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The Find currently airing on US TV

on April 12th, 2012 in Short films, The Find by Azhur | No Comments

Some exciting news about The Find! The short film is currently airing on US television on the Shorts HD channel. It has been on since March and will continue into April. If you’re in the US and you subscribe to AT&T U-Verse or DirectTV you can check it out. Specific…

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Hyundai Puppets featured on The Reel

on February 16th, 2012 in Commercials, Directing, Press by Azhur | No Comments

Hyundai Puppets has just been featured online on The Reel. You can view the direct link here: http://www.thereel.net/video/latest/742826747

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Work completed on Hyundai Puppets

on February 3rd, 2012 in Commercials, Directing by Azhur | No Comments

I recently completed a job for Hyundai and Microsoft Advertising, a small online doc called Hyundai Puppets. Part of the New Thinkers Index campaign, the aim was to come up with an idea to highlight new thinking, new possibilities and this film set out to see if we could do…

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Hyundai Puppets

on February 2nd, 2012 in Advertising by Azhur | No Comments

Part of Hyundai’s New Thinkers Index, this campaign is about new thinking and new possibilities. For this short documentary we follow puppeteering group, Folded Feather as they are set the task to build two large-scale puppets using only car parts. They have only two weeks before a performance at the…

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A new filmmaking photoblog on Tumblr for 2012

on January 1st, 2012 in Directing, Photography by Azhur | No Comments

Here’s something new that I’m doing for 2012 which is a photo specific feed of all my filmmaking. I wanted a place to have everything together, so even though they’re all on Twitter and Facebook etc this is a site that people can check out and see what I’ve been…

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B3 TalentLab pitching showcase at BAFTA

on November 28th, 2011 in Directing, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No Comments

Last Tuesday was the final day of the B3 development scheme, TalentLab, that I have been a part of for the past six months. Supported by BBC Films and Skillset this was a pitching session in front of 40 film industry people. The whole scheme has been fantastic. My project…

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TalentLab approaches showcase

on November 8th, 2011 in Directing, Press, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No Comments

For the past few months I’ve been on the TalentLab scheme run with B3 Media and BBC Films. Six of us have been working on our separate projects and we’ll be showcasing them to an audience of industry people later in November. My idea is a low-budget science fiction feature…

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The Find secures international distribution

on September 27th, 2011 in The Find by Azhur | No Comments

The Find has secured international distribution with Shorts International. This is a great opportunity for the film to reach a much wider audience around the world. Here’s some more info about Shorts International: Shorts International is the world’s leading short movie entertainment company, functioning as distributor, broadcaster and producer. With…

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New spec commercial

on August 7th, 2011 in Commercials, Directing by Azhur | No Comments

I recently shot a spec commercial with DP Malte Rosenfeld. Our aim was to create a simple perfume ad and shot it in only four hours on the Canon 5D. Enjoy!

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Spec Perfume Commercial

on August 6th, 2011 in Advertising by Azhur | No Comments

This is a test commercial for showreel purposes only. This is in no way endorsed by the brand. Shot on Canon 5D DOP: Malte Rosenfeld Make Up: Jenna Wade Model: Abi W 60 sec version 30 sec version

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