Royal Television Society Award: Sid Burnard's Curious Kingdom

Sid Burnard's Curious Kingdom has been shortlisted for a Royal Television Society Award. The film I made with Jay Goldmark for Goldmark Films tells the story of the wonderful driftwood art creations of Sid Burnard and has been shortlisted in the Promotional Film category.

I never thought I’d have a film shortlisted at the same event as the fantastic BBC Detectorists show!

You can see all of the award nominations here

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“The RTS Awards are the gold standard of achievement in the television community.”
— Royal Television Society

Sid Burnard's Curious Kingdom nominated alongside POSCA by Box River Studios and Norfolk and Norwich Festival Animation by Eye Film in RTS Awards

“Sid Burnard is putting together objects that make profound, witty and beautiful remarks about life, the universe and everything.”
— Acclaimed thriller writer and children’s author Sam Llewellyn

The film traces the true beginning of Sid Burnard’s making to a chance meeting with Mike Goldmark in 2002 who stayed in touch, and debated with him, and encouraged him, while Sid got on with life - which included beach combing. Sid's work is made from the bits and pieces he finds lying about on beaches, riverbanks and hedges. He brings these bits and pieces back to his studio, and looks at them, and adjusts and assembles them until they cease to be mere stuff and become a thing: a bird, a beast, an insect, a boat; while at the same time their component parts cling to their original state as a lump of driftwood, a toothbrush, a bottle top. This is the land of miracles, where an object can be many things at once.

Sid Burnard was born in Brighton in 1948. Introduced to the art of beach combing by his Romany grandmother, Sid learnt to appreciate the beauty of nature from an early age. His time at Bristol Guild of Applied Arts gave him a profound understanding of visual arts and crafts and allowed him to put his personal vision into practice.

He is now based in Wales, where the flotsam and jetsam from the nearby sea is his only source of materials. Working with found objects, nothing is changed - simply introduced to one another. Sid’s driftwood pieces, usually birds, boats or mythical beasts, are bursting with passion, integrity and his unique and wonderful humour.

Goldmark Films, based in Uppingham Rutland is the independent film making arm of the world renowned Goldmark Gallery.

Goldmark Films specialises in fine art and ceramic films working with artists and pot makers all over the globe.  It has been making films for online platforms since 2000 under the guidance of Goldmark MD and producer/director Jay Goldmark who, with RTS award winning film maker Jonny Lewis, has travelled the world to capture unique insights into the work and character of contemporary artists and ceramic masters. Goldmark Films has produced 24 feature length documentaries and 100 plus shorts since its foundation.

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