Escapee Sebastian Kuder Joins Rebel Wolves

Escapee Sebastian Kuder joins Rebel Wolves

Many congratulations to Escapee Sebastian Kuder who has joined Warsaw games studio Rebel Wolves, leading their layout team.

Sebastian Kuder studied the Art of Animation at Escape Studios.

"Adam & Eve Mk II" Wins Best Cinematography Award

"Adam & Eve Mk II"  wins Best Cinematography at the IGA

Many congratulations to the makers of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won an award for Best Cinematography at the International Gold Awards (IGA).

Adam & Eve Mk II, is a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder.   Adam & Eve Mk II has won many festival awards.  

  

Adam & Eve Mk II Hon Mention at Athens Fest

Adam & Eve Mk II Hon Mention in Athens Fest

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won an Honourable Mention in the category of Best Cinematography at the Athens International Film Festival.

Adam & Eve Mk II, is a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder.   Adam & Eve Mk II has won many festival awards.  

  

Planet Mars Wins Best Sci-Fi at Art Film Awards

Planet Mars Wins Best Sci-Fi at Art Film Awards

Congratulations to the creators of the animated mockumentary short  "Planet Mars", which has won Best Sci-Fi at the Art Film Awards. 

Directed by Sebastian Kuder, and produced by Katerina Zacharakis, Planet Mars was completed by second year animation students at Escape Studios. It has won many festival awards.

Escape Studios Games Animation Reel

We're proud to present our very first Escape Studios' Games Animation Demo Reel, focused on the art and craft of animation for the games industry.  This latest demo reel features the work of Escape Studios students Aaron Hopwood, Christopher Marsden-Carlton, Sebastian Kuder, Molly Babington, Wiktor Brodowska and Conall Ferguson. The video game "Novem" was a group project completed by Erin Harrison, Dutton Daniel, Piraveen Satkunam, Louise Kalyango, Maria Robertson, Callum Walters, Alex Budulan, and James Cooper.  "Novem" was overseen by supervising tutor Amedeo Beretta. The reel was cut by Escapee Miguel Teixera. 

"Planet Mars" Best Cinematography at GNIFF

Planet Mars Best Cinematography at Golden Nugget Fest

Congratulations to the creators of the animated short mockumentary  "Planet Mars", which has won another festival award - Best Cinematography at the Golden Nugget International Film Festival.  

Directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder, and produced by Katerina Zacharakis, Planet Mars was a Studio Project completed by second year animation students at Escape Studios. It has won many festival awards.

Adam & Eve Mk II Best Animated Short LIMPA

Adam & Eve Mk II wins Best Animated Short at LIMPA

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won Best Animated Short Film at the London International Motion Picture Awards (LIMPA).

Adam & Eve Mk II, is a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder.   Adam & Eve Mk II has won over a dozen festival awards.  

  

Adam & Eve Mk II Best Sci-Fi at Discover Film

Adam & Eve Mk II "Best SciFi" at Discover Film Fest

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won Best Sci-Fi at the Discover Film Awards.

Adam & Eve Mk II, is a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder, now working as a cinematographer at The Third Floor.  The short has won multiple festival awards.  

  

Planet Mars Hon Mention Best Cinematography

Planet Mars wins Hon Mention for Best Cinematography

Congratulations to the creators of the animated short mockumentary  "Planet Mars", which has won an Honourable Mention for Best Cinematography at the Tokyo International Film Festival.  

Directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder, and produced by Katerina Zacharakis, Planet Mars was a Studio Project completed by second year animation students at Escape Studios, and was our first short rendered in Unreal Engine.

Adam & Eve Mk II Hon Mention in Tokyo Fest

Adam & Eve Mk II Best Cinematography (Hon Mention)

Many congratulations to Sebastian to the makers of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has received an Honourable Mention in the category of Best Cinematography at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Adam & Eve Mk II, is a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, directed by Sebastian Kuder; the short has won multiple festival awards.  

  

Planet Mars Wins Best Cinematography

Planet Mars wins Best Cinematography at Halicarnassus

Congratulations to the creators of the animated short mockumentary  "Planet Mars", which has won another festival award - Best Cinematography at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.  

Directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder, and produced by Katerina Zacharakis, Planet Mars was a Studio Project completed by second year animation students at Escape Studios.

