Raphael Von Blumenthal

We’re back from Karlovy Vary IFF where we pitched our feature SOYBOY, written and directed by @raphaelvonb , as part of MIDPOINT Feature Launch and the Eastern Promises Award. Thank you so much to @mdf_cannes for awarding us the Producers Network Award. We can’t wait to bring the project to Cannes next year! @midpointinstitute @kviff @bfinetwork @britishfilminstitute

We are so excited to be pitching at @kviff where we are eligible for the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award and the Rotterdam Lab Award. Huge thanks to @midpointinstitute for believing in the project and taking us on such an exciting journey! Thanks again to @britishfilminstitute and @bfinetwork for the support. @raphaelvonb #soyboy #jantefilms #midpointfeaturelaunch #midpointfeaturelab #bfi #bfinetwork #britishcouncil

Festival News! Very excited to share that An Invitation gets its North American premiere @azfilmfestival and a London screening at its next BIFA-qualifying @uviewff . A huge thanks to both festivals, and also to all the brilliant people who brought the film to life. 14 months on, and I'm still glowing with your brilliance. 📸 @raphaelneal.1 Writer / Director 🙋‍♂️ 1st AD @janedavis_director Script Supervisor @pfdsilva2 Producer @michellebrondum / @jantefilms PA @jsemjuli DP @c.a.l.d 1st AC @anna_clo 2nd AC @will_royall Gaffer @ben.milla Spark @finleyonorris Sound Mixer @naomi.sound 1st AS @theopodgersound 2nd AS @soundtylertappin Production Designer @frugstagram Costume @genieve.vasconcelos HMU @livvi.np_mua Editor @ianr0b Sound Designer @mrmilessullivan Composer @alastairmcnamaracomposer Colourist @jo_barker_colourist Stills @raphaelneal.1 @catherinefrawley_stills Featuring 🙋‍♂️, @busayoxo , Rosie Gray, @anathiras , @seleneantonas , @sadia_azmats

We’re back from Prague where we had the most inspiring first week developing our feature SOYBOY with MIDPOINT Feature Launch! A big thank you to all the other participants, our group leaders and to the MIDPOINT team for all your insights and ideas - and to @bfinetwork and the @britishcouncil for supporting the project and making our participation possible. We had the best time and can’t wait to see everyone again for the next one! @midpointinstitute @raphaelvonb #soyboy #jantefilms #midpointfeaturelaunch #midpointfeaturelab #bfi #bfinetwork #britishcouncil

We’re so excited that Raphael von Blumenthal’s debut feature SOYBOY has been selected as one of nine projects, and the only British film, for this year’s MIDPOINT Feature Launch programme. We can’t wait to travel to Prague in March and begin development! A huge thanks to @britishcouncil and @bfinetwork whose support has made this possible! @midpointinstitute @raphaelvonb #soyboy #jantefilms #midpointfeaturelaunch #midpointfeaturelab #bfi #bfinetwork #britishcouncil

