ABOUT THE 2009 SELECTION
Fashion film, a genre which not too long ago was barely on the radar, is now booming. Whether technological, economic, social or artistic, the reasons for fashion’s rapid embrace of the film medium are too numerous to list. Since our last selection, the fashion film movement has kicked into high gear, fulfilling many predictions which even a year ago were still seen as wishful thinking.
Because there are so many more films under consideration this year, we had to think of a way of organizing them. And because many films defy categorization, we had to ask ourselves many questions. For example, what in today’s world separates a “viral” from an “advertisement?” Or, should one still use photography terminology such as “ads” vs “editorials” to classify these films? In the end, we came to the conclusion that fashion films can be separated mainly by the designer’s role in the filmmaking process. On the one hand, the designer/brand is, by commissioning a film, the instigator of the project – retaining therefore some control over his/her image. These films were grouped together as “Communication.” On the other hand, if the film is created by artists/directors/stylists who are expressing their vision of fashion/beauty without necessarily knowing the designer’s intentions or wanting to further them, we decided to call this group “Reflection.”
The ASVOFF 2009 screenings are therefore organized as follows :
In competition
- Fashion Film / Reflection - fashion films done independently from designers/brands.
- Fashion Film / Communication - fashion films done with designers/brands in order to communicate and extend their vision.
- Music Videos - Music videos in which fashion/style/beauty plays a prominent role.
Out of Competition - Fashion films shown out of competition.
Special Screenings - Documentaries, retrospectives, inspirational feature films...This selection is submitted to a jury of esteemed professionals from the worlds of the arts, cinema, fashion and media. The public also has an opportunity to cast its vote for a separate prize at each screening.
2009 WINNERS
- Public Prize : “Herr Rodebjer Part I” by Mattias Montero for Rodebjer
- DailyMotion Winner: “HLH: Autumn Winter 2509 BC” by Claire Kurylowski & Jason Bradbury for Harald Lunde Helgesen
- Jury Prize, Reflection Section : “Fiction Noir” by Steven Klein, starring Lara Stone
- Jury Prize, Communication Section : “Gareth Pugh AW09” by Ruth Hogben for Gareth Pugh
- Jury Prize, Communication Section : “Matthew Williamson” by Johan Renck for H&M
- Grand Prix Samsung (3000 euros) : “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by Georgie Greville
See the winners work
For the 2008 edition, the Jury awarded 3 prizes:
“Jenny Haniver” by Camille Vivier
“Video Lookbook” by Jeremy Scott
“Peter Jensen’s screentest” by Colin O’Toole
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Erwin Olaf
We see a tablaux Vivant of an African American Family. Moeder, baby & son, as you can also see in the photo series Erwin made DUSK. We hear New York in the background, baby cries, boy plays with football.
4:00 / 2009 / NETHERLANDS / PROD: Erwin Olaf BV / CAST: Ovo & Donell / DP: Steve Walker / AD: Floris Vos / STYLIST: Maartje Wevers / HAIR & make-up: Annemiek Bohnen
DIRECTOR BIO Born in Hilversum in the Netherlands in 1959, Erwin Olaf has lived in Amsterdam since the early 1980s, where he currently works from his studio in a former church hall. Mixing photo-journalism with studio photography, Olaf emerged on the international scene in 1988 when his high-impact Chessmen series was awarded first prize in the Young European Photographer competition, followed by an exhibition at the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany. Since then, in each successive photographic series, Olaf has continued to explore issues of gender, sensuality, humour, despair and grace.
DIRECTOR: Steven Klein
**WINNER** Jury Prize
‘FICTION NOIR the film by Steven Klein starts immediately with the aftermath of a disaster. A young beautiful couple bloodied in what may have been a car accident,or something worse, perhaps a supernatural mishap. The film continues at that point its descent into a series of nocturnal emissions of the mysterious unconscious. The Law and Logic of Society is represented in the form of a cop, and this figure is undermined and mocked by the Femme Fatale of the piece. She is the dark void, the mystery of existence, seductive and yet feared. Masculine order and will is negated by her in FICTION NOIR. Indeed even her tenderness is equated with violence; a blood sacrifice of a young boy, seemingly underage: thelamb to slaughter. There are no happy endings in FICTION NOIR nor resolutions. One senses the men are forever trapped in the Web of the Feminine. In its own way, it is the parable ofLilith. One translation of the name Lilith is “female night being demon”. Filmmaker Steven Kelin lends a modern interpretation to the femme fatale of yesterday’s film noir thus creating a new fiction for us to dream by.
Starring Lara Stone.
01:41 / 2008/ USA / PROD: West Kill Studio / CAST: Lara Stone
DIRECTOR: Bianca Pilet
Nanda smokes a cigarette.
1:17 / 2008 / NETHERLANDS / PROD: Christel Palace / CAST: Nanda / DP: Wouter Westendorp / EDIT AND SOUND: The Ambassadors / AD: Bianca Pilet
DIRECTOR BIO Born The Netherlands, 1968. Graduated from the Art Academy with a degree in Photography in 1994. Has since contributed to numerous magazines (i-D, Rolling Stone, High Fashion, Rendez-Vous, B-Magazine,Code) and exhibitions. Lauched first book: Lucinda Timmerman especially printed for the occasion of Colette exhibition in 2008. Pilet started directing in 2008, ‘I am an actress’ is her first personal film project.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Benjamin Seroussi
Men / Black hills / Sand.
2:41 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: Broncafilms / MUSIC : George Bacter / CAST: Angy & Co / DP: Martin De Chabaneix / CLOTHES: Martin Margiela + American Apparel / AD: Amaury Van Ryswick / STYLIST: Paula Rita Saady
DIRECTOR BIO Benjamin Seroussi is a young filmmaker involved in the production of fashion films and music videos who lives and works in Paris. He started studying film in Paris in 1997 and enrolled on the international film program at the UCLA film school two years later. In 2001, Seroussi turned to directing music videos . He became interested in exploring the possibilities of fashion film and took up resi- dency in Paris , then he directed and produced films for SHOWstudio. Benjamin is now putting together his own shooting and creative studio in Paris.
DIRECTOR: Arno Bouchard + David Gil
The Man goes to the encounter of the Woman in a mysterious place where creatures live. While making love to one of them, he becomes her by changing gender. He opens himself to creation and the possibility of motherhood. He will be judged not for who he is, but for what he wants to become : God.
On her side, the women, as she is impregnated, becomes two. She becomes a mother. She becomes mortal. As she gets pregnant, she reduces her freedom. Yet she refuses to keep this child to keep on being free.
3:00 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: Arno Bouchard & HKDB / Script : David Gil & Arno Bouchard / MUSIC: John Zorn / CAST: Aurore Tome, Fatima N’Doye / DP: Dan Salzmann / AD: Vincent Gagliostro / STYLIST: Mélanie Clémençon / HAIR: Gilles Degivry / MAKE-UP: Marion Mazo & Frédérique Van Espen.
DIRECTOR: Erik Liss
Beauty and food in decadent ballet
1:15 / 2009 / SWEDEN / PROD: Erik Liss Film + Happytear AB / MUSIC: Liebe- straum no3 by Franz Liszt (All rights reserved) / CAST: Emilia S (MIKAS), Lisa K, Denise K, Jonna E, Fanny V and Alexander (ELITE MODELS) / DP: Axel Lin- dahl (ADAMSKY) / EDITOR: Martin Stoltz / STYLIST: Matilda Bång (EYES) / HAIR: Sofia Ringberger (AGENT BAUER) / MAKE-UP: Sophia Eriksen (AGENT BAUER)
DIRECTOR BIO: Director Erik Liss work with commercials and music-videos. He ́s 29 years old and lives in Stockholm, Sweden. He has been shooting videos and shortfilms since teenage. He became faschinated with fashion in his early twenties. Currently he is represent- ed by Happytear in Stockholm (www.happytear.com)
DIRECTOR: Camille Vivier & Sanghon Kim
The metamorphosis and inner movements of a girl clown showing a dreamy and fetishist eye on an outfit.
1:22 / 1:04 / 2009 / FRANCE / MUSIC: Devo (remixed) / CAST: Morgan Edwards @ Elite / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Simon Bernheim & Camille Vivier / AR- TISTIC DIRECTOR: Camille Vivier & Sanghon Kim / HAIR: Seb Bascles @ Artlist / MAKE-UP: Meg Zlatoff @ Callisté
DIRECTOR BIO: Camille Vivier is a photographer who works and lives in Paris. She works both in the fashion and art field. Her practice of film began in 2001 (Show studio, Gallery Kamel Mennour, music videos, festival de Hyères...)
