NORWICH FILMFESTIVAL #NFF2019
6-17 NOVEMBER 2019
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WELCOME NOTES 4 OUR TEAM 5 FESTIVAL MAP 6 SUMMARY OF EVENTS 8 LAUNCH NIGHT 12 DAY ONE 13 DAY TWO 14 DAY THREE 15 DAY FOUR 18 DAY FIVE 21 DAY SIX 22 DAY SEVEN 24 DAY EIGHT 26 DAY NINE 30 DAY TEN 35 OFFICIAL SELECTION 38 OUR JUDGES 40 NOMINATED FILMS 42 FESTIVAL TIMETABLE 46
norwichfilmfestival.co.uk 3 WE’RE BACK and we’re incredibly excited to bring you the ninth Norwich Film Festival!
We’ve had a record number of submissions this year, and we’ve spent months carefully choosing our Official Selection to present to you this month. We have 111 great short films, as well as 10 brilliant feature films, and a huge selection of industry sessions and talks.
We’re extremely grateful for the continued support of our sponsors, partners, and friends, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without your help. We’re also proud of the ongoing commitment from our team of volunteers and the staff of all the venues hosting us across the city. The festival is what it is because of them, but also because of you, our audience. By attending the festival you’re not only helping to support independent film, but you are also contributing to the creative community in East Anglia.
Thank you, Norwich Film Festival
4 @norwichfilmfestival OUR TEAM
Online Screening Committee Lead Consultants Clive Aiton, Mike Arnold, Zoe Blacklock, Paula Craig Higgins Brandule, Sam Briggs, Sally Cazier, Reed Kellen Playford Chapman, George Chrysostomou, Charlotte Participation Manager Cooper, Jack Cox, Martha Crass, Michael Siobhan Ennis Daniel, Alua Dyussenbayeva, Siobhan Ennis, Programming Coordinators Elizabeth Fijalkowski, Greg Foster, Chrysty Michelle Lillie Maria George, Jolanta Grodecka, Spencer Jay Charlie Hunt Groombridge, Jarod Hancock, Nicholas Hatton, Marketing Lead Craig Higgins, Jenny Hon, Charlie Hunt, Mandy Penny Bartram James, Adrian Johnson, Ben Jones, Daniele Marketing Assistant Kuncinaite, Michelle Lillie, Amaryllis Macy, Alba Ewan Tough Mingo Gellego, Karen Myers, Kellen Playford, Festival Producer Kim Ryan, Kian Saedi, David Saunders, Gavin Matt Ecclestone Spoors, Dawn Stock, Hollie Tate, Ann-Maeve Funding Development Officer Taylor, Ewan Tough, Vaiva Unguraityte, Liselotte Keith Saunt Vanophem, Cory Varney, Richard Vojvoda, Mark Poster Design Waters, Rhian Williams, Delfina Witkowska, Brogan O’Grady Greyson Wyatt. Video Trailer Production Olly George Festival Patrons Festival Trustees Kellen Playford John Collee John Gordon-Saker Programme & Print Design Olivia Colman Tilly Crumpton-Taylor Kellen Playford Brian Cox Keith Johnston Stephen Fry Alex Saunders Registered Charity Julian Jarrold Keith Saunt N u m b e r 117395 0 Tim McInnerny Lucy Ward Website Richard Sawdon Smith Norwichfilmfestival.co.uk
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#NFF2019 #NorwichFilmFestival 5 FESTIVAL MAP
1. OPEN 1 event 2. CINEMA CITY 2 events 3. NUA 4 events 4. THE FORUM 23 events 5. THE ASSEMBLY HOUSE 2 events 6. STAGE TWO 5 events 7. THE GARAGE 3 events 8. UEA 4 events
See website for full details of venues, accessability, and public transport links. Tickets are available from our website, from Eventbrite.co.uk, and on the door. 6 VENUES
1. OPEN 2. Cinema City 3. NUA 4. The Forum 20 Bank Plain St Andrews Street Various locations 2 Millennium Plain NR2 4SF NR2 4AD 3-7 Redwell Street NR2 1TF NR2 4SN
5. Assembly House 6. Stage Two 7. The Garage 8. UEA Theatre Street Norwich Theatre Royal 14 Chapel Field N. Enterprise Centre NR2 1RQ Theatre Street NR2 1NY University Drive NR2 1RL NR4 7TJ
[email protected] | 01603 610911 agriculture expert advice family services commercial litigation & property dispute resolution construction personal service residential corporate & property commercial practical solutions sport criminal defernce technology employment wills, trusts and probate FEATURES This year we’re thrilled to be able to bring you a huge selection of fantastic feature films from across the world, as well as some exciting Q&As with incredible filmmakers. Don’t miss our opening feature DON’T LOOK NOW (p13), or our Q&As, including JESSICA HYNES (p14) and ANWEN, LADY HURT with MARK KERMODE (p19). We’re also excited to bring you Hitchcock’s THE LODGER with live piano accompaniment (p23).
