Our jury has put forward the following films as Official Selections, Finalists & Semi-Finalists for this month’s edition of The People’s Film Festival which culminates at our annual gala - March 2021!
Official Selections
A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL
directed by Stephanie Upsall
Perry takes her best mate, Emma, to a rage room to smash the living hell out of inanimate objects. It's meant to be cathartic but after a recent heartbreak, Emma isn't convinced this will help realign her chakras.
A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category.
HEAVENLY BORDERS
directed by Kamil Iwanowicz
Heaven? Hell? Not sure?
It’s Dimitri’s third week shadowing Alex at the gates of Heavenly Borders - where your fate is decided… for all eternity.
When their latest case is beamed in, the couple will learn the true cost of moral responsibility and career choices.
HEAVENLY BORDERS is an Official Selection in the Low-Budget Category.
DAVID FRENCH IS A PIECE OF SHIT AND I WANT HIM DEAD
directed by Mark van Heusden
Up and coming rock band Bad Penny are doing their first headline tour, but they have a problem. The support band French Kiss, fronted by the charming David French, is becoming more popular than them. In addition to that James, the singer/guitarist of Bad Penny, seems to have lost inspiration. Dean and Anthony, fraternal twin brothers and the two remaining band members of Bad Penny, devise an evil plan to help James find new inspiration and make their band gain popularity again.
DAVID FRENCH IS A PIECE OF SHIT AND I WANT HIM DEAD is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category.
finalists
Micro-Budget Category
HUGS by Harry Plowden
LIGHTS OUT by Ben Walden
MISTAKE by Julius Stakišaitis
Low-Budget Category
CHECK PLEASE! FIRST SHIFT by Elea Clair
WOODEN CHARACTER directed by Robert Duncan
YOURS SINCERELY by Craig Bingham
Sponsored Category
LITTLE THINGS by Tom Grace
URBAN OASIS by Hervé Bressaud
semi-finalists
THE END OF AN ERA by Alexander Vanegas Sus
FLUFFYPUNK by Thomas Harman
INFECTED by Alfonso "Cronopio" Moreno
THE MAGICAL TOY SHOP by AJ. Lamb
WHAT SETS THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL APART?
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