Sanghon Kim is a graphic designer, illustartor and artist, he works and lives in Paris. He did several record covers for bands like Air and works for indie labels like Institube. Sanghon also works in the art field (art catalogues for the CAPC of Bordeaux, Tate Saint Ives, Stuart Shave Modern art, London...) He did several group shows showing collages and paintings (“Opéra rock-Jean Luc Blanc”, CAPC, “Sphinxx”, Modern art gallery, “B sides” Hunday gallery, Seoul).
DIRECTOR: Malcolm Pate
A young boy is pushed to his physical limits when he is subjected to a digital version of the “zener card test” in an attempt to explore his psychic abilities.
1:08 / 2008 / UK / CAST: Ben Marcus / MAKE-UP & HAIR: Alex Box @ D+V Man- agement
DIRECTOR BIO: Malcolm Pate is an image-maker; creating both still and moving images with a painterly aesthetic and a true sense of narrative. Pate’s work has a dreamlike feel influenced by surreal, psychedelic elements, which are equally unsettling and beautiful.
Born in Canada and currently based in London, he began to work alongside designers, musicians and other artists while studying for his degree in Fine Art at the University of the Arts, London.
DIRECTOR: Vincent Gagliostro
In the mid – 90’s my two friends Scott and Tim and I decided that I should document their first venture into drag for the coming WIGSTOCK. Feeling rather nostalgic at the moment, for those times, I un-earthed the footage and made this little documentary.
2:23 / 2009/ USA / PROD: G. FILMS/ CAST: Scott & Tim
DIRECTOR BIO: Vincent Gagliostro has in the last two decades created a defining style of com- munication seen around the globe that has proved powerfully effective. With his “in your face”, (New York Magazine) graphics he made as a founding member of ACT UP and as a member of the political art collective GRAN FURY to his ephemerally disciplined paintings, a preoccupation with and a preference for good design that underlines all of Gagliostro’s work, he has landed in the collec- tions of MOMA, NY, Metropolitan Museum, NY, Whitney Museum, NY, to name a few. He currently devotes most of his time to filmmaking, and is preparing a major installation of a new work in both Paris and New York, as well as complet- ing the script for his directorial debut of a feature film, titled, AFTER LOUIE.
DIRECTOR: Georgie Greville
**WINNER** SAMSUNG PRIZE
MUSIC: Geremy Jasper & Chris Ruggiero
A remake of the seminal punk song “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by Iggy Pop and The Stooges involving a subverted take on the casting process, cre- ated with diegetic sound.
2:00 / 2007 / USA / PROD: HOUSE PRODUCTION & CASTING / EDITO- RIAL: NATHAN BYRNE, POST MILLENNIUM / DP: JOE ARCIDIACONO / AD: GEORGIE GREVILLE / STYLIST: SALLY PENN / HAIR: ANDRE GUNN / MAKE-UP: STEVIE HUYNH
DIRECTOR BIO: Georgie started out as a copywriter for MTV On-Air Promos in 2001. She pitched her way in to directing international image campaigns and has been writing and directing short form films ever since. She has been awarded multiple Broadcast Design Awards for her work with MTV, was the winner of the Tokion King Of Doc contest in 2007 and was an AICP honorable mention for her viral film “Now I Wanna Be Your Dog”. In 2008 Georgie joined creative forces with Legs Media, a directing collective based in NYC and LA.
DIRECTOR: Fumiko Imano
The music Rubbish or Treasure was written and made in year 2000, and wanted to make a music video for it one day. At first, I planned to make a story which follows the lyrics. However while researching music videos from youtube, I found there is another type of video which is just dancing with the song ignoring the meaning of the song. So I decided to dance from the beginning to the end.
This is a totally home made film, nobody has seen it when I was filming or edit- ing. Its much more like doing a stupid dance for youtube viewers. My film also can be somebody’s “rubbish or treasure” I can imagine. And I am happy with it.
3:46 / 2009 / JAPAN / MUSIC : Fumiko Imano
DIRECTOR BIO: Born in 1974. Spent exciting childhood in Rio de Janeiro. Studied Fine Art in Central Saint Martins Art& Desingn School, and Fashion Styling & Photogra- phy in London College of Fashion. In 2002, she was nominated and exhibited at Hyeres Festival as young photographer. “Rubbish or Treasure” is her third film made for herself. She is dreaming to have a proper video camera and final cut pro.
DIRECTOR: SUZIE Q + LEO SIBONI
A ballroom, a banquet table, 2 women, 2 guns, 1 shoot.
2:50 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: SUZIE Q + LEO SIBONI / MUSIC: Audio Art / CAST: Irina Zender @ IMG + Catheline Van Bugen @ Marylin / DP: Pierre Jouvion / STYLIST: Ines Fendri / HAIR: Bruno Silvani / MAKE-UP: Gilles Degivry
DIRECTOR BIO: Suzie Q et Léo SIBONI sont nés en France en 1985, après l’obtention d’un Deug de cinéma pour Léo et des études d’art graphique pour Suzie. Ils intègrent l’école des Gobelins où ils se rencontrent en 2004. Ils en sortent diplômés en 2006. Suzie intègre ensuite l’école nationale des Beaux Arts de Paris. Paral- lèlement à leur travail d’assistant, ils montent leur studio où ils développent chacun un travail personnel mêlant photographie, sculpture et mise en scène. En septembre 2008, leur première série “Screen Play” est diffusée dans le magazine Double. Leur univers étant fortement influencé par le cinéma et l’art contempo- rain. Ils réalisent leur premier film en 2009 « P U R S U I T », court métrage de mode et d’action. Ils utilisent une caméra spécifique leur permettant d’extraire directement des images du film. Un travail a la fois filmique et photographique.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Christophe Chemin + Katharina Kelwinghaus + Alexandre Roccoli
5:00 / 2008 / GERMANY / PROD: Hors les murs production + Alexandre Roccoli / CAST: Maria Hassabi, Christophe Chemin, Alexandre Roccoli /
DESIGNER: Bernard Wilhelm
DIRECTOR BIO: Né en 1974 Alexandre Roccoli est directeur artistique chorégraphe , et journaliste. Il vit entre Berlin , Paris et New York city. Ses productions se contextualisent a la limites des champs de la perfor- mance, de la mode et des arts visuels.
DIRECTOR: Alvaro de la Herran
Under the stifling light of Marrakech, a man is harassed by his conscience.
The film was shot in two days, during a GQ photo session. The director wrote the story just after scouting. It was filmed with a 16 mm camera and a crew with two people (director/camera and D.O.P, no lighting, no budget, just a camera and our passion).
4:30 / 2008 / SPAIN + MAROCCO / PROD: IPODERMIX STUDIO / CAST: DAVID KAMMENOS / FASHION DIRECTOR / STYLIST: SARA PADILLA / MUSIC: EFTERKLANG / DP: ELISA MORENO / HAIR & MAKE-UP: MIGUEL ANGEL ÁLVAREZ / FASHION COORDINATOR: ADRIANA HER- REROS / FASHION ASSISTANT: ROBERTA GUZZARDI / LOCAL PRODUC- TION: FRED FANTUN
DIRECTOR BIO: Alvaro de la Herrán is a Spanish independent filmmaker. He wrote, directed and produced a few short films, and founded his own studio in 2007 to try develop new contents for brands and new media. Bernilale Talent Campus 2003 selected him, and the L.A. American Cin- ematheque screened his short “Business” in 2004 to represent of Span- ish new cinema. His films have been screened in more than 100 festivals around the world. This is his first fashion film. Actually he is developing a feature film and recently he has been shooting in Almeria (Spain) a second fashion film in collaboration with GQ Spain.
DIRECTOR: Ri
Refraction is a fashion short film which showcases how a girl who reconciles her lovelorn and lonely emotions interacting with her clothes. The eventual change in wardrobe as well as gender identity represents her freedom from the former imaginary world to the reality.
5:00 / 2008 / HONG KONG + UK / MUSIC: Temps Temps / CAST: Risa Tai / DP: Rafal Rokoczy / AD: Ri / Hair + Make-Up: Salimah Haji
DIRECTOR BIO: Originally from Hong Kong, Ri is a fashion journalist-turned-artist. In 2008, she studied fashion at the University of Westminster where she explored the syner- gy of fashion and moving images. At school, she designed her own clothes and were incorporated into two fashion films, Refraction and The Fourth Course. The latter was showcased earlier this year at the European Independent Film Festival in Paris and East End Film Festival in London. She is now working for the London designed brand Boudicca.
DIRECTOR: Noam Griegst
“Shadow” takes place in New York’s China town. A women finds herself on a ferry, destination Manhattan, she doesn’t remem- ber how or when she got there. She holds a note, a pick up address in China town. The minute she picks up her package she feels scared and unsafe. A man is following here everybody seems to want something from her. She knows what she has to do; it is time to hand the bag over to him. Her story is over and his story begins.
