Our jury has put forward the following films as Official Selections, Finalists & Semi-Finalists for last month’s submission to The People’s Film Festival which culminates at our annual gala - March 2022!
official Selections
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
directed by Elliot Taylor & Liam Francis
A listless Luna makes big life changes by leaving her boyfriend for the Moon. But when communication breaks down and the world is up in arms, she wonders how she can get him back into orbit, and her own life back on track.
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category.
YOSHI FUNABASHI
directed by Mattia Ramberti
A stylised portrait surrounding Yoshi Funabashi, founder of Studio Ypsilon: a luxury atelier designing Italian classics with a Japanese touch. By mixing his sophisticated heritage with a fascination for Italian music, Yoshi’s character becomes the embodiment of the “Opera Connoisseur”.
YOSHI FUNABASHI is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category.
THE GOSSIP
directed by Rolfin Nyhus
A young woman's self-esteem shatters when her best friend launches into a tirade.
Set in Margate, a coastal town in the South East of Britain, The Gossip explores the moral and interpersonal effects of gossip between two best friends.
Careless talk and gossip occur in all walks of life and can create rifts in the closest of relationships. Repairing this damage requires compassion and understanding. Traits that are often most needed when they are least accessible. Healing a once loving relationship can be the hardest task of all.
THE GOSSIP is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category.
finalists
Micro-Budget Category
COVID TALES directed by Ryan Ackland
MILK directed by Celia Jaspers
Low-Budget Category
A BONE IN THE FISH directed by Lucrezia Camera
IN DREAMS directed byWilliam Cho
MIJO directed by Mazdey Snob
Sponsored Category
COPY THAT directed by Margaret McGoldrick
HANK directed by Michael Pedley
semi-finalists
AN ARTIST’S REALITY directed by Adam John Davis
FEAST directed by Gillian Harker
I HOPE THIS FILM ISN’T ABOUT ME directed by Harry Plowden
SHAHIYA LAHORIYA - THE ACCOUNT OF AN ANTI-HERO directed by Muhammad Razi
SUNWORSHIPPER directed by Darin Caudle
UP-AND-COMING directed by Doug James Berwick
WHAT SETS THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL APART?
✔️ Win £1,000 in funding for your next short film
✔️ Free feedback w/ every submission
✔️ Categories based on budget vs genre
