(Wild Horses Still: Joan, played by Emma Curtis)
London, 12th April 2017: The National Film and Television School (NFTS) today announces that for the sixth year running a film made by its students has been selected for this year’s Cinéfondation short film selection at the Cannes film festival (17th-28th May 2017).
Wild Horses, directed and written by Rory Alexander Stewart and produced by Rebecca Smith, was picked from 2600 works submitted by film schools from all over the world and is one of just 16 films selected for the Cinéfondation short film programme.
Rory Alexander Stewart says: “It’s a huge honour for our film to be selected at Cinéfondation. I would like to thank the whole team for their efforts and look forward to seeing the screening with the team at Cannes!”
(L to R: Rory Stewart, Director / Emma Curtis, ‘Joan’ / Adam Batchelor, 1st AD / Lucy Noble, Script Supervisor / Samira Oberberg, Cinematographer / Rusty Dent, ‘Derek Smith’ - with Horse Master Samantha Dent and colleague)
Film synopsis
Joan’s efforts at teenage rebellion are frustrated by her illness and her overbearing mother, until her increasingly vivid dreams and an overzealous tutor inspire her to realise her independence.
Wild Horses was made by a group of graduating NFTS students including Rory Alexander Stewart, Director/ Writer; Rebecca Smith, Producer; Samira Oberberg, Cinematographer; Celetria Kimmins, Production Designer; Sophie Halton, Production Manager; Fiona Brands, Editor; Nick Olorenshaw, Production Sound Mixer; Ashley Sinani, 1st Assistant Sound; Segun Akinola, Composer; Michael Roy Johnson, Sound Editor & Re-recording Mixer; Kelvin Chim, CG Artist; Gillian Simpson, Compositor; Alex Davis, Colourist & Online Editor.
(L to R: Seated - Nick Olorenshaw, Sound Recordist / Samira Oberberg, Cinematographer / Rory Stewart, Director / Lucy Noble, Script Supervisor. L to R: Standing - Basia Wojas, Make Up Artist / Ed Kilpatrick, Gaffer / Amadea Kimmins, Art Department Assistant / Celestria Kimmins, Production Designer)
The Cinéfondation prizes will be awarded at a ceremony on Friday 26th May at 4:30 p.m. in the Buñuel theatre in the Palais des Festivals.
For more information, please visit https://nfts.co.uk/
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Contact for further information:
Vicky Hewlett, Head of PR and Communications, NFTS: VHewlett@nfts.co.uk
