Oska Bright Film Festival 2019: Award-winners announced
On Friday 25 October we held our Awards Night, celebrating the talents of all the filmmakers involved in Oska Bright Film Festival 2019. We gave out 8 awards to some outstanding films - check out the full list of winners below!
We’re also delighted to announce our Audience Choice winner, supported by BN1 Magazine. After counting up over 800 votes Oddlands by Bruce Gladwin and Back to Back Theatre came out top, followed closely by Your Rocky Spine by Arty Party and Magical by Bahador Adab.
Here’s the full list of winners:
Eleana Re and Toby Loxton collect the Bright Spark Award on behalf of Chris Rumens from Itziar Leighton (Screen and Film School)
Bright Spark Award supported by Screen and Film School (formerly Brighton Film School)
Nominees: Thoughts by Mouth That Roars, Look for Me by Miriam Fox, Starbright by MTR Saturday Regulars, Halloween Massacre 2 by Chris Rumens & Rob Nettleton
Winner: Halloween Massacre 2 by Chris Rumens & Rob Nettleton
Danny Smith celebrates his award with Janine Fletcher (South East Dance)
Stand Out Dance Film supported by South East Dance
Nominees: Kill Off by Genevieve Clay-Smith and Bus Stop Films, Radial Dundee by Back to Back Theatre, Stopgap in Motion by Stephen Featherstone, Time to Leave by Danny Smith and Roly Carline
Winner: Time to Leave by Danny Smith and Roly Carline
Judy Stevens (Artists Open Houses) with award-winner Hugo Karlsson
Stand Out Artists Film supported by Artists Open Houses
Nominees: Magic of Cinema by Linda Curtin, Mary by Erica Sutherland, You and Eye by Hugo Karlsson, Collecting of Memories by Mark Hemsworth and Naomi Morris
Winner: You and Eye by Hugo Karlsson
William Hanekom collects the Best Animation award on behalf of Aaron Dunbar from Mark Taynton (Adult Swim)
Best Animation supported by Adult Swim
Nominees: The Train by Aaron Dunbar, Snowball Effect by Teagan Nash, What It Feels Like by Steven Fraser, Mirror Tree by Andrew Pengilley
Winner: The Train by Aaron Dunbar
Emily Kyriakides presents to Best International Film Award to Andreas Grützner from Klappe Auf who collected on behalf of Lost Ones
Best International Film supported by Lighthouse
Nominees: Magical by Bahador Adab, Lost Ones by Maria Castillejo Carmen, Maëlle Grand Bossi and Elisabeth Silveiro, Shakespeare in Tokyo by Bus Stop Films, Oddlands by Bruce Gladwin
Winner: Lost Ones by Maria Castillejo Carmen, Maëlle Grand Bossi and Elisabeth Silveiro
Tommy Jessop celebrates his Best Performance Award, presented by Ben Wheatley
Best Performance supported by Nicholas Pinnock
Nominees: Gerard O’Dwyer in Shakespeare in Tokyo, Jamie Brewer in Kill Off, Tiziano Barbini in Uonted!, Tommy Jessop in Fighter
Winner: Tommy Jessop in Fighter
Kefi Chadwick presents the Best Story Award to Poti Pictures for Uonted!
Best Story supported by Kate Leys
Nominees: Fighter by Bugsy Steel, Uonted! by Poti Pictures, Oddlands by Bruce Gladwin, Creatures and Things by Sam Fenton
Winner: Uonted! by Poti Pictures
Claire Wearn (Photoworks) celebrates with Arty Party
Outstanding Contribution to Cinema supported by Photoworks
Winner: Arty Party
Still from Oddlands, winner of the Audience Choice Award
Audience Choice supported by BN1 Magazine
Runners-up: Your Rocky Spine by Arty Party, Magical by Bahador Adab
Winner: Oddlands by Bruce Gladwin