AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINATIONS
Audience Award
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WINNER: Marko
Dir: Marko Šantić
Croatia | Drama | 17 Mins -
2nd: Maximus
Dir: Richard Prendergast
UK | Fantasy | 16 Mins -
3rd: The Lossen
Dir: Colin Skevington
UK | Fantasy | 26 Mins -
4th: Keep Off The Grass
Dir: Francis Rudd
UK | Drama | 10 Mins -
5th: Tony Bear
Dir: Patrick Hopkins
UK | Horror | 9 Mins
Winner selected by the audience in attendance at our 27th February event. Each film was rated out of 10 by each audience member, the scores were added up and divided by the amount of votes for each film to create an average score out of 10. These are the top 5 films with the highest average scores.
Best Short Film
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Boredom
Dir: George Bartlett
UK | Drama | 13 Mins -
DogVillization
Dir: M. Hadi Jamali &
Fakhredin Jamali
Iran | Drama | 14 Mins -
WINNER: Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Dir: George Mills &
Hannah Seligman
UK | Comedy | 19 Mins -
Maximus
Dir: Richard Prendergast
UK | Fantasy | 16 Mins -
Tony Bear
Dir: Patrick Hopkins
UK | Horror | 9 Mins
Judged by: Calvin Vanderbeek (Producer), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Adam Thomas Wright (Actor & Filmmaker), Abdul Ugas (Filmmaker) & Michael Henry (Filmmaker)
Best Micro Short (1-5 mins)
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Angles of a Man
Dir: Carolena Eugenia Villavicencio
USA | Drama | 2 Mins -
Big Foot
Dir: Lee Charlish
UK | Animation | 2 Mins -
Page's Edge
Dir: Isaac Camilleri
UK | Animation | 4 Mins -
WINNER: Pumpkin Boy
Dir: Trent Shy
USA | Horror | 2 Mins -
Special Delivery
Dir: Robert Hackett
UK | Drama | 4 Mins -
There Is Exactly Enough Time
Dir: Oskar Salomonowitz
Sweden | Animation | 2 Mins -
Young Love In A Dirty Place
Dir: Reinis Spaile
Latvia | Drama | 4 Mins
Judged by: Brandon Agan (Production Designer & Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Baz Black (Actor & Filmmaker), Brendon Prost (Filmmaker) & Aniez Atlas (Actor & Filmmaker)
Best One Minute Film
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Crywank - Imitating A Brief Projection Of Gurdjieff
Dir: C F Sherratt
UK | Animation | 1 Min -
WINNER: Haunted House
Dir: Jean-Diar Kalantar
Canada | Comedy | 1 Min -
Papercut
Dir: Marina Fastoso
Italy | Drama | 1 Min -
Pink House
Dir: Cally Trench
UK | Animation | 1 Min -
The Game Just Got Real
Dir: bellopropello
Switzerland | Animation | 1 Min
Judged by: Kimberly Prats (Writer), Spencer Morin (Animator & Editor), Ryan Wichert (Actor & Writer), Bernadette Flynn (Producer) & Paul Craythorne (Editor & Producer)
Best Comedy
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WINNER: Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Dir: George Mills & Hannah Seligman
UK | Comedy | 19 Mins -
Lewford Town
Dir: Lawton Charman
UK | Comedy | 9 Mins -
Managed
Dir: Janaé Rachel Ballot
USA | Comedy | 11 Mins -
Possessions
Dir: Zeke Farrow
USA | Comedy | 17 Mins -
The Witch Hunters Are Coming
Dir: James Atkins
UK | Comedy | 10 Mins
Judged by: Kimberly Prats (Writer), Ryan Wichert (Actor & Writer), Bernadette Flynn (Producer), Jeremy Foley (Filmmaker), Sara O’Reilly (Producer) & Aniez Atlas (Actor & Filmmaker)
Best Drama
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Boredom
Dir: George Bartlett
UK | Drama | 13 Mins -
DogVillization
Dir: M. Hadi Jamali &
Fakhredin Jamali
Iran | Drama | 14 Mins -
Just Like Water
Dir: Manos Triantafillakis
Greece | Drama | 13 Mins -
Longway To Go
Dir: Bijjakuggwa Kawooya
Uganda | Drama | 11 Mins -
WINNER: Marko
Dir: Marko Šantić
Croatia | Drama | 17 Mins -
Rachel
Dir: David L Knight
UK | Drama | 10 Mins
Judged by: Kimberly Prats (Writer), Baz Black (Actor & Filmmaker), Brendon Prost (Filmmaker), Caroline Spence (Producer & Writer) & Cameron Moon (Actor & Filmmaker)
Best Horror
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All You Can Eat
Dir: Kieran Reed
UK | Horror | 13 Mins -
Blunda
Dir: Fredrik Hellqvist
Sweden | Horror | 9 Mins -
Sleep Tight
Dir: Michael Seabolt
USA | Horror | 11 Mins -
WINNER: Tony Bear
Dir: Patrick Hopkins
UK | Horror | 9 Mins -
Zmiena
Dir: Pierre Renverseau
France | Horror | 13 Mins
Judged by: Andrew Rutter (Filmmaker), Calvin Vanderbeek (Producer) & Kimberly Prats (Writer)
Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy
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A Change In Time
Dir: Pat Knight
UK | Sci-Fi | 17 Mins -
Forever Allie
Dir: Ricardo Ramos
USA | Sci-Fi | 7 Mins -
Maximus
Dir: Richard Prendergast
UK | Fantasy | 16 Mins -
WINNER: The Lossen
