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Room 8 (film)

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Room 8 is a short, six-minutes-long film that was one of several short films that won the Bombay Sapphire's Imagination Series. The film is based on a script by Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey S. Fletcher. After Fletcher completed the dialogue, the script (without stage direction) was released and contestants would create their film using this dialogue.[1] Room 8 was directed by James W. Griffiths,[2] editing student of National Film and Television School.[3] Griffiths won £40,000 from Bombay Sapphire to make the film. Although Room 8 takes place in London, it was filmed in Poland due to cost restraints.[3] It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 67th British Academy Film Awards.[4] It was the first and only branded film to win the award.[5]

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  1. ^ "Beyond the Lions: ads that have won awards outside the industry". Contagious. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  2. ^ francescocortese.it. "Room 8 | Good Short Films". Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  3. ^ a b "London was too expensive, says Bafta-nominated director James Griffith". www.standard.co.uk. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ "Room 8 by James Griffiths – BAFTA Short Film 2014 Winner". TwistedSifter. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "James W. Griffiths | Independent Films". www.independ.net. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
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