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Stitch Editing

Rosie Brear directs a vampiric love story for Tatyana, dealing with competition for the object of her affections in a nightclub with deadly efficiency.&nbsp;The promo for Venus &amp; Adonis opens with the singer bloodstained and smoking a cigarette, before we jump into a recollection of the events of the night, where Tatyana goes about her&nbsp;business of removing rivals for the love of the club DJ.&nbsp;Shot at The Cause in Canning Town, with a mix of traditional and lo-fi digital cameras by DoP Rik Burnell, the video is a feverish, bloody trip, with an underground feel - and Tatyana delivers an absorbing performance throughout.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Ally Andrews

Kate Crisp

Sarah Adewunmi

Mike Coley

Rosie Brear

Jess Shadwell

MrMr

Rik Burnell

Katie Lambert

Talia Pittman

Lydia Stott

Dasha Taivas

Sara Faulkner

Jack McGinity

Studio RM

Martha McGuirk

Tatyana 'Venus & Adonis' by Rosie Brear

Tatyana-'Venus-&-Adonis'-by-Rosie-Brear

German singer-songwriter Alice Merton self-directs an absorbing narrative for Ignorance Is Bliss, shot in Iceland.The video is a gritty road movie, with Merton on a journey of self-discovery and catharsis, displaying&nbsp; acting range as well as clear talent as a director. She plays a girl who at the start is fierce and rebellious&nbsp;- stealing a car at a petrol station under the nose of its owner, heading off into the wild Icelandic landscape.Then comes the explanation for her behaviour as a past relationship comes back to her on an empty&nbsp;beach, with editor Sara Faulkner expertly intercutting between her joyful past and lonely present.&nbsp;&nbsp;Beautifully shot and executed, it's a powerful visual which highlights how we deal with echoes of the past, and how sometimes the best choice can be burning it all to the ground.&nbsp;

Alice Merton

Paul Grauwinkel

Heroic Iceland

Elias C.j. Kohler

Kevin Brari

Studio Wilmersdorf

Paper Plane Records

Singer songwriter

Alice Merton 'Ignorance Is Bliss' by Alice Merton

Alice-Merton-'Ignorance-Is-Bliss'-by-Alice-Merton

The slick video for Khalid by 91 Rules finds the Texan singer-songwriter in an abstract club space, cutting between solitary performance and being joined by a joyful mass of dancers.With excellent production design and a sizzling edit by Charlie Von Rotberg - one of the nominees for Best Editing In A Video&nbsp;at this year's UKMVAs&nbsp;- the video&nbsp;for in plain sight&nbsp;comes on the heels of news that Khalid is well underway in preparing to release his new album, After The Sun Goes Down. In an interview with GQ, he noted that his upcoming music will be largely inspired by his recent journey of coming out as queer.“I wanted to recreate the impact of music that inspired me, but through a queer lens and a queer perspective,” he told Euphoria magazine. “If I’m going to come into this industry again, and in a way start anew, I want to be the pop star that I always envisioned myself to be, that I was so afraid of becoming.”

United States

91 Rules

Ersan Beskardes

Object & Animal

Gaul Porat

Alex Brinkman

Harvey Moore

Becky Bruce Lee

Lara Diamond

Charlie Von Rotberg

Joseph Bicknell

Company 3

HIMIA

RCA Records

Khalid 'in plain sight' by 91 Rules

Khalid - in plain sight (Official Video)