DON’T THE FIGHT WIDOW’S HOME LOOK NOW WALK 0 6/11 0 8/11 0 8/11 0 9/11 Pg. 13 Pg. 14 Q&A Pg. 14 Q&A Pg. 15 Q&A
RAFIKI THE THE TITO & THE RUNAWAYS SOUVENIR BIRDS 0 9/11 0 9/11 0 9/11 10/11 Pg. 15 Pg. 17 Pg. 17 Q&A Pg. 18
The F-Rating is awarded to films directed by a woman and/or written by a woman. If the film also features significant women on SNOWPIERCER THE screen in their own right it is GALA LODGER TRIPLE F-Rated. NFor more info on F-rated films, 10/11 12/11 Pg. 19 Q&A Pg. 23 visit f-rated.org 8 norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/events EDUCATION We’re really excited to bring you a fantastic selection of informative and educational events across our two week programme. We’ve got panel discussions with industry professionals who are keen to offer their advice to up- and-coming filmmakers, as well Q&As with actors, directors, and more, who want to talk about their careers and give an insight into the industry for all.
SCREENSKILLS STOP MOTION VFX SHORTS OPEN DOORS ANIMATION WORKSHOP FOR TV 0 9/11 11/11 12/11 13/11 Pg. 16 Pg. 21 Pg. 22 Pg. 24
STEPHEN JULIAN JOE ACTING FOR WOOLLEY FODDY CORNISH THE SCREEN 13/11 15/11 15/11 15/11 Pg. 24 Pg. 26 Pg. 26 Pg. 27
CAREERS FILM FESTIVAL SECURING TALENT IN FILM STRATEGIES FUNDS AGENTS 15/11 16/11 16/11 16/11 Pg. 27 Pg. 30 Pg. 30 Pg. 30 FF @norwichfilmfestival 9 SHORTS We are so lucky to have such a fabulous selection of short films to offer you this year. In terms of our competition, we had our biggest year yet, with well over 800 films from over 50 countries submitted! We managed to narrow that down to an Official Selection of 111, which we are screening across 15 events this year. We’re also thrilled to welcome other films such as the award winning BAFTA SHORTS TOUR (p36), featuring a Q&A with the winning filmmaker!
SHORTS WOMEN IN COMEDY EXPERIMENTAL FOR KIDS FILM SHORTS SHORTS 0 9/11 11/11 12/11 13/11 Pg. 16 Pg. 21 Q&A Pg. 22 Pg. 25
GLOBAL ISSUES: WORLD MIX TAPE VOL. 1 ENVIRONMENT CINEMA 13/11 15/11 15/11 Pg. 25 Pg. 28 Pg. 28
THIS YEAR WE’RE SHOWING MORE SHORT MIX TAPE SHORT DOCUMENTARIES FILMS THAN VOL. 2 EVER BEFORE - 16/11 16/11 A WHOPPING Pg. 31 Pg. 31 138! N10 #NFF2019 #NorwichFilmFestival SHORT ANIMATIONS EMERGING TALENT
16/11 16/11 Pg. 32 Pg. 32
SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR BAFTA QUALIFYING LGBTQ+ EAST ANGLIAN COLLECTION SHORT FILM SHORTS FESTIVAL 16/11 16/11 #NFF2020 Pg. 33 Pg. 33 OPEN 13/01/20
MIX TAPE VOL. 3 LATE NIGHT OSKA BRIGHT SHORTS SHORTS 16/11 16/11 17/11 Pg. 34 Pg. 34 Pg. 35
MIX TAPE NFF2019 BAFTA SHORTS 2019 VOL. 4 WINNERS 17/11 17/11 17/11 FFPg. 35 Pg. 36 Pg. 36 Q&A Talk: In Conversation with 04.11.19 David Morrissey Venue: OPEN 19:30 - 21:00 Tickets: £12.50 (General) / £10 (Under 25’s) We are absolutely thrilled to launch
THE LAUNCH - this year’s festival with BAFTA nominated actor David Morrissey for a conversation about his outstanding work in film/TV. With his acting career spanning over 30 years, he has established himself as one of the most talented actors on stage and screen. Throughout his career he has starred in films such as Nowhere Boy, The Ones Below, The Other Boleyn Girl, Hilary & Jackie, and many more. His stage credits include The End of History, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Three Days of Rain. However, David is probably best known internationally for the role of The Governor in the hit show The Walking Dead, while his other TV credits include Dr Who, State of Play, The Driver, and Britannia.
