About

Jeff Desom is a writer, film director and BAFTA nominated visual effects artist. Combining live-action, found footage and digital effects, his work has been selected and awarded at a number of festivals around the world. He works between Luxembourg and Los Angeles.

contact@jeffdesom.com

Music Videos:
ANTIGRAVITY ACADEMY / Doug Klinger doug@antigravityacademy.co

VFX:
PRETEND VFX hello@pretendvfx.com

LECTURES / PANEL

2023 SCI Arc Fiction and Entertainment
2022 Siggraph
2014 Harvard University, Visual Computing Group at the School of Engineering and Applied Science
2014 SVA School of Visual Arts, New York
2013 Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg
2013 Sydney International Film Festival2012 Ars Electronica, Linz

FESTIVALS / AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS

2023 BAFTA - Special Visual Effects (Nomination)
2023 Critics Choice Awards - Best Visual Effects (Nomination)
2019 Newport Beach Film Festival
2018 - 2019 Cineteca Nacional, Mexico City
2018 Greater Taipei Biennial of Contemporary Arts
2018 UK Music Video Awards
2017 San Telmo Museum
2017 Flatpack Birmingham
2016 Luxembourg Media Award (Winner 5x)
2016 - 2017 Espacio Fundacion Telefonica, Madrid
2015 - 2016 Museum of the Moving Image, New York
2015 - 2016 Palais des Beaux-Arts Bozar, Brussels
2014 Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg
2014 Luxembourg City Film Fest
2013 Edward Steichen Award (Winner)
2013 Sydney International Film Festival
2013 MVPA Awards, LA
2013 South by Southwest Film Festival, Austin
2013 IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam
2012 Ars Electronica, Linz (Winner, Golden Nica)
2012 Vimeo Awards & Festival (Winner, Remix Category)
2012 UK Music Video Awards
2011 Philharmonie Luxembourg
2011 BUG The Evolution of Music Video, BFI London
2011 UK Music Video Awards
2011 Bring to Light Nuit Blanche, New York
2011 Chicago International Movies and Music Fest (Winner, Best Music Video)
2010 LA Film Festival
2010 Anima - The Brussels Animation Film Festival (Special Mention)
2010 PlazaPlus Festival, Eindhoven
2010 Vimeo Awards & Festival (Shortlist)
2009 onedotzero_adventures in motion, London / World Tour
2009 UK Music Video Awards
2009 Moscow International Film Festival
2009 Bristol Encounters Short Film Festival
2009 London Independent Film Festival
2009 London Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
2009 London Young Film Festival
2009 New York Rooftop Films
2009 Munich International Short Film Festival
2009 Tabor Film Festival, Croatia (Winner, Grand Prix)
2009 Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
2009 Canary Wharf Film Festival, UK
2009 Zero Film Festival, LA & New York
2009 Bornshorts, Denmark
2009 Shnit International Kurzfilm Festival, Switzerland
2009 Darklight Film Festival, Ireland
2009 Shoot Me, Dutch Music Video Competition
2009 Braunschweig International Film Festival
2009 Museek International Music Video Festival, St. Petersbourg (Winner, Grand Prix)
2009 Zinebi - Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film
2008 Molodist International Film Festival, Kiev
2008 Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition, Tokyo (Special Mention)
2007 Luxembourg Film Awards (Winner, Best Short)

PRESS

A.V. Club
IndieWire
Wall Street Journal