Dir: Colin Skevington
UK | Fantasy | 26 Mins -
ZER0 0NE ZER0
Dir: Graham High
USA | Sci-Fi | 12 Mins
Judged by: Paul Berrow (Writer), Bryson Sams (Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer) & Claire Bueno (Producer & Journalist)
Best Animation
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404 Guild – Shortwave
Dir: Ben Eager
UK | Music Video | 3 Mins -
A Pet
Dir: Vera Doneva
Bulgaria | Animation | 8 Mins -
WINNER: Earlybird
Dir: Daniel Fitzgerald
UK | Animation | 3 Mins -
Place To Place
Dir: Natasha Cánepa
Puerto Rico | Animation | 2 Mins -
Red Omen - Ed Roman
Dir: There Be Dragons
USA | Music Video | 4 Mins
Judged by: Paul Berrow (Writer), Kimberly Prats (Writer) & Spencer Morin (Animator & Editor)
Best Documentary
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Adventures In Cuckooland
Dir: Matt Robinson
UK | Documentary | 6 Mins -
All That Glitters is Bronze
Dir: Jinji Sayson
USA | Documentary | 8 Mins -
Daisy
Dir: Jennfier East
USA | Documentary | 5 Mins -
Dajla: Cinema And Oblivion
Dir: Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spain | Documentary | 15 Mins -
WINNER: Wood Vibrations
Dir: Gavin Shwahla
USA | Documentary | 7 Mins
Judged by: Kimberly Prats (Writer), Claire Bueno (Producer) & Abdul Ugas (Filmmaker)
Best Music Video
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WINNER: 404 Guild – Shortwave
Dir: Ben Eager
UK | Music Video | 3 Mins -
Ghatak
Dir: Harsh Sunil Bhatia
India | Music Video | 4 Mins -
Red Omen - Ed Roman
Dir: There Be Dragons
USA | Music Video | 4 Mins -
Sorta Said - Astro Fish
Dir: Max Thomas Pescherine
USA | Music Video | 5 Mins -
Wetin Man Go Do
Dir: Lukas Zeickner
UK | Music Video | 5 Mins
Judged by: Andrew Rutter (Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Brandon Agan (Production Designer & Filmmaker) & Paul Craythorne (Editor & Producer)
Best Mobile Short
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Forever Allie
Dir: Ricardo Ramos
USA | Sci-Fi | 7 Mins -
Night Terror
Dir: David Duke
UK | Horror | 3 Mins -
WINNER: ZER0 0NE ZER0
Dir: Graham High
USA | Sci-Fi | 12 Mins -
Judged by: Susy Botello (Mobile Film Advocate & Podcaster), Paul Berrow (Writer) & Kimberly Prats (Writer)
Best Student Film
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Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Dir: George Mills &
Hannah Seligman
UK | Comedy | 19 Mins -
Keep Off The Grass
Dir: Francis Rudd
UK | Drama | 10 Mins -
Page’s Edge
Dir: Isaac Camilleri
UK | Animation | 4 Mins -
Salah
Dir: Yüksel Çilingir
Belgium | Drama | 11 Mins -
WINNER: Tricksters
Dir: Ashwin Mohan
UK | Drama | 25 Mins
Judged by: Bryson Sams (Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Abdul Ugas (Filmmaker), Aniez Atlas (Actor & Filmmaker) & Cameron Moon (Actor & Filmmaker)
Best Student Animation
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Be Free
Dir: Samuel Owonte
Canada | Animation | 2 Mins -
WINNER: Divination Dave
Dir: Georgia Madden
UK | Animation | 7 Mins -
Early Birds
Dir: Cole Stevenson
Canada | Animation | 3 Mins -
Judged by: Paul Berrow (Writer), Kimberly Prats (Writer) & Spencer Morin (Editor & Animator)
Best Director
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Boredom
Director: George Bartlett
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DogVillization
Directors: M. Hadi Jamali &
Fakhredin Jamali -
Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Directors: George Mills &
Hannah Seligman -
WINNER: Maximus
Director: Richard Prendergast
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Tony Bear
Director: Patrick Hopkins
Judged by: Michael Henry (Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Bernadette Flynn (Producer), Brendon Prost (Filmmaker) & Kim Wildborne (Director)
Best Writer
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A Change in Time
Writer: Pat Knight
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Boredom
Writer: George Bartlett
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Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Writers: George Mills &
Hannah Seligman -
WINNER: Maximus
Writer: Richard Prendergast
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The Lossen
Writer: Colin Skevington
Judged by: Paul Berrow (Writer), James Kennedy (Writer), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Caroline Spence (Writer & Producer) & Anna Oliver (Writer)
Best Actor
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Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
David McSweeney as “Frank”
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Managed
