Today
Time and tide
Title of film: Heaven Is On My Side (short film)
Director: Marco Espirito Santo
Production Company: La Push
Director: Marco Espirito Santo
Production Company: La Push
Pairing Christian symbolism with surfing, Portuguese director Marco Espirito Santo’s film demonstrates the beautifully complex power dynamic between a surfer and their waves. 1.4 speaks to Marco about shooting on film, the importance of sound and the birth of his new creative studio LaPush, a collaboration with Brazilian filmmaker Del Reginato.
V I E W
23rd September 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
Weekend chill: The fusion of visuals and music will make your heart purr
V I E W
21st September 2022
How To Make Great Films
Title of film: National Network of Abortion Funds, Eff-Urself
Director: Sindha Agha
Production Company: The Corner Shop
Director: Sindha Agha
Production Company: The Corner Shop
What with climate change, the dismantling of women’s reproductive rights, and the lingering loneliness of the pandemic, the world feels like a rather anxiety-inducing place right now. Thank goodness, then, for Sindha Agha, whose viral videos tackle these issues head-on, armed with a down-to-earth demeanour and a wry smile in a bid to help us become “kinder, funnier and calmer creatures”. Channelling personal insights through a gloriously colourful aesthetic that melds collage, stop-motion and conceptual imagery, the Corner Shop director’s most recent campaign for the National Network of Abortion Funds is a brilliantly leftfield riposte to the overturning of Roe vs Wade. She tells Selena Schleh about honouring her Sufi heritage through filmmaking – and why finding the humour in life is imperative.
V I E W
4th September 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
It's all about love, gambling with life, and sheep
V I E W
24th August 2022
Specs appeal
Title of film: The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain (Trailer)
Director: Eugen Merher
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Eugen Merher
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
From a child vampire to a serial killer-turned-hopeless-romantic and a gentle giant impervious to pain, the fascinating, finely-drawn characters that people Eugen Merher’s films are a world apart from film-school stereotypes. Add in a knack for emotional storytelling and whiplash-inducing plot twists, and it’s clear that – like the elderly escape artist in Break Free, a joyful spec spot for adidas - the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg graduate is going places. As his student Oscar-finalist short, The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain, hits the festival circuit, Eugen reflects on his filmmaking journey, from making ‘cheap action flicks’ on a borrowed DV camera to spec spots and feature dreams
V I E W
17th August 2022
Tossed by Fate
Title of film: UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty
Director: Kyra Bartley
Production Company: Finch
Director: Kyra Bartley
Production Company: Finch
Australian director Kyra Bartley is currently on a roll with two recent commercials winning acclaim. The Reluctant Shanty, featuring real-life refugees, was made for the UNHCR to mark this year’s World Refugee Day, while The Smart Network is Here was shot for Vodafone New Zealand. Kyra talks to 1.4 about her latest work.
V I E W
3rd August 2022
Cruel Twists of Fate
Title of film: Sandór Waïss, The Eyes
Director: Sandór Waïss & Ahllem
Director: Sandór Waïss & Ahllem
From producing French hip hop to filming beauty and cruelty in Bolivia - that's the road just travelled by Paris-based musician Sandór Waïss. To accompany the release of an upcoming new album, Sandór Waïss has written and co-directed a short film titled Broken Blue, pulling together three powerful music videos. Best known until now under his hip hop pseudonym, BBP, Sandór Waïss spoke to 1.4 about his move into the spotlight.
V I E W
1st August 2022
Real Strange
Title of film: Sad Night Dynamite, Vol 11
Director: Lucas Hrubizna
Production Company: Blink
Director: Lucas Hrubizna
Production Company: Blink
Curious as to what a modern-day version of Dante’s Purgatorio would look like? In his latest video for Sad Night Dynamite, Lucas Hrubizna uses pioneering volcap technology to summon up a bleak vision of abandoned gas stations, deserted shopping malls and stuttering neon signs, peopled with the souls of the departed. Bringing an experimental and painterly approach to post-production, the Blink director delights in the space where technology meets art. Interweaving surrealist influences with cutting-edge VFX skills to bend the laws of physics and conjure alternative versions of reality, these are mesmerising music videos to make your brain itch while you ponder: is it all a dream?
V I E W
27th July 2022
Sky’s the Limit
Title of film: Funny Farm
Director: Atawhai Charteris
Production Company: BURN
Director: Atawhai Charteris
Production Company: BURN
Five years ago when Atawhai Charteris was 17 he walked the length of New Zealand recording his adventure in a short film of entertaining highs and lows. Now the self-taught filmmaker has taken his craft to new heights with this look into the beautiful, heart stopping art of bodyflying.