This event will be hosted by the renowned film critic Peter Bradshaw. FESTIVAL STATS SUBMISSIONS 2019 FEMALE DIRECTORS SUBMITTED 234/812 2017 494 SELECTED 47/111 2018 761 2019 812 2019 CATEGORIES
OFFICIAL SELECTION Short Student 2017 70 East Anglian 2018 92 Animation
2019 111 One Minute Movie Documentary 12 Feature: Don’t Look Now
Venue: THE FORUM 0 6.11.19 Dir: Nicolas Roeg | UK | 110m | 1973 13:15 - 15:30 (Rated 12A) Tickets: Free (online booking required)
Voted the greatest British film of all ONE - DAY time by Time Out, Nicholas Roeg’s thriller is just as probing, unsettling and affecting as it was in 1973. Although considered one of the most haunting horror films of all time, it is also an emotionally devastating portrait of a marriage and grief.
Don’t Look Now tells the story of a married couple, John and Laura Baxter, in the wake of the accidental drowning of their young daughter, and who are now in a bleak, out-of-season Venice where John is helping to restore an old church as the pair attempt to piece together their shattered lives. They meet a blind psychic woman who claims to be in contact with their dead daughter and who has dark forebodings about what Venice holds in store for John – at a time when the city is plagued by a series of mysterious killings.
Join us for an opportunity to catch this cult classic back on the big screen at #NFF2019.
FROM 56 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING:
Sweden (8) (463) Canada (20) UK Uzbekistan (1) Spain (16) USA (111) Japan (5)
India (5)
Zimbabwe (1) Australia (18) Argentina (4) New Zealand (4)
13 Feature: The Fight plus Q&A Feature: Widows Walk plus
08.11.19 with Jessica Hynes Q&A with Alexandra Boyd Venue: STAGE TWO Venue: STAGE TWO Dir: Jessica Hynes | UK | 91m | 2018 Dir: Alexandra Boyd| UK | 97m | 2019 DAY TWO - DAY
18:15 - 20:30 (Rated12A) 21:00 - 23:00 (Rated 15) Tickets: £7 (General) / £6 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £6 (General) / £5 (Under 25’s) Tina lives in a quiet seaside town Eve’s husband has been killed in but her life is anything but quiet - Afghanistan. She takes her young her mother is threatening to leave son to a remote Suffolk beach house her father, her daughter is being to grieve. But someone else is in the bullied, and she and her husband house grieving her loss from another Mick are juggling full time jobs and war... three children. Determined to ditch the dysfunction and beat her inner Writer and director, Alexandra Boyd, demons, Tina puts on her fighting will be joining us for a Q&A after gloves - literally, stepping into the this screening, along with actress boxing ring to sweat out her anxieties Miranda Raison, and producers Dan and punch up her self-worth. But Milne and Mike Myshko. does she have what it takes to get her family off the ropes and emerge Starring: victorious? Miranda Raison, David Caves, Virginia McKenna, Jamie Wannell Writer, director, and star, Jessica Hynes, will be joining us for a Q&A after this screening (subject to work). Both of these films are triple F-rated, meaning they have been written by, directed Starring: by, and have significant Jessica Hynes, Shaun Parkes, women on screen. Christopher Fairbank, Anita Dobson For more information, visit f-rated.org 14 #NFF2019 Feature: Home plus Q&A with Sarah Outen 09.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM Dir: Jen Randall and Sarah Outen | UK | 92m | 2019 13:15 - 15:15 (Rated 12A) DAY THREE - DAY Tickets: £6 (General) / £5 (Under 25’s) Home explores the period between 2011 and 2015 when British adventurer Sarah Outen traversed the globe by bike, kayak, and rowing boat, travelling over 20,000 miles by human power alone. Her voyage was followed by thousands, hooked on her infectious humour and love of life. But travelling solo, the trip took its toll, and a violent storm on the Pacific took Sarah to the physical and mental brink. Woven out of hundreds of hours of footage, Home intimately and unflinchingly captures Sarah’s journey, telling a story of heart and soul, of real struggle and joy, and one woman’s trek towards true emotional acceptance.