4:00 / 2008 / USA / PROD: FLY 16x9.com / MUSIC: Exclusive Remix of Moan by Anders Trentemøller /CAST: Milagros @ Trump And Asaf @ Dna / DP : Ian Bloom / CLOTHES: Louis Vuitton / STYLIST:Graham Tabor / HAIR: Bronwen Robinson at Bumbel and Bumbel / MAKE-UP: Stevie Hyunh
DIRECTOR BIO: With a professional background from numerous fashion and artistic assign- ments in Paris, New York and Copenhagen Noam Griegst has a great passion for catching the magic in a person or a scene. Besides being a photographer and a film director Noam Griegst is a part of the collective MoonSponSaloon.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Amaury Agier-Aurel and Alexandre Roccoli
A reflection on fetishism.
1:11 / 2009 / FRANCE
DIRECTOR BIO: Amaury Agier-Aurel est né en 84, vit et travaille à Lyon depuis 2002. Il est chef opérateur dans le cinema ainsi que jeune réalisateur.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Andrea Splisgar
Inspired by time and space shifting Metaphors - the Tarot Card no. 12 (prob- ably the most significant card of the desk) and the throwing of pigments during Holi festival in India - the performance shows a transformation of darkness into light through the representation of a hanged woman in an edge and timeless space, swinging weightless and releasing gravity, in a storm of illuminating pigments.
In order to shift from past into new shapes, to gain knowledge and new visions, the simple experience of reversing once state of being - literally turning physi- cally and mentally upside down, to feel and see differently - and observe from new perspectives, is a dazzling moment of transitoriness-dreamlike yet crystal clear.
5:00 / 2009 / GERMANY / PROD: Der Mondäne Tiger + centralVISION + Mario Morleo / MUSIC : Lord Litter +My Name is Claude / CAST: Andrea Splisgar / COSTUMES: Andrea Splisgar, Mads Dinesen / AD: Andrea Splisgar / TECHNI- CAL ASSISTANCE: hans h. / HOLI ACTION: Mads Dinesen, Marc Räder
DIRECTOR BIO: Andrea Splisgar is at once a performer, a narrative artist, a photographer, a filmmaker, a writer and a storyteller. She inhabits these roles interchangeably or switches personas in order to play different characters, fictions and rituals. Her work usually consists in a combination of these Medias and arts. The tales, figures and creatures developed by her are often embossed from the traditions of fantastic film and surrealistic literature. In this case, the interlocking from sound, word and picture plays an exceptional role. Since 2000 Andrea Splisgar lives and works mainly in Berlin. In 2005 she created the label DER MONDÄNE TIGER, under which pseudonym she develops various art projects and artistic cooperation’s.
ASVOFF 2009 / COMMUNICATION
DIRECTOR: Kristine Kursisa DESIGNER: Mareunrol
Designer: Mareunrol Is it just a nightmare of one night? Stories, characters, feelings, surroundings, sounds from our nightmares can be so strong, that their reflection can follow us forever...
5:00 / 2009 / Latvia / PROD: Film Studio TANKA / CAST: Indrikis, Edgars, Dima, Ieva, Kristine, Agnese, Beate, Mara, Atis, Ivars, Anete / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOG- RAPHY: Valdis Celmins / CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Rudolf Bekic / Designer: Mare Mastina, Rols Peterkops
DIRECTOR BIO: Kristine Kursisa - Born 1979 in Latvia, lives and works in Riga, Latvia. Art- ist. Fields of work: Video, film directing and multimedia installations. Have par- ticipated in many international exhibitions and have received numerous grants and awards for her works.who lives in London.
DIRECTOR: REID van RENESSE DESIGNER: Hood By Air
In the battle of Good vs. Evil, love will prevail.
1:46 / 2009 / USA / PROD: Thequickness.Com / MUSIC: “Devil’s Pie” / CAST: John & Colin (Request) / DP: Shlomo Godder / AD: Shayne Oliver / STYLIST: Nicholas Grasa / MANICURIST: Honey
DIRECTOR BIO: Reid Van Renesse (B. Oct. 30, 1972 Usa) Artist, Athlete, Photographer, Film- maker, Documentarian, Humanitarian.
DIRECTOR: Frederik Jacobi DESIGNER: Moonspoon Saloon
We Are The World are lost inside a Moonspoon Saloon universe filled with strange fruits and odd body parts.
2:55 /2009/ DENMARK / PROD: Bunker No 8 / MUSIC: “Fight Song” By We Are The World / CAST: Robbie Williamson, Megan Gold, Sir Ryan Heffington, Nina Mcneely / DP: Frederik Jacobi / AD: Sara Sachs & Tal R / STYLIST: Sara Sachs / HAIR: Soren Bach / MAKE-UP: Jan Stuhr
DIRECTOR BIO: Frederik Jacobi comes from a background in arctic exploration. He is currently writing a noir thriller set in Haiti and directing a documentary on infrastructure in Bombay.
DIRECTOR: Elisha Smith-Leverock DESIGNER: Fred Butler
03:48 / 2009 / UK / PROD: Martin Zahringer / MUSIC: Rio en Medio / CAST: Emily Warner, Carolyn Willis, Sophie Coster, Natalie Coleman, Jessica Buckby, Sophie Jones / DP: Franky Dow / AD: Fred Butler, Elisha Smith-Leverock, Kim Howells / STYLIST: Kim Howells / HAIR: Aimee Robinson for Tommy Guns / MAKE-UP: Yin Lee at Premier / CHOREOGRAPHER: Chloé Bergeret
DIRECTOR BIO: Elisha Smith-Leverock has lived in Italy, America and Germany. She studied photography in Berlin where she immersed herself in the cities music and art scene. She moved to London three years ago to take advantage of the opportu- nities and the abundance of inspiration in the English capital. She has directed music videos for Esser and Bombay Bicycle Club. Elisha has already shot for Dazed & Confused, Bon Magazine , 032.c
DIRECTOR: Chris Cunningham DESIGNER: Gucci
Model Abbey Lee is caressed by the scent of a single flower as she in turn sensuously conducts and manipulates it through an endless field of dusky pink flowers. Her movements become ever more hypnotic as the intensity increas- es, until the final rush overwhelms her complitely and her dress bursts into an intensely beauti- ful butterfly effect of fabric, light and petals.
The commercial features a reworking of the Donna Summer classic “I Feel Love”, with Cunningham travelling to Nashville to re-record the vocals with Donna Summer.
1 min / 2009 / ITALY / PROD: Filmmaster Srl + Rsa Films Ltd / Agency: REM / CAST: Abbey Lee / Creative Director: Riccardo Ruini REM / MUSIC : “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer — Produced and Arranged by Chris Cunningham / DP: Marcel Zyskind
Director: Waris Ahluwalia DESIGNER: HOUSE of WARIS
Journey with Waris into the old world as he explores his love of gold.
4:26 / 2009/ USA / PROD: HOUSE OF WARIS / CAST: Waris, hotel staff, mon- keys, and birds / DP: Waris Ahluwalia / Editor: Chiara Clemente
DIRECTOR BIO: Waris Ahluwalia makes objects of beauty for the HOUSE of WARIS, is an actor and an aspiring activist.
DIRECTOR: Sara Dunlop DESIGNER: Jonathan Kelsey
High is a dark and seductive tale that takes a menacing turn as one woman pursues her next fix. Stars Joana Preiss (Ma Mere, Dans Paris), features the brooding cinematography of Alex Barber and an original score by Jon Hopkins. (Lovely Bones with Brian Eno for Peter Jackson).
4:39/ 2009 / CAST: Joana Preiss + Anton Saunders / DP: Alex Barber / MUSIC: Jon Hopkins / AD: Sara Dunlop + Gregory de Roeck / STYLIST: JOHN EBDEN / HAIR+MAKE-UP: KAREN ALDER
Sara Dunlop studied Film at the University of Westminster. She has directed commercials for leading brands such as Sky, Toshiba and Coca-Cola. Her first short film, Big, won Best Short Film at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. She was named one of 25 Directors to Watch in 2008 by Creativity Magazine. www.rattlingstick.com
DIRECTOR: Janos Visnyovszky DESIGNER: Maria Mastori * Filep Motwary
Sophia is the Greek word for Wisdom and the personification of all divine femi- ninity. Sophia is the divine daughter who receives from her Pygmalion all the accumulated knowledge, which helps her to begin her own creative journey. Through this procedure, all laws of creation are renewed. The film captures the awakening and the dressing ritual of Sophia by the Pygmalion, in a framed dramaturgy between dream and reality. A symbolic interpretation of the initia- tion ceremony of Sophia entering womanhood.
