Autor: Karl Ranseier

Based on true events, Hold Me Down depicts a day in the life of a 19-year-old single mother who works as a stripper at an illegal nightclub to support her child in the South Bronx. It is filmed in the locations where the events depicted actually occurred; in the Mott Haven Housing Projects and in an actual brothel, and features a cast of non-actors / women survivors of sexual exploitation and domestic violence.

Produced by More Media (http://moremedia.tv), The Collectif, and Bob Film Sweden with support from IFP, the Swedish Film Institute and Sveriges Television.

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Writer, Director, Editor: Niclas Gillis
Producers: Niclas Gillis, Stephen Buchanan, Anette Brantin
Associate Producer: Prince Combs
Starring: Tianna Allen, Prince Combs, Tanisha Lambright, Cheryl Juniaus, Anaya Ba, Nichole Adams, Miranda Collier, Syrah & Serenity Harris.
DoP: Steve Annis
Original Score: Jonas Söderman Bohlin
Sound Design: Aleksander Karshikoff

To get help or make a difference, visit www.projectrousseau.org

Every Mother Counts, a maternal health care non-profit dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere, presents CON MADRE. The short documentary film highlights the importance of midwifery care in one of the most dangerous countries in Central America to give birth, Guatemala. The film follows Erika and Dora María, students training to be the first university-level midwives (parteras) in the country, as they return to their hometowns in the rural, Indigenous communities of Guatemala. Once there, Erika and Dora María continue their education under the mentorship of traditional midwives, comadronas. Erika and Dora María work with the comadronas to continue their culture’s traditional practices of birth and natural medicine, while also incorporating the new skills and training from school and health centers. Both women share their own personal stories of empowerment and dedication to helping women and families in their communities. Erika, who is pregnant, also plans a home birth under the guidance of her comadrona, Azucena, a powerful leader in her community, and with the help of her fellow midwives at school, including Dora María. For more information, visit everymothercounts.org.

Commissioned short film about experiencing the BALTIC gallery in Gateshead, UK. Read about the piece here:
http://ift.tt/2poZdeJ

Client:
Canvas & It’s Nice That

Director and Animator:
Parallel Teeth | http://ift.tt/PWkOnq

Additional Animation:
Caitlin McCarthy | http://c8l.in
Matt Lloyd | http://ift.tt/2wtTB8t

Production Company:
Strange Beast | http://strangebeast.tv

Producer:
Zoe Muslim

Music and Sound:
Skillbard | http://skillbard.com

Art Director:
Connor Campbell

Project Manager:
Rob Mordue

Thanks to Craig Astley, Rob Young and the rest of the team at BALTIC.

A looping animated GIF has an existential crisis.

„Have Heart“ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: http://ift.tt/2u6ZzMH

A short film about dreams and memories of a girl sent in space forever.

Behind the scene : http://ift.tt/2HN6Env

Synopsis :
They told me : „You have a gift, Martha. Down here, your gift is useless. So we’re gonna show you the most beautiful things. You’re gonna have more memories than everyone else. And then, you will sleep. You won’t wake up. But you will carry the most precious memories from Earth.“

Awards :
Special Lab Jury Award / Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
Best Film Award / Cabourg Romantic Short Film Festival
Best Film Award / Festival Flatpack – Birmingham
Best Music Award & Students Award / Premiers Plans – Angers
Best Director Award / Kiev film festival
Audience Award / GLAS Animation film festival / Los Angeles
Best Film Award / Eidolon Festival
Best Creative Film Award / ImagineScience Paris
Students Award / Poitiers Film Festival
Best Film Award / Concorto Film Festival – Italy
Best Film Award/ Silhouette Festival – Paris
Best Script Award / Brest Short Film Festival

Produced by La Fémis – Yannick Beauquis
DOP : Raphael Vandenbussche
Music : Maxence Dussere
Actors : Julia Artamonov, Bernard Blancan, Olivier Lin, Shanti Masud, Garance Marillier.

Directed by Thibault Dumoulin

Performed by Jeanne Froissart & Julien Sarazin

Produced by Julie Mathieu

DOP: Sylvestre Dedise
1st AC: Vincent Flornoy
2nd AC: Fabien Dominguez
Line producer: Evan Djenki

Stylist: Julien Cambriel

Cast:
Frédéric Perrault
Blanche Konrad
Koko Bastia
Boul Rostan
Zia & Margaux
Evan
Ismael
Sylvestre
Clément
Julie Mathieu

Photos: Ismaël Moumin

Many thanks to:
Jean-Pierre Gavini, Ismaël Moumin, Candis Meires, Alexis Millet Agence Cute, Koko Bastiat, Dorothée Froissart, RVZ, Pascal Ducas, Frédérique Moreau, Patrick et sa femme, Patrick Dupin, Carège et Ludo, Jean-Yves Santaliestra, Café de Paris (Soorts-Hossegor), Vival (Seignosse), Intermarché (Soorts-Hossegor), Julien Cambriel, Pierre-Yo et Mag, Angela et Boul, Ombline le Lasseur, Virginie, Erwan Jule, Hélène Davaux

Written, Recorded & Mixed by Clement Froissart at Studios Demille, Angresse.
Mastered by Chab at Chabmastering, Paris.
© Sister Records – 2018

Carl Paladino is a Trump-supporting real estate magnate with a history of making racist remarks. In 2016, he faced opposition for re-election to the Buffalo School Board in the form of 18-year-old Austin Harig.

Directed by Scott Cummings

See more from Field of Vision here: fieldofvision.org

69th Festival del film Locarno – International Competition Pardi di domani
Annecy 2017 – official celection
Awards:
Hiroshima Prize – International Animation Festival Hiroshima 2016
International Animation Film Festival Fantoche 2016- Best Visual Award
Animatou Genève 2016 – Mentions spéciales du jury
TOFUZI 2016 – Gran Prix
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2016 – Grand Prix
Cinanima 2016 – Grand Prix
Bilbao- Zinebi 58 – SILVER MIKELDI ANIMATION Award ,Spain
Monstra Lisbon Animated Film Festival 2017- Special Jury Prize,Portugal
Tricky Women – Special Jury Prize,Vienna
Suzdal Festival 2017 – Grand Prix,Russia
Grand Prix Anima 2017 Brussel
Special Prize of Japan Media Arts Festival 2017
Emile Awards nomination on the Best European Short Animation film 2018