01.12.11 Designer/Director Jun Iwakawa has a new website showcasing his freelance work, and a new 2011 showreel: www.juniwakawa.com. You can also visit his vimeo page. 09.09.11 More festival news as Paper Daydream has been selected for screening as part of the 'Free Fall' program at this year's Linoleum Festival of Contemporary Animation and Media Art. The program has been divided into 6 sessions and Paper Daydream is in Part 1. More details have been released on their blog here. 06.09.11 Back on the festival trail and we're delighted that Paper Daydream has been officially selected for screening at this year's Cutout Festival, Mexico. Details to follow soon! 31.07.11 Finishing compositing work on a short animation, Happy Harada, directed and produced by the talented Mr PAAL. So keep a look out for that in the festival circuit later this year. Next up, a small role in helping with the finishing touches to a documentary short, Yadorigi - A village in Portraits, by Eiji Iwakawa, who directed, produced and edited this beautiful film. Follow the link for the trailer and more! 10.06.11 Paper Daydream has been officially selected for screening in competition at this years Blue Plum Animation Festival held in Johnson City, Tennessee this month. 17.03.11 We're delighted to announce that Paper Daydream has won the Grand Jury Award: Best in Animation at this years Washington DC Independent Film Festival. 27.01.11 Paper Daydream has been officially selected for screening in competition at this years Washington DC Independent Film Festival which runs from 3rd to 13th March! 07.12.10 LSFF have released the 2011 screening details and Paper Daydream will be shown on Saturday 15th January at 12 midday as part of 'New Shorts 15: Landscapes' programme at the Curzon Soho. 30.11.10 Paper Daydream has been selected for screening at the 8th London Short Film Festival in January next year! 23.09.10 We're pleased to announce that Paper Daydream will be screened at the Canterbury Anifest 2010! 01.09.10 Paper Daydream has been officially selected to screen in competition in the Brief Encounters Best of British programme as part of the Encounters International Festival 2010! 02.07.10 Paper Daydream has been voted Best Original Design 2010 by the Animation Block Party jury at its world premiere in NY! 26.06.10 We're chuffed to announce that Paper Daydream will have its world premiere at the Animation Block Party's 7th Annual Festival in NYC, USA on 31st July at BAMcinematek. For more details please visit the festival programs page. 01.02.10 After a year in production our short animated film, Paper Daydream, directed by Jun Iwakawa, has finally been completed. A HUGE thanks to: Tim Sutton (sound design and music), Jet Omoshebi (Colourist), Vincent Schmitt (hand model) and producer Anke Schiemann for helping make it happen. We're currently busy preparing it for the festival circuit. More news later... 16.04.09 Our short film, Franklin Haywire will be screened at The East London Film Festival at Rich Mix on Friday 24th April from 7.00pm as part of 'Black Representation On Screen'. As a late selection, there is no mention on the online programme although it will appear on the press releases. To buy tickets please click here. 17.07.08 Jun Iwakawa has just finished work on the titles for Odd Girl Out Productions film, The Solitary Life Of Cranes directed by Eva Weber. Funded by The Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation, the film had its premiere at the Britdoc Festival where it won best film. 01.05.08 Open Days and Visits has a second screening with Rotoreliefs on Sunday 4th May at 14.00. The venue this time round is at the Vibe Bar (The Old Truman Brewery) on Brick Lane. Once again, Sinclair Obiora will be attending to talk about his work. 10.03.08 Our Harmonics promo has been selected for screening at the 5th International Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF 5), running between the 25-30 March this year. For full programme details please visit here. 20.01.08 The moves07 tour continues with Harmonics screenings confirmed on the 24th January in Antwerp, Belgium, as part of the Ampersdans Festival, and at The Dukes cinema in Lancaster on 25th March. 