PostPanic

PostPanic is a Dutch film company founded in 1997. PostPanic now includes PostPanic (commercial film), PostPanic Pictures (long format film) and PanicProgram (emerging commercial talent). PostPanic also host and curate the bi-annual PanicRoom.

History

PostPanic formed back in 1997 when Mischa Rozema, Jules Tervoort and Mark Visser graduated from HKU (Hogeschool Kunst Utrecht) together. Their graduation film A Time Of Panic was received to high acclaim and launched their careers in the Netherlands. The name PostPanic is a reference to life after A Time for Panic. In 2007, Mark Visser left PostPanic to work on his own projects.

PostPanic moved to larger premises in Summer 2009 which also include extended post facilities. [1]

In 2012, PostPanic embarked on their most ambitious personal project to date, SUNDAYS - a feature film idea written and to be directed by PostPanic co-founder Mischa Rozema. In order to keep Mischa's vision creatively pure, PostPanic decided to start off their dream with a concept short that would be released as the debut project of their new arm, PostPanic Pictures. They successfully raised over 50K US Dollars via the Sundays Kickstarter campaign. [2] Filming took place in Mexico City in November 2012 with US actor Brian Petsos taking on the male lead. The concept short was released on-line in March 2015 and sparked a bidding war between the US Studios, with Warner Bros finally securing the winning deal [3]. The film is currently in pre-production with Chernin co-producing and Mischa Rozema directing.

In 2015, PostPanic Pictures announced their second film project, Lost Boy, written and to be directed by duo Ash Thorp and Anthony Scott Burns.[4] Following the successful model of Sundays, the team filmed on location in Spain (November 2015) and are now in post-production on the Lost Boy concept short, with projected summer 2016 release date.

Notable Awards

• Red Dot Design Award (2004) - NIKE Tech Stories One
• ADCN Lamp (2004)(Art Direction) - NIKE Tech Stories One
• ADCN Lamp (2006) Art Direction) - TMF Awards 2006
• AICP Next Awards - Experiential Category Award Winner (2009) - McDonalds Lost Ring
• PLAYGROUNDS FESTIVAL (2010) Best International Short Applied - MTV Rocks
• PROMAX BDA (2011) - Best On-Air Ident (Out Of House) - MTV Rocks Loop
• GOLDEN DRUM INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING FESTIVAL (2011) - Golden Drum Award - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• GOLDEN DRUM INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING FESTIVAL (2011) - Virtuoso Award for Cinematography - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• BYRON BAY FILM FESTIVAL 2012 (2012) - Best Experimental Film - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• ADCN Lamp (2012) (Film Direction) - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• ONE SHOW DESIGN (2012) - GOLD PENCIL - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• ONE SHOW DESIGN (2012) - BRONZE PENCIL - MINI Rocketman
• CANNES DESIGN LIONS (2012) - NATIONAL DIPLOMA - OFFF Festival 2011 Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• HOLLAND ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (2013) - VNAP TRADE AWARD - 'Stardust'
• VUODEN HUIPUT ADVERTISING AWARDS (2013) - GOLD & BEST FINNISH TVC OF THE YEAR - Hartwall 'Jaffa Posters'
• ANIMAGO (2015) - BEST POST-PRODUCTION - 'Sundays'
• VNAP Best Visual Effects - DUTCH FILM FESTIVAL (2015) - 'Sundays'

Notable Festivals

• ONE DOT ZERO 10 - Postman
• RES FEST (2006) - Postman
• Clipped/ International Short Film Festival Berlin 2006- Postman
• ONE DOT ZERO 11 - Postman Returns
• HOLLAND ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2008 - Postman Returns (Jury selection)
• OFFF FESTIVAL BARCELONA 2011 - Main Titles 'Year Zero'
• DUTCH FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - 'Sundays'

Speaking/ Presentations

• PLAYGROUNDS FESTIVAL 2009 - Mischa Rozema, Chris Staves, guest speakers
• FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL - BOLOGNA 2010 - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• SINES DIGITAL - Lisbon 2010 - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• OFFF FESTIVAL BARCELONA 2011 - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• PLAYGROUNDS FESTIVAL 2011 - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• STRP FESTIVAL / HOWDOYOUDO? - Eindhoven 2011 - Ania Markham, guest speaker
• FITC 2012 AMSTERDAM - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• CUTOUT FEST 2012 / MEXICO - Mischa Rozema & Jules Tervoort, guest speakers
• FREEFORCE 2013 / MOTION GRAPHICS - Amsterdam - Jules Tervoort & Ania Markham, guest speakers
• WASABI IN MOTION 2013 - Madrid - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker
• PLAYGROUNDS FESTIVAL 2014 - AMSTERDAM - Matthijs Joor, Ania Markham, guest speakers
• OFFF 2015 - Barcelona - Mischa Rozema, Jules Tervoort, Ivor Goldberg, guest speakers
• PLAYGROUNDS FESTIVAL 2015 - AMSTERDAM - Matthijs Joor, Ania Markham, guest speakers
• FITC 2016 - Amsterdam - Mischa Rozema, guest speaker

Notable Juries

• ADCN (Art Directors Club Netherlands) 2015 - Motion Design Jury - Mischa Rozema
• ADCN (Art Directors Club Netherlands) 2009 - Illustration Jury - Mischa Rozema
• ADCN (Art Directors Club Netherlands) 2010 - Sound Jury - Mischa Rozema
• SHOTS Awards 2011 - Interactive, Editing Juries - Mischa Rozema

Representation

• USA Film Agent - UTA
• USA Film Management - Circle Of Confusion [5]
• USA Commercial Representation - Savage

External links

• Official Website PostPanic
• PostPanic offices [6]
• Warners win Sundays - March 2015 [7]
• 18 Things You can Learn From PostPanic - March 2015 [8]
• Adobe Interview with the creative team behind Sundays - May 2015 [9]
• Adobe Masterclass with the Sundays Team - May 2015 [10]
• Interview with Mischa Rozema (Amsterdam Ad Blog) 2010 [11]
• Interview with Ania Markham 2011 (Shots Magazine, London) [12]
• 'SUNDAYS' Kickstarter Campaign 2012 ([13]
• OFFF Festival Barcelona 2011 - 'YEAR ZERO' Main Title creation [14]
• Making of Article 'Year Zero' 2011 - [15]
• Article about Google AdWords film 2009 [16]
• MINI Rocketman Film link 2010 [17]