Three UK production companies featured in the Palm D’Or, the Cannes list of the top ten production companies worldwide: RSA UK, Knucklehead and Blink.
Congratulations too to Mad Cow Films winner of the first Good Grand Prix. Good is the new category for charity and psa films, which are now not permitted to be entered in the film category.
In the film category, Gold Lions were won by Knucklehead and HLA, Sliver by Blink and Moxie and Bronze by Partizan, Hungry Man, Outsider and Gorgeous.
In the new film craft category, Gold Lions were won by Academy, RSA and Studio AKA, Silver by MJZ, Rattling Stick and The Mill and Bronze by Final Cut and Stink
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Prior to the launch of APA Show and Collection news, the APA announced that the APA Show this year will take place on 9th September 2010 and the venue is the fabulous One Marylebone.
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It’s free to advertise a job on the site and the service is open to post, editing, music production and audio post companies too, of course.
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According to the latest data from the Advertising Association and WARC, TV has overtaken the internet in terms of expenditure growth, with revenues estimated to be up by 9.1% from last year.
Overall advertising expenditure is now predicted to increase by 3.3% in 2010, taking projected expenditure to close to £15 billion.
]]>Mad Cow Films won 1st place in the European Web Films category with their film Choose A Different Ending, directed by Simon Ellis, and Blink Productions won 1st place in the European Branded Shortfilms category with the film Halston A/W 2009 directed by Nezar Khamal.
A massive congratulations to all of the winners!
For the other winners and shortlist for the 2010 YDA please visit their blog here : YDA WINNERS
]]>A sign of the growing diversity of the industry and the fact that directors increasingly have to stretch themselves beyond the standard 30 second TV spot, this year’s shortlist saw fashion films and interactive YouTube experiences sit alongside the more traditional fare of test commercials and viral films.
Winners included Adam Bonke of Danish production company Nobody CPH took top prize in European Broadcast while Samir Mallal took the prize in the equivalent non-European Broadcast category. Isabel Prahl won top honour in European FIlmschool for her moving film Poverty Tells Many Stories. Meanwhile Simon Ellis of UK production company Mad Cow took the European Web Film top prize for his innovative interactive anti-knife crime film.
An audience of shortlisted directors and insiders from the worlds of advertising and commercials production gathered at the Palais Stephanie at Cannes. Winners shared thousands of metres of 35mm film courtesy of main sponsor Kodak, and are set to be profiled in media partner shots magazine. And after the winners were announced, there was a chance for the directors and audience to hob nob on the beach outside.
Despite the talent on display, no special jury prize was awarded this year as the jury were keen to maintain the standard of exceptional excellence associated with the prize. Moreover there was no shortlist announced for the non-European test commercial category, and no award given in the European test commercial category.
For a full list of winners go to http://youngdirectoraward.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/and-the-winner-is/
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Friday, 25th june 2010 at the star cinema, 98 rue d’antibes. doors open at 11.30am. Screening starting at noon.
The world premiere of 8 awesome films made by folk from adland ‘the best of an ad bunch’ will play alongside all 8 films from straight 8’s amazing 2010 cannes film festival screening.
Also being screened are the 5 top voted films from the 2010 framepool/lbb online/fireflies inaugural challenge to craft a beautiful piece of work to show the meaning of the word “courage”.
Straight 8 (http://www.straight8.net) – the film event which offers anyone anywhere the chance to make a three minute film using just one cartridge of super 8mm cine film, without re-takes or editing – are back at cannes advertising festival for the 4th consecutive year.
Ed Sayers straight 8 founder: “the rush of seeing your film for the first time, together with a packed audience, is unbelievable. it’s the fastest and slowest 3 mins, 20 secs of your life. your mind goes into overdrive as the frames you have only seen through a viewfinder now reflect off the silver screen and you hear your original soundtrack together with the film for the first time – all whilst watching with the audience.
straight 8 2011 is already open so that the northern hemisphere can finally film in the sunshine too. come and get inspired and dare yourself to enter: there and then.”
Massive thanks go to rushes who are the number one fans of straight 8 and whose support is enabling all ticket proceeds this year to go to the fireflies’ leuka cause. and to kodak, apa and lbb for their further support.
Tickets for this event are £8 in advance and €10 at the door.
