OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST - August 2023
Documentary
(random order)
1. The Last Lordship (d. Atesh Atici) - 14 min, United States, 2022
2. High Roads (d. Giuliana Racco) - 19 min, Canada, 2023
3. For Rachel Summer (d. Zooey Gao) - 8 min, Australia, 2021
Animation
(random order)
1. HESAPIA (d. Eunjo Lee) - Student - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2023
2. Goose (d. Jieun Park) - Student - 2 min, Korea, 2023
3. Floor 43 (d. Sophya Kebets) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
4. The Lost Voices of Partition (d. Stacy Bias) - 2 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
August 2023 Winners. Screening: Dec 12th, 2023
BEST OF THE FEST
Where The Magpies Fly (d. Amy Mains) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
2nd BEST OF THE FEST
Mean (d. Joshua Blewitt) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
3rd BEST OF THE FEST
Just a Girl (d. Kieran Freemantle) - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
BEST STUDENT FILM
Swimming with Stones (d. Amber Yang) - Student - 8 min, United States, 2022
AUDIENCE AWARD
Where The Magpies Fly (d. Amy Mains) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023 - 49 votes
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Best Documentary
The Last Lordship (d. Atesh Atici) - 14 min, United States, 2022
NOMINEES:
High Roads (d. Giuliana Racco) - 19 min, Canada, 2023
For Rachel Summer (d. Zooey Gao) - 8 min, Australia, 2021
Best Animation
HESAPIA (d. Eunjo Lee) - Student - 17 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Goose (d. Jieun Park) - Student - 2 min, Korea, 2023
Floor 43 (d. Sophya Kebets) - Student - 3 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Experimental
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
Best Music Video
NOT ENOUGH CONTENDERS
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Best Director
Amy Mains - Where The Magpies Fly - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Joshua Blewitt - Mean - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Kieran Freemantle - Just a Girl - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Screenplay
Amy Mains - Where The Magpies Fly - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Michael Brandon Wright - DUENDES - 8 min, United States, 2023
Kieran Freemantle - Just a Girl - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Actor
Joe Carmichael - Mean - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Finley King-Booth - Where The Magpies Fly - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Adan Michael - LOOK BACK WITH ANGER - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
Best Actress
Lydia Fitzwilliams - Just a Girl - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Liz Bishop - Swimming with Stones - Student - 8 min, United States, 2022
Kathryn Georghiou - Prefer To Sip Tea - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Editing
Bella Fitzpatrick - LOOK BACK WITH ANGER - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
NOMINEES:
Will Simpson BFE - Mean - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Francesco Martinuzzi - Just a Girl - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Cinematography
Luke Musharbash - Mean - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Raffaele Nocerino - Just a Girl - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Craig Crouchman - Where The Magpies Fly - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Best Original Score
John Freer-Dalziel - Where The Magpies Fly - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
NOMINEES:
Kurt Tomlinson - Mean - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
Palle Hjorth - The Empty Space Between Us - 4 min, Denmark, 2023
Screenplays
POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT EDITION
Fiction
(random order)
1. Suspicious Minds (d. Imelda O'Reilly) - 15 min, Ireland, 2023
2. SARAS (d. Jude Peter Damian) - 14 min, India, 2023
3. Where The Magpies Fly (d. Amy Mains) - 15 min, United Kingdom, 2023
4. LOOK BACK WITH ANGER (d. Shaun Stone-Riley) - Student - 9 min, United Kingdom, 2022
5. Mean (d. Joshua Blewitt) - 10 min, United Kingdom, 2023
6. The Empty Space Between Us (d. Aline Brunn, Nick Gray) - 4 min, Denmark, 2023
7. Prefer To Sip Tea (d. Kathryn Georghiou, Christopher C Arkley) - 12 min, United Kingdom, 2023
8. Just a Girl (d. Kieran Freemantle) - 18 min, United Kingdom, 2023
9. DUENDES (d. Michael Brandon Wright) - 8 min, United States, 2023
10. Swimming with Stones (d. Amber Yang) - Student - 8 min, United States, 2022