V I E W
21st July 2022
The stories behind Uprooted
Title of film: UNHCR, Uprooted
Director: Andzej Gavriss
Production Company: Stink Films
Director: Andzej Gavriss
Production Company: Stink Films
Escaping from the perils of war is just the first step for refugees fleeing from Ukraine. Many suffer from crippling post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, even after finding safety abroad. Latvian film director Andzej Gavriss captured this aspect of their recovery in a powerful film for the UNHCR, called Uprooted. Here, he explains how the project came about.
V I E W
19th July 2022
Six of the best creative commercials
Getting the message across in astonishing ways
V I E W
14th July 2022
The Interview
Title of film: The Interview
Director: Eno Freedman Brodmann
Director: Eno Freedman Brodmann
Eno Freedman Brodmann’s film The Pitch created quite a buzz after winning a silver medal in last year’s 1.4 awards. We asked his collaborator Niccolo Montanari to interview Eno on how he’s currently doing with the dismal business of pitching for commercials. They upped the stakes and delivered a short film: The Interview
V I E W
12th July 2022
Six of the best creative music videos Part 2
Sorrow and joy, a bit of craziness, and today's favourite live performance
V I E W
8th July 2022
Six of the best creative music videos, Part 1
Peace and rage, a kiss on the lips and a kick in the teeth... it’s all here in our latest round-up
V I E W
5th July 2022
Game, set and perfect match
Title of film: Beats by Dre, Move How You Want
Director: Nina Holmgren
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Nina Holmgren
Production Company: Smuggler
We catch up with Danish director Nina Holmgren about shooting the famous for her latest spot for Beats By Dre, and the similarities between top tier tennis playing and filmmaking.
V I E W
30th June 2022
Six of the best Cannes Film Craft: Direction
The Grand Prix, Gold and Silver winners from this year's festival of advertising creativity
V I E W
28th June 2022
Streit Story
Title of film: Joji, Glimpse of Us
Director: Dan Streit
Production Company: Stink Films & Grin Machine
Director: Dan Streit
Production Company: Stink Films & Grin Machine
Filmmaker Dan Streit contrasts the gently soulful lyrics of Joji’s latest single, Glimpse of Us, with the chaos and destructive behaviour of his mates let loose with DV cameras.
V I E W
23rd June 2022
Ghetto Popstar Cinematic Universe’s Big Bang
Title of film: Rodney Chrome, To The Money
Director: Zac Wiesel
Production Company: Unsigned
Director: Zac Wiesel
Production Company: Unsigned
Filmmaker Zachary Wiesel and musician Rodney Chrome’s final hooray as NYU students, To The Money, is an explosion of wit, energy and audacious creative talent.
V I E W
20th June 2022
Six of the best creative commercials
Getting the message across in wondrous ways
V I E W
16th June 2022
VFX skills are Pha-Real deal
Title of film: Pharrell Williams ft. 21 Savage and Tyler the Creator, Cash in Cash Out
Director: François Rousselet
Production Company: DIVISION / ETC
Director: François Rousselet
Production Company: DIVISION / ETC
Not since the days of Morph and his pals on 1980s TV art show Hartbeat have we seen such shocking behaviour from a gang of clay stop-motion scallywags. Based on the concept of the classic Zoetrope projector, this innovative vision from François Rousselet follows Pharrell Williams and co. on a phantasmagoric journey through the whirlwind world of the celebrity rapper. Nightmare or dream, it’s wild and brilliant, and the animators are the stars of the show. Jon Purton from ETC told us what it was like to work on it...
V I E W
14th June 2022
Survival Trap
Title of film: Sons of My Country
Director: Philippe Tempelman
Production Company: Indio Films
Director: Philippe Tempelman
Production Company: Indio Films
Philippe Tempelman’s beautifully crafted and heartbreaking short film (just released online) follows two young boys who leave Morocco in search of a better life in Europe, only to become easy prey for sex trade predators. We talk with the director about how noticing more homeless children on the streets of Stockholm led him to research why and make the film
V I E W
9th June 2022
Fired Up for sure
Title of film: Def Leppard, Fire It Up
Director: Dylan Hayes
Production Company: Knucklehead
Director: Dylan Hayes
Production Company: Knucklehead
Just when we were thinking Knucklehead’s new signing Dylan Hayes was the master of dark, beautifully created and compelling but oh so dark, narratives along comes this feel-good rocker performance piece for Def Leppard, Fire It Up. We talk with the director about pre-planning to the nth degree, working with the legendary band, and why he senses a lot of his other work could be summed up as having a bad trip.