Sarah will be joining us after the film for a Q&A.
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Feature: Rafiki Venue: THE FORUM Dir: Wanuri Kahiu | Kenya | 83m | 2018 16:15 - 17:45 (Rated: 12A) Tickets: £6 (General) / £5 (Under 25’s) Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the they will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko’s Jambula Tree, which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, Rafiki challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya. 15 Panel: ScreenSkills Open Doors 09.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM 18:30 - 21:00 Tickets: £5 (sold via ScreenSkills.com)
DAY THREE - DAY Want the low down about how to start a behind-the-camera (i.e. technical, craft, or production) career in the screen industry? Open Doors aims to give you insight into what jobs are out there and help you build connections with industry professionals. This event is for people eager to get their foot in the door and hear about different careers open to them in the creative industries. Join us to meet professionals working in film and TV, followed by an open networking session. Tickets include free pizza, so don’t miss out! To have a look at previous events, search #OpenDoorsCareers on Twitter.
Industry speakers will be confirmed nearer the event. See website for details.
Shorts: Animated Shorts for Kids Venue: STAGE TWO 15:00 - 16:15 (Rated PG) Tickets: £4
These films showcase an amazing variety of animation techniques from filmmakers from across the world, exploring stories and themes full of creativity and humour. These specific films have been carefully selected for those aged from 7 – 12 years old but are not part of the NFF Official Selection.
Films: Lynx and Birds (Simone Giampaolo & Francesco Mazza, 3m), Hey Deer! (Örs Bárczy, 6m), Via (Izzy Burton, 4m), Two Balloons (Mark C Smith, 9m), Sweet Tooth (Hannah Anastasi, 1m), Cloaked Rider (Edward Westrop, 6m), Uka (Valle Comba, 3m), The Green Bird (Maximilien Bougeois, Quentin Dubois, Marine Goalard, Irina Nguyen-Duc, Pierre Perveyrie, 6m), Back to the Moon (FX Goby & Helene Leroux, 3m), Lost and Found (Andrew Goldsmith & Bradley Slabe, 8m), Hors Piste (Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet, 6m), If You Fall (Tisha Deb Pillai, 6m), Outdoors (Anne Castaldo, Sarah Chalek, Elsa Nesme, Adrien Rouquié, 7m). This event is kindly sponsored by
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DAY THREE - 09.11.19 Feature: Tito and the Birds 10.11.19 Venue: CINEMA CITY Dir: Gabriel Bitar, André Catoto, Gustavo Steinberg | Brazil | 73m | 2019 Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual DAY FOUR - DAY epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey with his friends to save the world from the epidemic. Tito’s search for the antidote becomes a quest for his missing father and for his own identity.
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Feature: Snowpiercer UK Gala Screening 15:30 - 20:00 (Over 18’s only) with Mark Kermode Tickets: £25 Fizz and food reception at 15:30 Venue: CINEMA CITY followed by film at 16:30 Dir: Bong Joon Ho | USA | 126m | 2013 Sir John Hurt will be remembered at this special fundraising screening of Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed dystopian sci-fi,Snowpiercer , presented by Cinema City Ltd and Barclays Eagle Lab, in association with the Norwich Film Festival, courtesy of Spyglass Media Group.
Set on a continually moving train carrying the last of the world’s population, the people are split along class lines, until the lower classes at the back of the train revolt against the elite at the front.
Following the screening, celebrated film critic Mark Kermode will be in conversation with Anwen, Lady Hurt. The event will mark the launch of the Sir John Hurt Film Trust, with the aim of ‘promoting great cinema in Norfolk’, delivering a diverse programme of film-related events, courses, film- making workshops and activities in the county.
