7-512: The Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival , more commonly known as Rushes Soho Shorts Festival , is a yearly display of short films hosted by Rushes Postproduction . It has taken place every summer since 1999. What began as a small series of screenings at the Curzon Cinema in London's Soho area, has grown considerably since its inception. A large number of recognizable names have both acted in films at
14-592: A Discreet (now an Autodesk subsidiary) Flame SGI based compositing suite. In 2006, Rushes became a fully HD capable facility from Telecine through visual effects and 3D . One of the first HD projects was the rebranding of ITV 3 in January 2006. Rushes posted pop-promos for many well known bands including Arctic Monkeys , Dido , Faithless , Gorillaz , Ian Brown , Manic Street Preachers , New Order , Scissor Sisters , The Streets , Oasis , Placebo , Red Hot Chili Peppers , and Snow Patrol . In 2009, Rushes
21-566: The Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival . Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival The Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival , more commonly known as Rushes Soho Shorts Festival , is a yearly display of short films hosted by Rushes Postproduction . It has taken place every summer since 1999. What began as a small series of screenings at the Curzon Cinema in London's Soho area, has grown considerably since its inception. A large number of recognizable names have both acted in films at
28-551: The Virgin Group in 2000. The company famously posted Dire Straits ' " Money for Nothing "; the first video ever to be played on MTV Europe and the launch advert for the Ford Puma featuring a composited late Steve McQueen . The company was the first in the UK to acquire a Rank-Cintel URSA (replaced with a Thomson Spirit) and a C-Reality Telecine as well as being the first to adopt
35-634: The festival, and presented the festival itself. The former include David Tennant , Dita Von Teese , and Michael Sheen . The latter include Graham Norton , Joseph Fiennes , and Basement Jaxx . Outside of its summer festival, Rushes Soho Shorts curates work for other festivals and events. These programmes are often composed of work that has been submitted to previous Soho Shorts festivals. In 2005, LoveFilm designated Soho Shorts as "one to look out for" and other publications, including The Guardian and Little White Lies have been similarly positive. Rushes Postproduction Rushes Postproduction
42-565: Was a post-production and visual effects company based in London. Rushes closed down in December 2017. It had a worldwide reputation for producing commercial and pop-promo projects. The company was formed in 1977 and its staff spawned many successful spin-offs, including The Foundry, Main Frame , Nice Biscuits and Smoke & Mirrors. Rushes was bought by Richard Branson in 1987 and sold to Liberty Livewire (rebranded Ascent Media Group ) [1] by
49-594: Was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for its visual effects work on Discovery 's series, Human Body: Pushing the Limits . The company was acquired by the Deluxe Entertainment Services Group in January 2011. Deluxe Entertainment Services then subsequently decided to close down the 40-year-old Post House in December 2017. Commercials or pop-promos that Rushes worked on and were popular or groundbreaking for their time: Each summer, Rushes hosted
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