Coffee Arts and Media; British independent film, music, artist management, design, publicity, distribution and Internet; Welcome

Welcome to Coffee Arts and Media

... to the websites of Coffee Arts and Media.

Our company was incorporated in England in February 2003 by a group of friends who had been producing independent arts and media projects together since the mid 1990's. Our team has created documentary, feature and short film, art, photography, comics, books, magazines, websites, theatre, graphic design, club nights and music; often receiving critical acclaim, awards and international recognition.

We operate under a number of identities focused on key creative industry sectors, you can find full details of each of these on the dedicated websites linked below;

Coffee Artists
artist management | artist development | artist booking agency | artist publicist | event promotion
Established in 2003 Coffee Artists currently focuses on the music and film industries providing total career support to a diverse roster of artists from the UK, US and Europe.

Coffee Films
film production | film development | film marketing | film distribution
Established in 1996 Coffee Films produce and distribute a diverse range of documentaries, shorts and feature length films. A well known fixture of the British underground scene the team specialise in music and wildlife and have been officially recognised as one of Europe's most exciting young production companies.

Coffee Shorts
short film distribution | short film exhibition
Opened in 2008 Coffee Shorts showcases some of the world's best independent short films and music videos through a network of branded web channels and social networks.

Coffee Design
graphic design | website design | viral marketing | viral video
Established in 1999 Coffee Design focuses on the music and film industries offering all forms of visual design and a variety of viral marketing services.

Company Management

Coffee Arts and Media is privately owned by fourteen close friends who have been instrumental in building it from an indie filmmaking collective into it's current form, and who have continued to support and develop it since. We are wholly independent and operate under a simple and adaptable structure managed and administrated by three of the owners;

Steve Piper
Managing Director
Born in Kent, England, Steve is an award winning filmmaker and designer who has worked extensively in film, theatre, music, design, photography and marketing. He established the Coffee organisation in 1996 with the collective Coffee Films.

Vanda Rapti
Director of Legal and Business Affairs
Born in Athens, Greece, Vanda is an accomplished musician, media lawyer and actress. She has appeared as the lead in several feature films and worked extensively as a TV presenter in Europe. She began working with Coffee Films as a legal advisor in 2002 and joined the board which she was instrumental in forming in 2003.

Gelli Graham
Head of Artists
Born in Oxford, England, Gelli has represented artists across the UK, Europe, and USA as an agent and manager. She has been working with Coffee Films since 2001, and has been in charge of Coffee Artists since it's inception when the company was incorporated in 2003.

Charities

The company supports several charities and causes through it's individual projects, with a particular focus on arts, conservation and the natural world, you can also click here to read our environment and wildlife policy.

Coffee Films helps pay for the care of a beautiful tiger living in a Born Free home in India and our natural world documentaries all set aside profit shares for organisations working in each specific area; such as the forthcoming Scottish Wildcat DVD which will donate 50% of profits to the Scottish Wildcat Association, we've also been providing DVD authoring advice and support for the wonderful Captive Animals Protection Society. Emerging film talent has been supported through our website since 1999 providing free feedback, industry links and executive production support and head of film Steve Piper also gives talks to university students on the industry and is a member of the BBC Film Network industry panel advising new filmmaking talent.

Coffee Artists helps Born Free to pay for healthcare and rabies innoculations for a pack of endangered Ethiopian wolves. Unsigned and emerging music talent is welcomed through our website and given free feedback and advice; we arrange for established artists to supply free performances or publicity support for charities including ChildLine, Jason Foundation, Teenage Cancer Trust and Demelza House Children's Hospice.

Coffee Design maintains, hosts and markets a website and Myspace free of charge for Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone RSPCA, The Scottish Wildcat Association, and markets a Myspace for The Campaign Against Canned Hunting.

The entire company is working towards eco-friendly status, we encourage recycling, energy conservation and use of public transport to all of our employees, freelancers, clients and contacts and always strive to afford the most environmentally friendly solution to any problem. We also support animal welfare and are opposed to animal testing; we recommend the Cruelty Free Shopping Guide published by SHAC in Acrobat PDF format (free reader available here)