlett, 12 mins, A fall of the House, 2015
W for Bites Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri alexa, 14 mins, LFS, 2014 The Guardian of Thebes Short Film
DIRECTOR/EDITOR, Arri Alexa, 10 mins, A fall of the House, 2014
The Final Moments of Poe and Nina Hackney Pirates Nuda Veritas
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR,16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
My Friend Blake
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
Trubino Path Documentary DIRECTOR/EDITOR, Canon 5D, in post-production.
The Last Drag Short Film DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Alexa, 9 mins, LFS, 2013
In His Shadow
Production Designer/Camera Operator, 35mm films BW 1.85:1, 10 mins, LFS, 2013
¡Ay, Querétaro! Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 4 mins, LFS, 2013
Shingle Production Designer, Sony FS100, 13 mins, Kalinin, 2013
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DIRECTOR/EDITOR, Canon C-300, 10 mins, A Fall of the House, 2015
DIRECTOR, Sony X-1, 14 mins, LFS, 2013
EDITOR/SOUND RECORDIST, Sony EX3, 14 mins, LFS, 2013
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Into the Labyrinth Short Film
Aga Can’t Cook
EDITOR, 35mm, 8 mins, LFS, 2014
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Infestations Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri Alexa, 10 mins, LFS, 2015
CC Bo Ningen Music Video SaltSpin Commercial
Part of the Flow Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, Sony EX3, 13 mins, LFS, 2014
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Tehran 1998
Production Designer, RED, 15 mins, LFS, 2015
Sexwax Short Film
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Alexa, 20 mins, LFS, 2014
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She is currently directing a web series among other projects.
Sleepy Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Sony F3, 13 mins, 2015
Smerdaki Short Film
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Short Film EDITOR, 35 mm, 10 mins, LFS, 2013
Writer/Director/Editor, Canon 5D, 4 mins, Coffice Media, 2014
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Iphone 5s, 12 mins, LFS, 2014
Director/Editor
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JP Garcia
Cinematographer JP Garcia is currently based in London, UK. His work takes him around the world and regularly back to his home city Rio, Brazil. After a successful career in advertising and graphic design in Rio, JP moved to New York in 2011 to begin his life in film photography. Throughout his year in the US, he worked on commercials, web-series and short films as a camera operator and cinematographer. In 2012 JP relocated to London after earning a place at The London Film School where he gained his master’s degree. He has since shot films and commercials in India, Belgium, Brazil, Luxembourg, Germany and Greece, where he received high appraisal for the cinematography in the award winning short-film Ecdysis. JP is available to work in fiction, music videos, documentary and corporate productions.
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Ingvar Guðmundsson
Born in Bucharest, Romania in 1988, he is a graduate of the National University of Theatre and Film I. L. Caragiale where he studied Directing Film and Television. Between school projects he worked as an assistant on features like Loverboy, directed by Palme d’Or winner Catalin Mitulescu.
Ingvar is a cinematographer working in film and TV, born 1988 in Iceland.
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He graduated as a cinematographer from The London Film School where he shot a variety of short films in the last three years on different formats. He has worked on high end camera, grip and lighting equipment such as 35mm film and 16mm film, the Arri Alexa and the Amira. Whilst studying Ingvar did camerawork for TV documentaries and short films, including shooting the entire series of Sugarbabes TV on C300.
The Trubino Path Documentary
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IBM Corporate Promo Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony FS700, Ogilvy New YorkLondon, UK, 2015 Developers Chat Promo Film
SELF SHOOTING DIRECTOR,C300, Amazon-London, UK, 2015
Ruth Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, ARRI Amira, Dir. Gonçalo Almeida, Ellis Films, London, UK, 2015 2ND UNIT CINEMATOGRAPHER, 35mm, Dir. Guilherme Fontes, GF Films, Rio de Janeiro, BR, 2015
In 2012 he moved to the United Kingdom for a Master’s Degree in Filmmaking at The London Film School. KM73 is his graduation project.
Mast Qalandar Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, ARRI Alexa XT, Dir. Divij Roopchand, LFS, New Delhi, India, 2014
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Chatô, O Rei do Brasil Feature Film
Ecdysis Short Film
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CINEMATOGRAPHER, ARRI Alexa, Dir. Faidra Tsolina, LFS, Greece, 2014
Mooncup Short Film
Summer Leaves Short Film
The Quiet Time Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, ARRI Alexa Plus, Dir. Diana Nilles, LFS, Luxembourg, LU, 2014
Basilisk Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, RED ONE MX, Dir. Nikolai Hamel, LFS, London, UK, 2014
UCL London Promo
CINEMATOGRAPHER, 5D Mark III, Dir. Niklaas van Poortvliet, UCL, London, UK, 2014
Machines by SUNUP Music Video
CINEMATOGRAPHER, 5D Mark III, Dir. Mathias Askeland, Lumiere Pictures, London, UK, 2014
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EDITOR, miniDV, 14 mins, Ghostsong Pictures, 2015
EDITOR, Blackmagic, 12 mins, Ghostsong Pictures, 2015
Km 73 Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa, 16 mins, LFS and Punctum Films, 2015
Beth Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, Alexa, 19 mins, LFS, 2013
The Couch Short Film WRITER/EDITOvR, Super16, 15 mins, Albatross Films and Punctum Films
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Ingvar studied at the European Film College in Denmark during 2008-09. He returned to Iceland to work as a camera assistant in commercials. From 2010, he worked as a cameraman in TV broadcasting, OB’s, EFP and programming for the Icelandic National Broadcast, Saga Film and Skjár Einn. There he received solid grounding in operating cameras for e.g. music events, sports events and studio programs.
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CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D, Coffice Media, 2016
Sugar babes TV documentary series
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon C300 & C100 HD 16:9, Wonderland Media, 23 min per episode, 2016
Everyone Knows Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Arri Amira - Canon K35 Prime Lenses - 2:1, LFS, 21 min, 2015 A Chick Called Wanda Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Arri Alexa - Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 - 16:9, LFS, 19 min, 2015 CC Bo Ningen Music Video
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D, Coffice Media, 4 min, 2014
Saltspin Commercial
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D, Coffice Media, 30 sec, 2014
In his Shadow Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, 35mm films BW 1.85 : 1, LFS, 10 min, 2013 Shingle Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony FS100, Coffice Media, 13 min, 2013 Coffice Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D, Coffice Media, 9 min, 2013 Eruption TV Documentary
CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR, Panasonic P2 HD, Coffice Media, 44 min, 2013
Two Chimneys Documentary CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony PMW EX3 - HD, LFS, 10 min, 2013
Lifted Short Film
Away Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Aaton XTR 16mm film colour, LFS, 3 min, 2013
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ARRI Alexa, Dir. Mathias Askeland, LFS Productions, London, UK, 2014
Can You See Me Short Film
Nichole de Carle Marine Fashion Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Aaton XTR 16mm BW, LFS, 5 min, 2012
DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER, 5D Mark III, London, UK, 2014
The Card Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Panasonic P2, European Film College, 10 min, 2009
The Final Moments of Poe and Nina
Short Film 1ST AC, Super America 35mm, Dir. Nikolai Hamel, LFS, London, UK, 2013
Three and a half days Short Film
Last Drag Short Film
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Born 1985 in Maine, USA Nikolai Hamel is an American filmmaker currently living and working in Los Angeles. He grew up in New Hampshire and attended the University of Maryland where he studied literature. After university he moved to China and taught English before moving to the UK for his master’s in filmmaking from The London Film School. \ /
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WRITER/PRODUCER, 17mins, LFS Greece, 2014 Festivals: Cinequest - World Premiere / Palm Springs International Shortfest / DRAMA International Short Film Festival (Won Best Director) / Athens International Film Festival (Third Place Best Film Award)
The Final Moments of Poe and Nina
Short Film WRITER/PRODUCER, B&W, 9mins, LFS, UK, 2014 Festivals: Portobello Film Festival / Gallery 788 ‘art in space’ Show
Move Short Film
WRITER/PRODUCER, 5mins, UK, 2013 Winner: Raindance Collabor8te 48 hour film contest
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Panasonic P2, European Film College, 10 min, 2009
CAMERA OPERATOR, ARRI Alexa, Dir. Faidra Tsolina, LFS, London, UK, 2013
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Cinematographer
Three Into One Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, 5D Mark III, Dir. Nikolai Hamel, Lumiere Pictures, London, UK, 2014
MA Filmmaking
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Mary Hasavari
Sohrab Kavir
Stephen Kenny
Wilhelm Kuhn
Mary Nunpau Hasavari graduated with a short film Before Spring in 2015, which has already been shown at several film festivals and got Honourable mentioning at The Isle of Wight International Film Festival.
Sohrab Kavir was born in Mashhad, Iran in 1979, in the year of the Revolution. He was brought up in a religious and crowded family during the Iraqi war. Sohrab who had dyslexia found his schooling years very stressful, especially due to the fact that this learning difficulty isn’t recognised in Iran. However, it was the gradual deaths of three of his brothers to Duchenne (DMD) that affected him the most. In 1999, after watching Elia Kazan’s East of Eden (1955), he decided to become a filmmaker to make a film about the disease that killed his brothers and left the rest of his family devastated.
