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THIS IS ME : SAVANAH LEAF | Campaign Magazine
Savanah Leaf is a director and photographer at Academy Films. Her latest film, the first in Universal Music's "Never Made" series for great songs that never had a music video, is for Marvin gaye's 1971 classic...
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HOW I GOT HERE: TREY EDWARD SHULTS | Creative Review
The director of the compelling new A24 drama Waves talks to CR about his childhood, the biggest influences on his career, and the hardest part of the filmmaking process...
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2020 British Arrows Nominations Announced
Congratulations to our directors, production staff and collaborators for a record 42 nominations at the 2020 British Arrows; 15 in the Film categories and 27 in Craft...
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Trey Edward Shults Joins Academy
Texan born Trey burst onto the scene with Krisha – a short film in which he features alongside members of his own family, many of them non-actors...
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Is the Viral Non-Ad Ad the Future of Advertising?
Jonah Weiner on Frederic Planchon's 'The French Exchange' for Renault: I recently resolved to kick one of my least-favorite habits: crying during movie trailers...
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Sasha Rainbow's 'Kamali' makes the BAFTA Shortlist
Congratulations to Sasha Rainbow on her BAFTA nomination for 'Kamali'. The story follows a single mother’s fight for her daughter’s empowerment in India, through skateboarding...
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Savanah Leaf 2020 Grammy Nomination
Congratulations to Savanah Leaf on her BEST MUSIC VIDEO nomination at the 2020 GRAMMYS 🏆
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APA Collection 2019 | Billy Boyd Cape & Seb Edwards
Huge congratulations to Billy Boyd Cape and Seb Edwards for making the 2019 APA Collection...
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Sasha Rainbow's 'Kamali' wins at Raindance
Sasha Rainbow’s wonderful, inspiring film ‘Kamali' has won Best Documentary Short at Raindance, adding to a rapidly growing collection of laurel wreaths...
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Welcoming Savanah Leaf
We are delighted to welcome Savanah Leaf to Academy. Savanah Leaf has transitioned from 2012 Olympian...
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Kinsale Shark Awards
Congratulations to our directors on their success at this year's Kinsale Shark Awards. We can boast wins across...
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Welcoming Jim Fenwick to Academy Photo
We are delighted to welcome photographer Jim Fenwick to Academy. Jim's work is emotional and powerful, focusing on community and a sense of belonging...
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Academy Photo Zine | Issue One|'Foundations'
In May we launched the first issue of our new quarterly photography zine. Issue 1 is titled Foundations, celebrating our new photographers, each bringing their own creative voice...
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Cannes Lions 2019 Winners
Huge congratulations to our directors for such a presence at Cannes Lions 2019...
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Billy Boyd Cape | Saatchi & Saatchi New Creators' Showcase
Congratulations to Billy Boyd Cape who was selected as one of twenty...
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Foundations Exhibition | ACADEMY Photo
On 17th May we hosted our first ever photography exhibition to mark the launch of Academy Photo and proudly introduce our new photographers...
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D&AD Awards: ACADEMY wins Production Company of the year
Huge congratulations to our directors for such a stellar showing at this year’s D&AD Festival...
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Welcoming Luke Davies and Fiona Godivier
Academy have added two new directors to their stable, offering further emerging talent to a roster rich with both youth and experience...
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MET Gala |Billy Boyd Cape
Burberry gave Billy Boyd Cape an all access pass through the hotels, styling and dressing rooms during the run up of the MET Gala...
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Wins at Creative Circle Awards!
A huge thank you to Creative Circle and a massive congratulations to our directors for their wins last night!
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Success at the Arrows!
Success at the British Arrows for John Lewis' 'The Boy and The Piano', Cadbury's, 'Mum's Birthday' and Pride in London's...
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Peter Funch joins Academy!
We are delighted to welcome photographer and artist, Peter Funch, to Academy! His work is witty and meticulous, combining...
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Best Commercial Casting at CDG Awards
Michael Cox and Thom Hammond won the Best Casting in a Commercial for Cadbury's "Mum's Birthday" ad, directed by our very own Frederic Planchon.
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Will Marsden for It's Nice That
Will Marsden provides a voice to the underground scene of artistic rollerskating.
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Ian Pons Jewell Signs To Academy
The star director joins Academy for representation in the UK, plus key markets of France and The Netherlands.
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Billy Boyd Cape / Stella McCartney Collaboration
With the help of Billy Boyd Cape, Stella McCartney has launched a new trainer created using 100% recyclable materials.
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Novemba Score Raindance Nominations
The world premiere of Blair & Oliver’s feature documentary, Team Khan will be taking place during the Raindance Festival later this month.
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Pride in Piccadilly Circus
Billy Boyd Cape’s film for Pride in London was shown on the big screen on Picadilly Circus over the weekend.