17.02.2010

"Thomas", the follow-up short to BAFTA-nominated "Ralph" by director-producer team Alex Winckler and Olivier Kaempfer, is awarded funding by the UK Film Council Completion Fund. "Thomas" is due for completion in April 2010. Please see the "Thomas" page in the filmography section for further details.

01.12.2009

Olivier Kaempfer is the subject of a feature article in the November 2009 edition of Fuji's Exposure Magazine. The full article can be read on the Fuji UK motion picture website in the Exposure Magazine section (business.fujifilm.co.uk/motion/exposuremag.html)

20.11.2009

"Before Breaking Bollywood", the three minute trailer for Parkville Pictures' upcoming feature project "Breaking Bollywood" (Dir. Lorne Guy) wins the Sony "Make A Movie" competition, and will now be pitched to Sony Pictures executives in Los Angeles.

11.11.2009

"A Road Apart" (Dir. Olivier Kaempfer) is selected for the 17th Plus Camerimage International Film Festival, to be held between 28th of November and the 5th of December 2009 in Lodz, Poland

10.11.2009

"A Road Apart" (Dir. Olivier Kaempfer) is selected for the 7th London Short Film Festival (8th-17th January 2010)

25.10.2009

Principal photography is wrapped on "Thomas", the new collaboration between Alex Winckler (writer/director) and Olivier Kaempfer (producer) following the success of "Ralph". The short film was shot on 35mm entirely on location in Devon. The film is co-produced by Tomboy Films and executive produced by Glynis Murray, and the film received additional funding through Working Title Films. "Thomas" is due for release in 2010.

02.09.2009

"A Road Apart" is selected for the 'Branchage' Jersey International Film Festival 2009

16.08.2009

"A Road Apart" is selected for the New Orleans Film Festival 2009

27.07.2009

"A Road Apart" is selected for the 2009 Bornshorts International Film Festival in Denmark

17.07.2009

"The First Days of Spring" is completed and is premiered at Latitude Festival 2009

24.06.2009

"A Road Apart" is selected for the Rhode Island International Film Festival 2009

29.05.2009

"Ralph" will have it's Asian premiere at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2009, and it's Autralasion premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival 2009

16.04.2009

Principal photography wraps on "First Days of Spring" (director Charlie Fink)

15.04.2009

"Ralph" wins the 'Youth Jury Prize' at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2009

08.04.2009

"Ralph" wins the "Best Student" film award at the Aspen Shorts Festival 2009

06.04.2009

Rachel Mitchem wins 'Best Supporting Actress' at the Greek Fantasy Short Film Festival 2009 for her role in "Eve"

29.03.2009

"Eve" is nominated for 'Best Film' at the 2009 Milano International Film Festival

16.03.2009

"Ralph" is selected to participate in the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2009, as well as the RiverRun International Film Festival 2009.  "Eve" is selected to participate in the Greek Fantasy Film Festival 2009.

26.02.2009

Parkville Pictures will work with Tomboy Films ('Somerstown', 'Shooting Fish') to make a film to be written and directed by Charlie Fink of the band 'Noah and The Whale' and produced by Olivier Kaempfer, to accompany the release of the band's new album courtesy of Mercury Records.

26.02.2009

Parkville Pictures agree a deal with world short film label Future Shorts for them to take global rights for "Ralph" and act as the films sales agent across all platforms.

25.02.2009

"Ralph" is selected for the Aspen Shorts Fest 2009

05.02.2009

Parkville Pictures' "A Road Apart" (Dir. Olivier Kaempfer) and "Ralph" (Dir. Alex Winckler) are both nominated for the Fujifilm Shorts Awards 2009, in both the category of 'Best Film' and 'Best Cinematography'.

15.01.2009

"Ralph" is nominated for the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2009 (BAFTA) in the category of Short Film.

06.01.2009

"Ralph" is selected for the 59th Berlin Interational Film Festival 2009.  The film will be in competition in the 'Generation' program of the festival.

20.12.2008

Alex Winckler is shortlisted for the development stage of the UK Film Council's 'Cinema Extreme' fund.

