Thursday, October 07, 2004
My RESFEST 2004 (San Francisco) Favorites
After attending the RESFEST Digital Film Festival in San Francisco this past weekend, I thought I would recap my favorites even though they were all interesting. The festival is touring a large number of cities this year so check the RESFEST festival site to see if it’s coming your way!
Short films:
Brand Spanking (UK, 2004) by John-Paul Harney
In his graduation film, he has created a great spoof on the corporate branding and marketing to schools these days.
http://www.nftsanimation.org/JohnPaul_Harney.htm
Rare Exports, Inc. (Finland, 2003) by Jalmari Helander
A slightly dark comedic promotional video about what a fictional Finnish business exports.
http://www.woodpeckerfilm.fi/jalmarihelanderb11.html
The Man Without A Head (France, 2003) by Juan Solanas
One of the most beautiful and elegant shorts in the festival.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812626/
Cinema Electronica:
Biting Tongues: Faultline (UK, 2004) by Vernie Yeung
Vertical scrolling cityscape with haunting music.
http://www.faultline.co.uk
Jonathan Glazer Retrospective:
An amazing series of commercial work from this master.
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmpeople/249142/main?htv=12