DIY Filmmaking Challenge: Sci-Fi 15
Join us for a showcase of some of the best films made by young, Northern filmmakers as part of DIY Filmmaking Challenge: Sci-Fi.
Following a callout from Film Hub North, filmmakers aged 16-25 from across the region have been making no-budget, micro-short films experimenting with science fiction storytelling.
At this event, we’ll showcase the shortlisted entries and announce the winning filmmaker, who will receive £1,000 development funding to make their next short.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Northern filmmaker Sean McKenna, BFI Film Academy Coordinator Nora Murphy, and Sam Barnett from Film Hub North where they will discuss routes into the film industry.
This event is open to all - including challenge participants, aspiring filmmakers and film fans who want to see new work from the North’s emerging filmmakers.
All tickets £4.
Our Sci-Fi shortlist is:
Alone - by Jasmine Stephenson & Karol Iwan
Close Encounters of the Same Kind - by Luke Wilson
Corporeality - by Brad Hart
Deficit Angel - by Nancy Sexton, Daniel McGrail, Eliza Livingstone, Oscar Kamperin Flint & Jasmin Kemlo
Dilemma - by Ai Narapol
Invisus - by Jacob Crow, Matthew Ingham & Richard Jones
A Lonely Chessboard - by Manish Haresh Wadhwani Mansukhani
Man's Best Friend? - by Ruben Gray
Players - by Ava Bounds
Spoilt for Choice - by Katie McDonnell
The Table - by Corran Gourlay
The Test - by Beth Cameron
Unrestricted
Intelligence - by James Forrester
DIY Filmmaking Challenge: Sci-Fi is delivered by Film Hub North as part of BFI Film Academy.
BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for ambitious 16-25 year olds, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to forge a career in the screen industries.
Delivered in partnership with Showroom Cinema and Film Hub North
Supported by The National Lottery
- Duration
- 2 hours
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