An old fella shows up from nowhere and shakes up the neighbourhood. Production: Umbrella Budapest & Budapest Metropolitan University Awards 2016-2017: Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2016 – Jury Award Encounters – Short Film and Animation Festival 2016- Cartoon d’Or nomination Premiers Plans Angers Film Festival- Grand Prix du Jury Jameson CineFest International Film Festival- Special Award International Festival of Puppet Theatre and Animated Films for Adults- 3rd place Award Anifilm International Festival of Animated Films – Special Price Interfilm Berlin – Special mention KAFF -Kecskemét Film Festival – Award of the film critics Creative Craft Festival – Best Director Award, Best Design and 2D Animation Award, Best VIsual
Still Here
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Annapurna Pictures Presents A Breakwater Original Fifty years later, the real Melvin Dismukes chronicles his first-hand experience of the infamous Algiers Motel Incident, for which he was wrongly charged with first-degree murder in 1967. Directed by Ben Proudfoot | ben@breakwaterstudios.com Cinematography by David Bolen | @davidbolen Edited by Nick Wright Original Music by Nicholas Jacobson-Larson Post-Production Supervision by Dillon Brown Color by Stephen Derluguian Sound Supervision & Re-recording by Sean Higgins Sound Editing by TJ Jacques Visual Effects & On-Set Dit by David Nieman Production Sound by Ginge Cox Grooming & Make-Up by Rashida Williams Produced by Jeremy Lambert, Richard Graham & Ben Proudfoot Archival Footage Courtesy of NBCUniversal Archives Archives of Michigan LBJ Presidential library Walter P. Reuther Library For Breakwater Studios Gabe Godoi Dawn O’Keeffe Kristi Wenaus Clarisse Wiedem Special Thanks to 10 Pins of Trenton Debbie Dismukes Johnny Dunn Megan Ellison Philip Kafka Austin Kolodney Matt Leuthe Lara McClintock Michael Risley The Transfer Lab Kees van Dijkhuisen Jr. Clips from DETROIT Courtesy of Annapurna Pictures Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Shot on Arri Alexa Mini and Cooke Mini s4i Made with Love by Breakwater Studios Ltd. in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Los Feliz, California breakwaterstudios.com | @breakwaterstud
When Amresh’s efforts lead to hand-pump installation in schools of Bihar, when a class eight student stopped her friend from having a child marriage, when a student from Uttarakhand managed to suspend his drunkard headmaster, eyebrows were raised, but in appreciation, in pride!
The man behind the comical movement, Sharad Sharma has managed to address various social issues with the help of a medium as simple yet effective as comics! “The whole idea is that how an individual’s expression could take some sort of shape so that it could become part of the development discourse,” explains Sharma.
World Comics is a non-funded organisation and runs with the help of volunteers and operates from its Delhi-based studio. WCI’s brainchild ‘Grassroots Comics’ is an outcome of the issues faced by the common man and is now a local movement turned global.
It was 1990s and India waited in anticipation to see the results of newly introduced economic reforms. The print media was struggling to sustain. TV channels already lacked the desired lustre. The NGO world had not yet boomed. The wheeler bookstalls at railway stations were still a hopeful source of books and comics.
The only big names in comics in those days were Diamond Comics and Lotpot Magazine, with Amar Chitra Katha being parents’ favourite. The majority of the population was away from the focus of mainstream media. Human interest stories tended to die early deaths as regional and vernacular press still played a limited role.
While volunteering with a group in Rajasthan for the literacy campaign, Sharma started converting the heavy-texted reading material into short stories. He supported the stories with illustrations and that worked. “In a series of workshops locals were taught to develop their own community media – first in text, which was then gradually replaced by visual stories, that is comics,” Sharma exclaimed.
The comic world is vast. The powerful tool should not just be limited to superhero or mythological stories; it has the potential to be used in education. And then the comic medium to run campaigns began in 2005 in Barner, Rajasthan.
The movement took another turn when illiterates, domestic workers, prisoners, street vendors took the paper and pen in hand to ask for the rights they deserve. When around 100 comics generated in just two days during a workshop, World Comics India (WCI) team was beaming with pride. The comics are not about creating perfect art, but showcasing the issues you need the authority to deal with. Teachers from around India without hesitation started using grassroots comics as a teaching-learning tool in their classrooms.
