Paul Nicholls - Golden Age: Somewhere maja_bogaczewicz@tnf: Your artist’s statement: Paul Nicholls: Paul Nicholls (UK) lives and works in London. He is trained in architecture, gaining a Distinction at masters level from UCL in 2011 where he specialised in film and animation. He has previously worked for many of London's top architecture studios including Glenn Howells Architects, Allies and Morrison and Moxon Architects.... more

Rainmaker Animators - Luna - A Short Film more

Temujin Doran - North Check out the previous films by Temujin Doran published on our page together with an interview about them: Videos about Ben Saunders + an interview (full version) Some beautiful visual poems by Temujin you'll find here: "Vowels" "The Thought Divine" more

Interview with Nuno Rocha thenewfilmmaker: You are a Portugal-based filmmaker. What's the story behind your short Momentos , is the plot based on a real story or even a personal story?   (More) more

Temujin Doran - Ben Saunders - Resolute Bay Interview in parts TNF presents... Temujin Doran: Videos about Ben Saunders (interview part 1) Film = Adventure: Temujin Doran: Videos about Ben Saunders (interview part 2) TNF Filmmaking Guide & Film Technique: Temujin Doran: Videos about Ben Saunders (interview part 3) Full interview   (More) more

[ video deleted ] thenewfilmmaker: How do you develop the stories for your animation shorts? Brandon Ray: That really depends on the project. For my short animated films, most of the time a particular song, image, or idea serves for the foundation. I'll usually dive head-first into executing a scene that I feel inspired about, and from that point forward, I'll develop the rest of the narrative. With my current project, Paper People Jokes , I use jokes that... more

Enrique Pacheco - Vatn (teaser) more

Fuglefjellet is a production company located on the west coast of Norway. They are story tellers. more

Sean Stiegemeier, an L.A.-based filmmaker, made a fascinating short film in 2010 about the Eyjafjallajökull - that volcano in Iceland, which brought Europe and the world virtually to a standstill. Sean managed to fly to Iceland. Back in the U.S., he finished another shoot with RED, had a short chat with his AC and in a few hours it's time for some 5AM golf. Now he's taken his time for the thenewfilmmaker.com. Here's our interview with this busy film maker.   (More) more

Enrique Pacheco - A different way of looking at the world thenewfilmmaker: What is the idea, story and visual concept behind your short film “Winter in Hell” ? Enrique Pacheco : Since the first time I came to Iceland I tried to look at it in a different way. I was amazed by its raw landscape and rough nature, and I wanted to show it in that way. My challenge was to represent the Icelandic winter in beautiful shots. Then the volcano... more

Temujin Doran - Ben Saunders: Resolute Bay maja@tnf: How did your adventure with film-making start? What’s your artist’s statement and motivation for making films? Temujin Doran: I made a few silly, short films when I was studying in Falmouth – it was mostly just for my friends and for fun, and I had no real ambition with them. But then I entered those films in a competition and managed to win. Since living in London, I seem to be doing... more

Tobias Gundorff Boesen - Ghost maja@tnf: How did your adventure with film-making start? What’s your artist’s statement and motivation for making films? Tobias Gundorff Boesen: I’m an animator, so my filmmaking background and approach stem more from visual storytelling, drawing, effects, stop-motion animation, design, movement, etc. than from the disciplines of dialogue, scriptwriting and “live-action”. I love telling stories with... more

A priceless examination of the filmmaker's craft, from the renowned director of Sweet Smell of Success   (More) more

Messrs - Stanton Warriors: Turn Me Up Some the new filmmaker: You are a London/UK based collective of multi-disciplinary Artists, Directors and Writers who produce conceptual visual content. What is the idea and visual concept behind your short/music video Stanton Warriors: Turn Me Up Some ? Messrs.: We wanted to convey an idea of escapism with a pure response to the track, showing a mixture of characters at home in their own environment within an expansive... more

Misha Shyukin - shyscapes the new filmmaker: What is the idea, story and visual concept behind your short film “shyscapes” ? Misha Shyukin : shyscapes was was an experimental art short, i tryed really hard not to make any concepts or plan things in advance. i just tried to visualize what seemed to fit to the music. tnf: How was the creative process working on your film? How did you develop the ideas for the film and what are the... more