London Short Film Festival

LSFF AWARDS 2017

• BRITISH COUNCIL

  BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM

  WINNER: YOUR MOTHER AND I (Anna Maguire) ........................................................................................................................................... The winning filmmaker will be supported to participate in a lab at Greenhouse Goa, new space run by the organisers of UnBox, an India based roaming festival & platform celebrating action at the intersections of different disciplines. Nominated Films: DEAR MARIANNE Mark Jenkin // LITTLE SOLDIER Stella Corrode // A LOVE STORY Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara // A MAN RETURNED Mahdi Felafel // MURDEROUS INJUSTICE Gavin Scott Whitfield // YOUR MOTHER AND I Anna Maguire

• NOWNESS AWARD

  BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM

  WINNER: IMAGO Raymund Ribas Gutierrez, Philippines .............................................................................................................................................. Special Mention: THE SEND OFF Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan, US ....................................................................................................................................... NOWNESS is a global video channel showing the best in culture. We are delighted to present the LSFF Best International Film Award, the winner will receive a one-on-one development and mentoring session with Video Commissioner (and Sundance Film Festival programmer) Katie Metcalfe. Nominated Films: MORIOM Mark Olexa // THE SEND OFF Ivete Lucas, Patrick Bresnan // THE BEAST Daina O. Pusić // THE MASTER/ ISLAND Riho Unt // IMAGO Raymund Ribas Gutierrez // SELF (EXHIBITIONS) Florencia Aliberti // A COAT MADE DARK Jack O'Shea

• ICA

  BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM

  WINNER: THE ROAD TO ZENNOR (Mark Jenkins) ................................................................................................................................... The ICA is delighted to offer the LSFF experimental award-winning filmmaker free ICA Membership for the year, plus 10 free film tickets. Nominated films are all those screening in LEFTFIELD AND LUSCIOUS and CELLULOID TRACES

• ONE STOP FILMS

  BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  WINNER: PARTING GLASS (Alexander McNeill) .......................................................................................................................... One Stop Film is delighted to present the winner of the Best Cinematography award, with an Alexa mini shooting kit with Anamorphic or Spherical lenses with all the bits that you will need to shoot your next short.  Nominated Films: PLASMA VISTA Sarah Cockings & Harriet Fleuriot // MOTHER Leo Leigh // THE NEST Jamie Jones // PARTING GLASS Alexander McNeill // GOALIE Toa Stoppard // MURDEROUS INJUSTICE Gavin Scott Whitfield // WATERFALL Tom Lock Griffiths

• OPEN CITY DOCS

  BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

  WINNER: THE HAPPIEST BARRACK Noemi Varga ................................................................................................................................ The winner of the Open City Docs Award will have their film screened at Open City Documentary Festival in September 2017. Additionally, they will receive a full industry pass to the festival. Nominated Films : A MAN RETURNED Mahdi Felafel // UPROOTED Ross Domoney // LOUD PLACES Mathy & Fran // AUTOMATIC DREAMS Florence Kennard // SOME WILL FORGET Ruth Grimberg // THE HAPPIEST BARRACK Noemi Varga

• SHOOTING PEOPLE

  BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

  WINNER: TEHZEEB Myriam Raja .......................................................................................................................................... Shooting People is the UK's largest community of independent filmmakers. Shooting People award the Best Student Filmmaker free Lifetime membership to their community. Nominated Films: LOVE STORY Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara // MIA Maria Martinez Bayona // SWEET MADDIE STONE Brady Hood // OCEAN WITHIN Prerna Winter // LULA Aoife O'Kelly // TEHZEEB Myriam Raja // JAMIE Christopher Manning // HOUSE GIRL Koby Adom

• BECHDEL TEST FEST

  BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR

  WINNER: LITTLE SOLDIER Stella Corradi ............................................................................................................................... YOUR MOTHER AND I Anna Maguire // LITTLE SOLDIER Stella Corradi // LOVE STORY Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara // THE PARTY Andrea Harkin // MARINA AND ADRIENNE Lucy Campbell // DREAMLANDS Sara Dunlop // KNOCK DOWN GINGER Cleo Samoles Little // OCEAN WITHIN Prerna Winter // TEHZEEB Myriam Raja // MIA Maria Martinez Bayona // FAMILY PORTRAIT Kelly Holmes // NOODLES Claire Fowler

• LITTLE WHITE LIES

  BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

  TO BUILD A FIRE FX Goby ............................................................................................................................................ Little White Lies are proud to be partnering with the LSFF team in awarding a prize for the best animated film to screen at this year's festival. The prizewinner will receive a one year subscription to the magazine as well as a full-page profile in the March/April issue. Nominated Films: TO BUILD A FIRE FX Goby // AFTERMATH Layla Atkinson // LOVE IN IDLENESS Kim Noce // A LOVE STORY Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara // KLEMENTHRO Sue Dunham // JOHNNO'S DEAD Chris Shepherd // WORLD WAR CUP Simon Ellis // CHATEAU AU GO GO Steve Gentile // DEAR JOHN Péter Vácz // KILL IT 4 THE KIDS Chris Ullens // DO RIGHT Patrick Blake // TIME CHICKEN Nick Black // SQUIRREL ISLAND Astrid Goldsmith

• LOMOGRAPHY

  BEST LO-BUDGET SHORT FILM

  WINNER: DOOMSDAY READY (Mark Jackson) ............................................................................................................................ Lomography partner with LSFF once more, to present the winner of Best Lo-Budget Short Film a beautiful vintage-inspired Lomo’instant Wide Central Park Edition camera, with 3 lenses and a remote control lens cap. All films in Lo-Budget Mayhem (judged by Kate & Gem at Short Sighted Cinema) Nominated films not announced