Congratulations Jamie!

Jamie Stone’s short film “Skyborn” is one of five finalists in the Foreign Films Category at the Student Academy Awards in LA.

We are delighted for him.  The results are going to be announced in mid-May.

Macropolis Goes Into Production @ Flickerpix

Flickerpix, who have just joined the Jumper roster of directors, begin production on their new short film MACROPOLIS next week.  The  animated short film is part of the Cultural Olympiad running up to the 2012 Olympic Games this summer.

MACROPOLIS is the story of two toys discarded from the factory production line. Coming to life, they decide to escape and are determined to rejoin the other toys. When running after the factory delivery van, they become lost and find themselves surrounded by the unfamiliar, urban, big city.   Initially overwhelmed, they begin to explore, play and re-interpret everyday objects through their very unique perspectives in this world of giant humans.

The film will be shot using a combination of animation models and an outdoor time-lapse shoot.  Below, Joel Simon (the film’director) talks a little bit more about how he came up with the idea and how he is going to shoot the film.

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Greg And The Luck Factory

Alan Friel talks about how he pulled together a  short film in 48 Hours:

‘Poor old Gregg is the unluckiest man in the world, even though he works in a factory that produces luck’. ‘Greg & The Luck Factory’ is a product of Smoke & Mirrors 48 hour’s film competition that takes place yearly in London. Anyone working in the film/advertising business in Soho can enter the competition and it involves the entire crew working on a voluntary basis to make a 5-minute film from conception to delivery within 48 hours.

I had pulled together a couple of actors and by chance Ted, who plays Greg in the film, has an uncle with an engineering factory Read the full article »