Chris and Ben Blaine

Chris and Ben Blaine

Renowned for their award-winning comic short films, including Film4’s cult hit HALLO PANDA, which they are currently developing into a feature film, DEATH OF THE REVOLUTION (nominated Best British Short and European Prix UIP at Edinburgh) and the BAFTA short-listed RUSSELL SQUARE, BURNT BERNARD and FREE SPEECH (also nominated for Best Film at Rushes and the BBC New Film Makers Award), it’s not surprising that the Blaine Brothers are increasingly in demand by TV comedy. Having recently edited BBC3’s smash hit BAD EDUCATION for Tiger Aspect, they are now developing various projects both as directors and writers.


 


 

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http://www.hdfest.com/HDmovies/hallopanda.html
http://thisanarchist.com
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Jean Kitson
Director, Writer, Children's
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Clients

A - B

C - E

F - I

J - M

N - S

T - Z

TV / ONLINE COMEDY DIRECTING:


JACQUE / LEARN WITH ANDREW - Starring Cariad Lloyd, sketches for BBC Comedy. Online


DIRTY DANCING - Starring Men Of War, Roughcut TV for BBC Comedy Online


THE PROPOSAL / VOWS / LAMB & MACARONI - Starring Cariad Lloyd & Fraser Millward, Roughcut TV for BBC Comedy Online


THE MAESTRO - Starring Robert Bathurst, for BBC Comedy Online


KITTY, KITTY ROMFORD - 9,000 views on Youtube and recommended by Rob Brydon through Twitter


ZOYA ISAACS - Taster tape for Tiger Aspect / BBC, October 2012


TV EDITING:


BAD EDUCATION - BBC3 sitcom starring Jack Whitehall - 6 x 30min Episodes


THE BLEAK OLD SHOP OF STUFF - BBC2 sitcom starring Robert Webb and Katherine Parkinson


RULES OF LOVE - BBC2 feature-length teen musical drama


 


 

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY - SHORT FILMS:


0507 - (2011 2mins) Winner CrankCookie Award at CrankCookie Short!lm Festival, Germany, 2011. Nominated: Best Short Film British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) 2011 and Christopher Wetzel Award, Just For Laughs, USA, 2011, screened at festivals internationally


HALLO PANDA - (2006, 30mins, prod: Quinny Sacks & Barrington Paul Robinson) Winner Best Dramatic Short Film at the International Sweet Onion Film Festival 2007 and Best Short Film at the Film-makers International Film Festival 2008. Nominated; Best Film Under 30mins at the International Film Festival South Africa 2008; Best Film Under 35mins at Swansea Life Film Festival 2008; Best Actor Benedict Wong and Best Supporting Actor at the Film-Makers International Film Festival 2008, screened at festivals internationally


DEATH OF THE REVOLUTION - (2005, 6mins, prod: Quinny Sacks & Barrington Paul Robinson) Nominated: Best British Short and European Prix UIP at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006; BOBs Film London Awards 2007, screened internationally


FREE SPEECH - (2004, prod: Barrington Paul Robinson) Starring Danny Dyer and Jacqueline Oceane, Best Actress at the Shooting People Shoot Out Awards 2005. Nominated for BBC New Film-Makers Award 2007 and for Best Film, Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival 2004. Shortlisted BAFTA Best Short Film 2005; Best Short Film TCM Classic Shorts 2004, ‘Best Of The Fest’ KinoFilm Festival Manchester 2005, ‘Best of UK Shorts’ Leeds International Film Festival 2004, ‘Top 25 Shorts’ Times Online, ‘One To Watch’ Total Film. Also screened on BBC3 and at festivals worldwide.


FEATURES IN DEVELOPMENT: 


HALLO PANDA - Rom-com. In pre-production with Jeva Films


I'M GOING TO KILL YOU - Thriller. Screenplay available


THIS ANARCHIST - Thriller. Screenplay available


NINA FOREVER - Magic-realist love story. Currently filming


EVIL GRIEF DAY - Teen comedy. Currently in development writing with comedian Barry Castagnola


3D BALLET MOVIE - A wordless movie filled with the joy of dance. In development with English National Ballet and choreographer Matthew Hart


 

CUT OFF - Performed at The Tristram Bates and Theatre 503


ABSTRACT NOUNS - Performed at Soho Theatre

MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES:


ROCKLANDS LIVE IN NEW CROSS - Screened at BFI Southbank, Curzon Soho, Camden Crawl, Metro Bar Oxford St, Greenwich and London Short Film Festivals


Q MAGAZINE NEW TO GLASTONBURY EMAP Publishing.


COMMERCIALS, VIRALS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND CORPORATE VIDEOS:


The Blaines have created numerous commercials and virals for the likes of Somerset House and Mercury Records and well as music videos and EPKs for Razorlight, Annie Lennox and The Rapture, among others, several of which have won awards.


SHOWREELS:


Rob Brydon, Alison Steadman, Jane Horrocks, Roger Lloyd-Pack


ALSO:


Quinny Sacks (choreographer), Salima Saxton, Cariad Lloyd, Nicola Joy