I am please to announce that the short documentary "An Animated Guy" has been selected for the May edition of the TMFF film festival.

An Animated Guy - Special Mention at Doc Edge Awards The short films ranging from 6 minutes to 40 minutes impressed the judges too. The 2016 Academy Award® Documentary (Short Subject) winner A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, won Best International Short Documentary, judges hailing it as “an example of activist filmmaking …

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An Animated Guy has now world premiered and it is a relief. Thanks to those that turned up and sorry if there was a mix up with any complementary tickets. Thank you Wellington, Ernie Davis, Rorro, Zoe-Rose, Barb and Marnie. See you in Auckland. John Spry

Hi All, I have arrived in Wellington, it is a lovely morning, having a coffee, eggs and a muffin. Looking forward to the World Premiere of "An Animated Guy", but very nervous. I had some nice words from Guy last night on the way down. He seems really amped, he always says nice things about …

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An Animated Guy has been selected for the LA Cinefest Los Angeles CineFest is a online monthly international event. Each month Los Angeles film industry specialists vote for The Best of The Festival in each category. Every month, we'll announce Festival winners. Stay tuned to see if the short documentary is a winner!  

Documentary Edge Festival 2016: Critters in short films Today "An Animated Guy" and its director were mentioned in a new Stuff.co.nz article. Click Link or see below. The festival hosts the world premiere of An Animated Guy, a 15-minute film focusing on Guy Capper, directed by John Spry. When director Spry, was made redundant in 2014 …

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I have been interviewed for about half an hour by the Dominion newspaper in Wellington. It was very exciting talking about the last year and how "An Animated guy" came into being. How I met Guy and the cool people I met making the documentary. A special shout out to: Guy Capper, Tim Capper, Ros …

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Hi all as you may know I Produced/Directed the short doco "An Animated Guy" I will be attending the Wellington Screening on 7th May 2016 at 1.30pm. If you would like to share your thoughts or stories please look out for me. John Spry  

Just found out that I will be doing a small amount of press next week, done by the Dominion and ergo Stuff.co.nz. Will keep you all posted. Very exciting - never done press before!!!!! What would Robert and Sheepy think?