11.01.08 Open Days and Visits directed by Sinclair Obiora, will be screened at Rotoreliefs on Tuesday 15th January, starting at 19.00 at Borough High St, nr London Bridge. As part of the programme, Sinclair will be present to talk about his work. 01.10.07 Launch of the revised PLOT23 site: Basically a simplified site, stripped of irrelevant clutter. Apologies for the lack of a showreel but we're on the case and it will be uploaded in due course. 25.09.07 Harmonics has been accepted into two more festivals. The first of which is Kinofest - International Digital Film Festival, which takes place on 13th to 14th October in Bucharest, Romania. The venue is the magnificent National Museum of Contemporary Art in The Palace of Parliament. Following this is the Cinem@tic 2007 Short Film Festival in Birmingham, where it will be screened at the IMAX Cinema, Millennium Point on Wednesday 17th October in the evening. To book seats at either festivals, please visit their websites. 16.07.07 The Portobello Film Festival takes place this year between Sunday 1st August and Saturday 21 August, with free film screenings. You can catch Harmonics on Sunday 18th August at the Inn on the Green. 01.06.07 As part of the moves07 touring programme, Harmonics will be screened around the UK and internationally, starting from July 2007 to March 2008. Details are being released as and when they have been confirmed on the moves07 - Manchester and the North West Film Festival website. 20.05.07 Our Harmonics experimental music video, directed by Jun Iwakawa, has been selected for screening at the moves07 - Manchester and the North West Film Festival. Screening dates are on Thursday 14th and Sunday 17th of June. » top		SCREENINGS Paper Daydream Cutout Festival 2011 : 10-12.11.11 (Queretaro, Mexico) Linoleum Festival of Contemporary Animation and Media Art : 30.09.11, 01.10.11 (Moscow, Russia) Blue Plum Animation Festival 2011 : 06.11 (Tennessee, USA) Washington DC Independent Film Festival 2011 : 3-13.03.11 (Washington DC, USA) London Short Film Festival 2011 : 15.01.11 (London, UK) Encounters International Film Festival 2010 : 18 & 20.11.10 (Bristol, UK) Anifest, Animation Festival 2010 : 09.10.10 (Canterbury, UK) Animation Block Party 2010 : 31.07.10 (NYC, USA) Open Days and Visits (Lateduster Promo) Rotorelief at the Vibe Bar : Sun 08.05.08 (London, UK) Rotorelief at the Roxy Bar and Screen : Tues 15.01.08 (London, UK) Harmonics (Fridge Promo) BEFF 5 (Bangkok Experimental Film Festival) : 30.03.08 (Bangkok, Thailand) The Dukes Cinema (moves07 tour) : 25.03.08 (Lancaster, UK) BBC Big Screens (moves07 tour) : From 01.03.08 (Manchester, Leeds, Rotherham, Birmingham, Bradford, Hull, Derby - UK) British Dance Edition 2008 - BBC Big Screens (moves07 tour) : 25.01 - 07.02.08 (Liverpool, UK) Ampersdans Festival (moves07 tour) : 24.01.08 (Antwerp, Belgium) Rostov-upon-Don (moves07 tour) : 13-16.12.07 (Rostov-upon-Don, Russia) Chelyabinsk (moves07 tour) : 02.12.07 (Chelyabinsk, Russia) Videodanza (moves07 tour) : 06-11.11.07 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Salford University (moves07 tour) : 24.10.07 (Manchester, UK) Cinem@tic2007, Short Film Festival (IMAX cinema) : 17.10.07 (Birmingham, UK) Kinofest, International Digital Film Festival : 13 and 14.10.07 (Bucharest, Romania) Commonwealth Film Festival (moves07 tour) : 16 and 30.09.07 (St Petersburg, Russia) Portobello Film Festival 2007 : Sat 18.08.07 (London, UK) moves07 - Manchester and The North West Film Festival : 14 and 17.06.07 (Manchester, UK) Franklin Haywire (Short) East London Film Festival - Rich Mix : Fri 24.04.09 at 7.00pm Propeller TV - Sky (Channel 195) : Sat 27.01.07 at 12.29am Propeller TV - Sky (Channel 195) : Thur 21.12.06 at 11.04pm Performance Channel - Sky (Channel 271), Telewest (Channel 312) : Tues 14.11.06 from 9.00pm Propeller TV - Sky (Channel 195) : Wed 02.08.06 at 12.30am Propeller TV - Sky (Channel 195) : Sat 18.03.06 at 12.00am Kemistry Gallery : 02.02.06 from 7.00pm (London, UK) Portobello Film Festival 2005 : 13.08.05 (London, UK) Silver (Bonobo Promo) Mezzo Classic Jazz TV : 2007, CanalSat (Channel 701) The Good Ship : Tues 11.07.06 (London, UK) Kemistry Gallery : 02.02.06 from 7.00pm (London, UK) Portobello Film Festival 2006 : 19.08.05 (London, UK) PRESS / AWARDS Academy - The Journal of the British Academy of Film & Television Arts - August 2001, Issue 10. 'Talent Spotting - Focusing on Tomorrow's Generation of Movers and Shakers'. Paper Daydream: Grand Jury Award: Best in Animation - DC Independent Film Festival 2011 - Washington DC, USA. Best Original Design - Animation Block Party 2010 - NYC, USA. » top