Steve got his first introduction to filmmaking while at Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with a BA in Film Studies and Italian in 2009. After university, he spent a year in Canada where he gained valuable experience working as a runner on several feature films.
Wilhelm was born and raised in Paris. He took cinema classes for 3 years in high school as a minor before studying Political Science in both France (Sciences Po) and the UK (University of Kent). His academic undergraduate courses taught him the equal importance of what to make movies about, and how to make them. The latter would be addressed during his time at The London Film School where he focused on acquiring technical knowledge, serving as a cinematographer/ camera operator on many projects.
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Mary has also worked on many international production spanning Norway, Thailand, Japand, USA and France. These includes action features starring icons such as Steven Seagal to more art-house documentaries such as The Guitar King. She is currently working on her first feature project Saffron Robes (temp. title) a documentary following female monks in Thailand. \ /
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Saffron Robes
DIRECTOR, 85 min, in production.
Before Spring Short Film DIRECTOR, 16 min, 2015
Guitar King
CAMERA WOMAN/1ST AD, 90 min, 2015
Maxx
AD, 120 min, 2015
Asian connection AD, 120 min, 2015
By the Time it Gets Dark AD, 135 min, 2015
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, Sony A7s, 15 mins, Rusheen Films in association with Forty Foot Pictures and LFS, 2015
Awake Short Film
WRITER-DIRECTOR, 35mm, 12min, LFS, 2013
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Chun-Yi Li
Director
Eager to further his knowledge and skills, Steve enrolled at LFS. While there, his love of storytelling blossomed, leading him to find his focus in writing and directing. His graduation film Coil, a horror set in the west of Ireland, is currently screening at various international festivals. He hopes to build upon the success of Coil as he begins work on his next project.
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Wilhelm recently wrote and directed his first short-film The Porter Brothers: a western set in Arkansas but shot in Auvergne (France) with American and British lead actors. The film evolves as a road movie in wild landscapes featuring his taste for larger than life storytelling.
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Of All and Nothing Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Arri Amira, 13 mins, LFS, 2015
The Porter Brothers Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri Amira, 39 mins, LFS & Pixel Interactive, 2015
Rase’s Choice Feature Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D mk3, 1h15mins, Silk Road Production, 2015 Petite Nature Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, Arri Amira, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
Lifted Short Film CAMERA OPERATOR, Arri Alexa, 12 mins, LFS, 2014 Sun Goes Down Music Video
DIRECTOR, Canon C300, 3 mins, Independent, 2013
Mtoto Wangu Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D Mk II, 22 mins, Independent, 2013
Taken 2 Feature Film VFX ASSISTANT/GRAPHIST, 35mm, 1h32mins, EuropaCorp, 2012
He is now setting up his own independent company in Paris where he intends to launch international film distribution and production activities.
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Chun-Yi Li was born and raised in Taipei City, Taiwan. During his studies at LFS, he took on various roles in over twenty productions, and went through hands-on experiences in all aspects of filmmaking before directing his graduation film, Sea Breeze, which was completed in 2015 and is currently in festival circuit. Apart from being trained as a professional filmmaker, Chun-Yi used to study environmental science at National Taiwan University and holds a Master’s in Engineering Graphic Art and Communication. He worked as a documentary editor before being awarded a government scholarship to pursue his studies in London. Chun-Yi is currently based in Taipei. \ /
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, Arri Alexa, 30 mins, LFS, 2015
The Couch Short Film
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, S16mm, 15 mins, Punctum Films, 2014
Where’s my Brother Short Film SOUND RECORDIST/SOUND EDITOR, Arri Alexa, 22 mins, LFS, 2013
Lucky Bamboo Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 31 mins, LFS, 2015 Carmen Short Film SOUND RECORDIST, 17 mins, LFS, 2014
Sacred River Short Film
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Arri Alexa, 13m, LFS, 2013
SOUND RECORDIST, 15 mins, LFS, 2013
Bodies Short Film PRODUCTION DESIGNER, 35MM,12 mins, LFS, 2013
Self Portrait Short Film
PRODUCER, 13 mins, LFS, 2013
Fully There Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, HD, 13 mins, LFS, 2013
UK Removals
DIRECTOR, 13 mins, LFS, 2013
Gazing Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Sea Change Short Film
DIRECTOR, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Palm Short Film WRITER/EDITOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
In Loving Memory
CINEMATOGRAPHER, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Mummy Is Mine
1ST AD, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
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Sea Breeze Short Film
3rd November Short Film
maryhasavari@gmail.com
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Sifis Mainas
Cinematographer Anaïs is a professional freelance cinematographer, thriving in the creative and collaborative environment on set. She started in the film industry shooting her own work and went on to study at The London Film School, specialising in cinematography. Since, she has been involved in numerous independent projects, developing her technical skills and attention to detail in all forms of visual filmmaking.
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Colette McWilliams
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In English Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony FS700, unknown, London Films, 2015
Unattended Item Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, RED Epic, 13 mins, LFS, 2015
KM73 Short Film
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, Alexa & C500, 15 minS, LFS, 2014
Awakening Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Alexa, 20 mins, LFS, 2014
Working on over 80 projects, she has gathered experience working on music videos, short films, documentaries, corporate videos, etc. and developed an instinctive understanding of the mechanisms that make a production fluid and efficient. Besides her inclination towards visual storytelling that motivates her approach to composition, lighting and camera movement to naturally enhance the script in unison with the director’s vision. Anais also enjoys collaborating; she works well with crew and welcomes pressured challenges. She is a good communicator and problem-solver, with a creative mind.
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The Ship That Should Not Be Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Blackmagic Production Camera, 13 mins, LFS, 2015
The Owner and Occupier Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 1.5 min, LFS, 2013
Good Morning Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16 mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Telonia Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, DSLR (Canon 5D), 14 mins, Argos Media, 2011
Litré Short Film
WRITER, DSLR (Canon 5D), 24 mins, Argos Media, 2010
From the Sea Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, DV, 16 mins, Efplous, 2010
Colette studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins and filmmaking at London College of Printing before building a career as a production designer, working on features, commercials and promos. She moved behind the camera to direct her debut feature documentary, The Beatbox Choir, was selected for international festivals and won Best Documentary in Norway’s OX 2009. She has written, directed, produced and edited several festival selected shorts, broadcast documentaries, and promos, whilst completing an MA at The London Film School. She’s currently touring festivals with her Brazilian UK co-produced Drama, Vanescer. Colette is a producer / director at Pressure Drop Pictures and developing her first feature as an independent producer.
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AMCW Brand Film DIRECTOR, 4k Sony f55, Pressure Drop Pictures, 2015 AXN SCi Fi New Season Teaser EDITOR, HD/Premiere, 90 secs, Pressure Drop Pictures, BROADCAST 2015. Vamescer Short Film
DIRECTOR, 4k Sony f55 , 15 mins, SouthSide Productions & LFS, 2015
57º North Short Film
PRODUCER, HD/Cannon C300, 14 mins, Picture Imperfect & LFS, 2014
Seeing The Funny Side
PRODUCER, HD, 16.26min, LFS, 2012
Auld Acquaintance Short Film
WRITER/ DIRECTOR, Alexa, 12 mins, LFS, 2012
Grass House Boredom Rose Promo
CO-DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, 4 mins, Dancing Coins, 2012
Anna Pie Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 35mm, 6 mins. LFS, 2012
Roll The Dice Sarah Schiralli Promo
EDITOR, HD/FCP, 4 mins, Universal Records BROADCAST 2011
Spilt Milk Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 5 mins, LFS, 2011
Daniel Michalos was born in 1977 in Berlin and spent half of his childhood and adolescence in Germany and the other half in Thessaloniki, Greece. After finishing high school he obtained degrees in Engineering and Media Sciences before getting involved in theatre work. In Germany he staged plays by Alan Ball, Jean Genet, Jean Anouilh and Ioannis Ritsos and Patrick Marber and worked on several short films while working as a consultant. Since 2010 he is a tutor for theatre, acting and directing at the University of Tübingen. In 2012 he started the MA at The London Film School, where he produced two and edited two graduation films. He then shot his own graduation film Sternenkind in January 2015 in Berlin. His films concentrate on the subject of loneliness in today’s society, whether in a different country or within the safe confines of family.
Visiting The Relatives Short Film EDITOR, HD/FCP, 24 mins, Eye & Anchor / Press TV BROADCAST 2010
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Beam-Ups Launch Ad CO-DIRECTOR/EDITOR, HD, 3 mins, Senso Productions, 2009
Sternenkind Short Film DIRECTOR, 16mm, 22 mins, LFS/Punctum Films, 2015
Plunge Short Film
DIRECTOR/EDITOR, HD, 17 mins, On/Off/The London Fashion Week, The Royal Academy of Arts 2008
DDB Online Xmas card
DIRECTOR, HD, 3 mins, Scenegraphica for DDB, 2009
The BeatBox Choir
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, SD, 48 mins, Senso Productions, 2008, BROADCAST 2009
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adamsmithee@protonmail.com
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KM73 Short Film PRODUCER, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS/Punctum Films, 2015 Summer Leaves Short Film EDITOR, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014 Smerdaki Short Film
PRODUCER, Alexa, 18 mins, LFS, 2014
Awakening Short Film
EDITOR, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
Beth Short Film
EDITOR, Alexa, 18 mins, LFS, 2013
lorie.anais@gmail.com
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Daniel Michalos
Director
Sifis Mainas is a native of Athens, Greece. He studied theatre at the Fine Arts School of the University of Peloponnese and filmmaking at The London Film School.