Yarns, the annual film competition from Stitch Editing and its junior editor division Homespun, has announced the&nbsp;three Homespun editors who are cutting the films currently in production on this year's theme of DIS:INFO:&nbsp;Ruoyu Ou, Luke Anderson and Laura&nbsp;Zvaríková.&nbsp;Ruoyu Ou - Homespun's newest editor - will be cutting Ciara O’Rourke’s Doncaster-based end of the world tale&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say. It's&nbsp;her first Yarns film.Luke Anderson&nbsp;joins the Yarns roster for his third year, this time cutting Tom Tennant’s surreal romcom&nbsp;Angling For Love.Laura Zvaríková&nbsp;returns to Yarns to cut Naomi Pallas’ desktop documentary,&nbsp;Clankers&nbsp;(formerly&nbsp;How to Sell A Girl), named after an online slur directed at AI chatbots.The short film competition gives Homespun’s editors the chance to hone their craft while offering the unsigned directors a taste of the editorial process, shaping their vision into films ready for the big screen.[imgtoken data:1]Ruoyu Ou, who recently joined the Homespun roster, has been carving out a name for herself in music promos and fashion films with directors like Zaineb Abelque, Jessica Madavo and Brioni Farren. She says:&nbsp;"This is my first time doing Yarns, so I’m excited to get stuck in. When I read the script I knew&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say&nbsp;was going to be a fun challenge in the edit — it’s messy, chaotic and full of energy. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all comes together."Luke&nbsp;Anderson will be&nbsp;bringing the experience he's gained from previous Yarns projects to bring Tom Tennant’s offbeat script to life.&nbsp;"When you hear the crew cracking up after takes, you know the writing is funny and Tom’s got a great performance out of the actors. His bonkers idea has come to life in the rushes, and I’m excited to get in the edit,” he says.&nbsp;“Having dipped my toe in the soapy waters of comedy with&nbsp;Dishes, Dishes, Dishes&nbsp;[a winning film in 2022] to a heartfelt documentary portrait of traditional traveller culture with&nbsp;Travelling Home&nbsp;- I’m excited to explore the comedic tribulations of dating culture with&nbsp;Angling for Love&nbsp;again.”Laura Zvaríková says that she is really excited to work on a documentary this year — especially a desktop documentary. "I’ve always found that form interesting because it’s such a different way of editing and storytelling compared to fiction," Laura&nbsp;says. "Naomi’s experience in documentaries makes her a great collaborator, and the subject of&nbsp;Clankers&nbsp;feels fascinating and important to bring to light."Reflecting on her Yarns journey, Laura adds: “The competition has always been a brilliant opportunity to collaborate with new directors. After working with Holly Hunter on her 2023 film&nbsp;Banana Boat, we’ve continued working together on many projects, including her next short&nbsp;Perfect Nails. Seeing how Yarns helped kickstart her directing career makes me even more excited to see where this year’s films will go."&nbsp;Editing is well underway on this year's shorts ahead of the screening night on November 13th at Curzon Soho. It’s gearing up to be an exciting evening of bold storytelling — a chance to celebrate UK filmmaking and connect with industry talent. Tickets will be released soon.&nbsp;

Homespun

Yarns announces editors for DIS:INFO films

Kassandra Powell directs an atmospheric promo for alternative/indie artist&nbsp;Tally Spear.&nbsp;The video for Pretty explores individuality and challenging superficial standards, bringing&nbsp;this message to life through a visual concept rooted in simplicity, humanity, and contrast.With a band performance concept and a cast of characters lip-syncing to the lyrics, it's a thought-provoking visual with a fresh yet nostalgic style.&nbsp;Another standout promo from Kassandra Powell - and a great introduction&nbsp;to Tally Spear.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Maggie McDermott

Kassandra Powell

Freeagent Uk

Sebastian Hinds

Alessandro Di Rosa

Megan Lee

Electric Theatre Collective

Rock

Tally Spear 'Pretty' by Kassandra Powell

Tally-Spear-'Pretty'-by-Kassandra-Powell

Poet, model and trans activist Kai-Isaiah Jamal adds music to their achievements as rapper Kissin Teef, accompanied by a vivid portrait of London life directed by Hector Dockrill and shot by Joel Honeywell.In the video for Jungle, Dockrill conjures an all-encompassing scene on a London estate in the realm of Hogarth. Honeywell's camera roams across the location,&nbsp;picking out numerous characters, their&nbsp;activities and interactions, while Jamal comments upon&nbsp;the scene as the narrator, both part of and separate from&nbsp;everything&nbsp;around them."JUNGLE&nbsp;is about the cultural and racial tensions in working class areas in London, its a love letter the to the beauty of the city being a melting pot of culture and reclaims what being British is," comments&nbsp;Isaiah-Jamal. "In response to a viral LBC caller Darren who you hear sampled in the chorus breaks, it is a song about resistance, community and standing fearlessly against racial hatred whilst reflecting on how marginalised communities have built this city into the radiant and alive patchwork it is today."

