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April 2017
April 2017
April was an incredibly busy month for Cyrus as 'The Voice in the Head' was finally released online after it's 18 month festival circuit run. Amassing over 25K Views, the film received some great reviews with Cyrus giving many interviews. Cyrus was also selected as a director for the BAFTA Crew Director's Scheme. Read more...
January 2017
January 2017
After 2 years and 10 months Cyrus and his screenwriters have completed the 'Amare' script. The project is now ready to be packaged to then send out to Producers. Also he got shortlisted for the BBC Doctors Directors Scheme and 'The Voice in the Head' came runner up in the Drama Category in the Zamoxis Short Film Showcase. Read more...
November 2016
November 2016
November saw 'The Voice in the Head' be selected for the 34th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino in Poland and the 13th Bahamas International Film Festival. It all saw Cyrus direct the Highlights Video for the European Diversity Awards 2016 show at The Natural History Museum. Read more...
August 2016
August 2016
August was a great month for Cyrus, with his new short film script being selected as one of the best short film scripts by the BFI.Network and it also making in the top 30 film scripts for the Jameson Film Fund. 'The Voice in the Head' was selected as a Finalist for the 15th San Diego International Film Festival that takes place at the end of September. Read more...
June 2016
June 2016
June was a fantastic month for Cyrus as he was chosen as 1 of 6 young Film-makers to be mentored by Colin Trevorrow (director of Jurassic World and the upcoming Star Wars Episode 9) at the Capalbio Future StoryTellers Lab at the 23rd Capalbio International Film Festival in Italy. 'The Voice in the Head' was also selected for the 22nd San Antonio Film Festival in the USA. Read more...
May 2016
May 2016
'The Voice in the Head' continues it's festival warpath being chosen as part of the Line-up for the 14th Santa Cruz Film Festival in America. The Voice will be opening the 'If you Find me' programme which has been described by the Festival Director Logan Walker as the 'most moving shorts of the year.' Read more...
April 2016
April 2016
April was a very good month for Cyrus festival wise with 'The Voice in the Head' being selected for the Premiere Shorts Programme at the Leiden International Film Festival in Holland. 'Game Over' was selected for the FinPret Film Festival in Paris and 'I'm Christian Okoli' being selected for an LGBT Festival in Lituania. Read more...
March 2016
March 2016
March has been a month of mainly Script Development for Cyrus. He is working with his writers on his debut Prison Feature 'Amare' on the 7th Draft of the Script that they have been working on for 2years now. 'Moments' also got selected for the 10th International 100 Second Short Film Festival in Iran. This is the first time Trafford's work has been shown in his country of origin. Read more...
February 2016
February 2016
February kicked off with a bang for 'The Voice in the Head' with two more Festival acceptances. The film made the Official Selection for the 22nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and the 11th Omaha Film Festival. Both have great reputations in the U.S for showing high quality films and we are excited about the screenings in March. Read more...

December 2015
December 2015
'The Voice in the Head' picked up two awards at the Monaco International Film Festival for Best Screenplay and Best Newcomer for lead Actress Charlotte Luxford. The film also screened at the 21st Cinérail Film Festival in Paris. Cyrus has also started working with German Writer John Hörnschemeyer on a new Feature Film Script.

October 2015
October, 2015
October saw further successes for 'The Voice in the Head' including it being selected "in Competition" for the 13th Monaco International Film Festival. It is only one of 12 Shorts "in Competition" and is up for a string of awards. Cyrus also directed the Highlights Video for the European Diversity Awards at the Natural History Museum which is now in Post. Read more to find out...

September 2015
September, 2013
The month of September was an incredibly successful month for Cyrus's film 'The Voice in the Head' with it making it into both the 22nd Oldeburg International Film Festival in Germany and the 23rd Raindance Film Festival. The Film will be opening Sarah Silverman's new film 'I Smile Back' at Oldenburg which is having it's International Premiere there. Read more to find out...

August 2015
August, 2015
August saw the successful run of 'The Voice in the Head' continue with selections at the 3rd Sunscreen Film Festival West, 6th Awareness Film Festival and 6th Wimbledon International Shorts Film Festival. The film also scooped up three nominations at Wimbledon. Read More to find out.

July 2015
July, 2015
July was an incredibly successful and busy month for Cyrus as 'The Voice in the Head' was selected to make it's World Premiere at the Oscar Qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. It also got selected to play at the 12th Global Peace Film Festival. Read more to find out....

April 2015
April, 2015
'The Voice in the Head' premiered at BAFTA on Monday April 13th 2015. It was incredibly well received and now has entered the Festival Circuit. Also 'I'm Christian Okoli' made the Official Selection for The Art Film Festival 2015 which will be hosted at Cannes. Furthermore, Cyrus directed the Highlights Video for the LGBT Awards which aired on ITV.

March 2015
March, 2015
March saw a flurry of glowing reviews come through on Cyrus's new short film 'The Voice in the Head' from Journalistic Outlets such as The Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine etc. Cyrus also came in 2nd Place as the Best Director in a Short Film in The Action on Film Festival last year. Read More....

February 2015
February, 2015
Off the back of a very successful Sundance Film Festival, Cyrus Exec. Produced his second Feature Film 'Wild Oats' starring Demi Moore, Jessica Lange and Billy Connolly, which is being distributed by Sony Pictures and the Weinstein Company. Game Over also made into the Court Des Iles Film Festival.

January 2015
January, 2015
January has been a breakthrough month for Cyrus as his debut Feature Film as an Executive Producer screens as part of the Official Selection at Sundance Film Festival. The film stars 4 times Oscar Nominee Ethan Hawke, Oscar Nominee Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield. Read more.........

October 2014
October, 2014
October was a month where Cyrus's films got into 5 different film festivals around the world including the BAFTA Qualifying London Short Film Festival with 'Game Over.' 'Crumbs' has got into the Grace Film Festival, it's fifth festival in the States. There has also been more Post Production progression with Cyrus's new short "The Voice in the Head." Read more....

July 2014
July , 2014
July has been a very busy month for Cyrus. He directed his second Corporate Gig for Third Revollution Media for Tottenham Hotspur FC. The M2M Promo he directed has made the Official Selections for the In Short Film Festival and The Film Festival with Values in Mexico. Read more to find out....

April 2014
April, 2014
April has been another successful month for Cyrus. 'I'm Christian Okoli' has made the official selection for The Landed Film Festival and also the M2M Promo will be playing at the Edinburgh Film Festival. 'Crumbs' screened at Wet Your Pants Film Festival in the States. Read more...

March 2014
March has been a monumental month for Cyrus. 'Crumbs' has made the Official Selection for Cannes Short Film Corner, Sarasota and Wet Your Pants Film Festivals. It also screened at Cluj Shorts Film Festival on March 28th. Furthermore, 'I'm Christian Okoli' has receieved its first screening in India. Read more...

January 2014
January, 2014
Happy New Year!!! We have made an exceptionally strong start to the year, with 'I'm Christian Okoli' securing Worldwide Distribution from International French Short Film Sales Agent, La Luna Productions. Furthermore, The Gay Times UK published an article on 'I'm Christian Okoli.' Read more...