V I E W
6th June 2022
Hidden Talents
Title of film: Pearl Derringer (feat. Margo Price), Little Baby (Premiere)
Director: Kimberly Stuckwisch
Production Company: An Invisibile Inc Production / Repped by Rogue Films UK
Director: Kimberly Stuckwisch
Production Company: An Invisibile Inc Production / Repped by Rogue Films UK
Kimberly Stuckwisch’s films always surprise - whether they are music videos with underlying social messages or zippy musical commercials that are simply good fun. Today it’s our great joy to premiere her thought-provoking visual feast for Pearl Derringer’s track Little Baby. We talk with the musician and director about creating a film that’s laden with stunning metaphors exploring the reality and manipulation of social media. We also catch up with Kimberly’s frequent collaborator musician Angel Olsen and find out what makes them click when creating work together.
V I E W
2nd June 2022
Beautiful brainstorm
Title of film: My Sister Lola
Director: Martin de Thurah
Production Company: Epoch UK/US & Czar
Director: Martin de Thurah
Production Company: Epoch UK/US & Czar
Setting himself rules and allowing the improvisation to flow - Epoch director Martin de Thurah captures the hidden language of sisters in his latest experimental project.
V I E W
31st May 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
We begin with birdsong and end with singing the praises for live performances
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Today
Time and tide
Heaven Is On My Side (short film)
La Push
23rd September 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
Josman, Intro (Director's Cut)
Solab
21st September 2022
How To Make Great Films
National Network of Abortion Funds, Eff-Urself
The Corner Shop
14th September 2022
Six of the best creative commercials
Wear Wool, Not Fossil Fuel
Park Village
9th September 2022
Our Favourite
4th September 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
Dermot Kennedy, Kiss Me
La Pac
30th August 2022
Four Fabulous Fashion Films
Gucci, The Exquisite Campaign
Art Partner
24th August 2022
Specs appeal
The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain (Trailer)
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
19th August 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
Loyle Carner, Georgetown feat. John Agard
Pulse Films
17th August 2022
Tossed by Fate
UNHCR, The Reluctant Shanty
Finch
9th August 2022
1.4 AWARDS OF BRILLIANT FILMMAKING
3rd August 2022
Cruel Twists of Fate
Sandór Waïss, The Eyes
1st August 2022
Real Strange
Sad Night Dynamite, Vol 11
Blink
27th July 2022
Sky’s the Limit
Funny Farm
BURN
21st July 2022
The stories behind Uprooted
UNHCR, Uprooted
Stink Films
19th July 2022
Six of the best creative commercials
Bodyform, #periodsomnia
Somesuch
14th July 2022
The Interview
The Interview
12th July 2022
Six of the best creative music videos Part 2
Eminem & Snoop Dogg, From The D2 The LBC
Nathan Love & London Alley
8th July 2022
Six of the best creative music videos, Part 1
Rimon, 2020
Bleunuit
5th July 2022
Game, set and perfect match
Beats by Dre, Move How You Want
Smuggler
30th June 2022
Six of the best Cannes Film Craft: Direction
Penny, The Wish
Iconoclast Germany
28th June 2022
Streit Story
Joji, Glimpse of Us
Stink Films & Grin Machine
23rd June 2022
Ghetto Popstar Cinematic Universe’s Big Bang
Rodney Chrome, To The Money
Unsigned
20th June 2022
Six of the best creative commercials
UNHCR, Uprooted
Stink Films
16th June 2022
VFX skills are Pha-Real deal
Pharrell Williams ft. 21 Savage and Tyler the Creator, Cash in Cash Out
DIVISION / ETC
14th June 2022
Survival Trap
Sons of My Country
Indio Films
9th June 2022
Fired Up for sure
Def Leppard, Fire It Up
Knucklehead
6th June 2022
Hidden Talents
Pearl Derringer (feat. Margo Price), Little Baby (Premiere)
An Invisibile Inc Production / Repped by Rogue Films UK
2nd June 2022
Beautiful brainstorm
My Sister Lola
Epoch UK/US & Czar
31st May 2022
Six of the best creative music videos
Flume, Go
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MUSIC VIDEO COLLECTION
Six of the best creative music videos
Loyle Carner, Georgetown feat. John Agard
Machine Operated
Pulse Films
Six of the best creative music videos Part 2
Eminem & Snoop Dogg, From The D2 The LBC
James Larese
Nathan Love & London Alley
VFX skills are Pha-Real deal
Pharrell Williams ft. 21 Savage and Tyler the Creator, Cash in Cash Out
François Rousselet
DIVISION / ETC
Hidden Talents
Pearl Derringer (feat. Margo Price), Little Baby (Premiere)
Kimberly Stuckwisch
An Invisibile Inc Production / Repped by Rogue Films UK