Sarah Asmail

George Blomiley

Rudy Simba Betty

Worldwide Production Agency

Hector Dockrill

Maggie Curwin

Magna Studios

Becky Tong

Poppy Haddigan

Daisy Haddigan

Joel Honeywell

Nnena Nwakodo

Peggy Digioia

Ty Hack

Alex Finlayson

Leroy Weir

Naomi Smith

Mata Marielle

Cassandra Scalia

Hila Karmand

Rich Woolway

Jason Wallis

Foundation.fm Records

Kissin Teef 'Jungle' by Hector Dockrill

kissin' teef - 'JUNGLE'

Having recently announced the filmmakers selected to make films on the subject of 'Disinfo' - this year's&nbsp;brief - Yarns has now revealed the experienced professionals&nbsp;who will mentor the filmmakers during the process of making their films.The mentors are director&nbsp;Georgi Banks-Davies, writer-director Luke Brookner and writer, director and producer Katie Lambert. From perfecting scripts to navigating post-production, the mentors have each been assigned a project, to challenge, champion&nbsp;and elevate the shorts being developed for this year’s timely and provocative brief - set by Homespun, the rising talent&nbsp;division of Stitch Editing.&nbsp;Georgi Banks-Davies is a BAFTA winning director. Her TV debut was as lead director on&nbsp;I Hate Suzie&nbsp;written by Lucy Prebble, and starring Billie Piper. She was the lead director on the sci-fi adaptation&nbsp;Paper Girls&nbsp;for Amazon, and Greek God opus&nbsp;Kaos&nbsp;for Netflix. She is currently in post production on the&nbsp;The Night Manager 2&nbsp;for BBC/Amazon, of which she directed the whole series. She has also directed many festival-screened shorts, most notably&nbsp;Garfield,&nbsp;selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Georgi is also a successful commercials director - represented by Rogue Films. She joins Yarns to mentor duo Ciara O’Rourke and Jack Clarke, bringing her experience in both realism and speculative fiction to their end-of-the-world fable&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say.“Yarns is one of the most exciting film competitions out there, throwing a light on new voices and talent, and giving them the platform to shine," she says.&nbsp;"It goes without saying I'm proper chuffed to be a part of the scheme, supporting a brilliant filmmaker to achieve their vision. Selfishly, I also get to learn from (steal!) their skills and talent too.”[imgtoken data:1]Luke Brookner is an award-winning writer-director based in East London. He studied screenwriting at MET film school, and since then he has honed his skills and creative voice over the years as a writer in the creative departments of various creative agencies and brands, including Brothers and Sisters and Beats by Dre. As a director, Luke searches for the intimacy and honesty in the small moments and often showcases a sensitivity and rawness, achieved by his obsession to capture a sense of naturalism in whatever he makes. He’ll be bringing his sharp eye for performance and comedy while mentoring Tom Tennant for his fishy rom-com&nbsp;Angling For Love.Katie Lambert is half of MrMr films and loves a good time. As a writer and director, her interests lie in exploring female trouble and referencing every Lady Gaga music video ever made. With MrMr she has produced award-winning work globally, including that time she tried to sneak onto Usher’s private jet (denied). She’ll be mentoring Naomi Pallas as she dives into a dark corner of the internet in her documentary short&nbsp;How To&nbsp;Sell A Girl."I love Homespun!" says Lambert.&nbsp;"What an exciting competition. I am so thrilled to work with Naomi and make something truly excellent."Each mentor will&nbsp;generously equip each filmmaker with valuable advice throughout the process. The films will be screened at the Curzon, Soho on November 13th.Homespun co-owner Leo King adds: “We’re really excited to have these three mentors on board for Yarns this year. The competition is all about nurturing bold new voices, and this trio couldn’t be better placed to help our finalists bring their visions to life.”• More on Yarns: DISINFO <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarnsfilm/" target="_blank">here</a>

