Kibwe Tavares

Bio

Kibwe Tavares grew up South London. He has always had an interest in animation from a young age, and takes inspirations from comics, manga and sci fi books. After studying a Master’s degree in Engineering, and a second Masters in architecture he founded Factory Fifteen with fellow graduates from the Bartlett School of Architecture. His latest short 'Robots of Brixton' and its accompanying artwork have been exhibited around the world in various film festivals such as Onedotzero, Arts Electronica, Alpha-ville, The Creators Project, Frieze Art Fair, The Whitechapel Gallery, The Royal Academy, Africa International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, and Sundance. It has won a range of Award from the RIBA silver Medal to a special Jury prize at Sundance. Factory Fifteen create award winning and evocative films and animations for a range of clients including The British Film Institute, Channel 4, Samsung, European Land and Film4.