BFI Future Film Festival

The BFI Future Film Festival is a United Kingdom film festival for young filmmakers (16-25 year-olds), organised by the British Film Institute. Founded in 2008, it takes place over a weekend in February each year, and focuses equally on fiction, animation and documentary.[1][2]

BFI Future Film Festival
During the Future Film Festival 2017 workshop.
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Founded2008
LanguageInternational
Websitewhatson.bfi.org.uk/futurefilmfestival/Online/

The festival provides emerging filmmakers and "young people who love watching films"[3] with masterclasses, workshops, film screenings from emerging filmmakers and Q&A sessions,[4] all at BFI Southbank in London. The festival is not just for filmmakers.

Before the second year of the festival, the BBC's Creative Director, Alan Yentob, said: "It's going to give young people a fantastic opportunity to get involved in something creative and possibly life-changing. Who knows, we may even be able to spot a couple of BAFTA winners of the future."[5] While The Guardian noted that the "festival is aimed at nurturing young film-makers, and there's plenty for them to be inspired by".[6] Later, in 2017, the BFI Film Academy alumni and the Future Film Lab Award winner Charlotte Regan's short film "Standby" was nominated for BAFTA[7]

In 2017, the festival's panel included producer Rebecca O'Brien and cinematographer Ben Davis for the workshop on cinematography [8] and Joe Wicks for Social Media Masterclass.[9] The first screening of the web-series 'Reality' directed by Nathan Bryon was also during the festival.[10][11]

The festival is part of a wider BFI Future Film program which also include a number of other different events aiming to support and help young filmmakers to learn more about the industry:

  • BFI Future Film Academy
  • Future Film Labs
  • Free Screenings + Q&A sessions
  • Future Film Recommends screenings

Awards

12th Future Film Festival (2019)[12]

  • Best International Short (sponsored by The London School of English) - Departures by Nicolas Morganti Patrignani
  • Best International New Talent - Dulce Hogar (Sweet Tooth by Giovana Olmos)
  • New Talent Awards - The Grey Area (Katie Clark), Agya (Curtis Essel), John Ogunmuyiwa (Wilson), Dorothy Allen-Pickard (The Mess)
  • Black Dog Production Award for Best Non-Narrative Film - As Is by Alice Bloomfield
  • Best 16-18 UK Short Film - The Milk Bottle by Saul Lotzof
  • Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Henceforth by Charlene Jones
  • Future Film Lab Award - Alex Deitsch (Flower Face)

11th Future Film Festival (2018)[13]

  • Best Experimental Short Award — Dead. Tissue. Love (Natasha Austin-Green)
  • Hiive Audience Award — False Men (Christopher Chuky)
  • BFI Patron’s New Talent Awards - Amygdala (George Graham), Beneath the Surface (Yero Timi-Biu), V (Ellie Gocher), The Fence (Rashida Seriki)
  • International New Talent Award - The Voyager (João Gonzalez)
  • The Best International Short Award — Local Monuments (Sebastián Martínez Valdivia)
  • Best 16-18 UK Short — Father | Daughter (Oskar Nilsson)
  • Best 19-25 UK Short — Calling Home (Jade Jackman)
  • Future Film Lab Award sponsored by Lacie — The Fence (Rashida Seriki)

10th Future Film Festival (2017)[14]

  • Best Experimental Short - One Diving, One Falling by Harry Cauty
  • New Talent Awards - Emma Changes the Lock by Julia Hart, Addy by Matty Crawford, Run by Thea Gajic
  • Best International Short (sponsored by The London School of English/London School Trust) - Miriam by Sarah Lederman
  • Best 16-18 UK Short Film - Lux by Issy Snailham
  • Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Fish Story by Charlie Lyne
  • Future Film Lab Award - Standby by Charlotte Regan and Jack Hannon
  • Hiive Audience Award - Venus by Fay Carr-Wilson

9th Future Film Festival (2016)[15]

  • Best Experimental Short - Power to the Mini Beasts by Ella Bee Glendining and Florence Watson
  • Best Micro Short - Stalkers by Fred Tilby-Jones
  • Best International Short - Horseface by Marc Martínez Jordán
  • Best 16-18 UK Short Film - You Know That Feeling by Emily Llewllyn
  • Best 19-25 UK Short Film - Isabella by Duncan Cowles, Ross Hogg
  • Best Writer – I'm Good With Plants by Thomas Harnett Omeara
  • Best Producer – Slow Down by Megan K. Fox
  • Best Director – She Would Move the Tree Rather More to the Middle by Anna Maguire

See also

References
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  2. "BFI Future Film Festival". CreativeSkillset. February 20, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  3. "Future Film Festival targets tomorrow's talent". BBC. January 27, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. Zeevalkink, Alexandra (February 20, 2014). "BFI Future Film Festival dedicates day to young documentarians". DocGeeks. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  5. "Future Film Festival targets tomorrow's talent". BBC. January 27, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. "Future Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival: this week's new film events". The Guardian. February 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  7. "Nominations List for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2017". BAFTA. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  8. "Events and Talks". BFI. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  9. MacBean, Liam (February 12, 2017). "Joe Wicks to Host Social Media Masterclass at BFI". Teneighty. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  10. Sinclair, Leah (January 31, 2017). "Attend Nathan Bryon's Reality Screening At The BFI!". The Voice. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. Riley, Conor (February 11, 2017). "Nathan Bryon Hosts Web Series Screening". Teneighty. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  12. "The 12th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  13. "The 11th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  14. "10th BFI Future Film Festival". BFI. 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  15. "The 9th BFI Future Film Festival Awards: the winners". BFI. 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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