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NFF Advert.indd 1 26/06/2019 17:20 Workshop: Stop Motion Shorts: Women In Film 11.11.19 Animation Venue: THE FORUM Venue: NUA (M06) DAY FIVE - DAY
17:00 - 19:00 (Over 16’s only) 19:15 - 21:15 (Rated 18) Tickets: Free (registration required - 12 max) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Learn how to visually plan your idea As always, we are dedicating a using storyboarding techniques, screening to female filmmakers in create your own backgrounds and order to help promote and support characters, then bring them to life gender equality throughout the film using professional stop motion industry. This is our first batch of films software and equipment. from the NFF2019 Official Selection, but there will of course be plenty more to come over the following days. Between January and July this year we received 812 submissions We will also be joined by Charlotte from 56 countries. Regan, Phoebe Barran & Lliana Bird These films were watched and after the screening for a Q&A. rated by our online screening committee of over 100 people, Films: resulting in the best ones being Gone chosen in our Official Selection of (Emma Sullivan, UK, 15m) 111 fi l m s . Hook Up 2.0 Our exec team then reviewed all (Dana Nachman, USA, 7m) My Boy the films, ratings, and comments, to (Charlotte Regan, UK, 6m) select our nominated films (p42). Red Hill These nominated films were sent (Laura Carreira, UK, 13m) to our industry judges (p40) in Snapshots September and they made the (Phoebe Barran & Lliana Bird, UK, 14m) The Bind final choice on our winners, who (Caroline Bartleet, UK, 16m) each get £1000, a trophy, and a Unregistered host of industry software. (Sophia Banks, USA, 15m) norwichfilmfestival.co.uk 21 Workshop: VFX Masterclass Shorts: Comedy Shorts 12.11.19 with David Simpson Venue: THE FORUM Venue: NUA (ML3) DAY SIX - DAY
19:30 - 21:00 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) We are delighted to programme an evening of pure comedy for you. All comedic bases have been covered, from a musical about eating your 17:00 - 18:30 (Over 16’s only) friend, to a bizarre traffic system in the Tickets: Free (registration required - 12 max) middle of Sweden, to a self service Come and try out some industry tools checkout offering dating advice. We for creating believable VFX. Join are certain that after watching these NUA’s VFX guru David Simpson for shorts you will leave with a smile. a short hands-on session using Nuke and Maya software - the tools the Films: A Family Affair VFX industry uses to create the effects (Florence Keith-Roach, UK, 13m) you’ve seen in films such asBlade Pleased to Eat You! Runner 2049 and The Last Jedi. (Adrian Hedgecock, UK, 7m) The Machine (Leon Williams, UK, 1m) Open to anyone who has ever Swiped used Photoshop or other graphics (Steve Whiteley, UK, 9m) programs. No need to be familiar Quiet Carriage with VFX software before. (Ben S. Hyland, UK, 5m) Holly Cannelloni (Carolina Giammetta, UK, 16m) Unexpected Item (Stephen Gallacher, UK, 10m) The Traffic Separating Device (Johan Palmgren, UK, 15m) The Beach House (Richard Naylor, UK, 10m) 22 @norwichfilmfestival Feature: The Lodger plus live piano score 12.11.19 Venue: THE ASSEMBY HOUSE Dir: Alfred Hitchcock | USA | 84m | 1944
When a landlady (Marie Ault) and SIX - DAY her husband (Arthur Chesney) take in a new lodger (Ivor Novello), they’re overjoyed: He’s quiet, humble and pays a month’s rent in advance. But his mysterious behavior soon has them wondering if he’s the killer terrorizing local girls. Their daughter, Daisy (June), is far less concerned. Her police-detective boyfriend (Malcolm Keen), in a pique of jealousy, seeks to uncover the lodger’s true identity.
The film will be introduced by Dr Paul Firth of the UEA, and will feature a live piano accompaniment by leading silent film accompanist and resident BFI Pianist, Stephen Horne.
Licensed bar from 6:30pm. The film will start promptly at 7:15pm. Thank you to the Assembly House Trust for their support with this event.
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18:30 - 22:00 (Rated PG) Tickets: £10 (General) / £8 (Under 25’s) #NFF2019 23 Panel: Commissioning Shorts for the 13.11.19 Screen Venue: NUA (SAG 5-7) 13:15 - 14:45 Tickets: Free (Registration required)
DAY SEVEN - DAY We are delighted to welcome Cordelia Hebblethwaite (Commissioning Editor for BBC Ideas) and Catherine Bray (Commissioning Editor for Channel 4’s Random Acts). This session will showcase a small selection of BBC Ideas and Random Acts previous short films, followed by a talk which will cover opportunities for new and emerging filmmakers looking to access schemes such as these. Come prepped with questions around practical advice on pitching and application processes.
