Editing company

Stitch Editing

Poet, model and trans activist Kai-Isaiah Jamal adds music to their achievements as rapper Kissin Teef, accompanied by a vivid portrait of London life directed by Hector Dockrill and shot by Joel Honeywell.In the video for Jungle, Dockrill conjures an all-encompassing scene on a London estate in the realm of Hogarth. Honeywell's camera roams across the location,&nbsp;picking out numerous characters, their&nbsp;activities and interactions, while Jamal comments upon&nbsp;the scene as the narrator, both part of and separate from&nbsp;everything&nbsp;around them."JUNGLE&nbsp;is about the cultural and racial tensions in working class areas in London, its a love letter the to the beauty of the city being a melting pot of culture and reclaims what being British is," comments&nbsp;Isaiah-Jamal. "In response to a viral LBC caller Darren who you hear sampled in the chorus breaks, it is a song about resistance, community and standing fearlessly against racial hatred whilst reflecting on how marginalised communities have built this city into the radiant and alive patchwork it is today."

United Kingdom

Sarah Asmail

Maggie McDermott

George Blomiley

Rudy Simba Betty

Worldwide Production Agency

Hector Dockrill

Maggie Curwin

Magna Studios

Becky Tong

Poppy Haddigan

Daisy Haddigan

Joel Honeywell

Nnena Nwakodo

Peggy Digioia

Ty Hack

Alex Finlayson

Leroy Weir

Naomi Smith

Mata Marielle

Cassandra Scalia

Hila Karmand

Rich Woolway

Jason Wallis

Electric Theatre Collective

Foundation.fm Records

Kissin Teef 'Jungle' by Hector Dockrill

kissin' teef - 'JUNGLE'

Having recently announced the filmmakers selected to make films on the subject of 'Disinfo' - this year's&nbsp;brief - Yarns has now revealed the experienced professionals&nbsp;who will mentor the filmmakers during the process of making their films.The mentors are director&nbsp;Georgi Banks-Davies, writer-director Luke Brookner and writer, director and producer Katie Lambert. From perfecting scripts to navigating post-production, the mentors have each been assigned a project, to challenge, champion&nbsp;and elevate the shorts being developed for this year’s timely and provocative brief - set by Homespun, the rising talent&nbsp;division of Stitch Editing.&nbsp;Georgi Banks-Davies is a BAFTA winning director. Her TV debut was as lead director on&nbsp;I Hate Suzie&nbsp;written by Lucy Prebble, and starring Billie Piper. She was the lead director on the sci-fi adaptation&nbsp;Paper Girls&nbsp;for Amazon, and Greek God opus&nbsp;Kaos&nbsp;for Netflix. She is currently in post production on the&nbsp;The Night Manager 2&nbsp;for BBC/Amazon, of which she directed the whole series. She has also directed many festival-screened shorts, most notably&nbsp;Garfield,&nbsp;selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Georgi is also a successful commercials director - represented by Rogue Films. She joins Yarns to mentor duo Ciara O’Rourke and Jack Clarke, bringing her experience in both realism and speculative fiction to their end-of-the-world fable&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say.“Yarns is one of the most exciting film competitions out there, throwing a light on new voices and talent, and giving them the platform to shine," she says.&nbsp;"It goes without saying I'm proper chuffed to be a part of the scheme, supporting a brilliant filmmaker to achieve their vision. Selfishly, I also get to learn from (steal!) their skills and talent too.”[imgtoken data:1]Luke Brookner is an award-winning writer-director based in East London. He studied screenwriting at MET film school, and since then he has honed his skills and creative voice over the years as a writer in the creative departments of various creative agencies and brands, including Brothers and Sisters and Beats by Dre. As a director, Luke searches for the intimacy and honesty in the small moments and often showcases a sensitivity and rawness, achieved by his obsession to capture a sense of naturalism in whatever he makes. He’ll be bringing his sharp eye for performance and comedy while mentoring Tom Tennant for his fishy rom-com&nbsp;Angling For Love.Katie Lambert is half of MrMr films and loves a good time. As a writer and director, her interests lie in exploring female trouble and referencing every Lady Gaga music video ever made. With MrMr she has produced award-winning work globally, including that time she tried to sneak onto Usher’s private jet (denied). She’ll be mentoring Naomi Pallas as she dives into a dark corner of the internet in her documentary short&nbsp;How To&nbsp;Sell A Girl."I love Homespun!" says Lambert.&nbsp;"What an exciting competition. I am so thrilled to work with Naomi and make something truly excellent."Each mentor will&nbsp;generously equip each filmmaker with valuable advice throughout the process. The films will be screened at the Curzon, Soho on November 13th.Homespun co-owner Leo King adds: “We’re really excited to have these three mentors on board for Yarns this year. The competition is all about nurturing bold new voices, and this trio couldn’t be better placed to help our finalists bring their visions to life.”• More on Yarns: DISINFO <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarnsfilm/" target="_blank">here</a>