02:59 / 2009 / Greece-Hungary / PROD: Janos Visnyovszky / MUSIC : Costas Argiriou, Othon Mataragas / CAST: Natalia Ramanava, Mara Desypri / Fashion Director: Nicholas Georgiou / All clothes and Jewelery: Filep Motwary Maria Mastori F/W 09 10 / Shoes: Stathis Samantas for Motwary Studio / Hair/Make- Up: Yiorgos Chatzioannides
DIRECTOR: Griffin DESIGNER: Rodarte Featuring Jenny Lewis, Kenneth Anger and Jonathan Rice.
Vox humana, from the latin meaning human voice, is a surreal visual and vis- ceral journey though a california inspired dreamscape. Staring Jenny Lewis and with a special cameo from legendary avant garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger, the film marks the first collaboration between designers Kate and Laura Mul- levy of Rodarte and director Griffin.
3:32 / 2008 / USA / PROD: Present Future Films / MUSIC: Italia Rodarte / CAST: Jenny Lewis , Kenneth Anger, Jonathan Rice / DP: Morgan Susser / AD: Griffin + Rodarte / COLORING: Sean Coleman / Hair + Make-Up: Tiffany Johnston
DIRECTOR BIO: Griffin is a director and producer, who has worked in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and points between for the past 10 years. Griffin is in the process of developing two features film project which he will direct and produce, one about Mexico City, and the second written by the creator and editor of dune magazine, Charlie Brown (Fumihiro Hayashi). Currently, Griffin is working as one of the curators and producers of the 42 x 42 onedreamrush film festival as well as directing his own short film for the festival.
DIRECTOR: Eric Nehr DESIGNER: Thomas Engel Hart
L.A. PUNX, a contemplation of mood and style by THOMAS ENGEL HART.
1:54 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: benjamin bastide et adrien blanchat / MUSIC: Arfield / CAST: Lyle Lodwick / HAIR: Nicolas Eldin At Artlist Paris / MAKE-UP Fusako Okuno At Artlist Paris
DIRECTOR BIO: French portrait photographer Eric Nehr lives and works in Paris. He divides his time between his art photography, exposed worldwide and in the French National collection, and his fashion work, shooting for The New York Times Magazine, Numero, Dazed and Confused, Another, Arena Homme Plus, Vision- naire, Vogue Italie, Vogue Japon and V Magazine.
Nehr’s work is marked by his sensitivity to color, texture and beauty. He says that he chooses his models for the curve of their neck, or the radi- ance of a complexion... and nothing else. It is this extremely sensitive minimalism that defines his photographs and films.
**WINNER** Public Prize
DIRECTOR: Mattias Montero DESIGNER: Rodebjer
Our hero is a man travelling through landscapes that we have in front of our eyes every day but don’t really see. He moves in the shadows and the empty spaces in this parallel world of his own. Mumbling, humming and screaming he wonders around, He walks on the empty dark streets as the only living soul alive...or is he...?
Duration TBA / 2009 / Sweden / PROD: ID4L Film AB / MUSIC: Martin Lundquist + Juha Mulari / DP: Marcus Ohlsson / STYLIST: Rebeca Palmer + Ellen af gei- jerstam / HAIR: Oliver Andersson / MAKE-UP: Andre Cueto Saavedra
DIRECTOR BIO: Mattias Montero has worked for over ten years as a director of photography in the international commercials and music video arena. After receiving numerous awards and working with almost every director worth mentioning Montero decided to move on and become a Director himself. His debut film “Good Night Stockholm” was spotted by Diane Pernet and since then Montero has been going as a director without stopping.
DIRECTOR: Ruth Hogben
**WINNER** Jury Prize
DESIGNER/BRAND: Gareth Pugh
5:00 / 2009 / UK / EDIT: Ruth Hogben / STYLING: Katie Shillingford / SET DE- SIGN: Simon Costin / MODEL: Natasa Vojnovic / HAIR: Martin Cullen / MAKE- UP: Alex Box / NAIL TECHNICIAN: Sophy Robson / SOUNDTRACK: Matthew Stone
DIRECTOR BIO: Ruth Hogben is a filmmaker based in London. She assisted Nick Knight be- tween 2005 - February 2009, both as his first photographic assistant and editor of his fashion film projects. Hogben has continued to collaborate with Knight on numerous films for SHOWstudio as well as creating films with creatives such as Gareth Pugh, KT Shillingford and Matthew Stone.
DIRECTOR: Matias & Mathias DESIGNER: Bjørg Jewelry
Captured at 2000 frames per second, the film is an experiment in perception. What does a moment hold? The way you see things and the sequence in which you experience them, is key to the conclusions you draw and the way you feel about a certain thing. In this film, logic is out of the equation and the images portray feelings, thoughts; more so than a concrete story. Three women and their jewellery, in a living room; anything can happen.
1 min. / 2009 / Norway / PROD: Matias & Mathias / MUSIC : Bengt Hanssen
DIRECTOR BIO Matias & Mathias are two twenty year olds from Oslo. Young as they may be, they already know what they want to do with their time and they are insepara- ble. They started out making skateboarding videos and home made short films, but have now pursued a career directing commercials in their native Norway; so they can finance their passion of writing scripts and working towards real- izing their fiction film ideas.
DIRECTOR: Justin Anderson DESIGNER: House of Flora
‘Letterhead’ about a girl who falls in love with a letterpress.
01:56 / 2009 / UK / PROD: PONYBOY / MUSIC: Pete Diggens / CAST: Scarlett @ Select / DP: Justin Anderson / STYLIST: Flora Mclean /HAIR: Ben Jones / MAKE-UP: Mikaela Honywell / LOCATION: WILL ALSOP ARCHITECTS
DIRECTOR BIO Justin Anderson- Studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art and went on to make video art at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. Has shown videos in international galleries and museums- chewed gum live on TV during a perfor- mance on SALTO Dutch cable channel. Has collaborated with HOUSE OF FLORA on two projects; Dress No 1 and Dress No. 2.
DIRECTOR: Benjamin Seroussi BRAND: Galeries Lafayette
Dancers jumping in slow motion.
1:25 / 2008 / FRANCE / PROD: benjaminseroussi.com/ MUSIC : Goerges Bacter / CAST: Hajiba Fahmi, Pierre-Antoine Devillars, Cyriaque Villemaux, Nicolas Huchard, Adrien Dantou, Alma Palacios / DP: Axel Cosnefroy / CONCEPT CAST- ING AND CHOREGRAPHY: I COULD NEVER BE A DANCER / STYLIST: Romain Vallos / HAIR: Marco Bajinski / MAKE-UP: Beata Rosinski
DIRECTOR BIO: see NOIR STANDARD.
DIRECTOR: Max Vadukul DESIGNER: Coming Soon/Yohji Yamamoto
Following the three previous short films shot in London, Milan and Antwerp, the fourth chapter introduces Paris as seen through the choreographic vision of Hervé Koubi. “Le Chef Chic” opens the door of his poetic and eccentric restau- rant, where we meet his playing helpers,refined clients, and a food critic. The music was specially created by the Coming Soon band to highlight the happy swing to the story.This short color film was filmed in anamorphic aspect with the new Arriflex 21 camera.
3:34 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: Sinv SpA & The Press Sarl / MUSIC: Coming Soon band / CAST: Coming Soon team and Hervé Koubi Company / DP: Rain Li / STYLIST: Nicoletta Santoro / HAIR: Gilles Degivry / MAKE-UP: Inge Grognard
DIRECTOR BIO: The images of Max Vadukul, a self-taught British photographer, are recognized for their signature creativity and originality. Discovered by Yohji Yamamoto in 1984, while living in Paris, Max quickly gained praise as a brilliant image- maker. Upon moving to New York City, Max began collaborating with The New Yorker, this was only the second contract given to a photographer, second to Richard Avedon, in the magazine’s 100 year history. Max is, as well, currently working for Rolling Stone and on personal projects either through photography or film.
DIRECTOR: Born to Film DESIGNER: Le Coq Sportif
Classical dance practice at the Paris Opera.
1 min / 2008 / FRANCE / PROD: EL NINO + BORN TO FILM / MUSIC: Eclier “boxon say hello” / DP: Mathieu Danet
DIRECTOR BIO A group of barely legal tossers, gypsies of the night whom nobody knows, but who really piss-off a quite a few.
DIRECTOR: Laurence Boulting DESIGNER: Walter Raes
“It’s from consumer throw-outs that I make my designs.” The film shows the wit and originality of Belgian-born artist, Walter Raes. He has been creating his Wearble & Design Art entirely from the recycled and repurposed, the household and industrial cast-offs, retrieved from society’s discarded, often everyday objects. Walter’s genius for creating the unusual from the usual is extraordinary. The film shows Walter’s search for materials and their their transformation.
