Alex Barrett :
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Background:
Alex Barrett was born on June 25th, 1984. From a young age he exhibited a keen interest in the visual arts, nurtured by family trips to Italy where he immersed himself in the art of the Renaissance painters and sculptors. However, it wasn't long before he found his true passion: cinema.
While completing his school education, Alex attended two Raindance Masterclasses, before going on to study Film and Video at Surrey Institute of Art & Design (graduating in 2005 with a BA (Hons)). At the end of his first year, he embarked on a personal project known as ‘Borders&Boundaries’. Mixing striking visuals with a philosophical voiceover, the film initiated the style that Alex subsequently developed further in his film, ‘Answers’. He then moved on to explore the film-making medium itself with the film ‘Is This A Question? Is This An Answer?' (which enjoyed several successful festival screenings). During his final year, Alex also served as editor on the short film ‘Tuesday’, selected for screening at Manchester's International Kinofilm Festival 2006.
Since graduating, Alex has achieved a number of further successes. In December 2005 his ten five-second films, collectively known as ‘The Lion's Head’, were short-listed for the Cobra Vision Film Competition. In the same year, Alex co-founded the production company Tiga Kali Studio, and he has since gone on to write and direct a number of personal and commissioned projects with the company, notably the award-winning and multiple festival-screened film ‘Great & Small’ (Winner Best Short Form Furzedown Film Festival 2008, Winner Best Film Urban Forest Pictures Screening June 2009 and Runner Up Insight Film Festival 2007, and screened at seven other festivals). In addition, he has also had continued success with his freelance work, such as the WWII drama 'Between the Lines’, which premiered at Brixham Theatre in March 2007 to extremely positive reviews and coverage in national magazines. It soon went on to become FXHome.com's top rated film of all time.
In the winter of 2007-2008, Alex completed two short films, ‘Andrew’ (Budapest Short Film Festival 2008, Holloway Arts Festival 2009, Leith Short Film Festival 2009) and ‘Canbury’ (eight festivals including Short Cuts Cologne 2008 and Filmstock International Film Festival 2008). In the spring, Alex completed yet another film as director, 'Paintbrush' (eleven festivals, including London Short Film Festival 2009, Hull International Short Film Festival 2009, and SXSWClick 2008. Winner Best Original Screenplay, Urban Forest Pictures Screening March 2009 and Winner Audience Award at Filmstock International Film Festival 2009). More recently, he completed the short city-symphony 'Hungerford: Symphony of a London Bridge' (twenty festivals including Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009, Huesca International Film Festival 2009 and Tribeca Film Festival 2010. Winner Stoli Emerging Filmmaker Award (Nonnarrative), Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010; Winner Audience Award (Nonnarrative), Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010; Winner Best Video Art, It's Idea that Matters 2010), and his first sequel, 'Paintbrush: The Epitaph' (eight festivals including Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2010 and Winner Best Lo-Budget Film at London Short Film Festival 2010).
In October 2010 Alex shot his debut feature, Life Just Is. The film is currently in postproduction.
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Selected Filmography:
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2009: Paintbrush: The Epitaph: Director, Editor, Co-Writer.
Eight festivals including Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2010 and Winner Best Lo-Budget Film at London Short Film Festival 2010. Also selected for the British Council's International Short Film Festival Submission Scheme.
2008: Hungerford: Symphony of a London Bridge: Director, Editor.
Twenty festivals including Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009, Huesca International Film Festival 2009 and Tribeca Film Festival 2010. Winner Stoli Emerging Filmmaker Award (Nonnarrative), Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010; Winner Audience Award (Nonnarrative), Babelgum Online Film Festival 2010; Winner Best Video Art, It's Idea that Matters 2010.
2008: Paintbrush: Director, Editor, Co-Writer.
Eleven festivals, including London Short Film Festival 2009, Hull International Short Film Festival 2009, and SXSWClick 2008. Winner Best Original Screenplay, Urban Forest Pictures Screening March 2009 and Winner Audience Award at Filmstock International Film Festival 2009.
2008: Canbury: Director, Writer, Editor, Co-Producer.
Eight festivals including Short Cuts Cologne 2008 and Filmstock International Film Festival 2008.
2007: Andrew: Director, Writer.
Budapest Short Film Festival 2008, Holloway Arts Festival 2009, Leith Short Film Festival 2009.
2007: Why I Love London: Director, Editor, Producer, Cinematographer.
Competition entry.
2007: Great & Small: Director, Writer, Executive Producer.
Nine festivals, including Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2007 and Wood Green International Short Film Festival 2008. Winner Best Short Form Furzedown Film Festival 2008, Winner Best Film Urban Forest Pictures Screening June 2009 and Runner Up Insight Film Festival 2007.
2007: Between the Lines: Co-Cinematographer, Co-Editor, Executive Producer, Second Unit Director.
Screened at Brixham Theater, Phoenix Media Centre, The Flavel and Plymouth Big Screen.
2006: Product of the 80's: Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer.
Competition entry.
2006: Kill The Pain: Director, Co-Writer, Editor, Co-Producer, Cinematographer.
Commissioned music video.
2005: The Lion's Head: Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Editor, Co-Producer, Cinematographer.
Short listed competition entry.
2005: Is This a Question? Is This an Answer?: Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Editor, Co-Producer, Cinematographer.
Student piece. Three festivals, including 16th International Videofestival Bochum.
2005: Tuesday: Editor, First A.D.
Student piece. Manchester's International Kinofilm Festival 2006
2005: Answers: Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Cinematographer.
Student piece.
2004: Tisaanah : Co-Director, Co-Editor, Co-Producer, Camera Operator.
Student piece.
2003: Borders&Boundaries: Director, Writer, Editor, Producer.
Student piece.
2003: Mira: Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer.
Student piece.