Devin Brochu as “Albert”
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WINNER: Marko
Mate Gulin as “Marko”
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Maximus
Albert Clogston as “Mike”
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Tricksters
Theni Murugan as “Murugan”
Judged by: Mathew Waters (Actor & Casting Director), Kimberly Prats (Writer), ‘In The Room’ Podcast from actors Christian Lee Smith & Matthew Philip Harris, Ryan Wichert (Actor & Writer) & Lisa Southam (Drama Coach)
Best Actress
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Everybody Needs Some(dead)body
Nicola Wright as “Tracy”
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Possessions
Christine Woods as “Christine”
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The Lossen
Linda Marlowe as “Sylvia”
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WINNER: Tony Bear
Alice Orr-Ewing as “Linda”
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Young Love In a Dirty Place
Nikola Abola as “Girl”
Judged by: Mathew Waters (Actor & Casting Director), Kimberly Prats (Writer), ‘In The Room’ Podcast from actors Christian Lee Smith & Matthew Philip Harris, Lisa Southam (Drama Coach), Bhavnisha Parmer (Actress) & Kim Wildboune (Director)
Best Young Actor or Actress
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WINNER: Maximus
Maisie Prendergast as “India”
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Sleep Tight
Mason Wells as “Preston”
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Tricksters
Nag Vishal as “Chinna”
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Judged by: Mathew Waters (Actor & Casting Director), Kimberly Prats (Writer), ‘In The Room’ Podcast from actors Christian Lee Smith & Matthew Philip Harris, Lisa Southam (Drama Coach), Adam Thomas Wright (Actor & Filmmaker) & Anna Oliver (Writer)
Best Editor
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Blunda
Editor: Apostolos Vasileiadis
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Boredom
Editor: George Bartlett
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WINNER: Marko
Editor: Jurij Moškon
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Tony Bear
Editor: Caitlin Spiller
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ZER0 0NE ZER0
Editor: Graham High
Judged by: Brandon Agan (Production Designer & Filmmaker), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Spencer Morin (Animator & Editor) & Cameron Moon (Actor & Filmmaker)
Best Cinematographer
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DogVillization
Cinematographer: Said Bayatfard
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WINNER: Maximus
Cinematographer: Paddy Bartram
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The Lossen
Cinematographer: Hatti Beanland
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Tricksters
Cinematographer: Shyam Manjuvil
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Young Love In A Dirty Place
Cinematographer: Janis Jurkovskis
Judged by: Kimberly Prats (Writer), Michael Henry (Filmmaker), Caroline Spence (Writer & Producer), Paul Craythorne (Editor & Producer) & Bryson Sams (Filmmaker)
Best Musical Score
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Just Like Water
Composer: Giorgos Varsamakis
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WINNER: Maximus
Composers: Jack Douglas &
Daniel Coe -
The Lossen
Composer: Tom Linden
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Tony Bear
Composer: Joseph Alexander
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ZER0 0NE ZER0
Composer: Couer
Judged by: James Kennedy (Writer), Peter Lewington (Composer), Kimberly Prats (Writer), Paul Berrow (Writer) & Dmitry Korman (Composer)
Best Sound
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Be Free
Sound: Mathew Thomas
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Blunda
Sound: Kristoffer Andersson
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DogVillization
Sound: Kamiyar Behbahani
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The Lossen
Sound: Stuart Allen-Hynd, Joshua Younger & Henry Harding
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Zmiena
Sound: Kevin Serveau &
Michaël Correia
Judged by: James Kennedy (Writer), Peter Lewington (Composer), Kimberly Prats (Writer) & Dmitry Korman (Composer)
Special Recognition Award: Best Ensemble
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WINNER: Boredom
Ensemble: Ethan Wilkie, Tyler Jack & Dylan Wilson
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A Special Recognition Award awarded by the Selection Committee.