5:00 / 2009 / UK / PROD: Cooper & Taylor / MUSIC: Marco Antonio Guimeraes / STYLIST: Walter Raes / DP: Shira Pinson / AD: Laurence Boulting / HAIR: Patrice Benjamin / Make-up: Rozelle Parry
DIRECTOR BIO: Boulting’s apprenticeship in the film industry was working under directors including William Wyler, Stanley Kubrick, John Schlesinger, Lindsay Anderson and the Boulting Brothers.
Larry has worked as Assistant Director, Production Manager, Editor and Screenplay Writer on numerous projects, as well as making over 40 films as DIrector and Producer.
DIRECTOR: Chloë de Carvalho DESIGNER: Basso & Brooke
“Soma Holiday” is an experimental short film of Basso & Brooke’s backstage SS08 “Brave New World” collection.
1:52 / 2008 / UK / PROD: Rare Pictures / MUSIC: Rafael Mergulhão / DP: Tobia Sempi / STYLIST: Namalee Bolle / HAIR: Stéphane Lancien for L’Oreal Paris / MAKE-UP: James Kaliardos for L’Oreal Paris
DIRECTOR BIO: Chloë de Carvalho is a 28 year old Brazilian-Scottish filmmaker, who lives in London.
DIRECTOR: Floria Sigismondi BRAND: MAC Cosmetics
2009 / USA / PROD: Believe Media / CAST: Ania Zeyme, Bettine, Greg Romeo, Nathan Kim, Brian Hirano, Mike Munich, Sean Breathwaite / DP: Jo Willems / STYLIST: Marjan Malakpour / HAIR: Pamela Neal / MAKE-UP: Francis Hatha- way
DIRECTOR: Johan Renck
**WINNER** Jury Prize
BRAND: H&M
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME!
1 min. / 2009 / UK / PROD: RSA FILMS
DIRECTOR BIO: Johan Renck is one of the most respected and sought-after directors of commercials and music videos today.
DIRECTOR: Manuel Miranda DESIGNER: Sergio Rossi
A very intense shoe love affair.
1:35 /2008 / USA / PROD: No Wheelies Inc. / MUSIC: Nayan @ Anayalator / CAST: Sergio Rossi Shoes / DP: Manuel Miranda / AD: Patricia Whaley
DIRECTOR: Pelican Video DESIGNER: C Neeon
The Berlin brand “c.neeon” is known for sampling and cutting up images and transforming them into abstract prints. Cutting up Justin Timberlake’s “like i love you” as well as a dance choreography performed on this track, seemed the perfect expression to represent their “aw05/06” collection. “Kess”, a teenage dance group from East Germany, did the dancing.
2:39 / 2005/ BELGIUM / PROD: Pelican Video / MUSIC: Michiel Helbig / CAST: jazz ballet “kess” / DP: Carolin Lerch
DIRECTOR BIO: Graduated from the Antwerp academy for fashion carolin lerch met michiel helbig coming from the architecture institute and they developed a common fascination for multi media and video clips.
DIRECTOR: Nicola Pellegrini and Franca Soncini DESIGNER: Metradamo
The daughter whispers questions, the mother gives answers that seem certain- ties. A few sentences, a delicate dialogue suspended in a place where mother and daughter meet and separate, the place where memories will join them together again.
2:38 / 2009 / ITALY / PROD: Soncini Communication Agency / MUSIC: “ Preludes and Fugues N°4 in e minor” by Shostakovich played by Keith Jarret / CAST: Margherita Maestro and Alexandra Sapataru / AD: Franca Soncini / EDITOR: Nicola Pellegrini / STYLIST: Ludovica Codecasa
DIRECTORS BIO: Nicola Pellegrini is a founding member of the ARC Group, a London based art group that has realized site-specific projects in England, Italy and Hungary. Their work includes installations, photographs, videos and performances.
Franca Soncini’s professional experience began in the Fiorucci press office. Re- cently, with her longtiime collaborator Giorgiana Ravizza, formed the “soncini communication agency”, dealing mainly with communication strategy and art direction while Giorgiana is in charge of the Press relationships.
DIRECTOR: Pierce Jackson DESIGNER: Kai Kuhne
Starring Roísín Murphy
Roísín Murphy wears Kai Kuhne clothes at the National Arts Club in New York City.
1:13 / 2009 / USA / PROD: Pierce Jackson, Inc / CAST: Róisín Murphy / DP: An- ders Urmacher / CREW: David Grigorian and Max Papadopoulos
DIRECTOR BIO: Pierce Jackson born, raised, and resides in New York City. Currently runs PA- PER Tv for PAPER Magazine and creates original creative content on a Com- mission basis.
DIRECTOR: Freudenthal + Verhagen DESIGNER: Painted By
The film shows the Painted By collection. This series of garments is the result of the collaboration of Dutch designers and Bulgarian craftspeople who have been working in sequence on each piece. Inspired by this concept, in the film, a young woman is being dressed, fed and entertained by many hands.
4:41 / 2008 / NETHERLANDS / CAST: Xiomara Alidaines
DIRECTOR BIO: Carmen Freudenthal and Elle Verhagen are a creative team based in Amsterdam. They both graduated from the Gerrrit Rietveld academy in1989 and since then have been involved in fashion imagery, working for I-D magazine, Dazed&Confused, Bernhard Willhelm and many others.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Mattias Montero DESIGNER: Rodebjer
DIRECTOR: Ali Mahdavi BRAND: Wonderbra
The action takes place on a scientific lab, teams of desperate scientists are searching for a solution for a crucial vital problem. The whole team is exhaust- ed, Dita is making complicated equations on the computer. At a certain point the DNA chain blows like two breasts, she has a revelation, she has discovered the gene of Wonderbra.
2:16 / 2008 / FRANCE / PROD: 27.12 Productions / MUSIC : Patrick Collins / CAST: Dita von Teese / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Stefano Canulli / STYLIST: Laurent Mercier / HAIR: Laurent Philippon / MAKE-UP: Gregory Arlt
DIRECTOR BIO: Ali Mahdavi was born in Teheran (Iran) in July 1974. Today he lives and works in Paris. He studied art at the Ecole Boulle, the Ecole Nationale des Arts Appli- qués Duperré, the Royal College of Art in London, the Ecole Nationale Supéri- eure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and the San Francisco Art Institute. At one time he was a designer at Thierry Mugler, now he works as a fashion photographer.
DIR: Martin de Thurah MUSIC: Fever Ray
A girl is singing near her swimming pool. Inside the water some strange events are unfolding...
3:56 /2009 / FRANCE / PROD: Wanda / DP: Kasper Tuxen / STYLIST: Jane Mar- shall Whittaker/ HAIR + MAKE-UP: Lasse
DIRECTOR BIO: Martin de Thurah was born April 29, 1974. This painter and graduate of the Danish Film Academy has directed videos for the likes of Royksopp, Carpark North and Kanye West that have gained international recognition for their visual innovation and credible poetic style. His “ikea” film marks his start in advertis- ing with a very modern vision.
DIR: Yoann Lemoine MUSIC: Yelle
The group is integrated into an installation of surrealist and graphic objects as Julie wears Jean-Paul Lespagnard’s psychedelic outfits.
3:42 / 2008/ FRANCE / PROD: Wanda / DP: Mathien Plainfossé/ CLOTHES: Jean- Paul Lespagnard/ HAIR: Aurélie Baradeau / MAKE-UP: MARIE-CHARLOTTE FAU
DIRECTOR BIO: Yoann Lemoine was born in 1983 and grew up in a captivating environment full of music and 90’s advertising. His father slipped a pencil into his hand when he was a kid and he never really dropped it. He started learning illustration and anima- tion at Emile Cohl School, Lyon, and screen-printing techniques at Swindon Col- lege, London. After college in 2004, he started illustrating in several magazines and children’s books, in France and the USA. At the same time, he joined Wanda Productions directors team to direct his first 3D-animated TV ads. He just won his first Silver Lion in Cannes for his Tiji ad “Le Ballon.”
DIRECTOR: Wendy Morgan MUSIC: Dragonette
A powerful pop song, which births a powerful video of Dragonette singer, Martina, coming across as a bizarre kind of pied piper crossed with Franken- stein. Children seem under a spell as they rage around the house, drumming on walls and following her around, as if it was a weird dress up party gone over the edge. The kid’s spell is broken when the video snaps into reality and we see camera crews and extras standing around. Suddenly in line with the Franken- stein story, a group of adults come running after Martina with bats and gar- dening tools. Ready to face death or worse, the video is broken again to view camera crews and onlookers as a car sweeps by the set, unraveling the magic once again.
