During my years at Boards, we regularly reviewed the reels of up-and-coming directors for our Directors to Watch and First Boards Awards features. These directors were in the early stages of building their careers, newly signed to production companies and benefiting from the expertise and infrastructure of a professional shop. So, when I took on this search for unsigned directors, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Well, I actually expected to find quite a lot of dreck. I won’t comment on some of the lesser quality reels, but I will say that I was more than impressed by the calibre of work that was put forth by the so-called “unsigned”.
So now, after months and months of accepting submissions, collecting reels, watching films, downloading gigs of high res files and suffering through the torture of understanding NTSC vs. PAL for DVD authoring (I prefer to hide behind the warm, cozy of words rather than file specs), the Unsigned Directors reel is FINALLY complete and was presented at the Cíclope International Advertising Craft Festival earlier this month in Buenos Aires.
Of over 150 entries, this group of 23 made the final cut. And look out for a future post where I share some of the work that nearly made it and must be shared. Enjoy!
Dean Fleischer-Camp (United States)www.deanfleischercamp.com
Jonathan Gurvit (Argentina)
Santander Rio “Hair Conditioner”
http://be.net/JonathanGurvit
Hair Conditioner from Jonathan Gurvit on Vimeo.
Graydon Sheppard (Canada)
Sebastien Granger “Who Do We Care For?”
www.graydonsheppard.com
James Sharpe (United Kingdom)
Dan le Sav vs. Scroobius Pip “Cauliflower”
www.jamessharpe.co.uk
Solomon Chase (United States)
White Hinterland “No Logic”
www.batteryfire.com
Martin Craswell (United Kingdom)
States of Emotion “The Unsung”
Daniel Wirtberg and Jonas Rudström (Sweden)
Miike Snow “Burial”
www.daemonfilm.com // www.hobbyfactory.se
Baff Akoto (United Kingdom)
Dolce & Gabbana
Keith Ehrlich (United States)
MTA “Getting Around”
www.keef.tv
Fermín Cimadevilla (Spain)
El Pueblo En El Que Nunca Pasa Nada “Pueblo”
www.nomeno.tv
El Pueblo En El Que Nunca Pasa Nada | Pueblo from Nomeno on Vimeo.
Kris Hofmann (United Kingdom)
Breakfast
www.krishofmann.co.uk
Breakfast from Kris Hofmann on Vimeo.
A.J. Bond (Canada)
Hirsute
www.thesiblings.ca
Katherine Churcher (United Kingdom)
Tears
Bauke Brouwer (South Africa)
Gumboots
Gumboots - Short Film from Bauke Brouwer on Vimeo.
Louise Cousins (United Kingdom)
MTV BASE “The Lick”
www.louisecousins.com
The Lick Promo from Louise Cousins on Vimeo.
Mat Laroche (United Kingdom)
How Digital Technology Changed My Life
www.matlaroche.com
Impactist (United States)
Open Your Face and Make Words
www.impactist.com
Open Your Face and Make Words from impactist on Vimeo.
Benjamin Barfoot (United Kingdom)
Fuse (Trailer)
www.coppercircle.co.uk
Jason Argyropoulos (United States)
WWF Earth Hour “Lights Off”
www.treefilmworks.com
Ayala Sharot (Israel)
MTV “Foreigners”
www.ayakaya.com
Conor Ryan (United Kingdom)
Music Matters “Phil Lynott”
http://conorryananimation.blogspot.com
Phil Lynott from Conor Ryan on Vimeo.
Bevan Walsh (United Kingdom)
Love Does Grow on Trees
Love Does Grow on Trees was named one of the top five shorts at the Tribeca Film Festival by New York Magazine and acclaimed by Danny Boyle at the British Independent Film Awards.
[Editor's note: This film is waaaaay better and more adorable and touching than this trailer lets on. But at 11 minutes, it's not readily available online.]
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Hi,
I’m an editor trying to move into directing and I wanted to know what I need to do to show my work in your site. Here is a link to some of my spots as a director. I also did the photography and editing:
http://www.interdubs.com/r/lostplanet/?al=3UxoAyL&an=yEqJKF&e=55hQijOTD&t=1292878546
Let me know how to proceed.
Thank you!
Jaime
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