Kougar Media

08/04/2023

Introducing Birthday Boy Film at Roze Filmdagen. 🍿🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

📸: Jordi Pros 🙏

12/03/2023

Our debut project, and National Film and Television School graduation work of Leo LeBeau used to have a very popular Instagram page! 😜

Sadly it got mistaken for something sinister (lol) and taken down never to be returned. 🥲

Here are a selection of our prior posts documenting the project’s festival journey!

29/12/2022

Our next Iris highlight was getting back on the road with Iris on the Move!!

The annual Iris Prize road-trip took place in the spring and visited Cardiff, Manchester, Plymouth, Swansea, Newcastle, Aberystwyth, Bournemouth, Bangor, Liverpool, Blackpool, and Brighton. Seven award winning short films from the 2021 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival were chosen to tour the UK one of the highlights was double award winning BABA, written and directed by Sam Arbor and Adam Ali – and only the second British film to take both main awards at Iris Prize.

29/10/2022

11/04/2022

🇨🇭Birthday Boy is coming to Zurich!🇨🇭

We have been nominated for the Short Film Award at Pink Apple Filmfestival and we’re so excited! 🎬🥳

Full screening details at: https://tinyurl.com/Pinkapplefilm

Thank you for your continued support, we could never have made this film without all of you. 🥰🏳️‍🌈



Directed, co-written and produced by Leo Lebeau
Co-written and produced by James Bell

Starring Sebastian Emerson, Selma Alkaff, Ted Reilly, Katie Pattinson, Paul Keating, Hannah McIver, Jaina Brock, Bex Hainsworth

Director of Photography
Michael Filocamo

Production Designer
Ellen Beaufoy

Editor
Will Winfield

Casting Director
Sharon Sorrentino

Costume Designer
Simon Ekrelius

Composer
Saul Bragman

Sound Designer
Adam Shuttleworth

Associate Producers
Adrian Mani
Remi Rana Allen
Colin Merry

Line Producer
Emanuela Borruso

1st Assistant Director
Jonay Sevillano Regalado

2nd Assistant Director
Mireia G. Dalmau

3rd Assistant Director
Mathilde Levesque

1st Assistant Camera
Tonino Petruzzellis Senor

2nd Assistant Camera
Beatrice Dagama
Bernat Bonaventura
Camilla Valli

Steadicam Operator
Beaumont V G Pritchard-James

Gaffer
Evance Bretuil

Sparks
Baptise Congard
Junior Day

Production Sound Mixer
Sam Jenkins

Sound Mixer & 1st Assistant Sound
Griff Miles

2nd Assistant Sound
Jake Hickey
Luise Guertler

Script Supervisor
Michaela Minciotti

Hair & Make-up
Lou Hart
Tegan Thewlis
Maddy McNerney
Danielle Sambrook

Costume Assistant
Finley Lucas

Art Director
Benjamyn Lyall

Art Assistant
Eleanor Dolan

Stills Photographer
Alfio Sambataro

Additional Stills
Breanne Krause

Production Coordinator
Fabiana Tesauro

Production Assistants
Holly Androlia
Grace Nicholls
Ivonne Gofre
Pia Kauser
Sarah Barron
Rachel Carr
Charlie Sexton
Oscar Luckin
Harrison Benett
Felix Cole

Stunt Coordinator
Benjamin Farry

Lead Compositor
Jonas Almeida

Digital Compositor
Claus Pacheco

Colourist & Online Editor
Marco Valerio Caminiti

Editing Consultant
Paulo Pandolpho

Credits Illustrations
James Bell

Motion GFX Artist
Olga Gunderich

Motion GFX Animator
Benjamyn Lyall

Violin
Natalia Tsupryk

Sound Post Production by
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Supporting Artists
Anushka Samarasingh
Ash Wu
Ayumi Fuller
Becky Chan-Lok
Cairo Nevitt
Cezar Sirbu
Daniel King
Ewelina Dziedzic
Faith Kiggundu
Faris Khan
Gabriella Chly
Grace Albert
Grace Nicholls
Hannah Omisore
Jason Kwan
Jenny Kuznetsova
Jorge Fernandes
Kurtis Huke
Leah Glater
Leoni L.
Maya Barter
Nathan Trotman
Nia Campbell
Olivia Sirley
Paige Windsor
Rachel Howard
Rajaul Hoque
Stella Segalerba
Talia K

