BFI Future Film Festival
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 During the Future Film Festival 2017 workshop. | |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Language | International |
| Website | whatson |
The BFI Future Film Festival is a United Kingdom film festival for young filmmakers (16-25 year-olds), organised by the British Film Institute. Founded in 2008, it takes place over a weekend in February each year, and focuses equally on fiction, animation and documentary.[1][2]
The festival provides emerging filmmakers and "young people who love watching films"[3] with masterclasses, workshops, film screenings from emerging filmmakers and Q&A sessions,[4] all at BFI Southbank in London. The festival is not just for filmmakers.
Before the second year of the festival, the BBC's Creative Director, Alan Yentob, said: "It's going to give young people a fantastic opportunity to get involved in something creative and possibly life-changing. Who knows, we may even be able to spot a couple of BAFTA winners of the future."[5] While The Guardian noted that the "festival is aimed at nurturing young film-makers, and there's plenty for them to be inspired by".[6] Later, in 2017, the BFI Film Academy alumni and the Future Film Lab Award winner Charlotte Regan's short film "Standby" was nominated for BAFTA[7]
In 2017, the festival's panel included producer Rebecca O'Brien and cinematographer Ben Davis for the workshop on cinematography [8] and Joe Wicks for Social Media Masterclass.[9] The first screening of the web-series 'Reality' directed by Nathan Bryon was also during the festival.[10][11]
The festival is part of a wider BFI Future Film program which also include a number of other different events aiming to support and help young filmmakers to learn more about the industry:
- BFI Future Film Academy
- Future Film Labs
- Free Screenings + Q&A sessions
- Future Film Recommends screenings
Awards
12th Future Film Festival (2019)[12]
- Best International Short (sponsored by The London School of English) - Departures by Nicolas Morganti Patrignani
- Best International New Talent - Dulce Hogar (Sweet Tooth by Giovana Olmos)
- New Talent Awards - The Grey Area (Katie Clark), Agya (Curtis Essel), John Ogunmuyiwa (Wilson), Dorothy Allen-Pickard (The Mess)
- Black Dog Production Award for Best Non-Narrative Film - As Is by Alice Bloomfield
- Best 16-18 UK Short Film - The Milk Bottle by Saul Lotzof
- Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Henceforth by Charlene Jones
- Future Film Lab Award - Alex Deitsch
11th Future Film Festival (2018)[13]
- Best Experimental Short Award — Dead. Tissue. Love (Natasha Austin-Green)
- Hiive Audience Award — False Men (Christopher Chuky)
- BFI Patron’s New Talent Awards - Amygdala (George Graham), Beneath the Surface (Yero Timi-Biu), V (Ellie Gocher), The Fence (Rashida Seriki)
- International New Talent Award - The Voyager (João Gonzalez)
- The Best International Short Award — Local Monuments (Sebastián Martínez Valdivia)
- Best 16-18 UK Short — Father | Daughter (Oskar Nilsson)
- Best 19-25 UK Short — Calling Home (Jade Jackman)
- Future Film Lab Award sponsored by Lacie — The Fence (Rashida Seriki)
10th Future Film Festival (2017)[14]
- Best Experimental Short - One Diving, One Falling by Harry Cauty
- New Talent Awards - Emma Changes the Lock by Julia Hart, Addy by Matty Crawford, Run by Thea Gajic
- Best International Short (sponsored by The London School of English/London School Trust) - Miriam by Sarah Lederman
- Best 16-18 UK Short Film - Lux by Issy Snailham
- Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Fish Story by Charlie Lyne
- Future Film Lab Award - Standby by Charlotte Regan and Jack Hannon
- Hiive Audience Award - Venus by Fay Carr-Wilson
9th Future Film Festival (2016)[15]
- Best Experimental Short - Power to the Mini Beasts by Ella Bee Glendining and Florence Watson
- Best Micro Short - Stalkers by Fred Tilby-Jones
- Best International Short - Horseface by Marc Martínez Jordán
- Best 16-18 UK Short Film - You Know That Feeling by Emily Llewllyn
- Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Isabella by Duncan Cowles, Ross Hogg
- Best Writer – I'm Good With Plants by Thomas Harnett Omeara
- Best Producer – Slow Down by Megan K. Fox
- Best Director – She Would Move the Tree Rather More to the Middle by Anna Maguire
See also
References
- ^ "BFI Future Film Festival". LondonTown. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "BFI Future Film Festival". CreativeSkillset. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Future Film Festival targets tomorrow's talent". BBC. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Zeevalkink, Alexandra (20 February 2014). "BFI Future Film Festival dedicates day to young documentarians". DocGeeks. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Future Film Festival targets tomorrow's talent". BBC. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Future Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival: this week's new film events". The Guardian. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Nominations List for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2017". BAFTA. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Events and Talks". BFI. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ MacBean, Liam (12 February 2017). "Joe Wicks to Host Social Media Masterclass at BFI". Teneighty. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Sinclair, Leah (31 January 2017). "Attend Nathan Bryon's Reality Screening At The BFI!". The Voice. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ Riley, Conor (11 February 2017). "Nathan Bryon Hosts Web Series Screening". Teneighty. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "The 12th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "The 11th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "10th BFI Future Film Festival". BFI. 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "The 9th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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