2009/ USA / PROD: REVOLVER / DP: VINIT BORRISON
DIRECTOR BIO: Her parents emigrated from Chile to Canada in the 70’s. Wendy grew up in Alberta, Nicaragua, Vancouver and Toronto. She studied Art History at McGill University. Upon graduation she began to work on film sets, at first as a PA, and ultimately as a Director and Producer’s Assistant. At 25 she directed her first music video, and in the following years went on to win several Music Video Awards (the MTV of Canada) including Best Director for two years in a row.
DIRECTOR: Jason Cacioppo & Adam Dugas MUSIC: FISCHERSPOONER
“We Are Electric” is the first music video from Fischerspooner’s new album Entertainment. Directed by Jason Cacioppo and Adam Dugas, “Electric” was shot using the RED ONE camera on location in New York City at the historic Performing Garage.
4:27 / 2009 / USA / PROD: Subvoyant / CAST: Casey Spooner, Vanessa Walters, Stephanie Dixon / DP: Jason Cacioppo / CLOTHES: Wardrobe by Jil Sander, Ga- reth Pugh, and Romain Kremer. Neon hat by Nasir Mazhar and Lite Brite Neon / STYLIST: K8 Hardy / MAKE-UP: Tracy Alfajora
DIRECTOR BIO: Jason Cacioppo is a cinematographer, director, and editor. He is the founder and principal of Subvoyant, a full-service production and post-production facil- ity in New York.
Adam Dugas is an artist and performer based in New York City. He is the creator of Chaos & Candy, a non-traditional holiday extravaganza, and was a founding member of The Citizens Band.
DIRECTOR: Alex and Liane MUSIC: Tiga
3:50 / 2009 / GERMANY / PROD: Mutter & Vater / CAST: Janine Henkes, Roger Hopley / DP: Will Bex / SCULPTURES & LIVE COLLAGE: Rein Vollenga / AD: Alex and Liane / STYLIST: Angelika Goetz / HAIR: Christian F / MAKE-UP: Christian F
DIRECTOR BIO: We are two English people living in Berlin. We’ve known each other since we were 16 and are pretty much glued at the hip. Our background is in perfor- mance art which has taken us all over the world (Fondation Cartier Paris, Showroommama Rotterdam, Tate Modern London, Pica Portland, Sean Kelly Gallery NY, ICA London, Walker Centre for the Arts Minneapolis Arts Minneapolis. We like music and making pictures for music. That’s why we make music videos.
DIRECTOR: Jaron Albertin MUSIC: Roísín Murphy
3:46 / 2008 / UK / PROD: WANDA / CAST: Roísín Murphy
DIRECTOR BIO: Jaron Albertin was born in Vancouver where he received a graduate diploma in broadcasting and technology. He moved to Toronto in 2003, where he quickly became a top editor and effects artist for Canadian music videos. He has since started directing and has gained recognition for conceptual music videos made for Diesel and Adidas.
DIRECTORS: Diane Pernet and Matthew Hawkins
In reminiscence about Mr Pearl, the mind of Christian Lacroix conjures opulence, comedy and visions.
DIRECTOR BIO: Matthew Hawkins is primarily a dance artist. He trained in classical ballet and danced with The Royal Ballet (UK) before becoming independent. He has been presenting his own choreography internationally since 1980 and he continues to perform. Matthew has appeared in films by Derek Jarman, Sally Potter and Charles Atlas and he is a published dance writer.
DIRECTOR: mo-c (Silly Thing Visuals)
CG animated film of the GRACEs, the fluffy creatures with luminous eyes which are hand-made by JUN TAKAHASHI
5:49 / 2009 /JAPAN / CHARACTER DESIGN: Jun Takahashi (UNDERCOVER) / A D: mo-c (Silly Thing Visuals), Anafelle (Silly Thing Visuals) / MUSIC: Kan Takagi / PROD / Silly Thing Co., Ltd.
DIRECTOR BIO: Chan Wai Mo began his career as Art Director and Director in several multi- media companies / production houses after graduating with BSc in Biology. He is currently working in Silly Thing Co. Ltd as Head of Visual Production and have directed TVC for McDonald’s, Nike, Undercover and MVs for Chapel of Dawn respectively.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Igor Zimmermann, Frode Fjerdingstad, Marcus
‘La Vitesse Et La Pierre’ is an epic short film created in collaboration by film director Igor Zimmermann and art photography duo Frode Fjerdingstad & Mar- cus Palmqvist. Inspired by the format of Chris Markers ‘La Jetée’ (1962), it is a story told entirely through still images and sound. This is the story of Iris and Bernhard...
10 min / 2009 / MAROCCO + SWEDEN + NORWAY / PROD: B-REEL FILMS / MUSIC: Yourhighness/SOUND DESIGN: Mattias Eklund / DP: Marcus Palmqvist, Frode Fjerdingstad, Igor Zimmer- mann / CAST: Tilda D, Bernhard / SET DESIGN: Malin Gabriella Nordin / HAIR: Nina Belkhir / MAKE-UP: Ali Pirzadeh / STYLIST: Lovie Peoples / CLOTHES: Whyred / PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Philippe Tempelton
DIRECTOR BIO: Igor is a film director. Frode & Marcus are an art photography duo.
ASVOFF PREMIERE
DIRECTOR: Madeleine Czigler
The setting : the Musee Galliera, in 1992. The principals: Hubert de Givenchy, and Audrey Hepburn. The occasion: the celebration of Hubert’s 40 years in the business. A moment in fashion history.
5 min / 2008 / FRANCE / PROD: La Galerie des Galeries
DIRECTORS BIO: Madeleine Czigler is a Paris and Toronto based journalist/TV producer with a a 30 year career in broadcasting, covering all aspects of news , and for the past twenty years, fashion. Her meeting with Audrey Hepburn as shown in this film, is an unforgettable moment in a career where she met the likes of Gorbatchev, Doisneau, Mitterand, and YSL.
DIRECTOR: AMAR ARHAB DESIGNER: Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Instants of creation
4:16 / 2009 / FRANCE / WALTER FILMS / MUSIC: Michel Gaubert et Something A La Mode, Arrangements: Jean-Marc Fyot / DP: Amar Arhab / HAIR: Katsuya Kamo / MAKE-UP: Peter Philips
DIRECTOR BIO: “When I was a child, clouds were my first story-board...”
DIRECTOR: Nick Knight Shoot Highlights Rick Owens
An intimate portrait of Rick Owens in his own words and his own clothing, this filmic diptych explores Nick Knight’s monograph of an American fashion legend.
1:17 + 1:59 / 2009 / UK / PROD: NK Image / STYLIST: Panos Yapanis/ CLOTHES: Rick Owens A/W 2009 Menswear
DIRECTOR BIO: Nick Knight, Director of SHOWstudio.com, is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. As a fashion photographer, he has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for his groundbreaking creative collaborations with leading designers including Yohji Yamamoto, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen. Advertising campaigns for the most prestigious clients such as Christian Dior, Lancôme, Swarovski, Levi Strauss, Calvin Klein or Yves Saint Laurent as well as award-winning editorial for W, British Vogue, Paris Vogue, Dazed & Confused, Another, Another Man and i-D magazines have consistently kept Knight at the vanguard of progressive image-making for the past three decades. His first book of photographs, Skinheads, was published in 1982. He has since produced Nicknight, a twelve year retrospective, and Flora, a series of flower pictures, both published by Schirmer Mosel. Knight’s work has been exhibited at international institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, The Photographers Gallery and Hayward Gallery. He has also produced a permanent installation, Plant Power, for the Natural History Museum in London and was the first of Channel 4’s ‘Big 4’ 50-foot installations outside its London HQ in 2007.
A long-standing commitment to experimenting with the latest technologies led to Knight launching his award-winning fashion website SHOW- studio in 2000.
ASVOFF Pompidou Premiere
Singer and fashion icon Roísín Murphy, looking back through her Moloko and solo music videos, explores the love/hate relationship between the music and the image.
11:00 / 2009 / FRANCE / PROD: A Shaded View / DP: René Habermacher
DIRECTOR BIO Working as a team since 2006 under the name “A Shaded View,” Antoine Asseraf and Diane Pernet have since produced countless interviews, documentaries and films revolving around fashion and style.
Photo: René Habermacher
DIRECTOR: Sebastien Meunier + Amaury Agier-Aurel
Sebastien Meunier reappropriates his “BODY” collection.
18 min / 2008 / FRANCE / PROD: La Galerie des Galeries
DIRECTOR BIO: Amaury Agier-Aurel est né en 84, vit et travaille à Lyon depuis 2002. Il est chef opérateur dans le cinema ainsi que jeune réalisateur.