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Alexandra Migacheva
Shahrukh Naveed
Alexandra Migacheva was born in Nakhodka, a small port city in the far east of Russia in 1989. Having a background in Film Studies and Art History she was accepted onto the MA Filmmaking programme at The London Film School, where her main interests were cinematography and directing for film.
My name is Shahrukh Naveed, from Lahore, Pakistan. Up until I completed my intermediate program in pre-engineering, I was unsure about my future. My friendship with films and camera in particular came suddenly, that I am particularly sensitive to my surroundings, I wanted to present my view to the world. This was when I enrolled at the Theatre, Film and TV department at the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore. Since media is a good tool to address a global audience. Those four years shaped my goals towards becoming a successful filmmaker. To polish that ambition further, I decided to undertake the MA Filmmaking programme at The London Film School.
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This is it, kid
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Alexa, TBA, LFS, 2015
Zaire
DIT, Alexa, TBA, LFS, 2015
Sleepy Short Film
DIRECTOR, RED Scarlet, 13 mins, LFS, 2015
Spey Whisky
PRODUCTION MANAGER, Canon, Good Vibe Films-CY Films, 2014
Kasta ‘Ship Song’
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Alexa, Whitecoat Productions, 2014
Under the Same Roof Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, Alexa, 18 mins, LFS, 2014
An audio-visual combination can be the most powerful tool in triggering a human emotion, and those who have the skills, carry a major responsibility towards society.
T: @lfsorguk
Diana Nilles
Director
Fascinated by Russian classical literature since an early age, Sleepy, is her graduation project and based on a short story by Anton Chekhov. \ /
info@lfs.org.uk
Ilhan Palayret
Director
Director
After two years studying scriptwriting with Luc Dardennes at (ULB) in Bruxelles and working in the cinema industry as an assistant director I completed my studies The London Film School.
Born in Russia, but raised in Luxembourg, I obtained a BA in Drama and English from Royal Holloway University in 2010, where I performed on stage and gained first experience as a playwright and theatre director. \ /
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Mujhay haq hai TV soap
PRODUCER, Digital, 22 mins, Shades Prod.
Taweez Feature WRITER/DIRECTOR, Digital, 56 mins, LFS - Naveed films Michael John Long Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 15 mins, LFS
Lonely Hearts Club Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, 35mm, 10 mins, LFS
Pulse Music Video
DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 4 mins, Pulse
Reflection Short Film
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Digital, 3 mins, LFS
In her Father’s Study Short Film
PRODUCER, Digital, 3 mins, LFS
Good morning Rubert Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 3 mins, LFS
The Eclipse Assistant Short Film DIRECTOR, Digital, 3 mins, LFS
Mother Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 3 mins, LFS
Good morning Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS
After graduating with an MA from Queen Mary University in English Literature and Politics and completing a short course at the New York Film Academy, I started The Filmmaking MA at the London Film School in 2012. After finishing my graduation film Summer Leaves, I worked as a freelance writer and production assistant for the production company CG LUX. Currently, I am in pre-production of my next short film due to be shot this winter, while writing my first feature film. As a director I predominantly wish to create social realist films, forever pushing boundaries showing real lives and real people by creating socially challenging stories.
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WRITER/CINEMATOGRAPHIC SUPERVISOR, in development, CG LUX
Sternenkind
PRODUCER, Director: Daniel Michalos, 16mm, LFS
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After many short film exercises and small projects in and out of the school I directed Petite Nature, which was my end of studies project. Abdellatif Kechiche, the Dardenne Brothers but also Altman and Melville are masters I keep learning from. I am currently working on the videoclip of a Parisian rock band.
Summer Leaves Short Film DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER, Arri Alexa, LFS.
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W for Bites Short Film PRODUCTION DISIGNER, Director: Leire Egana-Blanco, Arri Alexa, LFS
Petite Nature Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa Amira, 8 mins, 2014
Last Drag Short Film
PRODUCER, Director: Phaedra Tsolina, Arri Alexa, LFS
Shakespeare’s Intermission Documentary DIRECTOR, LFS
Bleeding Lights Short Film
DIRECTOR/WRITER, 16mm, LFS
Saint Short Film
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The Tiger Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm color, 3 mins, 2012
Café Froid Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 5D, 5 mins, 2011
Entre Terre et Ciel Short Film DIRECTOR/WRITER, 16mm, LFS
Head or Tail
Michael John Long Short Film GAFFER, Alexa, 13 mins, LFS, 2014
Mindcuffs
Passenger 10F Short Film
Burj ka haal Short Film DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 10 mins, Build-up
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony, 17 mins, LFS, 2013
Sacreen Beauty Short Film
Nutcracked Short Film DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 35mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
Ball boy Short Film
DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER, 16mm, NYFA DIRECTOR/WRITER/PRODUCER, 16mm, NYFA
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Digital, 25 mins, Lovengeen
DIRECTOR/WRITER, Digital, 16 mins, Build up
Dawn of the creepers Short Film
Main hi tha Short Film DIRECTOR/WRITER, Digital, 8 mins, Build up
protectfreedom@hotmail.com
shahrukhnaveed.08@gmail.com
DIRECTOR,16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
MA Filmmaking
dianacam88@hotmail.com
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Mummy is Mine Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm black and white, 3 mins, 2012
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Director: Phaedra Tsolina, 16mm, LFS
PRODUCER, 16mm, 4 mins, LFS
DIRECTOR, 35mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
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This is the day Short Film
Pull the String Short Film
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Dem Mich seng Kichen (working title) DIRECTOR/WRITER, in development, Tarantula
Tehran 1998
PRODUCER, 35mm, 8 mins, LFS, 2014
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Divij Roopchand
Sofia Safonova
Ricardo Saraiva
Soon after returning from the UK having studied Finance, I realised that my future did not lie in any financial institution but in cinema. I wrote, directed and produced short films in the following years whilst working as an assistant writer in a corporate film studio in New Delhi.
Born in Siberia, Russia in 1987. Studied International Journalism and Spanish Culture in Moscow. Worked in writing and editing in Moscow and in cultural sponsorship in Barcelona within the Santander scholarship programme. She also studied access to acting in Vakhtangov Drama School.
Ricardo started at The London Film School after a degree in Social Communications in São Paulo, Brazil, where he worked as a copywriter. At LFS he specialised in directing and editing, having collaborated on several projects and graduating with the short film Salut Maman.
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After having made three short films, I went to The London Film School in September 2012 to study on the MA Filmmaking programme. Over the past three years I have focussed on film writing and directing comprehensively as well as film editing and producing. I have learnt that a lot of making films revolves around collaboration. I feel more confident in my process and work ethic and hope to use what I have learnt to go on and make films in India. \ /
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Tamara Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, RED Epic, 16 mins, LFS, 2015
Mast Qalandar Short Film
2013-2014 Short Film EDITOR, Blackmagic, Des Hamilton Production, 2014
Lifted Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa, LFS, 2013
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2015 PRODUCER Alexa, 11 mins, LFS, 2014
The Unusual Client Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 35mm, 12 mins, LFS, 2013
Good Morning Rupert Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2013
3rd November Short Film Self Portrait Short Film
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 35 mm Panavision, LFS, 2012
UK Removals
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony EX3, LFS, 2013
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Faidra Tsolina is a Greek filmmaker based in London. She studied theatre at the University of Patras and worked as a professional theatre director and a drama teacher with children with special needs. In 2012 she moved to London to undertake her Masters in Filmmaking at The London Film School. Her work is often centred on change and inevitability and draws heavily on the european art house tradition as well as asian cinema. She also works extensively as a first assistant director and casting director.
Frederic was born in Belgium in 1990. He joined The London Film School after completing a BA in Accounting and Finance at Durham University. During his time at the school he specialised in producing, directing and camera operating.
Ricardo is currently in the development phase of Chapéu de Bico, his first project in Brazil to be shot near São Paulo early 2016.
