DepicT! at Encounters
Dec 01 2008
After a well-deserved rest, the Encounters team have started sending through images from the fabulous festival. Below are pictures from two of the three DepicT! awards just after they'd been announced at the Encounters Awards Ceremony on Saturday.
The mustachioed gentleman on the left is Shooting People's creative director James Mullighan, and Nik Powell, DepicT! '08 judge and director of the National Film and Television School is on the right. The top photo features Enough's producer Sarah Seniors accepting the DepicT! '08 Award on behalf of director Tor Kristoffersen, who unfortunately couldn't make the festival. Below are director Michael Davies and producer Sandra Gorel accepting the DepicT! '08 NFTS Special Mention Award.
More photos and links to recorded Encounters events coming soon...
DepicT! '08 Winners
Nov 23 2008
Yesterday at Encounters saw a big day for DepicT! with the DepicT! Showcase in the afternoon and the three prizes presented at the Awards Ceremony in the evening. We’re delighted to announce that the DepicT! ’08 winners are:
DepicT! ’08 Award:
Enough, Tor KristoffersenNFTS DepicT! ’08 Special Mention Award:
What’s Virgin Mean?, Michael DaviesShooting People DepicT! ’08 Audience Award:
Breaking the Mould, Rebecca Manley and Luca Paulli
The judges also commended Hamed Nobari for his film In the Name of God.
For his winning film, Tor will receive the main prize of £2000. Michael will receive a short course at the National Film and Television School, while Rebecca and Luca will receive a lifetime membership to and bundle of goodies from Shooting People. Congratulations to Tor, Michael, Rebecca and Luca, and to all the DepicT! ’08 shortlisted filmmakers.
DepicT! would like to thank this year’s judging panel for contributing their time and expertise in the difficult task of choosing the winners: Jeremy Howe, Kenneth Tan, Simon Relph, Nik Powell, Kate Taylor, Luis Cook, Gina Fucci, Matthew Walker and David Gilbert.
Of course, we couldn't determine the Audience Award without your help. We received over 1800 votes this year, so many thanks to everyone who contributed their ratings!
Finally, we at DepicT! are grateful to our sponsors for their support of the competition: Aardman Animations, Films@59, National Film and Television School, Arts Alliance Media, Shooting People, BBC Film Network, Independent Cinema Office and Short Film News.
Watch Enough, What's Virgin Mean?, Breaking the Mould and all the shortlisted films here.
Michael Davies
Nov 22 2008
Michael Davies is an experienced writer, producer and director of documentaries and drama-documentaries. Following a BA in Drama from Manchester University (where his graduation film premiered at The Hacienda) and an MA in Film and Television from Bristol University (where he won the prestigious Fujifilm Scholarship) Michael began his career as a producer/director in BBC Television Features, working on a wide range of projects, including the critically acclaimed series Barnardo’s Children.
Michael left the BBC to pursue a career as a freelance director, beginning with the comedy observational documentary Going To Chelsea, the first of many successful collaborations with multi-award winning producer Beryl Vertue. Subsequent projects include the comedy drama-documentary The Welsh Great Escape, and the BAFTA nominated series The War Behind The Wire.
Michael also spent a year working on Discovery Channel’s dramatised natural history adventure series Snakemaster, filming in Borneo, Peru, South Africa, Egypt and Sudan. Other projects include the CGI based comedy A Dinosaur In Hollywood. Michael is currently directing a factual entertainment series for BBC2, as well as developing several drama projects and an IMAX 3D film.
Watch What's Virgin Mean? and the rest of the DepicT! '08 Shortlist here.
Mole Hill
Nov 19 2008
Born in 1966, Mole Hill has been in a darkened room since 1981. His only contact with the outside world has been via the medium of animation, from the Plasticine noir of ‘Last Respects’ through the pastel piracy of ‘Yoho Ahoy’ to the twisted Flash of ‘Happy Families’. He is currently in training to represent team GB in the procrastination and whittling events for London 2012.
Watch Happy Families - Mr. Peep and the rest of the DepicT! '08 Shortlist here.
Sebastian Cowan
Nov 18 2008
Sebastian Cowan was born and raised in the North West of England in 1985. With the ambition to be an established British filmmaker, he is currently pursuing the start of his career in London. From the age of 14, Sebastian began making experimental shorts, skits and music videos. Graduating in Media Arts (BA) at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2007, the undergraduate course enabled him to produce a showreel of work that would be his ticket into the London Film School the following term.
Recently, Sebastian has been writing short dramas for upcoming pitches within his course. He is one of three filmmakers belonging to Push It Films, a film-band that have recently remade Jurassic Park, Superman, and The Dark Knight, with no budget and in less than three minutes. Known as ‘Sweded Cinema’, these shorts have gained the trio global exposure and an appearance in Total Film magazine. Since 2005, Sebastian has directed four short films, two TV commercials and co-directed one music video alongside three ‘Sweded’ films.
Starting as a production runner at 15 years old, Sebastian now works part-time at The Moving Picture Company in Soho, whilst attending film school. Due to graduate from LFS in early 2010, Sebastian is taking on as many projects as possible to help compile an impressive showreel in preparation for the ‘real world’.
Watch Finishing Touch and the rest of the DepicT! '08 Shortlist here.
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