19.12.2008

Parkville Pictures' Olivier Kaempfer is invited to participate in the Berlinale Talent Campus at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009. 

The Campus, which is described by www.berlinale-talentcampus.de as "an international summit of the most talented up-and-coming filmmakers", is an annual event that takes place parallel to the Berlin International Film Festival.

16.12.2008

"Before Breaking Bollywood", the promotional trailer for Parkville Pictures' upcoming feature project "Breaking Bollywood" (dir. Lorne Guy), makes the final shortlist for Sony Magazine's 'Make A Movie' competition, with the winner to be announced in January.

28.11.2008

Parkville Pictures' "Room C" (dir. Lorne Guy) is shortlisted for funding by Screen South for the UK Film Council's 'Digital Shorts' scheme

15.11.2008

"Ralph" wins the BEST BRITISH SHORT award at the 22nd Leeds International Film Festival.

18.10.2008

"Ralph" plays as part of the 'Big Mouth Strikes Again' program at the Times BFI London Film Festival.  In attendance at the screening at London's National Film Theatre are the film's stars, Ralph Laurila and Julie Dray, who travelled over from the set of her latest film in France for the screening. 

Ralph and Julie at the LFF screening of "Ralph"

10.10.2008

The trailer for upcoming feature project "Breaking Bollywood" is chosen by Sony Magazine for the first shortlist of its 'Make a Movie' competition, with the winner to be decided by Shane Meadows and his fellow panel of judges.

02.10.2008

"Ralph" is selected for the Leeds International Film Festival 2008, where it will be in the UK Short National Competition Programme of "Short Film City".

01.10.2008

"Ralph" is selected for the Zagreb Film Festival 2008

25.09.2008

"Ralph" has been selected for the 'First Look' section of the 2008 Starz Denver Film Festival.

16.09.2008

"Eve" is selected for the Passau International Film Festival 2008.  The film will participate in the International Short Film Competition.

26.08.2008

"Ralph" is invited to participate in the 44th New York Film Festival 2008.

15.08.2008

"Ralph" is selected to take part in the 19th Annual New Orleans Film Festival, to be held October 10-16, 2008.

07.08.2008

"Ralph" is accepted into competition for the "Best International Short" at the 2008 Edmonton International Film Festival in Canada. 

02.08.2008

Filming is wrapped on the teaser for the upcoming feature project, "Breaking Bollywood"

14.07.2008

"Eve" (Dir: Thanos Psichogios) is selected for the International Section of the 19th Greek International Short Film Festival in Drama, to take place between the 14th and 20th of September 2008.

11.07.2008

"Ralph" is invited to participate in the 52nd London Film Festival in October 2008

04.07.2008

"Ralph" is selected for the International Program of the 19th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival to take place from August 21st to 29th, 2008.

01.07.2008

Parkville Pictures will team up with Italian company Verdeoro as the english co-producer on their upcoming feature project "The Lost World Cup", due for release in early 2010.

31.05.2008

"Ralph" will have its world premiere at the 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival on Wednesday the 25th of June 2008

07.03.2008

"Ralph" has been selected by the UK Film Council for it's 2008 New Cinema Fund.  "Ralph" will be premiered in June 2008 as part of the UK Film Council showcase.

"Ralph", directed by Alex Winckler, is a Parkville Pictures production that was shot in Marseille, France in 2007.

13.01.2008

Parkville Pictures Ltd and Higashi Halliday LLC agree a deal to develop and co-produce a slate of three feature projects for 2008/9.

01.11.2007

Parkville Pictures enters into co-production on the upcoming feature project "One Day In Hell", currently in development.  Principal filming is planned for autumn 2008.

19.10.2007

Parkville Pictures launches its website www.parkvillepictures.com

17.10.2007

Parkville Pictures is represented at the 2007 London Film Festival as an official industry delegate.

14.10.2007

Parkville Pictures wraps principal shooting on its third 16mm short entitled "Eve", directed by Thanos Psichogios and produced by Olivier Kaempfer. 
A six-day shoot on location in London culminated in a ten-hour night shoot on Ridley Road Market in Hackney and Stoke Newington Church Street.