Thank you to our generous backers
Aaron DaBell
Addie Gardiner
Alison Bender
Barnaby Forrest Royce
Becki Shepperson
Benjamin Griggs
Bernadette Shipley
Bhavna Patel
Chris Allen
Daniel Chowdhury
David Bailey
Gabrielle Cooper
Ilhan Hartigan
James Gardner
Jane Bell
Jessica McLean
John Boyle
John Brock
Jordan Hoxsie
Joseph Jackson
Lee Bierman
Lee Thompson
Lisa Changadveja
Mariam Kauser
Matteo Durgin Paint Forge
Noémie Scheidegger
Oliver Astbury
Phil Reilly
Regina M Prestefelippe
Samy Soussi
Steve William Laible
Venetia Hawkes
Xavier Segers
Yam Yadlin
Zara Richardson

and all of our Kickstarter backers!

Special thanks
Ash Wu
Asher Tlalim
BAFTA & Prince William Scholarship
Balint Csaki
Beaconsfield Film Society
Ben Hunte
Bhargav Patel
Cambell Kenneford
Cut & Cork Ltd
Davenies School
Hall Barn Estates
Hugo Hernandez
Ingrid Miller
Linda Shire
Loro Esteso
Michael Pearce
Mika Simmons
Olympia Christofinis
Panalux
Rose Harvey
Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
Sargent-Disc Scholarship
Scott Miles
Shoutout LGBT radio
Slavica Rockov
Steff Barnett
Stella Whalley
Steve Smith
The Apple Tree & Bohemia Films
Warner Bros Creative Talent
Xavier Segers

In loving memory of Emma Bender

‘Daughter’ performed by Ryan Cassata courtesy of BMI

A National Film & Television School
Bridge to Industry film

supported by Kickstarter

for The National Film & Television School
Executive Producers
JON WARDLE
VENETIA HAWKES

National Film and Television School

BIRTHDAY BOY

© Kougar Media

19/11/2021

Our music video for CRISP&CLASSY is OUT NOW!!! 🚀

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Directed and produced by Leo Lebeau & James Bell
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Starring
Kat Knix Plushy
of CRISP&CLASSY
And introducing
Anthelme Guirkinger
Henrique Mesquita
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Cinematography by
Arushi Chugh
Editing by
Janka Troeber
Colourist
Marco Valerio Caminiti
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Costume & Styling
Tudor Covaciu
Styling Assistant
Luena Paulino
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Thank you
Chema Diaz
Paul Palm
Vintage Garage Greenwich
Wig Styling
StyledbyVodka
Wigs
StyledbyVodka & Man Wigs
Makeup
Alberto Papparotto
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Steadicam Operator
Junior Agyeman Owusu
1st Assistant Camera
Charlotte Vernet
2nd Assistant Camera
Wilfred Jevons
Gaffer
Evance Breteuil
Sparks
George Castle
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Executive Producer
James Bell
1st Assistant Director
Jenny Kuznetsova
Production Assistants
Rajaul Hoque Stella Whalley
BTS & Stills
Benedetta Giulanelli
Photography
Alex Matraxia
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Supporting Artists
Alexander Atherton
Aliza M
Deanna Jade
Drew
Fo
João C
Kam
Nur
Polka Dot
Rikki
Rosa
Rosie Posie
Simona Martini
Sorin Varga
Stu Gray
Twyla 'T-dog' Lidén

Audio Producing and Writing CRISP&CLASSY
Audio Mixing
Ben Andrewes
Audio Mastering
Luis Bonilla at Black Saloon Studios

Thank you to ALL IndieGogo Donors
Special Thanks to
Gabriela Munteanu
Radu Adrian
Dabela Ioana Deac
Adrian Grosaru
J Dee

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