2020 FESTIVAL - Award Nominations

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.

 
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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!