Homespun

Georgi Banks-Davies

Luke Brookner

Katie Lambert

Banks-Davies, Brookner and Lambert announced as Mentors for Yarns 2025

Short film competition Yarns has revealed the unsigned filmmakers selected to bring their visions to life under the competition's bold theme this year.The&nbsp;finalists are the director/producer duo Ciara O'Rourke &amp; Jack Clarke, Tom Tennant and&nbsp;Naomi Pallas, who have been selected to make films on the subject of DISINFO.&nbsp;The not-for-profit competition organised by Homespun -&nbsp;the new talent division of Stitch Editing -&nbsp;that champions emerging UK talent with full creative and post-production support to transform their ideas into fully realised short films, received a record number of submissions for films tackling this year's theme. The three finalists were then chosen from a shortlist of ten submissions.Each finalist will receive £2,000 funding and post-production assistance from Homespun, and post partners Sine Audio Post, Absolute, Freefolk and Nineteentwenty. The competition is also backed by&nbsp;Kodak, APA&nbsp;and Sine Audio Post.Ciara O’Rourke &amp; Jack Clarke will bring their twist on the end of the world to their short&nbsp;Don’t Believe A Word I Say. O'Rourke is a director and award-winning production designer from Doncaster, known for her surreal, stylistic and heartfelt visual storytelling. A BAFTA mentee with a growing reputation, she excels in finding magic in the rubble.&nbsp;Clarke is a Salford-based producer whose work spans indie features, investigative docs and grassroots culture. His work spotlights the grit, grief and brilliance of everyday lives.Tom Tennant's comedy short&nbsp;Angling For Love&nbsp;will explore the fishier sides of modern dating. He is a&nbsp;Somerset-born up and coming filmmaker whose wit is as sharp as his eye. Often working with his brother Theo, his previous documentary&nbsp;Frontier Town won a BAFTA Cymru Award.&nbsp;Naomi Pallas's documentary How To Sell A Girl will dive into a dark new online phenomenon.&nbsp;She is a documentary producer and director from Essex whose freelance work spans BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Amazon — but she’s just as passionate about her independent explorations of technology, folklore and the natural world. Her latest short Big Cat, currently prowling the festival circuit, traces the hunt for a black panther said to roam the Glastonbury festival site.“We were really impressed by the originality of this year’s finalist pitches," says&nbsp;Tim Hardy, co-owner of Homespun.&nbsp;"Each one brought a distinct perspective to the brief, and it was clear they were thinking ambitiously about their shorts. We’re excited to support them through the process.”The shorts will premiere at Curzon Soho on November 13th, offering a platform to shine and spark conversation in the heart of London’s film community.• More on Yarns: DISINFO&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yarnsfilm/" target="_blank">here</a>

Kodak

Yarns announces finalists for 2025 competition on subject of DISINFO

The latest video from Colin Solal Cardo to introduce Olly Alexander's new album Polari continues a choreography-based narrative that began with the visuals for the title track and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgzLmyVeCUE" target="_blank">Cupid's Bow</a>.In an enclosed space where he's separated from his team of dancers, including his love interest, Olly's heartfelt yearning&nbsp;for a human connection is expressed through a combination of performance and dance.It's captured with great use of constantly moving camerawork, both within&nbsp;and outside the constructed space, in a video where each department has excelled, including Jake Hunter's cinematography and Furmann Ahmed's production design.[imgtoken data:1]

Colin Solal Cardo

Maya Bury

Stink Films

Dom Mckiernan

Nycollas Abreu‬‭

Hands 

Valentina Tarelli

Danny Rumbelow

Jake Hunter

Christopher Starkey‬‭

Steve Morgan

Connor Adam

Danny Edwards @ Matter‬SFX

Furmaan Ahmed

Isabella Furness

Meshach Henry

Matthew Josephs

Emilie Bromley

Joe Brooks

Georgia Olive

Kei Takano

Sachin Gogna

Louis Danckwerts

Polydor

Sam Pereira

Yanjun Zhou

Collectiv

Charlie Von Rotberg

Hijack

Alex O'Brien

Okay Studio

Franky Chadwick

Olly Alexander 'When We Kiss' by Colin Solal Cardo

Olly Alexander - When We Kiss (Official Video)

