This Saturday sees the Finals of the Isle of Wight Short Film Festival take place at Quay Arts.
The Festival has been running for the last 18 months, with a heat each quarter encouraging film-makers on the Island to get involved.
This weekend sees the culmination of all this work and following the screenings during the day, the awards ceremony will take place in the evening (finalists and guests only).
The judging panel includes Christine Benson (producer/director), Peter Chadwick (production/location manager), Keith Dewhurst (writer), Alexandra Cann (literary agent) and Christopher Russell (writer).
The prizes will be awarded by Chairman of Screen South and Film & Television Producer, Graham Benson, for; Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Under 19’s Documentary, Best Under 19’s
The screenings start at noon and run until the early evening.
12.00 – 2.00pm Screen South Digital Shorts
The SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival presents”¦
& Teller – Teller & Ezekiel Zabrowski 3 min
Tranquility – Paul Jenkinson 11 min
Well Founded Concerns – Tim Cawley 15 min
The Story of Sputnik – John Harden 6 min
Jerome’s Weakness – Matthew McGuchan 11 min
Fun on Earth – Jesse Gordon 15 min
Simulacrum – Logan Brown 12 min
Triple Word – Paul Allen & Jamie Bolton 7 min
The Day The Robots Woke Up – Ed Hartwell 7 min
& Teller II – Teller & Ezekiel Zabrowski 3 min
2.00 – 4.00pm Sci – Fi London Shorts – Screen South Digital Shorts
Screen South and the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund Present
Digital Shorts, a programme of outstanding short films celebrating
the best new fimaking talent from the South East of England.
Time Piece – Kat Mansoor 10 min
Lent – James Twyford 4.03 min
Birdfeeder – Jo Barnes 10.04 min
Stubborn & Spite – Lou Birks 3 min
Would Like to Meet – Trevor de Silva 19.47 min
My Mother – Elaine Wickham 10.08 min
In My Head – Jamie Shearing 3.47 min
Carlos The Dog – Russ Jones 3.38 min
Odd Shoe – Paul Cotter 9.55 min
Get off My Land – Douglas Ray 4.32 min
The Journey of the Blind Piano Tuner – Danny Weinstein 8.04 min
WARNING! The following film shows or portrays acts of violence and scenes of a sexual nature and uses strong language. We recommend anyone under the age of 15 leaves the cinema. Thank you.
Cregan – Steve North 4.04 min
Finalist Shorts
4.00 – 6.00pm Finalist Shorts Programme 1
Fusion Festival Film – Anna Moreton on behalf of students at Medina High School – 21.00 min 4 Doc/Jnr
Difference – Nicola Mills – 3.30 min 2 Drama
The Souvenir Hunters of Bowcombe Down – John Howard Worsley – 10.00 min 2 Doc
Handkerchief – Carol & Edward Lyon – 3.00 min 1 Drama
Ventnor Skate Park Rebuild – John Cattle – 6.02 min 3 Doc
Harvest – Jim Willis – 13.00 min 1 Drama
Carnival Explosion – Bryony Young – 20.00 min 1 Doc/Jnr
Evolution & Eating – Carol & Edward Lyon – 3.00 min 4 Doc
Spike – Jamie Williams – 5.00 min 1 Drama
Eyecatcher – Robin Whitehead & Graham Pountney – 10.22 min 4 Doc
6.00 – 8.00pm Finalist Shorts Programme 2
Tagged History of Graffiti – Mandy Toyne – 16.00 min 3 Doc
One Design – Robin Whitehead – 6.00 min 3 Doc
Graphic Fiction – Michael Dangerfield – 11.00 min 2 Drama
Julia Margaret Cameron – Tracy Jean Shields – 3.28 min 4 Doc/drama
Toughest Girl in the World – Nicola Mills – 22.00min 1 Drama
Chips the Ball Dog – Artur Martins – 4.00 min 3 Doc
Obsession – Matthew Steen – 3.13 min 4 Drama
It’s a Man Thing – Carol & Edward Lyon – 6.55min 3 Doc
I Wish You Enough – Noel Stimson – 9.45 min 3 Drama
Trainspotters – Matthew Steen – 10.02 min 4 Doc/drama
The screenings during the day are free to attend, but you need to book your tickets beforehand.
The awards have been designed and produced by Martin Evans at Glory Art Glass.
