Director:
Laurie Hill

My First Taste Of Death was screened at the Curzon Soho as part of

‘Celebrating Persepolis’
LIAF shorts programme
25 April 08

Curzon Soho
Shaftesbury Avenue
London

Blurb said:

Screening this Sunday at the Curzon Soho Cinema, London at 6pm:

The London International Animation Festival (www.liaf.org.uk) is all about screening the most creative, personal stories being told in the world of animation from every corner of the globe and we are very proud to be able to screen 6 fine examples of the form as a supporting programme to the wonderful feature film PERSEPOLIS (out at Curzon Soho and Renoir on 25 April).

Here are stories dating from 1635 right up to the present day and subject matters such as the Iran/Iraq war, losing your virginity and very devilish young teenagers.

The London International Animation Festival 2008, screening at Curzon Soho in September, holds much more where this came from.

www.liaf.org.uk

Director:
Laurie Hill

My Life At 40 will be at

Monstra 08
Lisbon, Portugal
8-18 May 08

www.monstrafestival.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

My First Taste Of Death will be at

Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, USA
27 Feb – 9 Mar 08

www.cinequest.org

Director:
Laurie Hill

Another nice piece of Jerwood news here:

My Life At 40 is one of the eight finalist works up for the Jerwood Moving Image Awards 2008.

There’s a complete streaming version now available online at
www.jerwoodmovingimage.com

There’s also an exhibition of the eight finalist works on at the Jerwood Space in London at the moment, details below

Jerwood Space: 20 February – 20 March 2008

Jerwood Space
171 Union Street
London
SE1 0LN

Jerwood Space opening times:
Monday – Friday : 10.00 – 17.00
Saturday – Sunday : 10.00 ? 15.00
Entry: Free

Director:
Laurie Hill

My First Taste Of Death was on the Dazzle reel at London Short Film Festival
4 – 13 Jan 08
www.shortfilms.org.uk

Director: Laurie Hill

Another tasty morsel of slightly old news …

I was featured in the New Directors section of the December issue of Shots Magazine, 2007.

Director:
Laurie Hill

Nice piece of news here:

My Life At 40 has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Moving Image Awards 2008

www.jerwoodmovingimage.com/shortlist.asp

Director:
Laurie Hill

My Life At 40 is screening at:

Slamdance Film Festival
Park City, Utah
USA
17-25 January 2008

www.slamdance.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

The Bloomberg New Contemporaries show moves on to its final UK venue at the Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester

It includes My First Taste Of Death

Bloomberg New Contemporaries
Cornerhouse Gallery
Manchester
23 November – 20 January 08

www.newcontemporaries.org.uk

Director:
Laurie Hill

My First Taste Of Death won Best Student Animation at Cine?Eco in Portugal

Blurb says:

The International Festival of Cinema and Environment Video in Serra da Estrela – CineEco?2007- is in his thirteen edition, that will take place from the 22nd to the 27th of October 2007, and will congregate fifty environmental movies. The best movies can win in ten different categories.

Cine’ Eco
International Festival of Cinema and Environment Video of Serra da Estrela,
Seia, Portugal
22-27 October 2007

www.cineeco.org

Director:
Laurie Hill

My Life At 40 is screening on the 25FPS reel at:

Animateka
International Animation Film Festival
Ljubljana, Slovenia
3-9 December 2007

www.animatekafestival.org

Just catching up on a few bits of news – some are a slightly out of date …

Director:
Laurie Hill

My Life At 40 is screening at:

Optica
Gijon, Spain
November 2007

www.optica.org

Director:
Laurie Hill

My Life At 40 is screening at:

Animation Nation
Singapore
23 – 30 November 2007

www.sfs.org.sg

Director:
Laurie Hill

Some nice awards news …

My First Taste Of Death wins ?Special Award? at VAD Festival
Girona, Spain
17 – 21 October 2007

www.vadfestival.net

Director:
Laurie Hill

British Council ?outstanding British animation? reel

Istanbul International Short Film Festival
Turkey
7-14 November 2007

www.istanbulfilmfestival.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

The London leg of this show opened last week ? I actually made it for once!

Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2007
Club Row, Rochelle School
Arnold Circus, London E2 7ES
10 Oct – 4 Nov 2007
www.newcontemporaries.org.uk

Director:
Laurie Hill

Some nice news …

LAURIE HILL – My life at 40, winner of the INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MEDIA ART FESTIVAL AWARD 2007

Official release says:

?On Saturday 29 September the nominated films were presented in the film theatre of festival centre Amicitia in Leeuwarden after which the prize … was awarded by the Media Art Festival.

Students from around the globe can submit their work for the ISMAF AWARD. The panel of judges consisted of Tijmen Hauer, filmmaker and curator Amsterdam, Marten Winters, artist and curator Leeuwarden, Marie-Jeanne van Ameln, Galerie Sign Groningen and Nadine Bors. Their criteria where, amongst others, intention, storyline/narrative, technical presentation, originality and the relationship between image and sound.

During the Media Art Festival 2007 all works nominated for the ISMAF AWARD 2007 were exhibited in the Videoskoop at Galerie Sign in Groningen.?

Director:
Laurie Hill

Programmes:
International Panorama
Special International Programme For Children

Cinanima
Espinho, Portugal
5 – 11 November 2007

www.cinanima.pt

Director:
Laurie Hill

Tindirindis International Animation Film Festival
Vilnius, Lithuania
25 – 28 October 2007

www.tindirindis.lt

Director:
Laurie Hill

VAD
International Video and Digital Arts Festival
Girona, Spain
17 – 21 October 2007

www.vadfestival.net

Director:
Laurie Hill

British Council ?outstanding British animation? reel

Anim?Est
International Animated Film Festival
Bucharest, Romania
5-16 October, 2007

www.animest.ro

Director:
Laurie Hill

‘My Life At 40′ is nominated for an ISMAF Award at Media Art Friesland

Media Art Friesland
The Netherlands
20-30 September 2007

www.mediaartfriesland.nl

Blurb says:
‘The Media Art Friesland Festival 2007 is the 11th edition of the festival. The festival is an international platform for audiovisual arts, as video, film, new media, sound, installations and Internet in the province of Friesland and Groningen. The main locations are Leeuwarden, Drachten, Beetsterzwaag and Groningen.’

Director:
Laurie Hill

Ottawa International Animation Festival,
Canada
19 – 23 September 2007

http://ottawa.awn.com/

Director:
Laurie Hill

LA Shorts Fest
Los Angeles, USA
5 – 16 September 2007

www.lashortsfest.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

My First Taste of Death

Best Animated Student Short (Special Award For Animation) at
10th Shanghai International Film Festival
16 – 24 June 2007

www.siff.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

Taiwan International Animation Festival
28 September – 7 October 2007
Taipei, Taiwan

www.ctfa.org.tw/tiaf

Director:
Laurie Hill

Calgary International Film Festival
Alberta, Canada
21 – 30 September 2007

www.calgaryfilm.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Ontario, Canada
15 – 23 September 2007
www.cinefest.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

Date: August 16th
Event: A World of Shorts (a WSFF event)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

?Throughout the year, the Worldwide Short Film Festival partners with the National Film Board of Canada to present monthly screenings of short films.?

Director:
Laurie Hill

Nice piece of news here – I’ve been selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2007 with My First Taste Of Death.

It’s starting very soon! Shame I’m not going to make the launch – ho hum …

New Art Gallery
Gallery Square
Walsall WS2 8LG

www.artatwalsall.org.uk

pv
Thursday 12 July, 6-8pm

then runs
13 July – 2 SeptemberOpen Tues – Sat (and Bank Holidays Mondays), 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm

later in the year it will be touring to a couple of other vebues and cities – will post dates when I have them.

Director:
Laurie Hill

25FPS International Short Experimental Film and Video Festival
Zagreb, Croatia
25 ? 30 Sept 2007

www.25fps.hr

Director:
Laurie Hill

Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival
London, UK
28 July – 3 August 2007

www.sohoshorts.co.uk

Blurb says:
?The Festival will be taking place in 16 venues across the West End?

Director:
Laurie Hill

10th Shanghai International Film Festival
‘International Student Shorts Competition’
16 – 24 June 2007

www.siff.com

Director:
Laurie Hill

54th Sydney Film Festival
Sydney, Australia
8-24 June 2007

http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org

Director:
Laurie Hill

CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
12-17 June 2007

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com/index.html