2021 FESTIVAL - Award Winners

 
 

We are excited to announce the winning films from our 2021 season of The People’s Film Festival!

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Recipient of our £1000 Film Fund

  • SEND IN THE CLOWNS directed by Ben Ashton

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Best Micro Budget Short

  • A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL directed by Stephanie Upsall, produced by Lucy Hilton-Jones

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Best Low Budget Short

  • THE RAPE CLAUSE directed by Jared Watmuff, produced by Sashi Arnold, Maria Hildebrand & Jared Watmuff

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Best Sponsored Short

  • RUMORI directed by SÄMEN (Ludovico Amen Galletti & Sami Schinaia), produced by The Basement

 

HONORARY WINNERS

The following winners have been chosen by our Festival Jury.

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Best Drama Short

  • RUMORI directed by SÄMEN (Ludovico Amen Galletti & Sami Schinaia)

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Best Comedy Short

  • A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL directed by Stephanie Upsall

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Best Horror Short

  • PARTING FRENZY directed by Ryan Freda

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Best Documentary Short

  • HOME STREAM directed by Giulia Gandini

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Best Animated Short

  • STRANGE directed by Cameron Carr

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Best Lockdown Short

  • I DON’T FIND ANY OF THIS VERY PEACEFUL directed by Sam O'Mahony

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Best Performance in a Drama

  • Maria Hildebrand in THE RAPE CLAUSE

*Honourable Mention to Ailish Symons in THE WIDOW

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Best Performance in a Comedy

  • Katrin Larissa Kasper in APPETITE

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Best Director

  • SÄMEN (Ludovico Amen Galletti & Sami Schinai), RUMORI

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Best Original Screenplay

  • Sam O'Mahony, I DON’T FIND ANY OF THIS VERY PEACEFUL

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Best Cinematography

  • Luca Esposito, RUMORI

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Best Editing

  • Amanda Lago, FUCKING DOWN

  • Kieran Stringfellow, BULLDOG

 
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Best Original Score

  • Pablo Scopinaro, DAVID FRENCH IS A PIECE OF SHIT AND I WANT HIM DEAD

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Best Production Design

  • Rowena Zoro, THE WIDOW

Honourable Mention to Xuemeng Li, Katrin Larissa Kasper, APPETITE

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Best First Time Filmmaker

  • Pierre Niyongira, DINAH