Colchester Film Festival

The Colchester Film Festival (CFF) [1] is an international film festival in Colchester, Essex, UK. The festival showcases a selection of the new feature and short films by filmmakers from around world, including World, European and UK premieres. The festival also hosts the 60 Hour Film Challenge, which sees filmmakers create a short film under 5 minutes in 60 hours. Previous films include "Love... and all that" which is set to be turned into a feature film by MGM [2]

Colchester Film Festival
LocationColchester, Essex, Essex, UK
Founded2012
LanguageInternational
Websitecolchesterfilmfestival.com

Awards

Colchester Film Festival is a fully competitive film festival with awards in various categories.

Previous Colchester Film Festival Winners
YearFilm WinnerAward
2015The Future PerfectNick CittonBest Film
Help Us Find Sunil TripathiNeal BroffmanBest Feature Film
Hello, AgainTom RuddockBest Regional Film
Tom In AmericaFlavio AlvesBest Director
NorthSteven FergusonBest Cinematography
The FlyLeo KingBest Editing
The Future PerfectNick CittonBest Screenplay
The FlyOlly WilliamsRising Star Award
Slow DownMegan Fox60 Hour Film Challenge Winner
2014HeavyweightJesper QuistgaardBest Film
Charlie SaysLewis ArnoldBest Director
Charlie SaysAlfie BiddleBest Cinematography
DemocracyBorja CobeagaBest Editing
DemocracyGonzalez VazquezBest Screenplay
The Bigger PictureDaisy JacobsRising Star Award
Dead MeatKingsley Hoskins60 Hour Film Challenge Winner
2013The Voorman ProblemMark GillBest Film
This Way OutStaten Cousins-RoeBest Director
Voice OverJose Martín RoseteBest Cinematography
Good NightUna GunjakBest Editing
Good NightMuriel d'AnsembourgBest Screenplay
EmmelineDaniela PasquiniBest Regional Film
UnderageJoonas Makkonen48 Hour Film Challenge Winner
2012Close FriendJose Mari GoenagaBest Film
82Calum MacDiarmidBest Director
Close FriendJauntxo SardonBest Cinematography
82Alexei SlaterBest Screenplay
Little LakeDorukhan Turan & Bilsay Yildrim48 Hour Film Challenge Winner

Previous films from Colchester Film Festival have gone on to have Oscar and BAFTA success.

Year Film Screenings/Awards
2015 Operator [3]
  • BAFTA Winner for Best Short Film
2014 The Bigger Picture [4]
  • Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Short Film
  • BAFTA Winner for Animated Short Film
2014 The Phone Call
  • Oscar Winner for Best Live Action Short Film
2013 The Voorman Problem
  • Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Short Film
  • BAFTA Nomination for Live Action Short Film
2013 Good Night
  • BAFTA Nomination for Live Action Short Film
2012 Head Over Heels
  • Oscar Winner for Best Live Action Short Film

Venues

The main festival venue is Colchester's firstsite Visual Arts Facility, where it also screens a monthly selection of independent cinema. The Festival also hosts fringe events in other formal arts venues such as The Minories and St Botolphs Waiting Room. Some special outdoor screenings have been held at various Colchester based events each year.

References
  1. Britishcouncil.org
  2. Deadline.com
  3. gazette-news.co.uk
  4. "EssexChronicle.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-04.


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