We are excited to announce our Award Winners for 2022!
Selected by our panel of jurors and audiences alike, awards are from the following categories; Childrens Jury, South West Award, Immersive (VR), Animated Encounters, Brief Encounters, British Award, Student Competition, Audience UK and Audience International Awards!
See our 2022 Special Mentions here.
Children’s Jury Award
Winner: The Girl Behind the Mirror / Directed by Iuri Moreno
South West Award
Winner: Sweet Little Despair / Directed by Carolina Petro
South West Jury Citation
The South West Jury was made up of Claire Horrocks, Olly Treasure-Smith and Neil Ramjee. They wrote of their decision :
“The panel felt this film delivered authentic and honest storytelling told through an unjudgmental lens. It was moving, personal and utterly relatable. All aspects of production were outstanding, and the panel agreed it was a film which proves sometimes the simplest of stories carry the most power to reach us.”
Immersive Encounters Grand Prix
Winner: Cycle of Violence / Directed by Felicia Bergstrom
Immersive Jury Citation
Our 2022 Immersive Jury consisted of Paola Orlić, Matt Lloyd and Ben Thompson. The Jury’s decision read as follows :
“For the best VR project the jury recognizes an experience that both provokes and unsettles in a whirlwind of raw emotion, trapping it’s viewer on all sides.”
Animated Encounters Grand Prix
Winner: Love, Dad / Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen
International Jury Citation
“Our Animated Encounters Grand Prix goes to a film that uses innovative animation techniques to explore family dynamics from a different point of view: being honest and understanding about the fractured relationships between parent and child.”
Brief Encounters Grand Prix
Winner: Urban Solutions / Directed by Arne Hector, Luciana Mazeto, Vinicius Lopes & Minze Tummescheit
International Jury Citation
Our International Jury, consisting of Inari Sirola, Nora Molitor, Dan Guthrie and Meltse Van Coillie, said of their decision :
“Our Brief Encounters Grand Prix goes to a film which interrogates the past in the present, and the clash between classical portraiture and contemporary class structures. “
British Award
Winner: The Bayview / Directed by Daniel Cook
International Jury Citation
“Our British Award goes to a heartwarming documentary that spotlights a disparate community brought together through circumstance but bound tightly by humour, support and kindness.”
UK Student Competition
Winner: Suburb // Directed by Miles Jezuita
UK Student Jury Citation
The UK Student Jury, consisting of Siavash Minoukadeh and Laurence Boyce, gave the following explanation for their decision :
“The award goes to a film which takes us on a journey into the dead of night, a time in which the world seems to change yet also contains an isolated familiarity. With a distinct visual style alongside a jazzy soundtrack that makes the perfect accompaniment, the UK Student Award goes to the animation Suburb.”
Audience Award UK
Winner: BabyThump / Directed by Ian Killick
Audience Award International
Winner: Monsieur Le Butch / Directed by Jude Dry