Talk: In Conversation with Stephen Woolley Venue: NUA (Duke Street Lecture Theatre) 15:30 - 16:45 Tickets: Free (Registration required) We are delighted to welcome the Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning producer Stephen Woolley to the festival. With a career spanning over 30 years, Stephen is one of Britain’s most prolific producers. His credits include The End of The Affair, Interview With The Vampire, The Crying Game, Made in Dagenham, Carol, Their Finest, and most recently, Colette.
Stephen currently runs the production company Number 9 Films with producing partner Elizabeth Karlsen. The pair were recently awarded the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Film at this year’s BAFTA awards. 24 Shorts: Experimental Shorts Shorts: Environmental Shorts Venue: THE FORUM Venue: THE FORUM 13.11.19 DAY SEVEN - DAY
18:00 - 19:00 (Rated 18) 19:30 - 21:00 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Join us for this dedicated This year we have curated a session experimental screening that is a which focuses on global issues, mythical gathering of the avant- and the issues we have chosen are garde, with stories exploring local Nature and the Environment. This history through animation, films mixture will give you the chance to featuring the most ancient dog see stories about the newly identified breeds, to a multi media story using Tapanuli Organgutans from Batang mixed photography and film. This Toru; the impact of climate change screening is a wonderful opportunity on communities in New Orleans to explore something different which and Colombia; as well as one man’s isn’t available anywhere else in the mission to address the single use region. plastic issues in rural Ghana.
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DAY EIGHT - 15.11.19 Shorts: World Cinema Shorts: The Mix Tape Vol. 1 15.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM Venue: THE FORUM DAY EIGHT - DAY
18:00 -19:30 (Rated 18) 20:00 - 21:30 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Each of this evening’s World Cinema An incredible night of short films shorts will deal with various social, await, with stories about love and life. political, and cultural struggles, along Featuring well known stars including with some light hearted comedy. the likes of Anna Friel and Russell These films tell tell stories about issues Tovey, these will provide you with a ranging from cultural identity and wonderful night of independent film. social realism, all the way to a donkey listening to Adele. You won’t be able Tonight’s event, and the award for to see these films anywhere else in the Best Short Film, will be sponsored by region. Arnolds Keys.
FILMS: FILMS: Nefta Football Club 3 Sleeps (Yves Piat, Alegria,17m) (Christopher Holt, UK, 19m) Turning Ten Storm (Jaylan Auf, Egypt,13m) (Will Kindrick, USA, 11m) Carlotta’s Face Grandad Was A Romantic (Valentin Riedl & Frédéric Schuld, (Maryam Mohajer, UK, 5m) Germany, 5m) Maybe Tomorrow Early Birds (Nicolas Khamsopha, France, 1m) (Benjamin Kempf-Siemens & Rainer Binz, The Sea Germany, 9m) (Cameron Richards, UK, 14m) Guaxuma The Cunning Man (Nara Normande, Brazil, 14m) (Zoë Dobson, UK, 13m) Moon Rabbit Trucker’s Atlas (Kae Ho, Japan, 14m) (Dan Thorburn, UK, 12m) Ashmina Great Expectations (Dekel Berenson, Nepal, 15m) (Stefan Georgiou, UK, 15m) 28 SET YOUR CREATIVE CAREER IN MOTION
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ARK0480 UEA Film Festival Ad A5.indd 3 09/08/2018 09:34 Panel: Film Festival Strategies 16.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM GALLERY 12:00 - 13:00 Tickets: £5 We’ll be joined by the talented Festival Formula team (Katie DAY NINE - DAY McCullough and Ian Bignell) who act as a consultancy company helping filmmakers navigate the worldwide festival circuit. This workshop will help you understand the nature of the festival landscape by discussing different types of festivals that are out there, offering advice on managing expectation, and providing useful tips to prepare yourself for the competitive festival circuit.
Panel: Securing Film Funding Venue: THE FORUM GALLERY 13:45 - 14:45 Tickets: £5 We are lucky to be joined by Jude Lister who is the Film Project Manager at Creative England, and Christian Parton who is the founder and CEO of Short Film Funding company Genera Films. This session will cover the components of where to look to secure funds for your short and low budget feature films, along with providing an opportunity for the audience to ask questions around how to unlock these funds!
