BRANDNEW FILMS PROFILE

Founded in Hersham, Surrey by Simon Mason, Brandnew Films began in 1998 with the now legendary short film Bradbury Bear Fire Ranger. It played at the London Film Festival later that year and was on the long short-list for a BAFTA.

Energised by the warm response to Bradbury, the years ahead saw three more short films in the comedy/drama genre - Rockin' Chair, The Forecourt Pimpernel and The Shant Club which have played at festivals all over the world and picked up several awards. In this time our style and craft developed and we discovered we had an ethos - stylish, unpretentious film-making, playing a great deal of emphasis on acting and characterisation.

Not only is The Toybox our first full-length feature, it is the first Brandnew Films production that has been entirely shot on digital. Our plan is to continue making digital films - embracing the new technology as the friend and saviour of independent filmmakers.