Chanel Iman and Jessica Stam opt for leggy looks to promote short film Burning Bright at Soho Film Festival

They are well known for their prowess on the catwalk.

And now the likenesses of top models Chanel Iman and Jessica Stam are gracing the big screen in an eight-minute animated film shown at the opening night of New York's Soho International Film Festival Thursday.

Stam and Iman were both on hand to promote the short film that's directed by Aaron Bierman in partnership with IMG Models.

Jessica Stam was on hand to promote short film Burning Bright that screened at Thursday's opening night of the Soho Film Festival in NYC
Chanel Iman was there too

Leggy: Models Jessica Stam, left, and Chanel Iman, right, were both on hand to promote short film Burning Bright that screened at Thursday's opening night of the Soho Film Festival in NYC

Burning Bright is billed on the festival website as 'a stylized, animated thriller..... inspired by noir classics like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep.'

In addition to Stam and Iman, it also features the likenesses of Elsa Hosk, Nadine Leopold and actor Nolan Funk. 

The two models each put on a leggy show after arriving at the theatre in Manhattan in a vintage white Rolls Royce. 

Big night: Iman, 28, arrived in style in a vintage white Rolls Royce for the screening of the eight-minute animated thriller directed by Aaron Bierman in partnership with IMG Models

Big night: Iman, 28, arrived in style in a vintage white Rolls Royce for the screening of the eight-minute animated thriller directed by Aaron Bierman in partnership with IMG Models

Stylish: The Victoria's Secret Angel stepped out in a long-sleeved brown coat dress with large pockets and buttons down the front

Stylish: The Victoria's Secret Angel stepped out in a long-sleeved brown coat dress with large pockets and buttons down the front

Famous model: Iman paired the thigh-skimming outfit with thigh-high black leather boots and posed up a storm on the red carpet inside the Manhattan movie theatre

Famous model: Iman paired the thigh-skimming outfit with thigh-high black leather boots and posed up a storm on the red carpet inside the Manhattan movie theatre

Iman, 28, stepped out in a long-sleeved brown coat dress with large pockets and buttons down the front.

The Victoria's Secret Angel paired the thigh-skimming outfit with thigh-high black leather boots. 

Canadian model Stam, 33, opted for a black tie top of tuxedo-style jacket and faux white shirt and black bow tie.

She paired it with a black tasseled mini skirt and two-tone black and white shoes, and carried a large black briefcase-style purse. 

Dressed up: Canadian model Stam, 33, opted for a black tie top of tuxedo-style jacket and faux white shirt and black bow tie

Dressed up: Canadian model Stam, 33, opted for a black tie top of tuxedo-style jacket and faux white shirt and black bow tie

Looker: The pretty blonde added a black tasseled mini skirt and two-tone black and white shoes, and carried a large black briefcase-style purse

Looker: The pretty blonde added a black tasseled mini skirt and two-tone black and white shoes, and carried a large black briefcase-style purse

Eight minutes long: Burning Bright is billed on the festival website as 'a stylized, animated thriller..... inspired by noir classics like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep'

Eight minutes long: Burning Bright is billed on the festival website as 'a stylized, animated thriller..... inspired by noir classics like The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep'

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Chanel Iman and Jessica Stam opt for leggy looks to promote Burning Bright at Soho Film Festival

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