Shaun Finneran (UK, 1991) studied Physics at Durham University, and worked in miscellaneous jobs ranging from fruit picking to engineering, before becoming a producer and director of Animitas production company in 2021.
Sofía Petersen (Argentina, 1997) is a film director, writer and editor. She studied at the University of Cinema of Buenos Aires, and holds a masters degree in Filmmaking Studies at the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola.
Their work has featured in several international film festivals, including their silent hand-developed short film ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’, and ‘Passing Place’ which won the Grand Jury Grand Prix at the 25FPS Festival 2021.
‘Olivia’, shot on 16mm Ektachrome, in the southernmost part of Argentina, with a crew of six people, a cast of over thirty nonactors and two actresses, is their first feature film.
‘Olivia’, shot on 16mm Ektachrome, in the southernmost part of Argentina, with a crew of six people, a cast of over thirty nonactors and two actresses, is their first feature film.
Together they form Animitas.
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Education
2012 BSC in Natural Sciences,Durham University, UK
Major in physics
Minors in English literature and philosophy
Filmography
2023 ‘Olivia’
16mm Ektachrome / Feature in post-production / Argentina
2023 ‘Something Like A Train’
Digital / in post-production / UK
2021 ‘Passing Place’
35 mm & digital / 10 min / Spain, UK, Argentina
2020 ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
16 mm / 3 min / Spain, Argentina
Screenings / Awards
2023 Hungry Eyes, Germany
‘Passing Place’
Mientras Tanto Cine, Uruguay
‘Passing Place’
2022 CROSSROADS, US
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
EXiS, South Korea
‘Passing Place’
Concordia Film Festival, Canada
‘Passing Place’
FUSE, Croatia
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Non-Syntax, Calm & Punk Gallery, Japan
‘Passing Place’
Festival Render, Retina Latina, Perú
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
2021 Interface Video Art Festival, Croatia
‘Passing Place’
Festival Internacional de Cine Silente, México
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Corriente, Perú
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’
CineToro Experimental Film Festival, Colombia
‘Passing Place’
Cortópolis, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Festival Play, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
FestiFreak Expandido, Filmhuis Cavia, Holland
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Festifreak, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
25FPS Festival, Croatia
︎ Grand Jury Grand Prix
‘Passing Place’
Festival Equinoxio, Colombia
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Simultan Festival, Romania
‘Passing Place’
Non-Syntax, Japan
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, UK
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Experience
2021-Present Python Simulation Developer
De Beers Group, UK
Exploring possible business futures
through VR and Simulation
2020 Workshop Lead
“Artificial Intelligence & Cinema”
Tabakalera, Spain
Created moving images through GAN’s
2017-2015 Simulation and Modelling Engineer
AMRC, University of Sheffield, UK
Optimised manufacturing processes
through discrete-event simulation
Projects
2014 Handmade cameras
Designed and built instant cameras that use
analogue photography techniques
Publications
2020 “Real-time vision-based multiple object tracking
of a production process”
2012 BSC in Natural Sciences,Durham University, UK
Major in physics
Minors in English literature and philosophy
Filmography
2023 ‘Olivia’
16mm Ektachrome / Feature in post-production / Argentina
2023 ‘Something Like A Train’
Digital / in post-production / UK
2021 ‘Passing Place’
35 mm & digital / 10 min / Spain, UK, Argentina
2020 ‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
16 mm / 3 min / Spain, Argentina
Screenings / Awards
2023 Hungry Eyes, Germany
‘Passing Place’
Mientras Tanto Cine, Uruguay
‘Passing Place’
2022 CROSSROADS, US
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
EXiS, South Korea
‘Passing Place’
Concordia Film Festival, Canada
‘Passing Place’
FUSE, Croatia
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Non-Syntax, Calm & Punk Gallery, Japan
‘Passing Place’
Festival Render, Retina Latina, Perú
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
2021 Interface Video Art Festival, Croatia
‘Passing Place’
Festival Internacional de Cine Silente, México
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Corriente, Perú
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen she Awakes’
CineToro Experimental Film Festival, Colombia
‘Passing Place’
Cortópolis, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Festival Play, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
FestiFreak Expandido, Filmhuis Cavia, Holland
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Festifreak, Argentina
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
25FPS Festival, Croatia
︎ Grand Jury Grand Prix
‘Passing Place’
Festival Equinoxio, Colombia
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Simultan Festival, Romania
‘Passing Place’
Non-Syntax, Japan
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, UK
‘Alone Sleeps the Water, Frozen She Awakes’
Experience
2021-Present Python Simulation Developer
De Beers Group, UK
Exploring possible business futures
through VR and Simulation
2020 Workshop Lead
“Artificial Intelligence & Cinema”
Tabakalera, Spain
Created moving images through GAN’s
2017-2015 Simulation and Modelling Engineer
AMRC, University of Sheffield, UK
Optimised manufacturing processes
through discrete-event simulation
Projects
2014 Handmade cameras
Designed and built instant cameras that use
analogue photography techniques
Publications
2020 “Real-time vision-based multiple object tracking
of a production process”