Jerwood First Film Shorts Prize 2002 (Rarely-Done Juan)
Special Mention, Budapest Short Film Festival 2006 (Pilot For A 22nd Century Sitcom)
Special Mention, IndieLisboa’09 6th Lisbon Independent International Film Festival (It’s Nick’s Birthday)
Festivals
Our short films have showed at festivals across the world including:
Commonwealth Film Festival Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film Festival Chorlton Arts Festival Where Is The Love? Bucharest Short Film Festival up-and-coming International Film Festival Hannover 19th Stuttgart Filmwinter Warrington Film Festival Brno 16 International Competitive Festival of Short Films Jugendmedienfestival Berlin 5th Reggio Film Festival International Videofestival Bochum Festival Of Nations, Austria Talent Circle Super Shorts Film Festival Phoenix Independent Short Film Festival Budapest Short Film Festival Malescorto Seventh International Short Film Festival Anonimul International Independent Film Festival EXiS Experimental Film Festival in Seoul Antimatter Underground Film Festival Cinem@tic Alternative Film/Video Festival, Serbia The Sci-Film Festival Wrexham IndieLisboa Lisbon International Short Film Festival Glimmer Hull International Short Film Festival
It's Nick's Birthday: Over a all-day drinking session, the dreams of a troubled romantic and his companions are worn away by ennui and isolation. With songs and dancing. Written and directed by Mr Cole, music by Aidan Smith.
MUSIC:
The Prelude – Live At The Zanzibar: Our live performance DVD of the Liverpool-based, Derry-born band featuring interviews with the chaps, as well as extras in the form of a hazy, euphoric morning-after jam session. Directed by Mr Burke.
Pilot For A 22nd Century Sitcom: 2112 AD - a smug scientist is pushed to his limits when his domestic goddess wife gets the nuclear fear and can no longer see the point in doing her chores. Pilot was directed by Mr Cole and has played at 18 festivals across three continents, and received a Special Mention from the jury at the Budapest Short Film Festival.
SHORT FILM:
A Case of Making the Knife Fit the Wound:In a cruel and corrupt world, two poor young sisters are visited by a book salesman with a dark secret in his briefcase. Directed by Mr Cole and premiered at the 4th Commonwealth Film Festival.
The Institute's films are created at our sprawling modular complex, Zoomcitta, in England's North West.
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Graduated: 2001
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Screen Studies
Minor: Imaginative Writing
1998 to 2001
Brooklands College
Weybridge, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Major: English Literature
Minor: Media Studies, History
Clubs: The P'Tangi Warriors
L'Institute Zoom are a film and video making collective based in Liverpool, Manchester and Keighley, with parallel interests in music, photography, balloons and and the propagation of the human race. We set up in 2003, we being Graeme Cole, Mick Sugden and Anselm Burke, aided by a variety of genetic mutants and grotesque, highly trained audio-visual professionals.
As well as writing, directing and producing our own short films we are available to hire for bands looking for music videos and live event recording - you can message us through this myspace page.
For more thorough reports on what we do and to join our mailing list (for screening announcements and project updates) please visit our real website: www.zoomcitta.co.uk
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Here comes our homemade, Super-8 musical...
« It's Nick's Birthday »
songs by Aidan Smith - directed by Graeme Cole
SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JURY, INDIELISBOA'09 INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Over an all-day drinking session, the dreams of a troubled romantic and his companions are worn away by ennui and isolation.
Our new short film is currently screening at festivals around the world. Please visit www.zoomcitta.co.uk to sign up for updates on when and where you can see it.
Capturing the unconventional handcrafted aesthetic of Aidan Smith’s songs, this is a musical for those who wouldn’t normally go near one. The dancing creaks and the vocals strain when four ordinary folk attempt to impose meaning and colour on their mundane and aimless lives. Sundays don’t come with a three-act structure, and we don’t have hidden reserves of magical talent. We have mood swings, private theories and temporary epiphanies.
Who I'd like to meet: film fans who want something different
filmmakers in the North West of England
anyone who makes or loves lo-fi diy independent manifestations of warped imaginations
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Welcome to the Thingumajigs' virtual sphere of friendship and thanks for the add. We're glad you appreciate our music.
Drop beats, not bombs. Make music, not wars. Drink tea, not monkey urine. Thingumajigs is a good time band so always remember to get thingumajiggywithit - YEAH!
No noodles today I'm afraid but I do have an invitation. If you might be in the Preston area tonight we're having a free premiere screening of our new short! Hooray!
Greetings fellow filmmaker! Thanks for the request...strangely I saw your good self on kinofilm's friends list last night and thought I had sent you a request...great minds etc Anyway have some kisses xxx
