Our jury has curated 300+ films down to just 44 Official Selections. See the full list here. From those 44, the following films have been nominated for awards. Winners will be announced at our Awards Gala March 7 at Whirled Cinema.
Award Nominations are split into two categories: Film Fund Qualifying Awards and Honorary Awards.
FILM FUND QUALIFYING NOMINEES
Best Micro Budget Short
HELENE Directed & Produced by Mathieu Nolhier.
HEY YOU Directed by Jared Watmuff. Produced by George Hayward.
TROUBLED WATERS Directed & Produced by Gemma Norton.
Best Low Budget Short
PISTACHIO BOY Directed & Produced by Gabriel de Bruin & Katy Wang.
SAFEKEEPING Directed by David Yorke. Produced by David Yorke & Phil Beastall.
TMI Directed by Ita Fitzgerald. Produced by Fiona Wright.
Best Sponsored Short
A GLIMPSE Directed by Tom Turner. Produced by Rebecca Harris.
MY TIME Directed by Giulia Gandini. Produced by Abby Mizon.
THE PLUNGE Directed by Simon Ryninks. Produced by Tibo Travers.
The WINNER of each category will be decided by Audience Vote. Those 3 winners will then go on to The Big Pitch - where each will present a 1-minute elevator pitch of their next film, explaining how they would spend the £1000 Film Fund if granted. The overall WINNER of The Big Pitch will be awarded the £1,000 Film Fund based on Audience Vote.
HONORARY NOMINEES
Best Drama Short
A GLIMPSE Directed by Tom Turner
SAFEKEEPING Directed by David Yorke
TROUBLED WATERS Directed by Gemma Norton
Best Comedy Short
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG Directed by Amber Schaefer
THE PLUNGE Directed by Simon Ryninks
QUIET CARRIAGE Directed by Ben S. Hyland
Best SciFi Short
MEMORY MAN Directed by Christopher M Armstrong
NO GUARANTEE Directed by Stuart Black & Nick Mather
RUPTURED Directed by James Mansell
Best Horror Short
(Award Sponsored by Fun Size Horror)
EJECT Directed by David Yorke
IT CRAWLED THROUGH THE WINDOW Directed by Isaac Ruth & Ali Petre
RUPTURED Directed by James Mansell
Best Documentary Short
AMA by Georgie Yukiko Donovan
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO Directed by Max E. Fisher
GOTH’S OWN COUNTRY Directed by Ferdie Simon
Best Animated Short
HERPY AND BOBO IN SPAGHETTI LOVE by Andy Biddle
OSIRIKA - BLACK CHAMPAGNE Directed by Jeremiah Williams
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN by Ido Hartmann
Best Experimental Short Film
ABSENCE OF LIGHT by Beatrice Aliné
DARE 2 DISTURB by Paul Rees
WHEN NIGHT FALLS by Alexandre Lechasseur-Dubé
Best Music Video
KISS ME MALIBU Directed by Mikael Arriz
OUTSIDE Directed by Jeffrey Palmer
RED Directed by Alexander Stephens
Best LGBTQ Short
HARRY METCALF: BIG GAY MESS Directed by Alexandros Tsilifonis
HEY YOU Directed by Jared Watmuff
PISTACHIO BOY Directed by Gabriel de Bruin & Katy Wang
Best Foreign Language Short
HELENE Directed by Mathieu Nolhier
HOLLOW POND Directed by Rolfin Nyhus
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN by Ido Hartmann
Best Student Short
BABY Directed by Vincent D'Alesandro
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN Directed by Ido Hartmann
ABSENCE OF LIGHT Directed by Beatrice Aliné
Best Performance in a Drama
(Award Sponsored by UK Actors TweetUp)
Hayden Mclean in MI O LE KU
Tom Lewin in COWER
Vivienne Bell in TROUBLED WATERS
Best Performance in a Comedy
(Award Sponsored by UK Actors TweetUp)
Amit Shah in QUIET CARRIAGE
Lucy Hilton-Jones in THE MANY FACES OF BETH JONES
Sarah Malin in TMI
Best Supporting Performance in a Drama
Maddy Hill in COWER
Shea Whitehead in BABY
Terry Sweeney in TROUBLED WATERS
Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy
Emma Sidi in QUIET CARRIAGE
Jessica Fostekew in DON’T SELL THE TIGER
Kai Medford in TMI
Best Ensemble Cast (Drama)
A GLIMPSE
SAFEKEEPING
THE STRANGERS’ CASE
Best Ensemble Cast (Comedy)
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG
THE PLUNGE
TWO DUM MICKS
Best Director
Tom Turner, A GLIMPSE
Gemma Norton, TROUBLED WATERS
David Yorke, SAFEKEEPING
Best Original Screenplay
Huw Brentnall, HARRY METCALF: BIG GAY MESS
Ben S. Hyland, QUIET CARRIAGE
Ita Fitzgerald, TMI
Best Cinematography
Kamil Iwanowicz, DONA & VIXEN
Jorge Roig, KISS ME MALIBU
Joel Honeywell, MI O LE KU
Best Editing
Tom Turner, A GLIMPSE
Jared Watmuff, HEY YOU
Christopher M Armstrong, MEMORY MAN
Best Original Score
Thom Robson, FROM FRAGMENTS
Ivan P. McCormick & Daniel McCormick, PISTACHIO BOY
Roma Yagnik, SAFEKEEPING
Best Production Design
Amy Mitchell, DONA & VIXEN
Jeanie Gelling, EJECT
Ruth Darling, PISTACHIO BOY
Best Costume Design
Adriana Eransus, KISS ME MALIBU
Ksenia Vashchenko, HOLLOW POND
Karmjit Kalla, QUIET CARRIAGE
Best Sound Design
George Hayward, HEY YOU
Mark Webster & Soren Andersen, MEMORY MAN
Anthony Lynch, RUPTURED
Best First Time Filmmaker
Alasdair Melrose, DONA & VIXEN
Remi Laudat, MI O LE KU
Ido Hartmann, THE SHADOW OF THE SUN
Congratulations to all the Nominees!