Native of the South of France, Jackie has been immersed in visual arts from a young age and started practicing photography. After completing an MA in Management she worked as assistant to producer C. Lajoumard bringing to completion fiction films such as Bi, don’t be afraid! (Critic’s week 2010) and numerous documentaries. She moved to London to study cinematography at The London Film School. She recently completed her MA in Filmmaking (Cinematography) from the LFS and has lensed numerous short projects both documentary and fiction experimenting in a variety of styles. Based in London she currently works as a freelance cinematographer.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Osmond Short Film
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Trivia Short Film CAMERA OPERATOR, Arri Alexa, 18 mins, LFS, 2014
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CAMERA OPERATOR, VHS Tape, 14 mins, LFS, 2014
You Are Whole Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, Arri Alexa, 17 mins, LFS, 2014
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Canon C300, 17 mins, LFS, 2014
The Knife Drawer Short Film
PRODUCER, 35mm, 15 mins, LFS, 2013
DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
It Could be Worse 2 Short Film
EDITOR, Red, 15 mins, LFS, 2015
KM73 Short Film EDITOR, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2015 Salut Maman Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, S16mm, 10 mins, LFS, 2015
Translator Short Film
EDITOR, Alexa, 23 mins, LFS, 2014
EDITOR, Alexa, 20 mins, LFS, 2014
EDITOR, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
CINEMATOGRAPHER, DV, 4 mins, Elan Standard Productions, 2015
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Director: Divij Roopchand, 2015
Dancing Queens part I&II Documentary CINEMATOGRAPHER, 20 mins, Sam & Archie, 2015
Ecdysis Short Film
Infestations Short Film
Basilisk Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Arri Amira, 10 mins, LFS, 2015
Pol CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony FS7, 10 mins, Fruit Jelly Films, 2015
The Quiet Time CINEMATOGRAPHER, BMPCC, 13 mins, Ghostsong Pictures, 2015
The Porter Brothers CINEMATOGRAPHER, Arri Amira, 43 mins, Pixel Interactive, 2015
Tiger Short Film
My Bonnie Butterfly Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony F5, 11 mins, LFS, 2014
Three Short Film PRODUCER, 16mm, LFS, 2012
W for Bites Short Film DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Arri Alexa, 14 mins, LFS, 2014
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 16mm, LFS, 2012
Turnaround CINEMATOGRAPHER, Canon 5D, 15 mins, Elan Standard Productions Part of the Flow Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, Sony EX3, 14 mins, LFS, 2013
email@ricardosaraiva.com ricardosaraiva.com
www.jackieteboul.com
DIRECTOR, LFS, 2014
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Director: by Nikolai Hamel, LFS, 2014
Lifted Short Film
Loosie Goosie Short Film
PRODUCER, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Frankenspud Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
Mime von Mime Short Film PRODUCER, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012 Endeavor Short Film
EDITOR, 16mm, 3 mins, London Film School 2012
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/EDITOR, Director: Mathias Askeland, LFS, 2014
Badcock
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Director: Jannicke De Lange, LFS, 2014
The Last Drag Short Film DIRECTOR, LFS, 2013 Saint
DIRECTOR, LFS, 2013
The Trouble Downstairs
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Director: Cassie Nimmer, LFS, 2013
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Mast Qalandar Short Film
Tamara Short Film
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Heroics Mockumentary
Paralysis
B CAMERA OPERATOR, BMPCC, 90 mins (in post-production), London Symphony, 2015
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Condrong Short Film EDITOR, HD, 10 mins, Ghostsong, 2015
Leidi Short Film
MA Filmmaking
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1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Director: Maritina Passari, ERT, 2015
WRITER/DIRECTOR, in development, 2016
Playground Short Film
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Home Goes Short Film
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London Symphony Documentary
Thorns Short Film
EDITOR, 16 mm, LFS, 2012
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Chapéu de Bico
A Day in the Life Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EDITOR, 16mm, LFS, 2012
Cinematographer
He was also the editor of other successful LFS films, like the 2015 Locarno nominated KM 73 and the 2014 Palme d’Or winner short Leidi. In 2015 he was selected to attend the Berlinale Talent Campus.
Unfaithful Short Film CAMERA OPERATOR, 16mm, LFS, 2012
WRITER/DIRECTOR, DVCAM, 20min, Noodlehead, 2009
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Set in Stone Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, HDV, 15min, Noodlehead, 2011
Jackie Teboul
Director / Editor
In 2015 she graduated with distinction from the MA Filmmaking course at The London Film School. Her graduation film Tamara was shot back in her home town in Siberia and selected to be screened at the 59th London Film Festival. Sofia is currently working on a documentary project. \ /
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Tian Tsering Wang
Zeena Zakaria
I was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece. I earned a BA in Archaeology and delved into acting, only to discover that filmmaking was my call. This led me to The London Film School, where I earned an MA with an emphasis on direction and production.
Tian enrolled onto the MA Filmmaking at The London Film School in 2012 after travelling for two years across the remote regions of the Himalayas where he tried to tell stories through his camera.
Zeena is currently securing funding for her first feature film, a horror set in the Scottish Highlands due to commence shooting towards the end of 2016. Additionally, she is completing a documentary about the on-going refugee crisis in Europe and has started production on a short Arabic language film.
Cinematographer
I currently live and work in London, whilst developing new projects and seeking out new collaborations. At this point Unattended Item, my graduation film, is about to start its festival run. \ /
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In film school, he specialised in cinematography. His recent projects such as Sea Breeze and Swallows are circulating in film festivals worldwide. Tian is currently based in London working as cinematographer and camera technician. \ /
Unattended Item Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Red Epic, 13 mins, LFS/AENIGMA EST, 2015
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Sternenkind Short Film CINEMATOGRAPHER, 16mm, 23 mins, LFS, 2015 Sea Breeze Short Film
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Alexa, 30 mins, LFS, 2014
Seams Short Film
Swallows Short Film
Self Portrait Short Film
Matter Patterns Short Film
Beth
Ashore Short Film
Tradition Short Film PRODUCER/DOP, Arri Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2013
Who’s the Boss? Short Film CAMERA OPERATOR, 35mm, 12 mins, LFS, 2013
PRODUCTION MANAGER, Arri Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014 1ST AD, 35mm, 12 mins, LFS, 2013
2ND AD, Arri Alexa, LFS, 2013
CINEMATOGRAPHER, Alexa, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
CAMERA OPERATOR, F55, 11 mins, LFS, 2014 CINEMATOGRAPHER, Alexa, 14 mins, LFS, 2013
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Born in Baghdad, raised in Somerset, Zeena started working in the film industry after graduating from Goldsmiths with a degree in Economics & Politics. Since completing her MA in Filmmaking and Fast Forward Producing Diploma, she has continued to work in the industry as a production assistant and production manager and relishes any opportunity to further develop her skills and sharpen her instincts. \ /
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Sexwax Short Film
Recent Pinewood backed productions include:
PRODUCER, Director: Frederic Van Strydonck, IPhone, LFS, 2015
In His Shadow
Severed Garden Short Film PRODUCER, dir. Goncalo Almeida, LFS, 2014
Closely Watched Rooms
Seams Short Film
Pride and Joy Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 3 mins, LFS, 2012
The Couch Short Film
1ST AD, 35mm, LFS, 2013
PRODUCER, Director: Christina Prgomet, LFS, 2014
1ST AD, Arri Alexa, LFS, 2013
PRODUCER, Director: Emre Kayis, 16mm, Albatross, 2014
Talking Dead Short Film PRODUCER, Sony EX3, 11 mins, LFS, 2012
Sacred River Short Film PRODUCER, Director: Goncalo Almeida, LFS, 2013
A Wake
The Attendant Short Film
CAMERA OPERATOR, 35mm, 13 mins, LFS, 2012
PRODUCER, Director: Maria Loyter, LoyterFilms, 2013
Express Service Short Film
Dark Was the Night Short Film
DIRECTOR, HD, 13 mins, 2011 Festivals: Drama Short Film Festival (Greece 2011), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival/ Short Film Market (France 2012)
PRODUCER, Director: Olga Yakimenko, 35mm, LFS, 2013
THEIR FINEST HOUR AND A HALF
KILL YOUR FRIENDS
Fully There Documentary
PRODUCER, Director: Chun Yi Li, LFS, 2012
Driftwood Short Film
Samson & Delilah Short Film PRODUCER, Director: Keith Kopp, LFS, 2012
DOP, 16mm, 10 mins, LFS, 2011
The Palm Short Film
PRODUCER, Director: Emre Kayis, LFS, 2012
tiantsering@gmail.com MA Filmmaking
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Filippos Vokotopoulos Director / Producer
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Lebanese writer Elie Choufany has also been commissioned to write an animated feature and is working closely with Alex Sokolov in Los Angeles while show running two television series for Cinemoz and contracted by London based gaming company YouGoFar to develop a video game for release next year. He is working with French writer Alexis Nolent on adapting his MAS feature project from 2013 as a graphic novel.
The Masters in Screenwriting (MAS) at The London Film School is an intensive one year programme with the focus on developing the writer’s voice in the context of a world class film school where we make over 160 films each year.
The MAS programme continues to flourish with graduates gaining five feature credits this year and working across the film, television and media value chain in development, production, publication and education – writing for theatre, television, animation, web series, graphic novels as well as comedy, shorts and features. This is a course of rigorous study where students practice and learn transferable skills of analysis, collaboration and storytelling. As we know it takes time, tenacity and talent to develop a career as a screenwriter. This is the eleventh year of the MAS programme at The London Film School and many graduates are now working professionally across the industry in development, production and on their own projects in companies as diverse as Tiger Aspect, Sky, BBC Digital, Kudos, Lionsgate and the Bureau. Currently for example MAS grad Phoenix Vu is in Bangkok for the premiere of teen romance Zodiac Lovers which he wrote and directed, while Hrafnkell Stefansson’s latest film Brave Men’s Blood had its premiere earlier in the year at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. UK writer James Ruzicka wrote the screenplay for MAF graduate’s Anu Menon’s recent feature shot in India titled Waiting. He has also been commissioned by UK producer Matt Lacey to write a low-budget horror. Robert Macmillan has been picked up by US agent Jason Whittle while developing Stutter with Berlin based producer Beth Sanders from Crowfoot Films – with aims to shoot in summer 2016. Rebecca Hobbs’s children’s animation film has recently been green lit by Disney.