An Invitation 🎬 BTS Day 2 📸@catherinefrawley_stills More of the best people ❤️

An Invitation 🎬BTS Day 1 📷@raphaelneal.1 With all the best people ❤️

We are WRAPPED on An Invitation 🥳🥹🎬 It's been a little over two months since I sent a draft to my ROCK of a producer @michellebrondum who somehow managed to pull this all together in the calmest, smoothest and most stress-free of ways in the shortest of times, and having had a moment to catch my breath after the wonderful madness that was Directing / Directing-Acting for the first time, I am still glowwinnnggg so hard with gratitude. In the heat of it all I managed to take all of two photos, including snap #1 of the dreamiest sound team a filmmaker could wish for. This was the most collaborative of processes, with a host of professionals who brought so much of themselves, their creativity and craft. I feel truly blessed to have had such a brilliant team to have carried us all through to the finish line. Also a huge, huge thank you to a brilliant cast who were a gift; so open to play and so very giving. You really carried me with your professionalism and your brave choices. More superlatives, gratitude and BTS spamming to come, but for now thank you thank you thank you to everybody who made this happen, you were the absolute nicest and most talented bunch I could've wished to work with. Writer / Director 🙋‍♂️ 1st AD @janedavis_director Script Supervisor @pfdsilva2 Producer @michellebrondum PA @jsemjuli DP @c.a.l.d 1st AC @anna_clo 2nd AC @will_royall Gaffer @ben.milla Spark @finleyonorris Sound Mixer @naomi.sound 1st AS theopodgersound 2nd AS @soundtylertappin Production Designer @frugstagram Costume @genieve.vasconcelos HMU @livvi.np_mua Editor @ianr0b Composer @alastairmcnamaracomposer Stills @raphaelneal.1 @catherinefrawley_stills Catering @WooSpeckGrub Featuring 🙋‍♂️, @busayoxo , Rosie Gray, @anastasiathiras @seleneantonas , @sadia_azmats , @jsemjuli And a word for my endlessly patient, supportive and brilliant partner @fran.woo and sisters @gogogogigui @fran.is.isa and @katandleni . You are the best and most inspiring four women I could possibly have in my life, and I love you all immensely.

Where I'm a battered Cyclist ruining a Nativity Harvey Greenfield is Running Late (2023) dir. @thejhfilm writ. @thejhfilm Paul Richards @roastmutton10 dop @neiloseman prod. Michael Kowalczyk gaff @stephenallwright HMU @ashlieperrymakeup prod. design @amanda_stekly comp. @barnabas_andrew feat. @annettebadland @nicolenabi_ @davebensonphill @mattraybrown @ewenmacintosh and a host of other very talented folk Jonnie was one of the first directors I worked with, and my heart swelled seeing him step up so seamlessly to his first feature. Also the third time in three that he had me made up to be beaten and bruised, this time playing an irate and entitled cyclist. He knows me well. "When an indecisive people pleaser is running late for the world's busiest day, his misguided decisions escalate towards a single choice that risks everything he holds dear"

Where I play the new (well-intentioned but bloody annoying) man in town Dog Hair (2022) dir. @karan.desaii a.d. @amytickner prod. @rachelellathomas writ. @phillipflopp1 s.m. @thetorrose with the inimitable @phillipflopp1 & @sarahmrickman A whirlwind of a week that started with stepping into the most generous and open of rooms, and ended with the best of crowds and feedback from our @vaultfestival audience, can't thank you enough for having me along for this ride. Eyes peeled for @7thsensetheatre , they're a total powerhouse of good writing and slick production, can't wait to see what comes next

Where I need the words of the piece to help me explain it. "Once voted the most beautiful German word. It describes the sense of being comfortable around people you trust. Under a warm blanket in a room with a fireplace. Nothing can hurt. Geborgenheit." Verständnis (Understanding) (2022) dir. @greghomann writ. @one_dan_band additional translation @leoniejanas & Elke von Mering-Ashton illust. @raphaelachache prod. @jowoznicka stage mngr @charliemackenziebarrow feat. the incredibly talented @becksmcquil & Tim Welton photos @davidbairdphoto My heart is full. Four weeks of interrogation of the most incredible words and beautiful images, ambitious, challenging and rewarding direction, surrounded by the most generous, hard working and talented of teams. This piece, in whatever form, deserves even more than the incredible support it has received so far - please make it happen. For now, hundert tausend Mal danke Generously helped and supported by @nptheatre @wearenonsuch @aceagrams @centrala_space @attenboroughac @inspireculturenotts

Where I play a Genglish kid trying to figure out home dir. @greghomann writ. @one_dan_band illust. @raphaelachache prod. @jowoznicka with the brilliant Tim Welton & Rebecca McQuillan TICKETS (05-10/12) - https://linktr.ee/verstandnis "Nick is a half-German, half-British teenager who moves to Coventry after being raised in Cologne. His Dad needs the UK, his Mum longs for Europe. Against the backdrop of a marriage that runs its course, we witness the confusion of figuring out what and where home is" I could write a million words about this piece, and how personal it feels, and how it hits home for anybody that's ever felt like they don't belong, but I'd rather you just come watch it. With support in kind from @migrants_theatre @nptheatre @wearenonsuch @centrala_space @aceagrams