Belfast born Kathryn Ferguson is a self-taught filmmaker. After graduating from the BA (Hons) Fashion Communication with Promotion course at Central Saint Martins in 2005, Ferguson initially worked as a stylist before moving into film. She has since created short films for fashion designers and taken on various art commissions; three of these have been premiered at the Institute of Contemporary Art and shown at various International film festivals including Ontdotzero film festival, Birds Eye View Film festival, Cambridge Film Festival, REELdance Festival and the 59th Berlinale.
Recent commissions have included films for British fashion designers Richard Nicoll, David David, Theatre de la Mode, Erika Trotzig and an upcoming film commissioned by Dazed Digital featuring Lady Gaga. Her films have been showcased on TEST,DazedDigital, SHOWstudio and had mentions on Vogue.com.She also works as a programmer for the Birds Eye View film festival at the Institute of Contemporary Art, researching and curating a strand of the yearly event which focuses on the developing genre of fashion film. Ferguson continues to work with the exciting possibilities of this genre as well as furthering her music video and art film interests.
EXHIBITIONS / GROUP SHOWS
'TEST' Pop-up exhibition, 13 Kingly Street, London, 21-24th February, 2010
'Future Form', 19th Feb 2010 – 23rd May 2010, The Trafalgar, London, 2010
'La Bete' , T1+2 Gallery, London (upcoming) 2009
'A Matter of Time'. Five Story Projects, James Taylor Gallery, London, 2008
FILM FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS
Richard Nicoll's S/S 10 show at London Fashion Week, September 2009
Onedotzero Film Festival : Dazed & Confused Presents : Fashion In Film at the British Film Institute, London, 2009
New York Fashion Shorts, New York, September, 2009
Brooklyn is Burning Festival, New York, July, 2009
Occulture Festival (in association with the BFI), London, 2009
Equinox Festival, London, June, 2009
ThinkSync / Shooting People showcase at 59th Berlinale, 2009
'Fashion Loves Film - Fashion and the Moving Image'Bird's Eye View Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, 2009
Global Shorts, 'The Art of Moving', ReelDance International Dance on Screen
Film Festival, Sydney, 2008
Fashion Loves Film, Bird's Eye View Film Festival, ICA, 2008
Best UK Shorts, Birds Eye View Film Festival, ICA, 2007
Let Them Eat Cake magazine launch, London, 2007
East End Film Festival, 2007
BANG! Production, London screening, 93 Feet East London, 2007
Cambridge Film Festival, 2007
Latitude Film Festival, 2007
The Smalls film Festival, London, 2007
ONLINE FEATURED WORK[/b]
Style Bubble, December, 2009
'Crystalline'
www.stylebubble.co.uk/style_bubble/2009/12/crystalline.html
Dazed Digital, October, 2009
'Dazed Digital presents Lady Gaga'
www.dazeddigital.com/features/ladygaga.htm
Dazed Digital, September, 2009
'Theatre de la Mode S/S 10'
www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/article/5088/1/Theatre_de_la_Mode_SS_10
TESTmag.co.uk, September, 2009
www.testmag.co.uk/nicol/
Jotta.com, September, 2009
'Fashioning Film: Richard Nicoll and Kathyrn Ferguson'
www.jotta.com/magazine/video/361/fashioning-film-richard-nicoll-and-kathyrn-ferguson
Dazed Digital, April, 2009
'Fashion Loves Film'
www.dazeddigital.com/Fashion/article/2969/1/Fashion_Loves_Film
SHOWstudio.com, April, 2009
'Birds Eye View 2009'
www.showstudio.com/project/birdseyeview2009/#3
Jotta.com, March, 2009
'Fashion Loves Film'
www.jotta.com/jotta/article?no=2721
Dazed Digital, April, 2008
'Birds Eye View Fashion Film'
www.dazeddigital.com/feature/birds-eye-view-film-festival-p3/
Vogue.com, March, 2008
'David On Film'
www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/2008-03/080331-david-on-film.aspx
Fashion156.com
'David David SS08 : Chalice/Blade'
www.fashion156.com/blog/view_entry.php?id=273