Panel: Discovering Talent Venue: THE FORUM GALLERY 15:15 - 16:15 Tickets: £5 We’re excited to be hosting a session with two wonderful talent agents who represent film and television directors, writers and producers. This event is a brilliant opportunity to find out more around the role of the agent, how they nurture talent, and how they support career development. The agents participating in this event are Jethro Thompson of Tavistock Wood, and Tracey Hyde of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates. 30 norwichfilmfestival.co.uk Shorts: The Mix Tape Vol. 2 Shorts: Short Documentaries Venue: THE FORUM Venue: THE FORUM 16.11.19 DAY NINE - DAY
11:30 - 12:35 (Rated PG) 13:15 - 14:50 (Rated 18) Tickets: £4 Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) A wonderful morning awaits with Seven short docs from across these family friendly shorts. From the world are showcased in this inspiring stories of courage and hope afternoon’s screening. Each film to animated shorts which will leave tells a very different and engaging you with a smile on your face. story, including that of Ireland’s first vasectomy doctor, of Japanese Films: female sumo wrestling, and of a The Bicycle Thief young female Indian skateboarder. (Kerry Skinner & Stewart Alexander, UK, 8m) Cows Come Home (Joe Sutherland, UK, 1m) This event, and the award for Forgett Me Not Best Documentary Film, has been (Nicholas Goulden, UK, 21m) sponsored by Wex Photo Video. Line (Fin McMorran, UK, 1m) Films: Granbad 73 Cows (Annabel Vine, UK, 10m) (Alex Lockwood, UK, 15m) The Most Magnificent Thing A Song Can’t Burn (Arna Selznic, USA, 22m) (Roscoe Neil, UK, 12m) Finding Lines (Mattias Larson, Sweden, 1m) Kamali (Sasha Rainbow, India, 2m) Little Miss Sumo (Matt Kay, UK, 19m) The Vasectomy Doctor (Paul Webster, Ireland, 11m) Tungrus (Rishi Chandna, India, 13m) @norwichfilmfestival 31 Shorts: Short Animations Shorts: Emerging Talent 16.11.19 Venue: THE GARAGE Venue: THE FORUM DAY NINE - DAY
15:15 - 16:35 (Rated 18) 15:30 - 17:00 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Come see some of the most With so much talent on offer at this beautifully animated films around. year’s Norwich Film Festival we These incredible animations explore wanted to take this opportunity to themes of love, loss, life and shine a light on some of this year’s friendship. This screening provides emerging talent. These student short an example of different animation films will provide you with a chance techniques used from stop motion to to see themes exploring mental computer generated images. health, immigration, crazy train journeys, and the hilarious conspiracy Films: theory that Paul McCartney is, in fact, The Gap dead. (Patrick Vandebroeck, Belgium, 15m) Daughter Films: (Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic, 15m) Nine Coo Five A Son Like Others (Antonio Sequeira, Portugal, 19m) (Anye Chen, UK, 4m) My Mother’s Eyes Almost There (Nelly Michenaud, UK, 9m) (Jenny Wright, UK, 5m)
Stitch Dios Nunca Muere (Barbara Cigarroa, USA, 14m) (Siobhán Smith, UK, 4m)
Obon Listen To Me Sing (Isabel Garrett, UK, 11m) (Andre Hörmann & Samo, Japan, 15m)
Roadkill Paul Is Dead (George Moore, UK, 14m) (Leszek Mozga, UK, 8m) Robot Will Protect You Solar Plexus (David McShane, UK, 9m) (Nicola Piovesan, Estonia, 10m) The Bird and The Whale The Apricot Tree (Gideon van Eeden, UK, 16m) (Carol Freeman, Ireland, 7m)
32 #NorwichFilmFestival Shorts: LGBTQ+ Shorts Shorts: East Anglian Collection Venue: THE GARAGE Venue: THE FORUM 16.11.19 DAY NINE - DAY
