Bio:

Leo Bridle is 19 years old, and lives in Southampton, UK.

Inspired by a short film course, he has made a number of short films and animations over the past 2 years.
In January 2005, his film "Ashes to Ashes" won the 2005 Orange Paper Film Festival - beating 70 other short films nationally, and since then, Leo has since had his films shown at the Bang! Film Festival in Nottingham, featured on the Britfilms.co.uk and iFilm.com websites, and also recently shown on BBC2 as part of the Homegrown Hollywood programme. In December last year, his film 'Inside Broadcast' won second prize in the prestigious £50 Film Festival, while another film - 'Off The Beaten Track' also came second in a national film competition organised by the Future Shorts label.

Leo is currently a student at Winchester School of Art, UK.

Filmography/Awards Info:

Filmography:
Off The Beaten Track October 2004
Short Circuit December 2004
Ashes to Ashes December 2004
Inside Broadcast May 2005
Rural Crime (Advert) December 2005
Still Life, With Flowers June 2006

Awards:
Orange Paper Film Festival 2004 - Best Video Film - 'Ashes to Ashes'
£50 Film festival 2005 - 2nd Prize - 'Inside Broadcast'
Peter Kittle Short Film Competition 2006 - 1st Prize - 'Off The Beaten Track'

Festivals featuring Off The Beaten Track:

The Bang! Film Festival, Nottingham,
BBC Film Network
BritFilms.co.uk
iFilm.com
Super Shorts, London,
Rolling Stock Film Festival, West Midlands
UK Online: F@ster Films, London
Loesje Imagination Festival, Berlin
Warrington Film Festival
Shoot First, Edinburgh
Bicycle Film Festival, New York, Los Angeles, London
The Big Screen, Southampton
Brighton Fringe Festival



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Off The Beaten Track directed by Leo Bridle United Kingdom, Animation, 2004, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:06 A teenage boy is cycling through a park, when he takes a wrong turn into the woods and enters a vibrant, animated world. He travels first through a Jungle, then is lifted up into the clouds. Next, he drops do... more info

Compilations containing Off The Beaten Track
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Independent Exposure 2006 Summer Edition (MC-566) XI, Vol 3	2006	Program available for theatrical exhibition

Upcoming Screenings

Screening History
Off The Beaten Track
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Central Cinema	Seattle	USA	2006-08-09	Event Details
111 Minna Gallery	San Francisco	USA	2006-07-31	Event Details
Axiom Theatre	Houston	USA	2006-06-30	Event Details

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