MA Screenwriting
UK writers have also been doing well this year with Chris Andrews awarded Creative England Development Funding for his British Western Scuttler and his collaboration with Film London producer Tessa Inkelaar on the rural thriller Shepherd. He is now represented by Jack Thomas at Independent Talent. Adam Dewar one of our first grads is also with ITA while recent grad Jada Nation was snapped up immediately by Casarotto Ramsey. Theo Krekis who also finished last year came second in the PAGE awards with Breathe the short script he wrote on the MAS programme and funded by Film London. He has now found a producer for his LFS feature SIFT with MAS script tutor Roger Hyams attached to the development team. Kefi Chadwick has been writing for BBC Scotland this year, and is now developing her first feature Southern Pacific with Ignition Films. Her play Any Means Necessary opens at the Nottingham Playhouse on Feb 2016. Laurie Doran who was selected for the Edinburgh Film Festival Talent Lab collaborated with LFS MAF graduate on the micro-budget Tongues shot in Chicago this summer and now in post. Samuel Jefferson was one of three writers selected to attend the BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Showcase which took place at the New York Film Festival last month. A jury of comedy professionals from the UK and US helped select the winning entrants, including executives from leading independent production companies and major broadcasters. Finally Ben Cleary an Irish writer/ director who came on the course “to learn as much about storytelling before beginning to direct” has just won the Best Foreign Film at the LA Shorts Festival for his short Stutterer and has RTE funding for his first feature. So another busy year for our screenwriting grads - today however we are highlighting the work of the 2015 graduating year with story worlds ranging from the forests of Malaysia to the backstreets of Hong Kong and Bogata, from the court of Henry VIII to classical Athens. There’s a political , thriller, a cult horror set in the swamps of Louisiana, revenge and fantasy, sci-fi and romance, all shaped around classic themes of love and betrayal, sexual and social politics, coming of age and self-discovery. We hope you will join with us in celebrating the hard work, intelligence and talent of the graduating class of 2015 as they prepare for the next step in their screenwriting and filmmaking journey. Brian Dunnigan, Head of Screenwriting, MA Course Leader
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Lyor Askenazi
Noah Berman
Mei Suet Michelle Cheung
Born and raised in Paris, Lily moved to England at the age of seventeen to study English Literature at King’s College London. After a couple of years’ experience working in contemporary art galleries and assisting curators, she decided to return to her love of film and writing.
I am an American screenwriter recently returned to the Midwestern U.S., though I would be very happy to relocate. I am developing a slate of projects in several genres. My latest, The University News, is a present-day thriller set on a university campus. Other projects include Matinée, a feature-length comedy involving a group of teachers on a school trip, and Honeypot, a sitcom set inside a coffee shop deep within MI6 headquarters.
She was born and raised in Hong Kong. Graduated with a BA (Hons) in Film and Television in England and further pursue her passion as a screenwriter at The London Film School.
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The Arrival Short Film CO-WRITER, in development, We Are Paris Productions In English Short Film
WRITER, LFS & Psychology News Ltd., 2015
The Party Feature WRITER, LFS Feature Script, 2015 Forains TV Series WRITER, 2015
Astro Ball Short Film
WRITER, LFS short script, 2014
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Have A Pint With Me Short Film
WRITER, 35mm, LFS, 2015
Would I Short Film SCRIPT SUPERVISOR, 35mm, Aaton, LFS, 2015
During my time at LFS I found and co-ran the Screenwriting Clinic, a student owned and operated weekly critique session designed to bring MA Screenwriting and MA Filmmaking students together. As part of the Clinic I helped to edit a wide variety of projects. I also served as a script editor on several LFS projects, and am currently attached as screenwriter to a number of graduation films. \ /
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PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, 2.5K, Blackmagic cinema, The Clinical Trials, 2014
Aborescence Short Film SCRIPT SUPERVISOR, 35mm, Super America, LFS, 2014
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Rena Brown Short Film
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she moved to the US at a very young age for a few years, becoming fluent in both English and Spanish. Her creative tendencies became obvious when at age eight she began studying piano. Writing became her passion shortly after, and screenwriting became a young adult’s obsession. Coming from a country with political and social difficulties, she could not use any Venezuelan money to fund her studies abroad, so to complete her MA Screenwriting she crowdfunded and held three jobs for one year.
Amy Ley Fiske Amy started in screenwriting when a short story of hers was adapted into a film. After that, she became addicted to seeing her work in live action, and so began voraciously studying visual media and screenplays.
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Now she has completed her MA in Screenwriting at The London Film School where she collaborated as a writer on graduate projects such as Infestations, which she co-wrote and acted as Production Manager, and Ana Maria, which she wrote and co-produced.
Black Mountains Short Film PRODUCTION MANAGER, Amira, in production, LFS, 2016
She is currently working at The London Film School; producing several projects, writing her second feature script and polishing a Comedy TV pilot scheduled to shoot in 2016.
PRODUCER, Alexa, 11 mins, LFS, 2015
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Not by choice Short Film WRITER, Digital, in post-production, Qi Zhang Productions/LFS, 2016 Ana Maria Short Film
WRITER/PRODUCER, 35mm, 14 min, LFS, 2016
Mr. Wood Short Film
Have A Pint With Me Short Film SCRIPT SUPERVISOR, 35 mm, 11 mins, LFS, 2015 A Needle in a Haystack Short Film
CO-PRODUCER, Canon C100 Mark 2, 6 mins, 2015
A Bite to Eat Short Film
SCRIPT EDITOR, Alexa, 17 min, LFS, 2015
CO-WRITER, LFS, 2016
Subject 23 Short Film
I Am Just Going Outside Short Film
Script Editor/Script Supervisor, 35mm, 12 min, LFS, 2015
CO-WRITER, LFS, 2016
Grounded Short Film
Fire Short Film SET PA, Alexa, 15 min, Film London/Archer’s Mark, 2015
SCRIPT EDITOR, LFS, 2015
The Veil Short Film
She is inspired by daily life despite being unable to copyright an experience. If you recognise a piece of yourself in her work, know she made just as much money off it as you did. On darker days she wishes she had become something else yet screenwriting is her passion and the only thing Amy feels she is good at (besides catching the tube just before the doors shut). Adaptation, horror, and comedy are her specialties. Recently she was granted the rights to adapt a Stephen King short into a film. Amy is also giving her MAS feminist thriller screenplay one last cuddle before sending it out into the wide world. \ /
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Haunt Me, Then Short Film
Mugshot Short Film
SCRIPT EDITOR, LFS, 2015
SCREENWRITER, 6 minutes, Cosanostra Productions, 2013
Un Delincuente en Nueva York Feature SCRIPT EDITOR, DSLR, 90 min, Rafael Marin, 2015 The Scarlet Sword Short Film WRITER, Canon 5D, 17 min, Manny Augusto Lopez, 2012
lyor.askenazi@gmail.com MA Screenwriting
noah@noahberman.org noahberman.org
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SCREENWRITER, 8 minutes, NSCAD Productions, 2014
Curiosity Short Film
Infestations Short Film CO-WRITER/PRODUCTION MANAGER, Alexa, 10 mins, LFS, 2015
SCRIT EDITOR, LFS, 2015
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Camilo Gonzalez
Mark Harris
Andres Heger-Bratterud
Manuela Irene
Theo Krekis
Mariana Gabriela Magallanes Gonzalez
Professional in filmmaking, graduated in 2009 from Politécnico Grancolombiano University. With 5 years’ experience, I started helping in the creation of independent short films and video reports for cultural activities and music concerts.
Mark Harris is an artist, writer and linguist with a passion for storytelling in the visual medium. From an early age an addiction to movies shaped his ambitions, and through a tortuous journey of discovery across the world and a deep commitment to his artistic development he has reached a point where he is able to use his talents to the very best of his ability.
Growing up as the son of a TV-preacher in Norway, with 8 brothers and sisters, Andres had to work hard from an early age to find ways of getting people’s attention. So he started telling stories. In highschool he handed in every school project possible (and not possible) as a film, and later performed as an actor and comic sketch writer for the annual revue, with special mentions in the local newspapers.
She studied film and television at CENTRO Design, Film and Television School, Mexico, and received a master’s degree in screenwriting from The London Film School.
Since graduating from the MA Screenwriting at The London Film School, Theo’s short film Breathe, which explores LGBT issues in the travelling community. The film was funded by Film London and the BFI and chosen from 640 other applications.
Mariana left Mexico at the age of seventeen to become a neo-gypsy and travel the world in search of stories and adventures. She has lived in France, Canada, New York and London since then.
