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Oxford International Short Film Festival 2019

On Saturday 23rd March, 2019, St John’s College Oxford welcomed over 150 film makers and guests for its inaugural International Short Film Festival. After receiving over 250 short film submissions from all over the world, head judge and festival organiser, Andrew Carslaw, along with fellow organiser Stan Mackrell and a select team, whittled down the film selections to 91.

The films, having been sectioned into different blocks which were then given creative names to depict their categories. The audience were also invited to submit their choices for the ‘Audience Choice Award’, an award that would later be included within the main award ceremony. This highly anticipated film festival was special because of what it was celebrating, and the incredible atmosphere it created on the day. It celebrated everything that is special about creating a film, from the writing of the script, to finding the right location, costume design, applying the perfect score, skilfully shooting it and editing it to bring it to life. Films were submitted that had little to no budget, having been filmed on a mobile phone, yet these films did equally as well against films that had a substantial budget placed behind them.

The films highlighted many different topics, often brining the judges to tears or causing heated discussions to erupt, as well as making them all laugh and feel an immense amount of joy. There were numerous genre representation, cultural wonders and all genders beautifully represented in so many ways. One of the biggest highlights of the festival was how many film makers local to Oxford submitted films and wanted to be part of the festival. The block showing Oxford local short films was packed and received incredible feedback. It was incredible to see so many likeminded people, enthusiastic and passionate about the industry, come together to celebrate both local and international work.

Tickets to the event quickly sold out, and the day was full of people moving across three different theatres to watch as many of the amazing films as possible. They were also given the opportunity to sit in on Q&As with key film makers and actors, as well as Academy Award winning St John’s College Alumni Paul J. Franklin.

Paul J. Franklin is one of the founders of the Special Effects company DNEG has won Oscars for his visual effects work on two Christopher Nolan films: Inception and Interstellar. DNEG also won the Oscar this year for their work on First Man. Paul spoke about his experiences and how he got into animation and film in a fascinating and very popular Q&A session. Paul also stayed for the award ceremony where he presented the award for Best Special Effects, before joining the guests and the team for drinks to celebrate an extremely successful day.

THE 2019 PROGRAMME

Andrew Carslaw

Arrival and registration

The College will open at 9am, and registration will begin. Please enter via the College's back lodge on Parks Road rather than the entrance on St Giles Street. The auditorium will open for seating at 9.30am. There will be a brief introduction from the festival organiser before the films start at 10am.

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About Andrew Carslaw

Find out more about the festival organiser:

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Jane Richards

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Martin Pearson

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Jessica Green

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Herman Russell

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Peter Reid

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The 2019 Awards

Best Film: Sara

Nominees: A Pinprick of Light, Infill And Full Set, Roughhouse, Sara, The Last Dance, What Happened To Evie

Best Director:
Kate Cheeseman (What Happened To Evie)

Nominees: Chris Keller (The Last Dance), Kate Cheeseman (What Happened to Evie), Natalie Kennedy (Down and Out), Rich Peppiatt (Grounded), Shuli Tan (Sailing Away)

Best Screenplay: Grounded

Nominees: Futures, Grounded, Heather Has Four Moms, Showtime, The Mouse

Best Lead Actor: Craig Parkinson (Futures)

Craig Parkinson (Futures), Hrvoje Vladisavljevic (Blue Peter), Julian Sands (The Escape), Oli Meredith (The Silent), Walter Koenig (Who is Martin Danzig?)

Best Lead Actress: Nha Phuong

Nominees: Bessie Coates (What happened to Evie), Josefine Frida Pettersen (Grounded), Lauren Ashley Carter (Once Bitten), Samantha Lopez (ME 3.769), Nha Phuong (Infill and Full Set)

Best Cinematography: A Pinprick of Light

Nominees: A Pinprick of Light, Paris You Got Me, No Response, The Anatomist, The Ninth

Best Editing: Kit Wells (Futures)

Nominees: For Want of a Nail, Futures, Hanging Branch, No Response, What Happened To Evie

Best Production Design: Paris You Got Me

Nominees: Expend, Paris You Got Me, Shamas, The Anatomist, The Ninth

Best Music Score:
Sarah Warne (What Happened To Evie)

Nominees: Beautified, Infill and Full Set, Pianist in a Brothel, The Hanging Branch, What Happened To Evie

Best Sound: Whoever You Are

Nominees: Bloodchild, Blue Peter, Shamas, Whoever You Are, The Last Dance

Best Special Effects: The Last Dance

Nominees: Beautified, Deep Dive, Paris You Got Me, The Escape, The Last Dance

ScreenTalk Prize for Best Oxfordshire Film 2019:
Emmi

Runners-up: Golem, Caelum, Entrance No Exit
Nominees: AKA, Caelum, Emmi, Entrance No Exit, Golem, Love Thy Neighbour, Storytellers

Audience Choice Award: Deux Mains

Runners-up: Paris You Got Me, Sara, The Last Dance

Additional Genre Awards

Best Action or Thriller Film: No Response

Love Thy Neighbour, No Response, Out of Reach, The Ninth, The Rage

Best Animation: Roughhouse

Blows With The Wind, Expend, Red Dress. No Straps, Roughhouse, Should You Meet A Lady In A Darkened Wood, Under The Weather

Best Childrens film: Zack And The Rainbow

Paris You Got Me, Under The Weather, Zack And The Rainbow

Best Comedy Film: Anything for You Abby

Anything for You Abby, Burying the Mother In Law, Futures, Heather Has Four Moms, Man on Heels

Best Film Under Five Minutes: Caelum

Aliens, Caelum, Deux Mains, Expend, No Way Home

Best Horror Film: Once Bitten

Desecrated, Once Bitten, The Anatomist, The Hanging Branch, Still

Best International Drama: En Kyss

Are You Volleyball, Blue Peter, En Kyss, Sailing Away, Showtime

Best Musical or Experimental film:
Pianist In A Brothel

Deux Mains, Little Ghost Girl, Paris You Got Me, Pianist In A Brothel, Silencio, The Hidden Injuries of Dreams

Best Science Fiction Film: The Escape

Deep Dive, Lab Rat, Spaceman, The Escape, The Last Dance

Best UK Drama: Infill And Full Set

Down and Out, Infill And Full Set, Louder than Words, The Silent, What Happened To Evie


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Short Film Festival 2019 Brochure

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