WCI has been experimenting with grassroots comics around the globe. Workshops organised in countries like Estonia, Finland and Sweden generated equal amount of interest as in India or Pakistan.
Comics have turned into an interesting medium for telling untold stories or sharing concerns and expressing views. What’s more fascinating is the fact that the comics come out of a perspective of someone without any clue about the art of comics, someone who is not an artist but a common local expressing his concern.
The stories come from various states encompassing different issues from social causes to depression and even discrimination faced by students.
“This media will march parallel to the mainstream media and remind them about the real issues and the silent majority, and for this reason we need to take comics seriously,” quoted Sharma.
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Action Comics to achieve a new landmark with the 1,000th issue and an exciting new release line-up
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Action Comics is about to reach a milestone this week with its 1000th issue, celebrating Superman’s 80th birthday. Publisher Jim Lee is one of the creators behind the cover for the seminal issue featuring the iconic superhero on the cover. This special issue which will be out this Wednesday will include the best of all the Superman stories.
‘The Man of Steel’ made his comic debut back in 1938 making him the first comic book superhero. Even after all these years, he has remained the beloved superhero of all generations.
DC Comics’ archivist Benjamin LeClair who oversees more than 80,000 rare comics, opined (as told to NBC news) that the comic industry in America and all over the world wouldn’t have thrived without this breakthrough character who’s unapologetically virtuous and a champion of truth. “I think is something that is very bold and refreshing, especially in today’s day and age. His secret power is to elevate those around him and make people around him better,” he further added.
Apart from that there are some fantastic releases due this week enabling the fans enough reasons to remain excited. Few of them are:
Batman: Creature of the Night
Bruce Wain isn’t a child anymore but the trauma that shaped him, and the monster he created, is still alive in him. The strip traces whether he has grown enough to deal with the shock when he learns that one of his most closely held beliefs was a lie.
Written by: Kurt Busiek
Illustration and Cover by: John Paul Leon
The Brave & the Bold: Batman & Wonder Woman
Batman arrives in Tir Na Nog to help Wonder Woman solve the mystery of a murdered God. Though he’s a great detective, he soon learns that the techniques he uses on our world may not aid him in this strange new one and as the investigation continues and suspects are revealed, this dynamic duo discovers that they may be more dangerous than the last.
Written by: Liam Sharp
Illustration by: Liam Sharp and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Cover by: Romulo Fajardo, Jr. and Liam Sharp.
Batwoman
It’s a sequel to The Fall of the House of Kane where vengeance and madness returns to the Gotham city bringing a plague that will devour everything Batwoman holds dear.
Written by: Marguerite Bennett
Illustration by: Fernando Blanco and John Rauch
Cover by: Dan Panosian.
Super Sons: End of Innocence (part one)
Robin and Superboy have returned from hell and this time their friendship must stand the ultimate test (the Amazo project). Kid Amazo returns as the pieces of this deadly plan fall into place and reveal a secret that might tear apart Damian and Jon’s growing friendship.
Written by: Peter J. Tomasi
Illustration by: Carlo Barberi, Art Thibert.
Cover by: Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sanchez.
Justice League: Justice Lost (finale)
Struggling to save themselves from the grip of war, Justice League’s hand is forced by the mercenary deathstroke. Decisions must be made about Red Lion’s brutality, the insidious tactics of the Fan and the League’s role as the World’s Greatest Heroes.
Written by: Christopher Priest
Illustration and Colour by: Pete Woods.
Cover by: David Yardin
Batman/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Final battle where the Bat-family and the Turtles face off against Bane and the Foot Clan on Liberty Island. With America’s great symbol of freedom watching over them, the Dark Knight and the Ninja turtles must bring Bane’s tyrannical rule over New York to an end.
Written by: Ryan Ferrier and James Tynion IV
Illustration and colour by: Freddie E. Williams II and Jeremy Colwell
Cover by: Jeremy Colwell and Freddie E. Williams II
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Gregory Porter sings an amazing cover version of Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show Friday 16th May 2014
Having worked on Sky Arts’ coverage of the One and Other event in Trafalgar Square, I was asked to produce a five minute piece “to make people laugh, make them cry, and sum up the spirit of the fourth plinth event”. I’ve been told that this reduced Antony Gormley to tears. In a good way, I like to think.
