Making The Astronomers Sun

If you are interested in knowing more about the production of "The Astronomers Sun", then this vodcast should be of interest. Writer/Directors Simon Cartright and Jessica Cope discuss the making of the film with me. It sounds like we recoreded it in a toilet, but it's worth a listen.

BEST ANIMATION at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

A huge thank you to the audience and jury at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, USA who presented "The Astronomers Sun" with it's 16th award for BEST ANIMATION last weekend. This is the 3rd award in a row from New Mexico and it's humbling to see the NM audience take the film to their hearts.

Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, San Sebastián (Spain)

The Astronomers Sun has been selected by our Selection Committee to take part in the International Short Film competition at the 22nd editionof our Horror & Fantasy Film Festival in San Sebastián (Spain), which will be held from October 29^th to November 4^th, 2011.

Das Museum.BL, The cantonal museum of the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft have a very special

 exhibition for children and families called "3, 2, 1...Start! Einmal Weltall und zurück." The exhibiton is about astronauts and the mysteries of the Universe. The Astronomers Sun is being shown in a film night film of short science fiction films. This evening will take place on Friday, 2nd of December 2011.

Masham Arts Festival

"The Astronomers Sun" is screening as part of the Masham Arts Festival, in North Yorkshire, Tuesday 25th October at 7.30pm, Masham Town Hall. A new film produced by David Bunting and animated by pupils at Kell Bank C.E. Primary School, especially commissioned for Masham Arts Festival "Betty & Dorothy" will also be be premiering.

Bucharest, Romania

We are honored to be screening The Astronomers Sun in the MASTERS OF PUPPETS retrospective of the 6thANIMEST international animation film festival, which will take place in October 7^th to 16^th 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. It will also be screened on the Creepy animation night of this year edition of the festival.

Santa Fe USA

screening at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival USA, on Oct. 19th 2011 and Oct. 21st night 9:00pm at the Warehouse 21 in the Taos Shortz program.

East Asia Premiere

The Astronomers Sun is playing in competition at the Kavalan International Short Film Festival 2011 in Taiwan.

Screening times are Aug.20(Sat)11:00 @Luodong Senior High School Arts Center, Aug.21(Sun)18:30 @Yilan Performing Arts Center, Aug. 22(Mon)20:30 @Luodong Senior High School Arts Center, Aug.25(Thu)12:30 @Luodong Senior High School Arts Center.

Win number 15

The Astronomer's Sun having won the animation section of the 2011 NM Filmmakers Showcase screened in Santa Fe last weekend and will now screen on tour at
TAOS: July 2nd, RUIDOSO: July 8th, LAS CRUCES/MESILLA: July 9th and in GRANTS: July 14th - this brings a total number of festival wins to 15.

New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase

The Astronomers Sun will play on Saturday, May 21st as part of the 2011 New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase.

Seattle - 24 April

I’m thrilled to announce that “The Astronomers Sun” has been selected for screening in a special stop motion retrospective, Stop.Motion.Time at the Settles International Film Festival 2011 on 24 April. Playing alongside SIFF favorites, past Oscar® nominees, and extraordinary works from all corners of the globe, including a rare 35mm screening of Tim Burton's Vincent, it's quite some company to be in. Congratulations to the team!

"Mauvais Genre",Tours, France

Catch The Astronomers Sun in the 5th edition of the International Film Festival "Mauvais Genre",Tours, France, from the 21th to the 25th of April 2011!

Otley, Yorkshire - with Beyond the Pole

There is another chance to see “The Astronomers Sun” play in Yorkshire at the Otley Film Society in West Yorkshire on Thursday 21st of April, playing alongside a screening of ‘Beyond The Pole’, an independent British film. Starring familiar faces from TV, a documentary film crew follows the first carbon neutral, vegetarian expedition ever to attempt to reach the North Pole. Described as @Touching the Void' with laughs or 'Withnail & I' on ice! Films are shown in Otley Courthouse Arts Centre.