DIRECTOR: Bregtje Van Der Haak PRODUCER: VPRO/Bonanza
Hussein Chalayan (2002, video, 30’)
An exploration of the life and work of avantgarde fashion designer Hussein Chalayan between Paris, Istanbul and London.
DIRECTOR BIO: Bregtje van der Haak (1966) is a documentary filmmaker, journalist and writer on contemporary culture and was acting as editor-in-chief of VPRO television in 2006/2007.
She directed ‘Satellite Queens’, a widely distributed feature documentary about Kalaam Nawaem, the popular all women talk show on Arab satellite TV. Earlier, she made the interactive film and museum installation Lagos: Wide and Close (2004) and the documentaries ‘Femmes Fatales’ (2005) and ‘Saudi Solutions’ (2006), being the first filmmaker allowed to film the daily lives of working women in Saudi Arabia.
Van der Haak has been directing long format documentaries on social, political and cultural issues since 1998, focusing on long term change, notably globali- sation and its effects on individuals.
Van der Haak studied dance in Paris, political science and law at the University of Amsterdam and the New School for Social Research in New York and re- ceived a M.S. of Science from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
DIRECTOR: A Shaded View
A SHADED VIEW (Diane Pernet, Antoine Asseraf and collaborators Yoann Lemoine, Justin Morin and Jason Last)’s unique views on the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of the Hyères International Fashion Festival.
2007 HYEROGLYPH
2008 DPTV REPORT: HYERES
2009 HYERES WE GO
57 Minutes / 2007/2008/2009/FRANCE/ PROD: A SHADED VIEW / AD: Antoine Asseraf / MUSIC: Costas Argeliou + Lori Schonberg
DIRECTOR: Ada Bligaard Soby
BLACK HEART – they just make themselves up every day. BLACK HEART is a di- ary film about three present-day New Yorkers as they look back and reflect upon the profound events of their lives, in the city that was profoundly altered by 9/11.
22 min / 2008 / DENMRK / PROD: FINE AND MELLOW / MUSIC: PEDER, TY SEGALL, HANNAH VOGAN-D’AREZZO, ANDREW D’AREZZO, ADAM HASMEHI, GANG GANG DANCE / CAST: MARINA PAVLUTSKAYA, JOSHUA LOWELL MOODY, TIM DeWIT / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ADA BLIGAARD SØBY
DIRECTOR BIO: Born in Denmark in 1975. Studied film at the School Of Visual Arts in New York City and photography at Fatamorgana in Copenhagen. Worked as an assistant to photographers Terry Richardson and Francois Halard in New York City.
DIRECTOR: Anthony Goicolea
The Septemberists is a thirty minute black and white film that chronicles the preparations and execution of traditional rites of passage. The musical score takes the place of dialogue. Set on a farm, the refined Amish like community of boys live an existence removed from society. Each group moves in silent unison as they carry out their tasks. The gathered materials become the ingredients used to fulfill ceremonial obligations.
30 min / 2007 / US/ PROD: Thom Browne
DIRECTOR BIO: Anthony Goicolea obtained a BA in Art History and a BFA in Painting from the University of Georgia and received my MFA from Pratt. He was accepted into the “AIM” program at the Bronx Museum of Art and has been awarded the Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship, the 2005 BMW Photo Paris Award and the 2006 CINTAS Fellowship.Goicolea lives and works in New York and exhibits in the US and overseas. Goicolea’s work is in the collections of The Whitney Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, MOMA, The Guggenheim, The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography,
DIRECTOR: Eric Smith
Like hundreds of other gay men, Eric fled the New York City winters for quick weekend getaways in SOUTH BEACH MIAMI. On one of these trips in 1995 he met IRENE WILLIAMS on LINCOLN ROAD. Her wild and colorful handmade outfits immediately caught his attention. With video camera in hand he began to realize what an amazing individual was inside these clothes. Over the next de- cade Eric documents a marvelous journey of Irene’s outsider couture, imparted wisdom, and the heartfelt affection they share. Shades of Harold and Maude meets Grey Gardens come together in this sweet, funny, and thoroughly en- dearing portrait of a rare bird in paradise and a friendship found.
23 min / 2005 / US / PROD: WORLD LOVE PRODUCTIONS
EDITOR: LAURIE SCHMIDT/ ERIC SMITH / MUSIC: BILL UNGERMAN, RAMA KOLESNIKOW, LANG/DUNLAP/NICKOLEY CAST: IRENE WILLIAMS/ ERIC SMITH / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ERIC SMITH / FASHION DESIGNER: IRENE WILLIAMS / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: ERIC SMITH
DIRECTOR BIO: Eric Smith is a nice jewish boy from Long Island New York...”Eric from Mer- rick.” He graduated from New York Law School in 1982 and passed the NY Bar exam (on the first try). He decided not to practice law and instead started E.G. SMITH SOCKS in 1982. Creator of the world famous “SLOUCH SOCK”. Eric’s designs revolutionized the hosiery industry. His designs can be found in the United States and Japan. In Japan, his design of the “LOOSE SOCK” has been the rage of the Japanese schoolgirls for over a decade.
Eric has been video taping events in his life for over 30 years. This is his first film, and which has garnered 12 AWARDS, and hopefully the beginning of a series of future films created from his ar- chives.
Eric worked and lived in New York City until 1998. He now lives in San Francisco with his “significant smother” Mark and their dog Mattachine.
DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Hinton
10 mins approx / UK / PROD: YES DEAR productions
DIRECTOR BIO: DJ/film maker/producer-music, film, designer, etc. (In the 80’s DJ/Production work for: Leigh Bowery’s TABOO/DAISY CHAIN/MICHAEL CLARK/KINKY GERLINKY, etc)
DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Hinton
22 mins approx / UK / PROD: YES DEAR productions
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:JEFFREY HINTON FASHION DESIGNER/BRAND:BODY MAP ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:JEFFREY HINTON STYLIST:BODY MAP HAIR:BODY MAP MAKE-UP:BODY MAP
DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Hinton
Filmed live over a days shoot on Londons railway tracks !!
20 mins approx / UK / PROD: YES DEAR productions
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:JEFFREY HINTON FASHION DESIGNER/BRAND: BODY MAP ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: David lachapelle/body map / STYLIST:BODY MAP / HAIR: BODY MAP / MAKE-UP:BODY MAP
DIRECTOR BIO: DJ/FILM MAKER/PRODUCER-MUSIC,FILM,DESIGNE etc. (in the 80’s DJ/PRODUCTION WORK AND VIDEO WORK FOR : liegh bowery’s TABOO/ DAISY CHAIN/MICHAEL CLARK/KINKY GERLINKY etc)
DIRECTOR: Alia Raza
SERIES PRODUCER: Asad Raza CO-PRODUCERS: Jonako Donley, Judith Goudsmit CAST: Chloe Sevigny DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Raoul Germain CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Alexander May Designer: Trasteverine
DIRECTOR: Alia Raza
SERIES PRODUCER: Asad Raza CO-PRODUCER: Judith Goudsmit CAST: Kim Gordon DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Artur Kummer CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Alexander May Designer: Wren Stylist: Kate Schelter
DIRECTOR: Alia Raza
SERIES PRODUCER: Asad Raza CO-PRODUCER: Jonako Donley CAST: Devendra Banhart DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Shaheen Seth CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Alexander May Designer: Trasteverine
DIRECTOR BIO: SHORT DIRECTOR BIO: Alia Raza is a filmmaker and artist based in New York and Los Angeles. Her practice blends cinema and experimental video and her work has been shown in screenings and events at Colette, Greene Naftali Gal- lery, Kreilling and Dodd, Mandrake, The Marfa Film Festival, Moeller Snow, Not To Be Reproduced, Taylor de Cordoba, Tiny Creatures, and the Zero Film Festival. She and her work have been featured in print and on the websites of Blackbook, Blast, Elle, Dossier, HBO, Interview, The New York Times, Pitchfork, Russh, V, Variety, Vogue, Wonderland, and others. Her short narrative film, White Light, is currently in post-production, and she is developing a feature film based on the novel Meatless Days.
