AWARDS 2018

We’re delighted to announce our new awards structure for the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival!

We’re offering a clutch of new awards and prizes for film-makers from the films selected for exhibition at our 2018 edition including cash prizes, industry opportunities, trophies, film festival invitations and one of our rather lovely trophies in association with our partners for 2018,
Puppet Animation Scotland

 BEST FILM AWARD

To be awarded to the director of the overall best film exhibited at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival.

Eligibility: Any director(s) will be eligible from the films selected for exhibition at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
Prizes: £400 Cash award, film festival invitations, inclusion on curated programmes for our festival partnerships and the Best Film trophy.
Winners will also receive a free InkTip Script Listing and have their logline featured in InkTip Magazine, which is sent to over 15,000 producers and representatives.

Judges: The winner will be selected by the ESFF Festival selection committee by secret ballot, guest judges from our friends at the Smalls Film Festival in London, as well as film festival jury members from our international partnerships.

BEST ANIMATED FILM AWARD

To be awarded to the director(s) of the best animated film selected for exhibition at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
The award will aim to recognise and celebrate significant creative and technical innovation and control.

Eligibility: Any director(s) of an animated short film selected for exhibition at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival will be eligible.
Prizes: £250 Cash Prize, film festival invitations, invitation to attend the manipulate visual theatre and animation festival, inclusion on curated programmes for our festival partnerships and the Best Film trophy.

Judges: The winner will be selected by a panel of industry judges headed by Simon Hart, director of Puppet Animation Scotland.

BEST SCOTTISH SHORT FILM AWARD

To be awarded to the director of the overall best film produced and shot in Scotland, exhibited at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival.

Eligibility: Any director(s) will be eligible from the films selected for exhibition at the 2018 Edinburgh Short Film Festival, whose film was produced and shot in Scotland,

Prize: £200 Cash award, film festival invitations, inclusion on curated programmes for our festival partnerships and the Best Film trophy.

Judges: The winner will be selected by the ESFF Festival selection committee by secret ballot,as well as film festival jury members from our international partnerships.

2017 WINNERS


BEST FILM NOMINEES:

Daniel Lundh for ‘PEOPLE IN CARS’
Catalina Jordan Alvarez for ‘PACO’
Antoine Janot for ‘FOG PEOPLE’
Rene Nuijens for ‘RINGO ROCKET STAR & HIS SONG FOR YURI GAGARIN
Gabriel Bohmer for ‘BEETLE TROUBLE’
Eve McConnachie for ‘HAUD CLOSE TAE ME’

 WINNER: Catalina Jordan Alvarez for ‘PACO’

 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM NOMINEES:

Gabriel Bohmer for ‘BEETLE TROUBLE’
Chloe Lesueur for ‘TIS’
Natasza Cetner for ‘NERO’
Virgil Widrich for ‘VIENNA TABLE TRIP’
Seung Hee Kim for ‘THE REALM OF DEEPEST KNOWING’
Robin Joseph for ‘FOX & THE WHALE’
Ishan Shukla  for ‘SCHIRKOA’
Marco Jemolo  for ‘FRAMED’
Iloobia for ‘FILMS TO BREAK PROJECTORS’

 WINNER: Chloe Lesueur for ‘TIS’

 

RISING STAR AWARD 2017 NOMINEES:

Karsten Dahlem for ‘PRINCESS’
Alia Ghafar for ‘SALT & SAUCE’
Noemi Schneider for ‘RUNAWAY’
Roozbeh Misaghi for ‘TURQUOISE’

 WINNER: Alia Ghafar for ‘SALT & SAUCE’

We’re also pleased to announce that with our partnership with Inktip – the US-based screenwriters agency which will provide a free
listing of the winning  film’s screenplays on their site:

Edinburgh Short Film Festival & Inktip