Michaela Pavlatova, who directs commercials exclusively for Film Club Productions, has won two awards for Best Short Animated Film at the Annecy International Animation Festival 2012.nnHer seven minute animated short, titled “Tram,” takes “a tramway driver’s fantasies and urges, and transforms reality into a surreal and phallic delirium!” Michaela was awarded The Annecy Cristal and Fripresci Award for Tram.nnMichaela was one of the first directors signed by Sue Loughlin when she launched Film Club Productions with mixed media and animation company th1ng in January 2010.nnSays Sue Loughlin: “I am delighted that Michaela has been recognised by the festival. Tram sums up her style perfectly: it’s warm, witty, superbly comic and beautifully told. Michaela typifies the talent that we have at Film Club. Alongside Michaela at Annecy, Em Cooper’s film Emergence also made the Young Directors showcase. They are two young talents with very bright futures.”nnIn 2010, the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary and chose Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, a full-length animated movie based on an un-produced script by legendary French filmmaker Jacques Tati as its opening movie. Chomet directs commercials exclusively for th1ng, which supports and resources Film Club.nn
nTo view a trailer for “Tram,” please click here.nnAbout Film ClubnFilm Club Productions is an exclusive group of hugely experienced as well as talented animation and mixed media film makers including a few recently graduated directors to spice up the mix.nnWith their film making background – there are BAFTAs and a host of other industry awards between them– Film Club is all about creating fantastic and beautiful animated commercials for the UK and US, and commercials that inspire short film making.nnFilm Club has been brought together by Sue Loughlin, herself an award-winning animation director, turned producer.nnFilm Club is supported and resourced by th1ng Corp, a group of four companies serving different market needs. th1ng creates animated commercials, new media, and main title sequences. th2ng is for live action commercials. Film Club introduces film animation directors to ad agencies, and Flux provides broadcast design. th1ng has also recently opened an office in New York.nnCome and say hello to Film Club at www.filmclubproductions.com.Rafal Kwiatkowski Grappa PR 0044 (0) 207 580 6344 Contact Rafal via email
Goldcrest Post Speeds Delivery of “Severance” Season Two
The New York Times recently wrote that the just-released Season Two of Severance will “blow your mind”—and we couldn’t agree more. Created by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ drama is smart, spellbinding, distinctly original and packed with surprises. For those who aren’t already devoted fans, the show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a “severance” procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Goldcrest Post provided post services for both seasons of the show, including picture editorial support, sound editorial, ADR and sound mixing. Editorial for Season One began in 2020. Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Goldcrest supplied both onsite production offices and edit suites, and remote editing systems for individual editors, with everything linked to a central server. "Mixing at Goldcrest with our team has been a great experience,” says Stiller. “Bob and Jacob are in sync with our creative process and so good at what they do that the experience is always one where it's about how we can enhance the creative vision, with a baseline of knowing everyone is totally committed to making something as good as it can be." Diana Dekajlo, the show’s co-producer, says that the arrangement worked so well, they chose to continue the hybrid approach for Season Two. “We’re a remote friendly show,” she explains. “Whether we’re at Goldcrest, our studio in the Bronx or at home, our workflow is seamless. I conduct remote daily meetings with my immediate staff, and weekly meetings with editorial and VFX, and we talk to each other as if we were just down the hall. It makes for great staff... Read More