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CREDITS:
EgoProject Films is a trading name of writer/director Mike Rymer.
As such, Mike originates the project's in-house production and is the main client
liaison for commissions. Work is developed with a group of regular collaborators
and industry freelancers.
MIKE RYMER (writer/director)
Mike brings grass roots appreciation of the production industries to his break-through
work. He was a post-production runner in Soho, TV runner on productions for
Channel 4 and the BBC, a fixer for international crews, and development runner
at Rennaisance Films where he wrote coverage for the likes of Werner Herzog's
Rescue Dawn.
In Film Production, he worked through the camera and AD departments, most notably
as 3rd Assistant Director for Peter Greenaway on Venice Film Festival Golden
Lion Nominee Nightwatching. With a Masters Distinction in Film from
Newport Film School, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Script Development from The
National Film and Television School, he marries deft production skills with
an acute understanding of visual language.
When released to the festival circuit in the summer of 2007, his debut short
film (the ambitious 35mm drama 'SICK')
was quickly endorsed by Samaritans
who called it 'a compelling and moving work'. Film London hailed it 'a subtle
yet forceful story, sensitively portrayed', and The
Guardian praised it for breaking the silence on mental health.
The film won a clutch of International awards from festival selections across
25 countries. It has been the subject of Mental Health events in Portugal, Bosnia,
Sarajevo, Ireland, Nova Scotia and Los Angeles, used for education across Europe,
and released twice on DVD (BFI
Filmstore/ Film
4), with world sales by Dazzle
Films.