Whippoorwill Films

20/07/2016

Our short Wild Life screened last week in Rugby as part of an event organised by Flatpack and Leamington Underground Cinema. It has been ages since it was shown publicly so lovely to be involved!
http://flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/short

14/10/2014

The delightful Greenhorn Short Film Festival is back in November and tickets are available now! There will be talks, industry sessions, crafting, drinking, and (of course) short films. 'Wild Life' screened there a couple of years ago and we love it.
http://www.greenhornfestival.com/programme-2014/

Below is the full list of the events for Greenhorn Short Film Festival 2014. Please click on the event title for further information about each one or use the drop down menu below the programme tab.

28/08/2014

London Short Film Festival are holding a fundraising event on Sept 9th featuring live music, short films, and DJS. LSFF have been very good to us over the years and we love them. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-short-film-festival-domino-publishing-present-after-many-a-summer-dies-the-swan-tickets-12577298037

Show your support for LSFF at a one-off evening of live music, short films and DJs, presented in partnership with Domino Publishing.Celebrate the death of summer and the sprint towards the 12th London Short Film Festival in January 2015. We're proud to present a programme which includes: -The Wo…

02/07/2014

One of our favourite fests 'London Short Film Festival' is now open for submissions for 2015. We've been screened there a few times (most recently Telecommunicosmos' premiere in 2013) and it's always a treat. A truly interesting celebration of short film and a wonderful place to be screened. http://shortfilms.org.uk/lsff12/

This year we're using a new submissions platform built by our close partners Shooting People called flock. You can enter your films, track how your submissions are doing and communicate with the festival team through here.

04/06/2014

Pleased to say that 'Wild Life' will screen in the cinema tent at this weekend's Lunar Festival.

It looks like a grand event and even features a set by our production designer's favourite band, British Sea Power. Maybe they'll see some of her home-made animals.

Thanks to Leamington Underground Cinema for selecting our short.
http://lunarfestival.co.uk/

We are delighted to announce that Temples, whose debut charted at #7 this week, will be playing the Saturday of this year's Lunar Festival!

25/05/2014

Our DOP and pal, Lewis Davies, is branching out into motion graphics. Clever old thing. Check out his most recent work. https://vimeo.com/96219166

Director: Piccia Neri Motion Graphics: Lewis Davies Illustrations: Clare Mallison

25/04/2014

The East End Film Festival are fundraising to ensure they can run their free events and to help keep the festival independent.

We had our first ever festival screening there in 2007 and were programmed again in 2012. We love it! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eeff/east-end-film-festival

Help London's East End Film Festival to keep creating the cinematic experiences that no other festival can.

21/03/2014

Pleased that Cineme have included 'Telecommunicosmos' on their site. It joins Wild Life and lots of other great shorts http://www.cinemefilms.com/index.php?com=films&display=show&id=228

CineMe provides a platform for short and independent filmmakers to showcase their work. Use our CineMe website to upload your videos and to interact with other like minded creatives. CineMe - Your films, your cinema.

03/03/2014

Our latest 5 minute short film 'Telecommunicosmos' is now available to watch online.

This short comedy dares to ask the question, 'is it safe to manipulate the universe to send invites to your Coq-au-Vin night, and what happens when a dark force intercepts and RSVPs?'

It has screened at a number of film festivals and short film nights including the 2013 London Short Film Festival and 2013 Hamburg International Short Film Festival.

Please watch and share!
http://vimeo.com/53213448

Vimeo is the home for high-quality videos and the people who love them.

21/02/2014

A blog post about the new Whippoorwill Films design created by the delightful Aaron Griffin.
http://kevinmaynard.co.uk/2014/02/13/whippoorwill-films-logo-from-aaron-griffin/

The idea of creating a new logo for Whippoorwill Films had been knocking around for some time. The old silhouetted bird on a yellow disc had been quite effective but now seemed too basic and stale....

20/02/2014

Whippoorwill Films are back on the internet! That's right, we have a website again. Check it out and watch our films, learn about our work and marvel at how user friendly WordPress must be if even idiots like us can build a website.
http://whippoorwillfilms.com/

Since 2006 Whippoorwill Films has been the production company home of short filmmaker Kevin Maynard. Topics covered so far include: insomnia, monsters, cakes, itchiness, animals, and the cosmos.

31/12/2013

Back in early 2012 we braved the cold weather to make a very silly music video for the track 'Stronger' by the Scottish band Western Alliance. It tells the story of three little cars and what it takes to be a winner. The band have recently added it to their Reverbnation so take a look. http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/artist_videos/226475?sel_video_id=12300669&autoplay=true

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