Georgi Banks-Davies

Luke Brookner

Banks-Davies, Brookner and Lambert announced as Mentors for Yarns 2025

Short film competition Yarns has revealed the unsigned filmmakers selected to bring their visions to life under the competition's bold theme this year.The&nbsp;finalists are the director/producer duo Ciara O'Rourke &amp; Jack Clarke, Tom Tennant and&nbsp;Naomi Pallas, who have been selected to make films on the subject of DISINFO.&nbsp;The not-for-profit competition organised by Homespun -&nbsp;the new talent division of Stitch Editing -&nbsp;that champions emerging UK talent with full creative and post-production support to transform their ideas into fully realised short films, received a record number of submissions for films tackling this year's theme. The three finalists were then chosen from a shortlist of ten submissions.Each finalist will receive £2,000 funding and post-production assistance from Homespun, and post partners Sine Audio Post, Absolute, Freefolk and Nineteentwenty. The competition is also backed by&nbsp;Kodak, APA&nbsp;and Sine Audio Post.Ciara O’Rourke &amp; Jack Clarke will bring their twist on the end of the world to their short&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say. O'Rourke is a director and award-winning production designer from Doncaster, known for her surreal, stylistic and heartfelt visual storytelling. A BAFTA mentee with a growing reputation, she excels in finding magic in the rubble.&nbsp;Clarke is a Salford-based producer whose work spans indie features, investigative docs and grassroots culture. His work spotlights the grit, grief and brilliance of everyday lives.Tom Tennant's comedy short&nbsp;Angling For Love&nbsp;will explore the fishier sides of modern dating. He is a&nbsp;Somerset-born up and coming filmmaker whose wit is as sharp as his eye. Often working with his brother Theo, his previous documentary&nbsp;Frontier Town won a BAFTA Cymru Award.&nbsp;Naomi Pallas's documentary How To Sell A Girl will dive into a dark new online phenomenon.&nbsp;She is a documentary producer and director from Essex whose freelance work spans BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Amazon — but she’s just as passionate about her independent explorations of technology, folklore and the natural world. Her latest short Big Cat, currently prowling the festival circuit, traces the hunt for a black panther said to roam the Glastonbury festival site.“We were really impressed by the originality of this year’s finalist pitches," says&nbsp;Tim Hardy, co-owner of Homespun.&nbsp;"Each one brought a distinct perspective to the brief, and it was clear they were thinking ambitiously about their shorts. We’re excited to support them through the process.”The shorts will premiere at Curzon Soho on November 13th, offering a platform to shine and spark conversation in the heart of London’s film community.• More on Yarns: DISINFO&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarnsfilm/" target="_blank">here</a>

Kodak

Yarns announces finalists for 2025 competition on subject of DISINFO

The latest video from Colin Solal Cardo to introduce Olly Alexander's new album Polari continues a choreography-based narrative that began with the visuals for the title track and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgzLmyVeCUE" target="_blank">Cupid's Bow</a>.In an enclosed space where he's separated from his team of dancers, including his love interest, Olly's heartfelt yearning&nbsp;for a human connection is expressed through a combination of performance and dance.It's captured with great use of constantly moving camerawork, both within&nbsp;and outside the constructed space, in a video where each department has excelled, including Jake Hunter's cinematography and Furmann Ahmed's production design.[imgtoken data:1]

Colin Solal Cardo

Maya Bury

Stink Films

Dom Mckiernan

Nycollas Abreu‬‭

Hands 

Valentina Tarelli

Danny Rumbelow

Jake Hunter

Christopher Starkey‬‭

Steve Morgan

Connor Adam

Danny Edwards @ Matter‬SFX

Furmaan Ahmed

Isabella Furness

Meshach Henry

Matthew Josephs

Emilie Bromley

Joe Brooks

Georgia Olive

Kei Takano

Sachin Gogna

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor

Sam Pereira

Yanjun Zhou

Collectiv

Hijack

Alex O'Brien

Okay Studio

Franky Chadwick

Olly Alexander 'When We Kiss' by Colin Solal Cardo

Olly Alexander - When We Kiss (Official Video)

Dan French recreates the early 70s pop promo for Elton John's Step Into Christmas, and then imagines the almighty&nbsp;chaos that occured behind the scenes on the shoot&nbsp;- with the 1973 Elton played by actress and model Cara Delevingne.The hugely entertaining&nbsp;video&nbsp;reproduces shots from Elton's studio performance in the original visual - featuring&nbsp; Delevingne&nbsp;as an uncanny facsmile of glam-era Elton, plus doppelgangers of his band - while adding the story of the production team frantically attempting to add some festive flavour to proceedings.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Despite the addition of a festive feather boa, balloons and confetti, chaos reigns as they wrangle an escaped turkey, fail to book a real reindeer (and find a donkey instead) and tackle a deranged fan who storms the set, all whilst Delevingne mirrors Elton’s choicest dance moves and iconic facial expressions from the original promo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On it's release over 50 years ago, Step Into Christmas failed to trouble the UK Top 20, but it's stepped up in seasonal stature in recent years. The song has charted&nbsp;each December since 2011, and last year it was certified Triple Platinum, 50 years after its release. And Dan French's evocative and consistently funny video&nbsp;is a marvellous way to celebrate it's long journey to becoming a Christmas pop standard.[imgtoken data:2]It also coincides with the release of a new documentary,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGf_nJ1E9w" target="_blank">Elton John: Never Too Late</a>, where the singer looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career, which premiered on Disney+ last week.&nbsp;"I saw Cara at Glastonbury last summer, and we talked about how much we’d love to work together if the right idea came up," comments Elton.&nbsp;"She’s hilarious to spend time with, we both have quite a self deprecating sense of humour. When someone suggested the idea of her playing me in a riff on the 1973 Step In to Christmas video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity. Thank God Cara thought the same, because it came out great."[imgtoken data:3]Cara&nbsp;Delevingne adds: "Elton has always been an idol of mine, to say his music has had a deeply profound effect on me is an understatement. To be asked by him to PLAY him in this recreation was a dream that I didn’t know I had until it happened."Honestly I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day. I hope that Elton may one day return the favour and agree to play me in my not yet developed, written, pitched or funded biopic. Fingers crossed."&nbsp;

