RAVAN Productions

26/04/2019

In case you missed it!

10/04/2019

03-04-19 – Our film took home Best Editing at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. Just look at the beaming faces of co-producers, father-daughter duo, Natalie and Daryl …

10/04/2019

A rare invitation into Boris Vansier’s attic reveals a seventy year archive of paintings, the life’s work of a noted artist who’s as prolific as he is charming.

10/04/2019

Would you look at that! Somehow this slipped past our noses, but our film Boris: A Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man was included in the 2018 edition of Festival Internacional de Medellin. We missed this Columbian adventure but are glad to hear the film was seen by more curious minds nonetheless!

03/04/2019

The pride of the tribe.

21/03/2019

A Boris Vansier painting a day at 365 Days Of Boris.

One of Boris Vansier's paintings will be posted every day on 365 Days Of Boris. It is day 008.

14/03/2019

Congratulations to Jon Rafman for his inclusion in the La Biennale di Venezia 2019! When Matus and Natalie were at Arsenal Contemporary Art Contemporain in 2015-16, they co-created the vlog Article. Their final episode/interview was with on the occasion of his exhibition at Arsenal Montreal. Listen to this thoughtful artist speak on the recurring themes in his already impressive corpus of work, one that has left an impact that far exceeds the number of years we've known this artist.

Jon Rafman at Arsenal Montreal July 14, to October 15, 2016

14/03/2019

When Chris Sorensen takes on a new student, he does so after carefully identifying certain traits in the rider that reveal a comprehensive investment in the equestrian industry. Chris explains how and why his mentorships are geared towards "complete students of the sport."

Chapter Three: Students of The Sport
Series: Bridging the Transatlantic Gap
Interview subject: Chris Sorensen - Director of Sorensen Stables
Videography & editing by Director Matus Racek
Interviews/co-editing by Producer Natalie Vansier
Project management by Creative Director Will Sorensen
Special thanks to Whitney Sorensen & Phelps Media Group's Elaine Wessel.

Shot in and around Maastricht, Netherlands in Fall, 2018.

When Chris Sorensen takes on a new student, he does so after carefully identifying certain traits in the rider that reveal a comprehensive investment in the equestrian…

14/03/2019

Chris Sorensen moved to the Netherlands to be at the heart of the equestrian industry, giving his North American clients unprecedented access to the world's top performance horses. Here's how he finds them.

Chapter Two: Selecting Champions
Series: Bridging The Transatlantic Gap
Interview Subject: Chris Sorensen - Director of Sorensen Stables
Videography & editing by Director Matus Racek
Interviews/co-editing by Producer Natalie Vansier
Project management by Creative Director Will Sorensen
Special thanks to Whitney Sorensen & Phelps Media Group's Elaine Wessel.

Shot in the Netherlands in Fall, 2018.

Chris Sorensen moved to the Netherlands to be at the heart of the equestrian industry, giving his North American clients unprecedented access to the world's…

14/03/2019

We recently completed a narrative branding project for Sorensen Stables featuring an overhaul of their . Matus Racek led the project with a 5-part video series, co-produced by interviewer Natalie Vansier and project manager Will Sorensen, entitled "Bridging the Transatlantic Gap" starring , Chris Sorensen. The title speaks to the being necessarily located at the intersection of two continents - Europe and North America. With the majority of horses being bred and sold from Europe to match the incredible number of international competitions occurring in European countries on a weekly basis, the fastest growing sector of amateur and professional riders is happening in North America where demand for has reached sky high. If you aren't willing to dive into every aspect of this industry you likely wouldn't be able to keep up! The admirable stamina, multi-faceted focus, incredible discipline and calm professionalism of an athlete like Chris Sorensen is required to get to the top. Find out how he does it starting with "Chapter One: The Return to Europe," which looks at his personal history as a rider which took him to Europe, Canada, the United States and finally, back overseas to the .

Chris Sorensen looks back on a lifetime of professional riding and what brought him back to Europe after years as a top competitor in North America.