Planet Mars Hon Mention Best Cinematography

Planet Mars Best Cinematography (Hon. Mention) at LIMFF

Congratulations to the creators of the mockumentary animated short "Planet Mars", which has won its first festival award - an "Honourable Mention" for Best Cinematography at the London International Monthly Film Festival.  

Directed by Escapee Sebastian Kuder, Planet Mars was completed as part of the second year of animation studies at Escape Studios, in Module PR5001, a Studio Project Module in which students collaborate to produce a short film. 

"Good Old Days" Wins Best Cinematography

"Good Old Days" wins "Best Cinematography"

Many congratulations to Escapee Sebastian Kuder whose short animated film The Good Old Days has won its first festival award - Best Cinematography in the short film category at the Halicarnassus Film Festival. 

The Good Old Days is a story about an elderly gentleman who tries to re-live the glory days of his youth, but things don't quite go to plan.

Adam & Eve Mk II Wins "Best Cinematography"

"Best Cinematography" at Halicarnassus Film Fest

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won Best Cinematography at the Halicarnassus Film Festival.

This is the twelfth festival award for Adam & Eve Mk II,  a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, which recently won "Best SciFi Short" at the Mid West Horror Film Festival, and was Runner-Up in the category of "Best College Short" at the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival.  Sebastian Kuder graduated from Escape Studios in the summer of 2019 and is currently working as a PreVis Artist at The Third Floor in London. 

  

Adam & Eve Mk II Runner-Up at London Rocks

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won two festival awards at the London Rocks Film Festival.

Adam & Eve Mk II won Best Sci-Fi (Runner Up) and also was awarded Runner-Up in the Category of Best Special Effects.

These are the latest in a long series of festival awards for Adam & Eve Mk II,  a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, which recently won "Best SciFi Short" at the Mid West Horror Film Festival, and was Runner-Up in the category of "Best College Short" at the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival.

Sebastian Kuder graduated from Escape Studios in the summer of 2019 and is currently working as a PreVis Artist at The Third Floor in London. 

  

Adam & Eve Mk II Best SciFi at Mid West Fest

Many congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won "Best SciFi Short" at the Mid West Horror Film Festival.

This is the latest in a series of awards for Adam & Eve Mk II,  a sci-fi re-telling of the Genesis story, which was recently a Runner-Up in the category of "Best College Short" at the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival.

Sebastian Kuder graduated from Escape Studios in the summer of 2019 and is currently working as a PreVis Artist at The Third Floor in London. 

  

Adam & Eve Mk II Runner-Up at Brooklyn Fest

Adam & Eve Mk II - Runner Up - "Best College Short"

Congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", which has won a Runner-Up award in the category of "Best College Short" at the Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival last week.
  
A number of other films from Escape Studios were finalists in the same category, including "Joe", directed by Callum Reeve, "Moon Rockz", directed by Molly Babington, and "Over Under", directed by Lucy Harris. 

Escape Students Win Awards at Sci-On Fest

"Joe" wins Director's Choice Award

Many congratulations to the makers of Adam & Eve Mk II and Joe, which have both won the "Director's Choice" award at the Sci-On film festival in Reno, Nevada.

Adam & Eve Mk II is a modern re-telling of the Genesis story; Joe is a short story about a cleanup robot that goes wrong.

Despite the challenges caused by the Corona lockdown, and many festivals cancelling or moving online, our student films continue to experience growing festival success.

Adam & Eve Mk II Double Winner at Wild Indie

Congratulations to Sebastian Kuder, director of "Adam & Eve Mk II", on a double win at last Saturday's Wild Indie Sci-fi & Fantasy Film Festival.
  
"Adam & Eve Mk II" picked up two laurels; Runner Up in the Category of "Short Film Under 5 minutes", and Runner Up in the category of "Best Digital VFX". 

"Offcut" Selected for Dirigo Film Festival

Many congratulations to the makers of "Offcut", whose film has been selected for its first festival entry - the Dirigo 6th International Student Film Festival 2020.

The event takes place at the Arnolfini Arts Centre, Bristol on Monday,  January 27th 2020 from 18:45 pm. Tickets are free.

Our short film Flame, directed by Cherelle Owusu, is a finalist at the Horsham Film Festival, which takes place on 13th February. You can buy tickets for £10 here.

And Sebastian Kuder's graduation film Adam & Eve Mk II has been selected for the Brussels Independent Film Festival on February 9th, and the Wild Indie Sci-fi & Fantasy Film Festival in Greenwich, which takes place on 1 February. Tickets are on sale now at Event Brite for £10.