Dan French

Jake River Parker

Oscar Ryan

Freddie Wright

EMI Records

Ben Cotgrove

Mike Linforth

Chris Broomfield

Lyndon Ogbourne

Alex Kelleher

Chris Dumont

Angel Mcqueen

Roy Haywood

Hebe Wallace

Zahra Asmail

Jack Singer

Alex Gregory

Harbor Picture Company

Cara Delevingne

Elton John 'Step Into Christmas' (2024) by Dan French

Elton John - Step Into Christmas (2024 Music Video)

Fka twigs new project and collaboration with her partner Jordan Hemingway is a brilliant vehicle for their exceptional talents.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3][imgtoken data:4]

Jordan Hemingway

Sarah Tognazzi

Morgan Clement

Kharmel Cochrane

Zoi Tatopoulos

Julian Richards

Daniel Landin

David Lee

Georgia Pendlebury

Susie Coulthard

Alternative

Electronic

FKA twigs 'Eusexua' by Jordan Hemingway

FKA twigs - Eusexua

Favourite Colour: Black - aka Chris Turner - directs a fun and glossy performance promo for new girlgroup Say Now.The video for Trouble sees the group in trouble with the law, locked behind bars - but doing it in style.&nbsp;Boasting glossy performance setups, neon-hued dance choreography - plus a surprise appearance from Girls Aloud icon Nadine Coyle as 'Mother' - it's a high-energy anthem wrapped in a nostalgic, carefree package.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;"The brief from the group was to create a story within which the girls could play both ‘good’ and ’troublesome’ versions of themselves, but present it all within a bright, pop world of Y2K inspired visuals," says Chris Turner."After considering several directions, I thought it was best to avoid confronting what it was they’d supposed to have done wrong in the narrative, and suggested instead focussing on the aftermath of the event where the girls are detained and the ‘victim’ is trying to identify them to unconvinced cops. The girls loved the idea and fully committed to playing up to their delinquent - if endearing - alter egos."[imgtoken data:2]

Bobby Nicholls

Gregory Russill

Favourite Colour: Black

Thalia Murray

Carrie Sutton

Octopus Inc

Kim Jarrett

John Letsinger

Luke Scully

Beth Montague-Clyde

Angela Garcia Manchado

Richard Perry

Blake Johnwood

Alan Kitrell

Daniela Alves

Taisha Sherwood

Vic Parker

Raised By Wolves

Ruaridh Aldinton

Atlantic Records

Say Now 'Trouble' by Favourite Colour: Black

Say-Now-'Trouble'-by-Favourite-Colour:-Black

Ben Galster directs a sensual and, well, irrepressible depiction of queer life and love&nbsp;for The Irrepressibles. And it's proved to be too hot for&nbsp;YouTube...&nbsp;The video for Ecstasy Homosexuality is a celebration of queer liberation, featuring a stirring narrative between former and current lovers, who get away together in a house in the country for a summer break.&nbsp;Blending&nbsp;queer culture, performance and art into something absolutely captivating, the video makes use of mixed media (live action, paintings and vintage photography) to give a universal, anachronistic feel to the concept.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The central narrative between the main characters is also hugely engaging, teetering on the edge of something explosive and visceral, even in moments of silence.&nbsp;Jumping between naturalistic, raw setups and hyper-stylised vignettes, Galster's direction feels elevated and inspired throughout, capturing unique sides of the LGBT+ experience with flair.&nbsp;It's stunning work, and although it has been&nbsp;taken down from YouTube, it's still available in its full glory on Vimeo...&nbsp;