Dan French recreates the early 70s pop promo for Elton John's Step Into Christmas, and then imagines the almighty&nbsp;chaos that occured behind the scenes on the shoot&nbsp;- with the 1973 Elton played by actress and model Cara Delevingne.The hugely entertaining&nbsp;video&nbsp;reproduces shots from Elton's studio performance in the original visual - featuring&nbsp; Delevingne&nbsp;as an uncanny facsmile of glam-era Elton, plus doppelgangers of his band - while adding the story of the production team frantically attempting to add some festive flavour to proceedings.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Despite the addition of a festive feather boa, balloons and confetti, chaos reigns as they wrangle an escaped turkey, fail to book a real reindeer (and find a donkey instead) and tackle a deranged fan who storms the set, all whilst Delevingne mirrors Elton’s choicest dance moves and iconic facial expressions from the original promo.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On it's release over 50 years ago, Step Into Christmas failed to trouble the UK Top 20, but it's stepped up in seasonal stature in recent years. The song has charted&nbsp;each December since 2011, and last year it was certified Triple Platinum, 50 years after its release. And Dan French's evocative and consistently funny video&nbsp;is a marvellous way to celebrate it's long journey to becoming a Christmas pop standard.[imgtoken data:2]It also coincides with the release of a new documentary,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQGf_nJ1E9w" target="_blank">Elton John: Never Too Late</a>, where the singer looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career, which premiered on Disney+ last week.&nbsp;"I saw Cara at Glastonbury last summer, and we talked about how much we’d love to work together if the right idea came up," comments Elton.&nbsp;"She’s hilarious to spend time with, we both have quite a self deprecating sense of humour. When someone suggested the idea of her playing me in a riff on the 1973 Step In to Christmas video, I just thought it was the perfect opportunity. Thank God Cara thought the same, because it came out great."[imgtoken data:3]Cara&nbsp;Delevingne adds: "Elton has always been an idol of mine, to say his music has had a deeply profound effect on me is an understatement. To be asked by him to PLAY him in this recreation was a dream that I didn’t know I had until it happened."Honestly I wish I could pretend to be Elton every day. I hope that Elton may one day return the favour and agree to play me in my not yet developed, written, pitched or funded biopic. Fingers crossed."&nbsp;

Dan French

Jake River Parker

Oscar Ryan

Freddie Wright

EMI Records

Ben Cotgrove

Mike Linforth

Chris Broomfield

Lyndon Ogbourne

Alex Kelleher

Chris Dumont

Angel Mcqueen

Roy Haywood

Hebe Wallace

Zahra Asmail

Jack Singer

Alex Gregory

Harbor Picture Company

Cara Delevingne

Elton John 'Step Into Christmas' (2024) by Dan French

Elton John - Step Into Christmas (2024 Music Video)

Fka twigs new project and collaboration with her partner Jordan Hemingway is a brilliant vehicle for their exceptional talents.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2][imgtoken data:3][imgtoken data:4]

Jordan Hemingway

Sarah Tognazzi

Object & Animal

Morgan Clement

Kharmel Cochrane

Zoi Tatopoulos

Julian Richards

Daniel Landin

David Lee

Georgia Pendlebury

Susie Coulthard

Alternative

Electronic

FKA twigs 'Eusexua' by Jordan Hemingway

FKA twigs - Eusexua

Favourite Colour: Black - aka Chris Turner - directs a fun and glossy performance promo for new girlgroup Say Now.The video for Trouble sees the group in trouble with the law, locked behind bars - but doing it in style.&nbsp;Boasting glossy performance setups, neon-hued dance choreography - plus a surprise appearance from Girls Aloud icon Nadine Coyle as 'Mother' - it's a high-energy anthem wrapped in a nostalgic, carefree package.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;"The brief from the group was to create a story within which the girls could play both ‘good’ and ’troublesome’ versions of themselves, but present it all within a bright, pop world of Y2K inspired visuals," says Chris Turner."After considering several directions, I thought it was best to avoid confronting what it was they’d supposed to have done wrong in the narrative, and suggested instead focussing on the aftermath of the event where the girls are detained and the ‘victim’ is trying to identify them to unconvinced cops. The girls loved the idea and fully committed to playing up to their delinquent - if endearing - alter egos."[imgtoken data:2]

