Member Profile - Tibo Travers
A brief description of what you do -
SweetDoh! - of which I am the founder - is a film production company, specialising in short films of all genres. Some of our work has been screened and awarded at festivals including Palm Springs, Galway Fleadh, Raindance, Sundance London and Encounters - and we have been funded by Creative England, BFI Network, and featured on Vimeo Staff Picks and Vice. Some of our films have also sold to Canal+, RTÉ and Shorts International for worldwide distribution.
SPORT D’EPOQUE: SERGE BETSEN
Web commercial for vintage rugby fashion brand Sport d'Epoque featuring legendary French rugby player Serge Betsen. Directed by Thibault Dumoulin / Produced by Tibo Travers for InDaProd. ©2019 SWEETDOH!
Between now and when you were studying, have you more or less followed the path that you imagined for yourself?
When I studied, I dreamt of being able to make a living off my own company, but thought that would be incredibly long and difficult and that I might have to settle for a full time job in a bigger company. Luckily, I have managed to get our business to a sustainable level where I can now live from SweetDoh's activity, and could hire my first staff this year, which is something I never thought I'd be able to achieve.
Where do you see, or hope, your work might be leading you to in the future?
I aim to see the company grow to hire more staff within the next 2 years, in order to produce more short films, create a more active corporate branch, and develop a style of feature films for cinema release.
LEAVE TO REMAIN
Things get wild at the 'VISA and immigration services' when Karim, a young Iranian father living in the UK is mistakenly threatened with deportation. Written and Directed by Remy Bazerque / Produced by Tibo Travers. ©2019 SWEETDOH!
How does London feature into your work?
London is an incredible environment to be making films in. It is hugely inspiring and it offers plenty of opportunities for work and networking. Our work being largely remote, sometimes in overseas locations, we benefit from London's ideal geographical position, which offers opportunities for filming all around the world.
CONTRACTOR 014352
Real and imaginary worlds collide when a lonely data entry clerk reaches through his computer screen, in search of a genuine connection. Directed by Simon Ryninks / Written by Zak Klein. Produced by Tibo Travers and Zak Klein. ©2019 SWEETDOH!
Any comments on your space at Hotel Elephant?
We saw our activity become a lot more sustainable and credible since we took our space at Hotel Elephant, which was our first office. The location is brilliant, the space is perfectly adapted to our activity, and the proximity of other artists/creatives gives a very inspiring and communal quality to going to work in the morning.
SweetDoh Office at Hotel Elephant, SE1.
Do you, or does your work, have a socially engaged aspect or a greater cause that you hope it is contributing to?
We pride ourselves in only accepting commercial work for companies that have a greater cause, whether social, political or environmental. Our aim is to be able to make a small profit while creating work that contributes to greater good via the film medium.
ORPHANS IN NEED
Since 2011, we have been proud to work closely with Orphans in Need producing their yearly campaigns. Various lengths / 2012-19 / Campaign
Client: Orphans in Need. Directed by Tibo Travers, Sara Petrai, John Robert Brown. Produced by Tibo Travers. ©2019 SWEETDOH!
One boring piece of advice?
I find that doing To Do Lists is the best way to grasp the complexity of work ahead, while making it less overwhelming when broken down into smaller tasks.
And one more exciting?
To never be scared to chase people up, and never leave a meeting empty handed.
Website: https://www.sweetdoh.com