The Winners!!

Winner jury

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SHROOMS
Rhys Harvey Watkins
Student, University of Hertfordshire

Wins:

• Meeting with Saatchi EP, Rose Reynolds

• Advice session with Covert’s VFX supervisor re new tech & AI

We asked previously shortlisted & winning directors to help create the shortlist, and to give feedback on their favourite entry

Brittney Canda
I loved For the Love of Grass! I thought it was beautifully shot and I loved that it spotlighted under-recognized role of groundskeepers.

Claire Norowzian

Denisha Anderson
My personal fave was "The Pie Den", it is warm, snappy, and inspired. It's a current topic as the British staple is dying out and with a film like this it's surely to survive. It's a proper gaffer chasing his dreams and I love it.

Derek Dice Nguyen
SPOE's crisp, fun direction strongly complements its quirky, surreal idea.

Jamal Wade
The Shrooms piece was great in its pacing and cool mixed medium animation/CGI.

Jola Kudela
The scene I liked the most was the acting sequence presented in the form of a music video by Timi Akindele-Ajani for Samm Henshaw's Fade. The idea of carrying out a master shot in one take, where the drama unfolds subtly, was very well done. However, I don't fully understand the therapist's back-and-forth movement at the end of the film. I don't understand the choice of such a marginal presence at the edge of the frame.

Nick Flugge
Chinese Man stood head and shoulders above the rest in terms of pacing, world-building and creating a unique and unsettling tone. Like all my favourite music videos it felt there was a bigger world at play.

Rory Bentley
A SHOT IN THE FOOT was visually refreshing and reminiscent of a Leos Carax universe. THIS WAY UP was an honest and charming insight in to the life of a potter.

Sayna Fardaraghi
In such a short amount of time Morgan Eglin's "This Way Up" painted a beautiful picture of an artists world in a fresh way. Capturing not only the process of an artist, but their own personality and little quirks that leave a finger-print on the art. It completely breaks apart from the norm of documentaries, and unveils another layer of personality. I loved how spontaneous it feels, and all elements in the film were dancing and collaborating with each other, in the same vein as the film's jazz soundtrack. J'adore!!!

Shortlisted

Press

LBBO - event write-up
shots - event write-up
Roast Brief - event write-up

Push Google Attention Counts
Joel Barney For the Love of Grass
Safeen James GDS Wavy Girls Club
Jane Chow D by Dilys With Love
Ryan Bloom SPOE The Golden Goose
Timi Akindele-Ajani Samm Henshaw Fade