Gaz Coombes – Walk the Walk
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A poker game unfolds in a series of experimental video collages inspired by David Hockney’s “joiners.” From the album “World’s Strongest Man”: https://GazCoombesUK.lnk.to/WTWID Directed by Najeeb Tarazi Cast Amechi Okocha Thomas Wilhoit Leah Rudick Ricky Rojas Director of Photography – Boyd Hobbs Production Designer – Lauren Meyer Steadicam – Stephen Lucas Production Coordinator – Kyle Cameron 1st AC – Tony Hart Key Grip – Tim Finn Art PA – Rory Cameron Colorist – Kris Smale @MPC LA Edited by Najeeb Tarazi Production Company: More Media Represented by Las Bandas Be Brave Special Thanks to Warren Shaeffer Michael Langan Jen Herrera Andy Roberts Sean Wells Stephen Buchanan Joaquin Poblete Megan Furnish Rebecca Boorsma
“Just like the lotus we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world.” – Unknown Adam – Grey Matters collaboration between artist Emma Allen and neuroscientist Daisy Thompson-Lake. This piece is an animated portrait illustrating some of the underlying neurological processes and emotions associated with depression. Created with face paint and stop-motion animation. Copyright Emma Allen Written, Directed and Animated – Emma Allen Produced – Daisy Thompson-Lake, Emma Allen Performance – Malik Ibheis Camera & Lighting – Robin Samson Sound Design – Tudor Brothers Post Production – Huxley Studios Neuroscience Consultant – Daisy Thompson-Lake @greymattersprojects @imakefings Supported by – Artichoke, Queen Mary Center for Public Engagement, The Flash Pack, Huxley Studio and all the wonderful folk who donated to our crowdfunding campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61chWLZ1v_8&feature=youtu.be The Grey Matters mission is to raise awareness by creating artistic impressions of underlying neurological processes involved in mental health disorders. Adam, the first film in the series, tackles the subject of depression. greymattersprojects@gmail.com Emma Allen https://www.instagram.com/imakefings/ https://twitter.com/imakefings https://www.facebook.com/paintfaces/ www.emmaallen.org
Adam – Grey Matters
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“Just like the lotus we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world.” – Unknown
Adam – Grey Matters collaboration between artist Emma Allen and neuroscientist Daisy Thompson-Lake.
This piece is an animated portrait illustrating some of the underlying neurological processes and emotions associated with depression.
Created with face paint and stop-motion animation.
Copyright Emma Allen
Written, Directed and Animated – Emma Allen
Produced – Daisy Thompson-Lake, Emma Allen
Performance – Malik Ibheis
Camera & Lighting – Robin Samson
Sound Design – Tudor Brothers
Post Production – Huxley Studios
Neuroscience Consultant – Daisy Thompson-Lake
@greymattersprojects
@imakefings
Supported by – Artichoke, Queen Mary Center for Public Engagement, The Flash Pack, Huxley Studio and all the wonderful folk who donated to our crowdfunding campaign
The Grey Matters mission is to raise awareness by creating artistic impressions of underlying neurological processes involved in mental health disorders. Adam, the first film in the series, tackles the subject of depression.
greymattersprojects@gmail.com
Emma Allen
https://www.instagram.com/imakefings/
Tweets by imakefings
https://www.facebook.com/paintfaces/
www.emmaallen.org
The making of Green Screen Gringo
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o Making of e cenas extras de Green Screen Gringo Full film / Filme completo: https://vimeo.com/263962728 www.instagram.com/douwe_dijkstra www.facebook.com/douwedijkstrafilmmaker douwedijkstra.nl/projects/green-screen-gringo someshorts.com/film/greenscreengringo Directed, filmed and edited by / Dirigido filmado e editado por: Douwe Dijkstra Audio mix and sounddesign / Design de som e mixagem: Rob Peters Title design / Design de título: Bas Koopmans & Nuno Beijinho Color grading / Gradação de cores: Wieger Steenhuis Music / Música: Pedrowl, Lia Clark, Kika Boom, Pabllo Vittar, Brabo, Mulher Pepita and O Terno Made with the support of / Realizado com o apoio de: IMPAKT Festival Utrecht, São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound and the Government of São Paulo
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