Sparks - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (official music video)

Sparks - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (2017)

Ron & Russell find themselves in 1930s Paris in pursuit of something just beyond their grasp. Official music video for legendary American pop group Sparks made in six weeks.

MAKING OF: www.vimeo.com/josephwallace/edithpiafbts
DIRECTOR'S NOTES: http://directorsnotes.com/2017/09/18/joseph-wallace-edith-piaf/

CREDITS
Song written, performed and produced by Ron and Russell Mael, Sparks
Direction, design, story, cinematography, edit: Joseph Wallace
Animation: Joseph Wallace, Roos Mattaar, Aiden Whittam
Puppets: Roos Mattaar, Joseph Wallace
Sets: Aiden Whittam, Katrina Hood, Heather Colbert, Joseph Wallace, Roos Mattaar, Mary Murphy
Retouching: Milán Kopasz
Producers: Carla Mooney, Delwyn Mooney
Production Company: Cardel
Thanks: Simon Tytherleigh, John Wright, UWE, Dik Downey, James Hadrill, Dean Sudron, Charlotte Dubery, Nigel Wallace, Alice Saey
© BMG Rights Management Ltd (UK) 2017

PRESS
'Incredible' billboard.com
'Sublime' Allocine.fr
'Beautiful' Animation World Network
'Aesthetically punchy, character-driven stop-mo' Animation Magazine
'Gorgeous' flaunt.com
'An absolute masterpiece' AEG Presents
'Utterly charming' Promonews.tv
'Elegant' Under The Radar Mag
'Stunning' Skwigly Animation Magazine
‘Deeply cinematic’ ZippyFrames
‘Breathtaking’ Gig Soup
‘Irresistible’ Musik Please
‘Chasing artistic beauty in an otherwise grim world’ videostatic.com
‘Reminiscent of The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Radar Mag
‘Merveilleux’ L’oreille a l’envers
’Superb’ canyouhear.fr
‘Sensational’ Guy Maddin, director
‘Impressive’ Peter Lord, Co-founder, Aardman Animations
‘Gorgeous’ Barry Purves, OSCAR nominated animation director
'Perhaps Sparks' best video ever.' Ron and Russell Mael, Sparks
'Cinematic masterpiece' Sparks fan
'One of the most surreal and beautiful music videos I have ever seen' Sparks fan

SELECTED FESTIVALS
Our Fest, Argentina, 2019
VOID - International Animation Film Festival, Denmark, 2019
London International Animation Festival, UK, 2018
Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA, 2018
Cinanima, Portugal, 2018
CutOut Fest, Mexico, 2018
Multivision Festival, Russia, 2018
Dublin Animation Film Festival, Ireland, 2018
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018
Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea, 2018
Ibiza Music Video Awards, Greece, 2018
Animage International Animation Festival, Brazil, 2018
Woodstock Film Festival, USA, 2018
StopTrik International Film Festival, Slovenia, 2018
3D Wire, Spain, 2018
Balkanima Animated Film Festival, Serbia, 2018
Anim’est, Romania, 2018
Festival Stop Motion Montreal, Canada, 2018
Linoleum Festival, Ukraine, 2018
Burbank International Film Festival, USA, 2018
Fantoche International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2018
Turku Animated Film Festival, Finland, 2018
Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosovo, 2018
Brasil Stop Motion Festival, 2018
La Guarimba, Italy, 2018
Anima Mundi, Brazil, 2018
Supertoon International Animation Festival, Croatia, 2018
Sopot Film Festival, Poland, 2018
ANNY: Animation Nights New York, USA, 2018
Stop Motion Barcelona, Spain, 2018
Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK, 2018
Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan, 2018
Northwest Animation Festival, USA, 2018
Berlin Music Video Awards, Germany, 2018
Chilemonos, Chile, 2018
Animayo, Spain, 2018
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany, 2018
Cardiff Animation Festival, Wales, 2018
Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival, Japan, 2018
Athens Animfest, Greece, 2018
Monstra Festival, Portugal, 2018
Anima Festival, Brussels, 2018
British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin, 2018
PIAFF, Festival International du Film d'Animation de Paris, France, 2017 (Festival world premiere)

AWARDS
Winner, ‘Best Music Video’ & ‘Best European Music Video’, Anim!Arte,Brazil, 2019
Winner, Best Music Video, Hollywood Art and Movie Awards, USA, 2019
Winner, silver award for ‘Best Animated Film’ & bronze for ‘Best Musical Film’, Global Independent Film Awards, USA, 2018
Honourable Mention, Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA, 2018
Finalist, Music Video, Amarcort Film Festival, Italy, 2018
Finalist, Bucheon International Animation Festival, Korea, 2018
Nominated for Best Animation, Ibiza Music Video Awards, Greece, 2018
Finalist, European Film Festival Mainstream & Underground, Russia, 2018
Semi-finalist, Burbank International Film Festival, USA, 2018
Nominated for Best Music Video, Short Shorts Festival, Japan, 2018
Promo / Advertising / Music Finalist, Beer Town Film Festival, UK, 2018
Nominated for Best Music Video, Chilemonos, Chile, 2018
Nominated for Best Music Video & Public Choice Award at British Animation Awards, 2018
Nominated for Best Animated Music Video at International Music Video Underground, 2017
Longlisted for 1.4 Awards, UK, 2017
Nominated for best animation in an international music video, Kinsale Shark Awards, Ireland, 2017