I have three years’ experience working in advertising as an Executive Producer. Currently I am working as AD on advertising projects and working on personal, focusing on artistic and meaningful stories. \ /
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Unbuttoned Short Film
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR, 16 mm color, 3 mins, LFS, 2015
A Needle in a Haystack Short Film PRODUCER, Video HD, 6 mins, 2016
My Own Life Short Film
AD, Video HD, 14 mins, 2015
National Registry of Civil Status Campaign vote AD, TV 1080, 2013-14
Mark’s repertoire of storytelling ranges from historical drama to comedy (of the decidedly black variety) and action. He is currently, in partnership with his wife, working on several children’s’ books and graphic novels, some of which are based on his screenplay ideas. \ /
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Anna and the King Feature
ANIMAL DEPARTMENT/ART DEPARTMENT, 1998
Dog chow campaign
And after making a film about his (compulsory) military troop in the northern mountains of Norway, he started studying philosophy and psychology at the university while making shorts and commercials on the side. Soon he became employed as a writer, producer and director for the film department of Gyro in Oslo, where he’s been since 2007. While at LFS, he wrote and co-wrote several shorts and the feature film Bound, for which he received a distinction. \ /
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, TV 1080, 2011-12
Sami y el invento del mal - Documentary
VIDEOGRAPHER, 2K, 70 mins, 2010
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The Door To Short Film
Las Palabras de Otros
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 10 mins, 2015
PRODUCER, 16 mm color, 24 mins, 2009
Sin Honores
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No Man’s Land
The Happy Rabbit Short Film
Bound Feature WRITER, 115 pages, 2015
A Gesture Short Film
COWRITER, 2015
DIRECTOR, 16 mm color, 12 mins, 2005
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She has worked as a continuity person and screenwriter. Manuela received the Young Creators Grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico, in the category of screenwriting, in 2010, for her project El monstruo de Xibalbá. She also participated in the Cine Qua Non Lab (CQNL) International Screenwriter’s Workshop in 2013 and the Programa IBERMEDIA’s Course on Developing IberoAmerican Cinema Projects in 2013. Her short film El conejo feliz (2011) was presented at the 3rd International Film Festival of Puebla (FICP, in Spanish), Mexico. Manuela’s short film Un gesto (2015) is part of the Official Selection of the 13th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM).
The Wild Boar
WRITER, 12 pages, 2014
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DIRECTOR/WRITER/EDITOR, 16mm, 18 mins, CENTRO, 2011
DIRECTOR/WRITER, DCP 2K, 21 mins, Cinematográfica la Provincia, 2015
Warm Champagne Short Film
WRITER, 10 pages, 2014
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In 2013 she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and her obsession with storytelling brought her to London to study MA Screenwriting (2014-2015). Her mission is to tell stories to share what makes us human, and to spread love; making films is just the beginning.
His feature screenplay, Sift, is a social realist drama and currently in development, along with an adaptation of Kevin Barry’s The Girls and the Dogs. Theo has a kinship to the sparse landscapes across the UK, the no man’s land between city and countryside, which permeates through much of his work. \ /
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Sift Feature Screenplay
WRITER, Cardel Entertainment, 2015
The Girls And The Dogs Feature Screenplay
WRITER, (adapted from Kevin Barry’s original short story The Girls And The Dogs from his novel, Dark Lies The Island), Cardel Entertainment, 2015
Breathe Short Film
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andresbratterud@gmail.com
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, Alexa,16 mins, 2013
Happy House Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 16mm, 2011
Calor Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, Panasonic, 9 mins, 2006
WRITER, funded by Film London and the BFI, Greeble Studio, 2015
The Door Short Film WRITER, Earl’s Court Art Council, 2015 Firefly - Feature Screenplay WRITER, 2015 Hug a Hoodie Short Film WRITER, Joelle Biloune, 2012 Footless Men Short Film WRITER, Kim Pettersson, 2011
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WRITER/DIRECTOR, Canon C100 Mark2, 6 mins, 2015
Velasco Short Film
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 9 min, 2010
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A Needle in a Haystack Short Film
The Day I Woke Up Short Film
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Selma Messai
Jada Nation
Christopher Nightingale
Marissa Ogbeide
Jessica Romagnoli
Daniel Sander
Born in Algeria, I grew up in France where I graduated from Medical School. I worked as a doctor in the emergency department for seven years and then for the Ministry of Health for three years. Before applying to the LFS Screenwriting MA programme, I wrote and directed an award winning short film and wrote a couple of short films for other directors.
Prior to attending the LFS MA Screenwriting course, Jada Nation completed her bachelors in film studies from the renowned Barnard College of Columbia University in the city of New York. Whilst there, she worked on numerous short films as a writer/director as well as a freelance videographer and editor.
I began my film training in Los Angeles where I completed my associates and bachelor’s degree in film production before returning to London to specialise in screenwriting at LFS. Throughout my education, I have had the pleasure of learning and collaborating with the greatest minds on both sides of the Atlantic. I recently set up a small production company Nightingale Film and have been working on producing video content for commercial business companies, short films and music videos, whilst continuing to develop the screenplays and supplement my writing. Recently my screenplay, The Bird and the Beasties, was selected for the TMFF Short screenplay collection.
After gaining a bachelor’s degree in architecture, Marissa decided to pursue her love of film and TV, working in the art department on music video shoots and interning as an agent’s assistant at Casarotto Ramsay and Associates.
Born in Bologna in 1992, I developed my passion for storytelling through my years in high school and at University of Alma Mater, where I graduated with the highest grades in Liberal Arts and Humanities in July, 2014.
Daniel is a Berlin-based screenwriter and journalist who likes to write lighthearted comedies, absurdist dramas, dark horrorstories or a combination of all three. He seriously dislikes writing short biographies.
Working in such creative environments fuelled her desire to create her own stories and develop her screenwriting skills, which she did so on the MA Screenwriting course at The London Film School. She is currently working on a sci-fi - drama feature film script and co-writing a comedy-drama TV series with fellow LFS screenwriting graduate, Amy Fiske.
I was the author of a French parody of the Divine Comedy performed on stage by my classmates in 2008 in Marseilles, of some short ghost stories, and of a fantasy novel I’ve been writing for seven years and (hopefully) planning to finish soon.
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Takotsubo Feature Screenplay
WRITER, LFS MA, 2015
A Needle in a Haystack - Short Film SCRIPT EDITOR, Independent, 2015 Waster World Short Film
SCRIPT EDITOR, LFS, 2014
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In the Name of the Father
The Hate That Created Hate Feature Script
Hold-up
Barbary States V Pilot
The Green Thread
Secret of the Redwoods Feature Script
WRITER, 2014 WRITER, 2014
WRITER/DIRECTOR, 2013
WRITER,2015
WRITER, 2015 WRITER, 2014
The Swallow Short Film SCRIPT EDITOR, LFS, 2014
Before the Sun Sets Short Film WRITER, 2014
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Brymor Dairy Commercial
DIRECTOR, Format: Canon c300, 1:30min, Nightingale Film, 2015
Alma De Mi Alma Short Film CREATIVE PRODUCER, 12 minutes, The Brooks Institute, 2012. (Official selection for the film Festival NewFilmmakers Los Angeles)
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Subject 23 Short Film
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The Cold Inside Feature Script
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Tough Guy Short Film SCREENWRITER, in development Dinah Destruction Short Film SCREENWRITER, in development
Fascinated by everything related to movies and television, I moved to London in 2014 to learn the craft of screenwriting and attend the MA course at the LFS, from which I graduated in 2015 with a sci-fi drama script named The Remake. To deepen my knowledge about TV series, I’m now attending a three-month workshop at the LFS: Continuing and Serial TV Drama, taught by Neil Arksey.
Urban Footwear Commercial
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Venezuela TV, 30 seconds, 2012
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Clandestine Encounter Music Video
The Veil Short Film
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Bar Tales Short Film PRODUCER, The Brooks Institute, 2011
The Dressmaker Short Film
SCRIPT EDITOR, 35 mm, 15 mins, LFS, 2014
Whispers Within Short Film PRODUCER/ART DIRECTOR, 10 min, The Brooks Institute, 2011 (Gold Award at Oregon Film Festival - Short Film Category at Santa Barbara Film Festival) Save The Troops Public Service Announcement SECOND UNIT CAMERA OPERATOR, Harrison Ford gives talk on providing for troops, 2011 Bad Day Short
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER, The Brooks Institute, 2010
Surface Pressure Short Film
DIRECTOR, The Brooks Institute, 2010
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Eva Viola Trobisch
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After her A-Level Eva worked as an assistant director for various theatre productions. Followed by several job stints as script supervisor and assistant director for german feature films and TV films. Since 2009 she is a student of Feature-Film Directing at the Munich Film Academy (HFF Munich). She also was a guest student in the documentary track.
Miguel Velilla was born in Barcelona in 1983 and is currently living between Barcelona and London.
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Two and a Half Short Film
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5 Hours Monday Short Film
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After finishing his BA in Dentistry and studying theatre at “El Cole del Teatre” in Barcelona he studied a BA in Film Directing at the prestigious film school ESCAC. He wrote and directed Eslabón (2012) which was released at the Sitges Film Festival and then selected in many more. After working as assistant in cinema and advertisements, he started his own production company Nowhere. Later on he started working as a freelance filmmaker for advertising and music videos. Miguel has also mixed his scientific background with filmmaking working for medical companies as their content filmmaker. Having finished the MA in Screenwriting at the LFS, he’s working as freelance filmmaker in advertising, while he keeps developing his first feature film Departure Time and also the Spanish music documentary Becerros de Oro.