Bobby Nicholls

Gregory Russill

Favourite Colour: Black

Thalia Murray

Carrie Sutton

Octopus Inc

Kim Jarrett

John Letsinger

Luke Scully

Beth Montague-Clyde

Angela Garcia Manchado

Richard Perry

Blake Johnwood

Alan Kitrell

Daniela Alves

Taisha Sherwood

Sara Faulkner

Vic Parker

Raised By Wolves

Ruaridh Aldinton

Atlantic Records

Say Now 'Trouble' by Favourite Colour: Black

Say-Now-'Trouble'-by-Favourite-Colour:-Black

Ben Galster directs a sensual and, well, irrepressible depiction of queer life and love&nbsp;for The Irrepressibles. And it's proved to be too hot for&nbsp;YouTube...&nbsp;The video for Ecstasy Homosexuality is a celebration of queer liberation, featuring a stirring narrative between former and current lovers, who get away together in a house in the country for a summer break.&nbsp;Blending&nbsp;queer culture, performance and art into something absolutely captivating, the video makes use of mixed media (live action, paintings and vintage photography) to give a universal, anachronistic feel to the concept.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]The central narrative between the main characters is also hugely engaging, teetering on the edge of something explosive and visceral, even in moments of silence.&nbsp;Jumping between naturalistic, raw setups and hyper-stylised vignettes, Galster's direction feels elevated and inspired throughout, capturing unique sides of the LGBT+ experience with flair.&nbsp;It's stunning work, and although it has been&nbsp;taken down from YouTube, it's still available in its full glory on Vimeo...&nbsp;

Christina Ahlefeldt-laurvig

Ben Galster

Albina Maks

Mouthpiece

Blink

Container Love

Daniel Harding

Leonhard Keirat

Bernhard Russow

Paul Weston

Pia-donata Pach

Philip Ratuschny

Ahmed Mnissi

Samuel Marr

Nielsan Bohl

Zinglyng

Rock

The Irrepressibles 'Ecstasy Homosexuality' by Ben Galster

THE IRREPRESSIBLES // Ecstasy Homosexuality

Sports Team return with a video directed by Dora Paphides made in the spirit of pop promos from the 1970s and '80s.The single I'm In Love (Subaru) marks a change in a musical direction for the erstwhile indie-rock outfit to an 80s-tinged pop-soul sound - replete with Spandau Ballet-style saxophone. The studio-set video duly pays homage to the period, with vocalist Alex Rice centre-stage amid his ST bandmates and a crucial prop - an era-appropriate&nbsp;Subaru car.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The video plays with light and shadow to recreate the look of videos of the times, whilst elevating certain aspects to modern day standards."Working closely with the band, and [DoP] Tasha Duursma, we looked at a lot of Roxy Music vids and Spandau Ballet," reveals Paphides.&nbsp;"We wanted to make a homage to music videos of this era - from artists who may have been inspired by the Blitz club - but with some punchier, editorial, contemporary details."It needed to be part-editorial, part-music promo. [And] it was essential for us to shoot this with the types of grip/rigs that would’ve existed at the time for a real sense of authenticity."

Angelica Wolanska

Keeley Dawson

Dora Paphides

Lottie Lindsay-Beavan

Kode

James Hackett

Vini Curtis

Natasha Duursma

Nathan Killham

Joe Mulvihill

Alex Bojic-aguilar

Oliver Bingham

James Huthwaite

Megan Lee

Indie

Sports Team 'I'm In Love (Subaru)' by Dora Paphides

Sports Team - I'm In Love (Subaru)

Dora Paphides shows again that she's a young director with a real talent for this pop video directing game with a pulsating promo for Ella Eyre.The video for Ain't No Love That Blind - Paphides' second for Ella Eyre - is a fully focussed showcase&nbsp;of Eyre's talents as a singer and performer - the song recalling her vocal contributions to those early Rudimental tracks - and everything comes together to showstopping effect. Paphides and the production team provide Ella with a platform to display her tigerish personality, with terrific camerawork and styling,&nbsp;and an&nbsp;intriguing 'car cemetery' location.And perhaps most notably of all, the feisty performance is abetted by an utterly fearsome edit by Sara Faulkner. This crucial decision&nbsp;to pursue a defiantly kinetic cut throughout - like an old-school MTV maniac cut transplanted for a Gen-Z audience - works brilliantly.The result is one of Ella Eyre's best videos, no question.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ellie Rimmer

Anita Okpongete

Dan Curwin

Charlie Relph

Henry Gill

Joe Mulvihil

Murray Boden

Orlando O’mahoney

Louis Peppiatt

Lucy Martin

Lisa Spencer

Peter Oppersdorff

The Mill

Dan Sanders

Ella Eyre 'Ain’t No Love That Blind' by Dora Paphides

Ella Eyre - Ain’t No Love That Blind | Official Video

LOOSE follows up the superb live visual for Fred Again..'s collab with Lil Yachty with an equally impressive document of the producer's encounter with Anderson .Paak for Places To Be.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This intimate and intense jam session was shot in one take in sun-soaked Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, and there is a delightful sense of capturing magic in a bottle, as both artists do their stuff.&nbsp;With the pair enthusiastically jumping between instruments - including two drumkits - it's a brilliant job of camerawork throughout. And then the&nbsp;natural magic in the room is elevated further when its revealed that Anderson's drumkit is on a platform that rotates, and he performs a 360˚&nbsp;drum solo.[imgtoken data:1]