Adam Hobbs
CHOA nominated as 2014 Film Grant Finalist
After a Vimeo Staff Pick and a showcase on The Atlantic, now CHOA has also been selected as a finalist for the Documentary Film Award 2014 by the Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation. Adam Hobbs and Nils Clauss would like to thank UIC and Choa Choi for making this possible in the first place. For more information follow this link.
UIC Promo Video
The UIC promo video A PATH TO SUCCESS just went online. Adam Hobbs, Kuiock Park and Nils Clauss would like to thank Hyungji Park, Jade Choi, Ji Hye Jung, Levi Patel, Nicholas Mockridge, Neil Ardiff, Neil Dowling, Sungil Lee, Sun Kyung Park, Christoph Gularowski, Park Hyo Hun, Wooram Jung, Min Sang Ahn, Jongbok Lee, Aedel Park, Hassan Haider, Yonsei University, Exit Studios, Club Cage, Christian Blood & all the students in this video for their amazing help.
For more information on UIC follow this link.
CHOA featured in THE ATLANTIC
Skating with the Guys. A female hockey player from South Korea describes what it takes to complete. The film was a collaboration between UIC Yonsei University and filmmakers Nils Clauss and Adam Hobbs. Big thanks to the The Atlantic for featuring the CHOA video. Check out the film here.
DIRECTORS NOTES on Translating Furniture
The film blog DIRECTORS NOTES features an in-depth article on TRANSLATING FURNITURE. The text is based on an interview with Nils Clauss and Adam Hobbs for DIRECTORS NOTES. For more information follow this link.
TRANSLATING FURNITURE features the work of Korean artist Kwangho Lee, winner of the YÉOL Young Craftsman Award 2013. The film is a collaboration between Nils Clauss and Adam Hobbs. Commissioned as a reflection of Kwangho’s talented work, this film provides a unique experience of a young boy discovering art and design.
CHOA . VIMEO STAFF PICK Award
Great News! The short documentary CHOA has been selected for the VIMEO STAFF PICK CHANNEL.
The VIMEO STAFF PICK CHANNEL is the most prestigious channel to find on VIMEO. The channel is run by the VIMEO employees. They select their favorite videos on a daily basis and promote them through their website. Their channel description reads the following: “We really love videos, and these are the videos we really, really love. All of these videos have been hand picked by the real humans who work at Vimeo. We hope you enjoy them!”
CHOA is a short documentary on Choa Choi, who is a female Korean ice hockey player playing in a men’s team. Nils Clauss and Adam Hobbs made this video in collaboration for Underwood International College of Yonsei University, Seoul.
Follow this link in order to check out this short documentary.