For info and to buy tickets: http://www.straight8.net
Buy tickets directly here: http://www.justgiving.com/straight8
All proceeds from ticket sales are going to the fireflies ride for leuka http://www.thefirefliesride.com
http://www.leuka.org.uk
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Young Directors
Award in Cannes The Best Young Directing Talent From Around The Globe The CFP-E presents the 2010 YDA in conjunction with Shots. The event is taking place on Wednesday 23rd June from 5pm at the Palais Stephanie Hotel. Entry is free so please come along on the day and see the best new talent from around the world. Read more http://www.cfp-e.com/view/young_directors_award_in_cannes
Straight 8
Three Minutes of Pleasure Straight 8 is being held on Friday 25th June from 12noon at The Star Cinema. If you wish to attend Straight 8 you need to buy tickets in advance from STRAIGHT 8 OFFICIAL WEBSITE
http://straight8.net
Little Black Book on the Beach
La Plage Courage From Tuesday June 22 through Friday June 25 from 10:00-18:00 (extended hours some days) you are welcome to head to the Plage Seaside (real name) between The Carlton and the Martinez to enjoy the beach and space courtesy of the following sponsors: LBBOnline, Framestore, Rushes, TPS, Compendium Media, Backyard, Company 3, Framepool, CFPE, Adstream, Amber Music, Great Guns, Streetlight, Absolute Post, Kodak, Who’s McQueen Picture, Campaign, Park Village, The Good Film Company, LIA, Pioneer Productions, Imported Artists, Sue Frost recruitment, Sunday Digita, IMSl and now BBH. The Lounge has been set up to provide you with a place to relax, network, hold meetings and just to have as a home base during a frenzied week in Cannes. It’s a place where everyone is welcome and where we can raise awareness for the Fireflies Ride Some events that we’d like you to know about at Bar Courage:
11:00-13:00 there will be speaker sessions followed by a question period. Full schedule will be available soon
16:00-18:00 happy hour with free drinks (up to a limit!)
World Cup Football matches screened
19:00 Wednesday Fireflies Welcome Party and Time TBA – presentation of The 2010 Framepool/LBB Online/Fireflies Challenge winner (details and entry info at http://www.Framepool-Fireflies-Challenge.com)
13:00 Friday Luncheon to raise funds for Leuka Access to Courage Beach is free (there is a charge for some special events) but we hope that guests will buy a Fireflies wristband to help support the effort of the riders. Read morewww.cfp-e.com/view/little_black_book_on_the_beach
Agenda: A panel discussion about the convergence of the media industries with Q and A, rooftop networking, free stuff and prizes. With essential learning and networking this event is a must for anyone working in Film, TV, Digital Media and Advertising.
Tickets are £20. There are only 150 places at this event, so book early to avoid disappointment. To buy tickets visit the Show and Tell Films website
http://www.showandtellfilms.com
Download the event flyer below.
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http://www.canneslions.com/enter/categories.cfm#filmcraft
News of the APA’s events in Cannes, including those we organise as part of the CFPE, will be announced soon.
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A brilliant and eclectic collection of work was on show from APA Editing companies, reminding us all why London commercials editing is held in such high regard.
Nick Woollard, Business Development Manager at Audio Network and official sponsor of the Editors Showcase 2010, had this to say;
Once again, I would like to offer my congratulations to everyone who had work featured on the night.
We were really pleased to have sponsored the event and were proud to be associated with what was genuinely an awesome showcase of talent from around the industry. We pride ourselves on great music and collaborations across the various sectors we work in and are looking forward to continuing our growth in the advertising sector in 2010.
If anyone has any questions related to our music services, then please feel free to contact me at the London office – 020 7242 2311 or by email on n.woollard@audionetwork.com
]]>We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with one of the leading foreign exchange brokers in the UK, World First to help you plan how best to protect your productions from currency fluctuations. World First are focused on production companies, so they understand your business and can offer helpful advice up front e.g on the rate to use in your budget and then, if/when the production is confirmed, they can structure your funds to make sure you are protected against currency market movements.
The service can also save you money by providing better exchange rates than those offered by the banks (which can cost as much as 3-5% more). The banks may also charge transaction fees and receiving charges. World First will endeavour to provide you with the best possible exchange rates.
World First are already working with a number of APA members.
For further information visit http://www.worldfirst.com/filmandmedia
Christopher Birts tel: 020 7801 1061 Harriet Mitchell tel: 020 7801 9052 Dan Harden tel: 020 7801 9054
e-mail: film@worldfirst.com