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Renegade for Eyes of Providence Music Video DIRECTOR, Universal Music Group – Doctor Music Djs, 2015 My Own Life Short Film WRITER/DIRECTOR, in post-production, LFS, 2015. Aftervideo for the Barcelona Beach Festival 2014 CommercialDIRECTOR, LiveNation - Sr. Watson, 2014 Sant Jordi Musical de Estrella Damm - Commercial DIRCTOR, Smäll, 2014
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Freddie van der Velde
Ottilie Wilford
Nur Shireen Talib binti Zulkernian
Freddie currently resides in Brighton where he is working as a music journalist and script editor. Before attending LFS he studied scriptwriting and performance at the University of East Anglia and has performed in a number of stage plays in Norwich, Brighton and the Edinburgh fringe Festival.
Ottilie studied English Literature at The University of Bristol and graduated earlier this year from the MA Screenwriting programme at LFS. One of her short film scripts Ivy (which reached the semifinals of the ScreenCraft short screenplay competition) is currently in pre-production.
Born and presumably cultivated next to a rainforest in Malaysia, Nuri Tal is a burgeoning screenwriter with an immutable interest in the surreal and (fittingly) a bachelor’s degree in humanities.
No es una mujer by Will Spector y los Fatus
As well as writing for screen, Freddie has also written and directed several short plays and continues to work across both mediums.
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Positive Short Film
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Success! by Josep Xortó Music Video
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Adidas/Reebok: THE RUN Pilot
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Sage: Change the World Commercial 2ND AD, Igloo Films, 2013
Baila! by Will Spector y los Fatus Music Video DIRECTOR, Repetidordisc, 2013
Eslabón Short Film DIRECTOR, Escándalo Films, (Premiered at the Competition of Festival de Sitges), 2012 Buenafuente: Premis Gaudí Commercial
1ST AD, Igloo Films, 2012
Los Inocentes Feature
CO-WRITER, 15 mins, LFS 5th Term, 2015
Subject 23 Short Film
SCRIPT EDITOR, 10 mins, LFS 4th Term, 2015
An Infernal Demand Short Film
CO-WRITER, 5 mins, Twin Factory, 2014
Lovequake Short Film
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She is finalising her feature film screenplay Iris and Gabriele, a moral thriller about two teenagers growing up in 1960’s Cold War East Berlin. The story is inspired by her time living in this historically fraught city, where she worked for a year for a pop-up cinema company Berlin Film Society. She has had consistent work researching story ideas for the film director Pawel Pawlikoski and has worked as a reader for Heyday films and Cascade Media Development. She script - edited numerous student films whilst at The London Film School and currently works as a script editor for the TV drama production company Mammoth Screen.
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Benjamin’s Bullet Short Play
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Her lifelong passion for storytelling eventually held her at ransom, after which she completed her MA Screenwriting at LFS - where she assisted as script editor in two short films in addition to composing her own feature script. She interested in most genres and open to new ideas of this Zeitgeist (but perhaps not people who use words like Zeitgeist). At present, she is working on a gothic short about a woman obsessed with her own uncanny doom, entitled “Siren”, and a science fiction feature set in the jungles of South East Asia. Nuri continues to enjoy writing about faeries and witches and women with beards, whilst editing scripts that only sometimes involve any one of those things. \ /
Man Walks into a Bar Short Play WRITER/DIRECTOR, 15 mins, Minotaur theatre Company, 2012
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MA International Film Business The world class graduate degree that puts you right inside the international film business. The MA International Film Business unites The London Film School, the world’s key postgraduate filmmaking school, with the University of Exeter’s film department in the College of Humanities and the Business School. The partnership brings together unique film production and market expertise and exceptional research and teaching on film culture and history. This MA combines high level teaching skills with a unique practitioner-driven industry access program, providing students with the key business tools and contacts needed to build a career in film. The ambitious team behind the MAIFB is dedicated to training a new generation of both producers and executives that will bring both excellence and innovation into the international film industry. By analysing the horizontal and vertical structures that shape the film industry, in tandem with changing patterns of users and digital technology, this course explores both the existing international film industry while also embracing the current high levels of disruption and restructuring. Taught in London and the South-West, the MAIFB includes opportunities for industry networking; industry mentoring supported by an advisory committee of leading UK and European film industry professionals; a research trip to the Berlin Film Festival; and an opportunity to work on an LFS graduation film as a producer.
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Elizabeth Karlsen Producer Elizabeth Karlsen began her career in independent film production in New York, working with directors such as Bill Sherwood, Zbigniew Rybczynski, Jim Jarmusch and Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Elizabeth co-founded Number 9 Films with Stephen Woolley in 2002 after a long collaboration at leading independent UK film distribution and producing company Palace Pictures and at Scala Productions during which time credits include: Terence Davies’ Neon Bible starring Gena Rowlands and selected for Cannes Films Festival competition; Mark Herman’s Little Voice nominated for 6 Golden Globe® Awards, an Academy Award® Award® and 6 British Academy Awards®, including Best Picture; She also produced the international box office success Ladies In Lavender starring Maggie Smith and Judi Dench and co-produced Neil Jordan’s The Crying Game, nominated for 6 Academy Awards®.
LFS has a long tradition of honouring individuals who have made significant contributions to the film industry, going back to 1956 when the school was founded. This year we are delighted to award Honorary Associateships to writer and producer Abi Morgan and producer Elizabeth Karlsen.
Elizabeth’s producing credits at Number 9 Films began with HBO single drama Mrs Harris starring Annette Bening and Ben Kingsley nominated for 12 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Producer’s Guild of America Award and for which she received the Women’s Image Network Award. This was closely followed by Made In Dagenham a social comedy set during the 1968 Ford strike, directed by Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Saving Grace) starring Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins. This was nominated for 3 BAFTAs, 4 BIFAs, 2 Evening Standard Awards and a London Critics Circle Award. Made In Dagenham the Musical opened at the Adelphi in London’s West End in October 2014 starring Gemma Arterton. Soon after was the BAFTA nominated Great Expectations, written by David Nicholls, directed by Mike Newell and starring Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Robbie Coltrane as well as Byzantium written by Moira Buffini, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan. Recent credits include: Hyena directed by Gerard Johnson and starring Peter Fernando. Hyena opened the Edinburgh Festival in the UK and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Co-producer on Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel, and Carol, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, adapted by award winning Mrs Harris scribe Phyllis Nagy, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Both Youth and Carol screened in 2015 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim. Rooney Mara won Best Actress for Carol. Forthcoming Number 9 productions include: an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd’s Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Jane Goldman and directed by Juan Carlos de Medina, an adaptation of Lissa Evans’ Their Finest Hour and a Half by Gaby Chiappe, directed by Lone Scherfig - both of which began production this Autumn. An original project from Director Camera D’Or winner Anthony Chen and a new untitled project directed by Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice). Elizabeth has served on the board of EM Media, The Edinburgh Festival and is currently chair of Women in Film and TV UK.
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Honorary Associates Abi Morgan Writer / Producer Abi Morgan’s plays include Skinned and Sleeping Around (Paines Plough); Tiny Dynamite (Traverse); Tender (Hampstead); Splendour and Fugee (National Theatre), Lovesong (Frantic Assembly) and 27 (NTS) and The Mistress Contract (Royal Court) . Her television work includes My Fragile Heart, Murder, Sex Traffic, Tsunami – The Aftermath, White Girl, Royal Wedding, Birdsong and The Hour series 1 & 2. Her new series, River is currently on BBC1. Abi’s screenwriting credits include Brick Lane, Shame, Iron Lady and The Invisible Woman. Her latest film Suffragettes for Film4 / Focus Features / Ruby Films has recently been released. Abi also has a number of films in development including Taming Of The Shrew for Working Title, Little House On The Prairie for Scott Rudin Productions and Ashley’s War for Fox 2000.
