Tom Geens
About:  www.chickenfactory.co.uk Categories:  Director, Writer eMail:  http://www.ukscreen.com/contact/123 WWW:  http://www.ukscreen.com/crew/123 Address:  Greater London United Kingdom Company:  The Chicken Factory Date of Birth:  1970-10-02 Experience:  6 yrs Languages:  English, Dutch & French
Training and Skills
Formal Training:  Raindance (Masterclasses by Dov Simmens, John Truby & Mike Figgis) The City Lit 2 year drama course 5 years of professional experience as an art director in advertising
Additional Information
‘Compassion’ wins best scenario award at the Brussels Independent Film Festival, nov 2006, Gold and Silver for the IKEA campaigns, done for Instinct Russia at the Moscow Advertising Awards, nov 2006, ‘Shame’ short listed for the Méliès d'Or (best European Fantastic short film) at the Leeds International Film Festival, nov 2006, ‘Wrong’ wins London Consortium (ICA, Tate Modern,…) “Betting on Shorts 2”, july 2006, ‘Wrong’ short listed for prix UIP at the Rotterdam Film Festival, feb 2006, best horror film award for 'shame' at halloween film festival, london, jan 2006, aprile award at milan film festival for 'wrong', sept 2005, nominated for best young director at cannes advertising festival, june 2003, 'best film' at 23:59 film festival for 'Show me London!', London, january 2002, 'best narrative video' at Empire State Film festival for 'Together for Fifty Years', NY, january 2002, 'best film in Community category' at Visions Short film Festival for 'Man talking to Strangers', London, 1999
Credits
Type Production Name Company Role Year Short Film compassion the chicken factory and caviar writer/director 2006 Short Film shame the chicken factory & all films writer/director 2005 Short Film wrong the chicken factory & all films writer/director 2005 Short Film the hand the chicken factory writer/director 2004 Short Film please the chicken factory writer/director 2003 Short Film prices vary the chicken factory writer/director 2003 Commercials various harrynash director 2002 Commercials various maverick media writer/director 2002 Short Film Show me london! findlefudge co-writer/director 2002 Short Film Tiny, little chickens eatmail writer/director 2001 Short Film Together for Fifty Years the chicken factory writer/director 2001 TV Sjickensjit the chicken factory writer/director 2001 Short Film Tonight's the Night the chicken factory writer/director 2000 Short Film death of a date the chicken factory writer/director 2000 Short Film Man talking to Strangers Mustard co-writer 1999 Short Film etiquette the chicken factory writer/director 1999 Short Film fifteen foot square the chicken factory writer/director 1999 Short Film that day mustard writer 1998
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