Retrospective
ART RULES HARD ART RULES POP FASHION RULES HONENIN SURFER GIRL YVES KLEIN’S EXTENDED PAINTBRUSH GLAMOUR
Music video retrospective
Linda Evangelista seen by Francesco Carrozzini
USA / 2005 / Color / 0’50
Linda has been one of the most versatile models in history. In this dream, she transforms with every blink of the eye.
by Camilla Robinson
UK / 2008 / Color + Black and White/ 5’ / Production : Sweet Pea, Skint & Minted
An angelic fairytale mixing style and absurdity.
by Patricia Canino and Sergei Pescei
France / 2008 / Color / 2’37 / Production : No Sense of Time
A woman’s double life, ambivalent feelings, a disturbed love affair...
de Vincent Gagliostro
USA / 2008 / Color / 0’43 / Production : G.films, Cinechicks
“I told myself, while tearing out this magazine page: ’this is the most beautiful mouth I’ve ever seen’”
by Mai Sydendahl
Denmark / 2008 / Color / 1’26 / Music : Maher Shalal Hash Baz
Six characters build a pink pyramid using Noam Griegst fashion photos of Moonspoon Saloon’s first collection.
by Igor Zimmermann
Sweden / 2007 / Color / 4’05 / Director of Photography : Marcus Palmqvist, Martin Steinberg / Production : Igor Zimmermann, Sarah Törnqvist
A poetic voyage between night and dawn, inspired by themes of solitude and insomnia.
by Pierre Debusschere
Belgium / 2007 / Color / 3’28 / Production : Dazed & Confused / Music by Nicolas Di Felice
Behind the scenes of a Dazed & Confused photo shoot styled by Katie Shillingford and shot by Daniel Sannwald, in the Bavarian studios where “The Neverending Story” was filmed.
by Max Vadukul
Italy / 2008 / Color / 3’07 / Choreography : Simone Sandroni, Lenka Flory / Production : SINV SpA, The Press Sarl
Made for Yohji Yamamoto’s Coming Soon label, the films follows the changing states of minds as traffic jams disturb the land of car lovers.
by Jeon Seung Hwan
Korea / 2008 / Color / 2’22 / Production : Jeon Seung Hwan Film
Designers Steve J & Yoni P called on Jeon Seung Hwan to make this film centered on art and architecture.
by Anemone Skoldager
Denmark / 2008 / Black and white / 2’41 / In collaboration with Laust Trier Mørk.
Anemone is a designer. The film plays on the body’s shape, and how bodies create their own shapes when they interact.
by Ben Charles Edwards
UK / 2007 / Black and white / 2’15 / Production : Glass Loves
Intimate moments of icon Zandra Rhodes preparing an elaborate dinner party.
by Antoine Bouillot and Pascal Formeri
France / 2008 / Color / 2’40 / Music : Dani Siciliano / DP : Arthur Cenin / Production : Gaspard Yurkievich & The Parallax Corporation
In a room of rue des Beaux Arts’ L’Hotel, a young woman who could be either a singer or an actress, is readying herself amidst a mess of clothes and cosmetics, when a man knocks on the door.
de Camille Vivier
GRAND PRIZE ASVOFF 2008
France / 2008 / Color / 3’20 / DP : Andre Chemetoff / Production : Company 75
Six « stylized » portraits of adolescents in a 70’s suburban house. Or how everyone is more or less a prisoner of his environment.
by Mary Katrantzou and Panos Davios
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
Greece / 2008 / Color / 0’38 / Production : Company Doma Pld
Directly inspired by the constructivists shapes of her graduation gown, Mary Katrantzou’s film is both abstract and sharp.
by Justin Anderson
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
UK/ 2008 / Color / 2’ / Production : Ponyboy
More than a documentary, this film is an absolute celebration of gripping and courageous novelty.
by Todd Lynn and John Bland
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
UK/ 2008 / Color / 1’39 / Production : One Eyed Monster Productions
Draws on the themes of Todd Lynn’s “Chimaera” FW 2008 collection : a mix of mysticism, fantasy and strange mutant creatures.
by Petar Petrov
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
France / 2008 / Color / 1’18 / Production : Wolfgang Schwarzenbrunner
Evokes the eroticism of David Hockney’s Pool series as well as Narcissus’ desperate quest for masculine beauty.
by Aitor Throup and Hywel Davies
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
UK / 2008 /Color/ 6’10 / Production : Stephen Mann
Menswear designer Aitor Throup talks with author Hywel Davies about his motivations, methods, and means he uses in his creation process.
by Colin O’Toole
SPECIAL MENTION ASVOFF 2008
Part of SHOWstudio futuretense project
UK /2008 / Color / 6’59
Peter Jensen’s questions to the models during the casting for his SS09 fashion show de son défilé printemps/été 2009 oscillate between sublime and ridicule.
by Marcelo Krasilcic
USA/ 2008/ Color/2’15/ Starring Rita Ackermann / for Kaï Kuhne/ Music: Rita Ackermann / Styling : Avena Gallagher / Hair: Dennis Lani / Make-up: Souhi
A super-future “kai-sexual” musical art project, starring artist Rita Ackermann to enjoy for next spring or summer.
by Blanche Alix / Xtron
France / 2002 / Color / 1’08 / Production : Canal+
Blanche Alix, prisonner of her reflection in the mirror, recomposes a new face for herself for complete fulfillment.
by Jessica Miltrani
Colombia / 2007 / Color / 2’08 / Production : Sofia Mitrani Productions
An everyday buckle shoe interprets the transition from baby to child.
by Warren du Preez and Nick Thorton Jones
UK / 2005 / Black and White / 6’34 / Production : Wanted Films
Made for the Institute of Contemporary Arts, this film analyses fashion’s expressions through 3D spaces and abstraction.
by Diane Pernet
France / 2008 / Color / 5’29 / Music : Uwe Doll / Post-Production : Antoine Asseraf / Production : A Shaded View
First episode of a series on the iconic corset creator Mr Pearl.
by Kiki Ohe and George Gorrow
Australia / 2006 / Color / 1’ / Production : Ksubi
A work of art commemorating September 11 goes to the Burning Man Festival in Nevada.
by Malcolm Pate
UK / 2008 / Color / 2’53 / Styling: Robbie Spencer / Music: Noi / Production: Dazed & Confused
Life after death : 3 characters reach the unknown and each one is confronted with the discovery of his inner self.
by Boudicca
UK / 2001 / Color / 1’11 / Camera : Justin Smith / Sound : Daniel Pemberton / Model : Lisa / Make-up : Sharon Dowset
When Boudicca’s Wode fragrance is applied, a vibrant cobalt blue appears on the skin or through the clothes.
by Sophie Delaporte and Emmanuel Blondiau
France / 2008 / Color / 1’42
A film where colors mix and recompose, as in a child’s memory or a kaleidoscope.
by Wing Shya and Sean Kunjambu
China / 2008 / Couleur / 2’ / Production : Shyalala
In China, Hong means red. Wing Shya went went through his memories to find a music box.
by Jeremy Scott
SPECIAL PRIZE & MENTION FOR ARTISTIC DIRECTION ASVOFF 2008
USA / 2001 / Color / 5’ / Production : Jeremy Scott Paris
Snuff film meets Blair Witch Project, as you would see it in Vogue Italia.
by Kristine Kursiss
Latvia / 2007 / Color / 3’19 / DP : Janis Eglitis / Production : Alise Gelze
Latvian fashion label Mareunrol’s take on 50’s noir films.
by Ruben Toledo
by Nigel Buck/Nick Knight , part of Editing Fashion2005 courtesy of SHOWstudio
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
by Marcelo Krasilcic
Jeremy Scott
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
by Diane Pernet
by Patrik Soderstam
by Marcelo Krasilcic
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
by Diane Pernet & Alexandre Czetwertynski
by Noki/Zeroh Design
by Enamul Hoque
by Alexander McQueen, part of Transformer, courtesy of SHOWstudio
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
by Ari Versluis
by Jean Charles de Castelbajac
by Ridley Scott / Jordan Scott
by Diane Pernet & Alexandre Czetwertynski
by Nick Knight / Jane How / Direction and 3-D Photography: Nick Knight
by Osklen
Marlon & Marlene / Created by Anne Billette and Ludovic Gauthier / Directed by Charles Serruya
by Erwin Olaf
by Nicole McDonald
Ali Mahdavi & Suzanne von Aichinger
by Nick Knight / Simon Foxton
by Erwin Olaf
by Gruppa Ragnatele
by Malcolm Pate
by Mathias Montero
by Patricia Canino & Sergei Pescei
Concept and Direction: Nick Knight & Gareth Pugh
Marlon & Marlene / Created by Anne Billette & Ludovic Gauthier / Directed by Charles Serruya
by Tomas Nasstrom
by Diane Pernet & Alexandre Czetwertynski
Kim Jones by Will Davidson
by Maison Martin Margiela
Concept: Penny Martin & Paul Hetherington / Directors: Nick Knight & Paul Hetherington / SHOWstudio/Zora Star
by Marlon & Marlene / Created by Anne Billette & Ludovic Gauthier / Directed by Charles Serruya
by Andrew Huang
by Emil Klang
Marlon & Marlene / Created by Anne Billette & Ludovic Gauthier / Directed by Charles Serruya
by Sergei Pescei & Patricia Canino
