DAVE’S WILD LIFE

This short film tells the story of Dave, a socially awkward retail assistant who has never given up on his dream to make wildlife documentaries. The film won the “Sound Edit: Wildlife” competition organised by Ideastap and was premiered at the British Library Spring Festival.

 

With
Stuart BENSON as Dave
Edward DAW as Frederick

Written and Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

Director of Photography
Ewan MULLIGAN

Colour Grade
Tim WALLER

Sound Design by
Hubert REY-GRANGE

COUCHSURFING: NOT A SPORT, A LIFESTYLE

Our entry to the “CouchSurfing: Get Inspired” ads contest (http://www.couchsurfing.org/contest/), runner up in the “Staff Picks” category.


 

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

With
Kelian FERHAT
Jake DURBIN

Voice Over
Jake DURBIN

Music “Batman”
by Edward NEWGATE Originals

FIGHT AIDS

Our entry to Chevron’s “AIDS is Going to Loose” short film competition tells the story of people coming together to defeat AIDS.

 

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

3D Animation
Caroline LANDRY

SANE

A music video for British Band “Low Moon Low” which tells the story of a lonely boy who befriends a cloud, and spends an unforgettable afternoon. The video was selected by the London Short Film Festival (2013) and Rotorelief (2012).


 

With
Benjamin JEGO

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

Director of Photography
Philippe PAVANS

Camera Assistant
Pierre SCHOENSTEIN

Production Designer
Anne DESTIVAL

HEART-SHAPED SOLE

Our winning entry for the 48 hours short-film competition organised by the Shine Group on the theme of love, this 3 minutes stop-motion animation tells the love story of two inseparable shoes.

Directed by
Manon L. ARDISSON
Samuel DE CECCATTY
Paddy KENNEDY

TONE (Trailer)

A psychological thriller about madness and manipulation, “Tone” tells the story of a young, disturbed painter who has become obsessed with a painting of her late mother.

 

Written by
Lucien TOPP

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

Directed by
Samuel de CECCATTY

Director Of Photography
Jérémy MATALOU

Sound Engineer
Mathieu VIOT

BEATLESMANIA!

A promotional video commissioned by record label Naïve for the release of their new album “Beatlesmania”.

 

With
Béatrice ARDISSON
Girls From the Castle
Ashleigh BROWN
Gabriel TOPALOFF

Directed by
Samuel de CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. Ardisson

Production Designer
Anne DESTIVAL

Sound Engineer
Geoff McBroom

LUCREZIA BORGIA

Our winning entry for the trailer competition organised by the English National Opera and Mike Figgis for their production of Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia.

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L.ARDISSON

FUR ISN’T INNOCENT

Our entry for the anti-fur ad competition organised by the Fur Free Alliance shows the impact of Jessica’s mother wearing fur on Jessica and her cat, Mr Waffles.

 

With
Jessica HADESHIAN
Dzovinar HADESHIAN

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon Ardisson

First AD
Alison EVANS

Music By
Mr. TOPALOF

Hair & Make Up
Virginia POPOVA

Boom Operator
Caroline LANDRY

Production Designer
Anne DESTIVAL

ZE FROG (Opening Credits)

A short format comedy series recounting the adventures and misadventures of Fanny, a French student living in London.

 

With
Ninon ARDISSON as Fanny
David PERSIVA as Nick
Natalie NEAGLE as Meg
Nicole ANDERSON as Becky

Directed by
Samuel DE CECCATTY

Produced by
Manon L. ARDISSON

Music by
Jeff SOLIGNAT