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LFS Workshops LFS workshops is The London Film School short course programme, a year-round schedule of targeted training modules ranging from introductory level to professional career development. In partnership with Creative Skillset’s TV Skills Fund and High-End Television Fund, LFS has developed a set of workshops for professional TV drama writers. Showrunning: An Introduction to Producing for Writers and The BAME TV Writer’s Boot Camp are aimed at writers who have already achieved a couple of network TV drama credits, and now want to concentrate on developing their own original series. John Whiston, ITV’s Creative Director of Serial Drama says: ‘The short courses currently being offered by The London Film School are hot property... They fill a really important training gap, targeting already skilled filmmakers moving on and up.’ Led by Bryan Elsley, creator of Skins and chair of the High-End TV Council, and producer Martyn Auty, Showrunning: An Introduction to Producing for Writers guided 20 writers through the process of production, from the first schedule to final delivery. From Line Producer Sue Calverley (Ashes to Ashes, Titanic) to Post-Production Supervisor Gisela Everts (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), the process was explained by those who do it: Production Designer Jason Carlin (New Tricks), Casting Director Matt Weston (The Missing), Director Jonas Grimas (Wallander), First Assistant Director Terry Bamber (World War Z), Director of Photography Dominic Clemence (Silent Witness), Colourist Max Horton (Gravity) and Sound Mixer Stave Haynes (Atonement). Short Courses
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LFS Workshops Led by Bryan Elsley, creator of Skins and chair of the HighEnd TV Council, and producer Martyn Auty, Showrunning: An Introduction to Producing for Writers guided 20 writers through the process of production, from the first schedule to final delivery. From Line Producer Sue Calverley (Ashes to Ashes, Titanic) to Post-Production Supervisor Gisela Everts (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), the process was explained by those who do it: Production Designer Jason Carlin (New Tricks), Casting Director Matt Weston (The Missing), Director Jonas Grimas (Wallander), First Assistant Director Terry Bamber (World War Z), Director of Photography Dominic Clemence (Silent Witness), Colourist Max Horton (Gravity) and Sound Mixer Stave Haynes (Atonement). \ /
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“I met some great people on Showrunning both among the other writers who attended and the industry professionals who led the sessions. I learned a lot about the industry and production process. I gained a real insight into how near and far I am from my personal goals. It was really worthwhile and enjoyable experience.” – Participant Led by Carol Russell, and presented in partnership with Fresh Voices, The BAME TV Writer’s Boot Camp involved six writers who had already devised their own idea for an original high-end returnable drama series. In two weeks’ time each writer had finished a first draft of their pilot script, and had begun to work on developing the subsequent story ideas for their series. Through a series of presentations to industry producers, production executives and broadcasters, the series ideas were tested and honed. At the end of the event each writer pitched their project to executives, and finished at a networking party, where they were introduced to more producers and broadcasters. Two of the six writers now have their projects in further development, one with BBC Drama and the other with a major independent producer. A third writer has been invited to join the Coronation Street writers group. Industry figures who took part in the BAME TV Writer’s Boot Camp include Fandy Baker (Clerkenwell Films); Adam Leatherland (EastEnders); Celine Coulson (Film4), Beth Aynsley and Polly Leys (Hillbilly Films) Francis Hopkinson (ITV Studios), Frances Flannery (Wall to Wall), Caroline Skinner (BBC Drama), Cameron Roach (BSkyB) Lisa Walters (Channel 4), Patrick Spence (Fifty Fathoms), Sophie Gardiner (Red Planet), Kirstie MacDonald (World Productions), Esther Springer (BBC Drama) Tom Hutchinson (Mammoth Screen), Caroline Hollick (Red Productions) and Surian Fletcher-Jones (Channel 4 Drama). Short Courses
The next edition of The BAME TV Writer’s Boot Camp will run from 1st February 2016. The next edition of An Introduction to Producing for Writers will run in May 2016. In addition, the Creative Skillset TV Skills Fund will support a new edition of Sharon Doyle’s Inside the Writers’ Room. This 2-day workshop is a crash course in writing as part of an American Writers’ Room. In June, 10 participants split into teams, and showrunners were appointed as the groups brainstormed, developed, pitched, beat out, wrote and rewrote the first act of the first episode of the Knick Season Two. In April, Sharon will run a new edition, with a new series for subject-matter. LFS Workshops will continue to run its popular TV courses for writers (Neil Arksey’s Creating & Writing Continuing TV Drama Series, for writers new to TV drama; Ellis Freeman’s Writers’ Gym, and Tim Fywell’s The Director-Writer Collaboration. Tim, director of the acclaimed Happy Valley and River, will also run his Director-Actor Collaboration workshop. Also for directors, Udayan Prasad’s Directing Actors; Getting the Right Performance and Jonas Grimas’s Directors’ Prep: Everything You Need to Know Before You Shout ‘Action!’. \ /
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Summer Schools
Welcome to Filmmaking
Jonas and Udayan also run their extended filmmaking summer schools. Jonas’ First Film Summer School will run from 21st August to 3rd September. Of this year’s first edition, participant Riccardo Uccioli says: ‘the ultimate filmmaking experience for beginners. It’s a great chance to be a real director for two weeks, to meet and learn from professionals, to improve your creative knowledge and skills and to make amazing international friends. It is something you’re going to miss so much after you go home.’ Udayan’s more advanced Directing Summer School runs from 31st July to 20th August. 2016 will be the fifth edition of Udayan’s famed filmmaking workshop. Previous participant Andres Dussan says: “Udayan’s advice was profound and very practical. The ‘working with actors’ section was incredibly useful as I had never directed before, not even a short film. I really enjoyed the hands on approach of the course, not to mention the feedback on all the assignments and the seasoned advice from the multiple guest tutors. The LFS Summer School gave me the tools and the self confidence to shoot my first feature comedy film, Down Dog. It was selected for the Raindance Film Festival and is screening at UK cinemas from 13th February 2015. I’m also working on a new TV series with Mondo, another participant from 2012.”
This year, Zillah Bowes will run her first Documentary Summer School from 11th – 24th June. It will be an extended version of Zillah’s Practical Guide to Self-Shooting Documentary, of which filmmaker Rosie Morris said: “This workshop has enabled me to have the confidence to practice with my camera, to go out and try things. I am now working on my own project that I have been self-shooting and am now editing. Before the workshop I was afraid of using my camera. I didn’t know how or where to start with it and didn’t have the confidence to get out there, but after the exercises and Zillah’s advice and encouragement, I have. Her technical knowledge, advice and skills were all fantastic, but I also really learnt a lot from her creative advice and experience, and often think of what she said. Like, ‘if you are present in the world with your camera then things will unfold in front of you’. I have definitely found this to be true. She is not just a practical and technicallyable teacher (although she is that), but she understands a creative process and above all is very open - to her subjects but also to the interests and enthusiasms of her students. Zillah is not judgmental, but is encouraging/empowering, She’s sensitive to people and her environment, which I guess is what makes her a great filmmaker and teacher. I will hopefully do another of her courses in the future.” Further details of Zillah’s Documentary Summer School, and all LFS Workshops, can be found at lfs.org.uk Archie Tait Head of Workshops
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Bursaries & Scholarships One key goal for the school is ensuring access for the
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A range of bursaries and scholarship are offered to address this mission including; • Creative Skillset Bursaries • Leverhulme Scholarships • Bbfc Awards • Adam Sedgwick Award • Phil Mottram Memorial Award • Charles Creighton/Charles Cooper/ Roy Pointer/Tim Hoorocks Scholarships
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Partners 2D Design Act IV Avid ARRI Arts Council England Barbican Berlinale Talents BFI London Film Festivals British Council Buzzacott Cirro Lite Clear Cut Pictures Creative Skillset Danish Film School DeJonghe Labs Dffb ENO ESCAC Essex Insurance Brokers European Commission FAVA Film4 Fisher Goodman Derrick LLP Halo Post Production Hampshire Street Studios Harbottle and Lewis Image Systems Institute Français Kodak Korean Cultural Centre La fÊmis Lee & Thompson Les Arcs European Film Festival London Metropolitan University MOME Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation
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Nicholas Hare Architects Onsight Panalux Panavision PEC Pinewood Studios Group Pinsent Masons RADA Ronford Royal College of Music Scuola Holden SFZE Shorts International The Digital Orchard The Leverhulme Trust TimeOut Transilvania International Film Festival UNATC University of Exeter University of Warwick Visual Impact
Governors David Aukin Ruth Lesirge Graham Easton Dan Chambers Don Boyd Peter Armstrong Margaret Matheson Mike Leigh Michael Wakeford Andrew Heron Erin Phipps Stefania Marangoni
Honorary Appeal Chairs
Thank You The London Film School wishes to thank Creative Skillset for their ongoing support and funding for training film students. These bursaries ensure good access for a new generation of talented graduate students, benefiting from a full learning programme at the school.
Gillian Anderson Danny Boyle Jim Broadbent Sir Michael Caine Ken Loach Michael Mann Sir Paul McCartney Sam Mendes CBE Dame Helen Mirren
Film Skills Fund The Film Skills Fund is invested in training in priority skills that are identified by the film industry through our research and by the senior employers on the Film Skills Council.
Patrons Alan Yentob Anthony Smith CBE Charlie Parsons Christopher Hird Franc Roddam Hanif Kureishi Iain Smith OBE Jeremy Thomas CBE John Hurt CBE Roger Graef OBE Tilda Swinton Tony Elliott \ /
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The film skills strategy focuses on addressing the vital skills and training needs of the industry to deliver maximum economic and cultural return: creating jobs, strengthening skills, building skills for the future and ensuring world-class film education.
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The London Film School Annual Graduation Show in association with:
LFS students funded by the Creative Skillset bursary are: Konstantinos Antonopoulos Benjamin Bee Laurence Brook Colette Carrilho McWilliams Sohrab Kavir Michael Stylianou \ /
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About Creative Skillset Creative Skillset empowers the Creative Industries to develop skills and talent; it does this by influencing and shaping policy, ensuring quality and by securing the vital investment for individuals to become the best in their field and for businesses to grow. As the industry skills body for the Creative Industries, it works across film, television, radio, fashion and textiles, animation, games, visual effects, publishing, advertising, marketing communications and performing arts. www.creativeskillset.org
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