17:15 - 18:40 (Rated 18) 17:30 - 19:15 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Join us in watching this amazing Helping us to celebrate our region, collection of LGBTQ+ short films from these wonderful shorts have either our Official Selection. These shorts been made in East Anglia or by an explore themes of finding your own East Anglian filmmaker. We will also identity, love and loss, and features be showcasing this year’s winning a historical 1950s archive of never- entries from the East Anglian Film before-seen histories of transgender Archive Mash-Up competition! people. This event, and the award for Best East Films: Anglian Film, is sponsored by the UEA. Eyeshadow (Manuel Morales, Chile, 21m) Films: Framing Agnes Bound to Print (Chase Joynt & Kristen Schilt, USA, 19m) (Evelyn Koster, UK, 7m) Have We Met Before? Love Have I Known (Oliver Mason, UK, 12m) (Gregory Nice, UK, 20m) Home Girl Roadside Oddities (Poonam Brah, UK, 12m) (Matthew Trett, UK, 1m) Things That Happen in the Bathroom The Dead Ones (Edward Hancox, USA, 13m) (Stefan Georgiou, UK, 19m) Sequins Norwich Love Letter (Michael Beddoes, UK, 18m) (Finley Green, UK, 2m) E.N.S. (Ollie Wiggins & Carolyn Goodyear, UK, 17m) The Ferryman (Naomi Evans, UK, 9m) Stalker (Christopher Andrews, UK, 19m) 33 Shorts: The Mix Tape Vol. 3 Shorts: Late Night Shorts 16.11.19 Venue: THE GARAGE Venue: THE FORUM DAY NINE - DAY
20:00 - 21:35 (Rated 18) 22:00 - 23:00 (Rated 18) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Join us for a wonderful selection of We’re really thrilled to put on a shorts which include several of this screening of films a little bit different year’s nominated film alongside a to our usual selection. These shorts are great variety of others. These films a bit darker than most, with hints of include stories of dystopian dating horror and suspence, and a sprinkling apps, estranged families, and a robot. of dark comedy to lighten the mood.
Tonight’s event, and the award for Films: Best Short Film, will be sponsored by Asparagus Tips (Sam Bailey, UK, 4m) Arnolds Keys. Fuse (Shadi Adib, Germany, 7m) Films: If Girlfriend Deluxe A Disappearance (Steve Moss, UK, 7m) (Laura Spini & Laurence Brook, UK, 15m) MJ Hymm of Hate (Jamie Delaney, UK, 13m) (Matt Kennard, UK, 11m) Off Fleek Let’s Roll (Steven Dorrington, UK, 6m) (Chris Thomas, UK, 23m) That Makes Two of Us Losing It (Tim Hawkins, UK, 5m) (Ben Robbins, UK, 8m) The Rabbit’s Foot Seven (Charlie Brafman & Magnus McCullagh, (James Morgan, UK, 11m) UK, 19m) Special Delivery (Robert Hackett, UK, 4m) This Perfect Day (Lydia Rui, Australia, 7m) This Time Away (Magali Barbe, UK, 14m) 34 norwichfilmfestival.co.uk Shorts: OSKA Bright Shorts Shorts: The Mix Tape Vol. 4 17.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM Venue: THE FORUM DAY TEN - DAY
11:00 - 12:00 (Rated 15) 12:30 - 14:10 (Rated 18) Tickets: £4 General) / £3 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) The Norwich Film Festival has Our final Officially Selected short partnered with the brilliant Oska screening is a real Sunday treat. With Bright Film Festival, which is the engaging stories which explore war, world’s leading festival for films made relationships, and social injustice, but by, or featuring people with, learning also includes an insight into the mind disabilities, autism, or Aspergers. We of an animated stand up comedian. are proud to screen a selection of shorts which underpins family and Films: unity as its overall themes. Good Luck (Franz Böhm, Germany, 11m) Films: Three Sacks Full of Hats (Debbie Anzalone, UK, 20m) Fighter (Bugsy Steel, UK, 8m) Grounding (R.M. Moses, UK, 13m) Escape The Ordinary (Ray Jacobs & Arty Party, UK, 3m) One Liner (Matthew Lee, UK, 7m) Oddlands (Bruce Gladwin, Australia, 29m) Grace (Alexia Oldini & Steven Gray, USA, 6m) The Train (Aaron Dunbar, USA , 6m) Nurtured (Ben Pearce, UK, 14m) Wanted (Daniele Bonarini, Italy, 13m) War Paint (Joseph Colby Doler & Taylor Bracewell, USA, 12m) Muzzle (Adam Etheridge, UK, 16m)
@norwichfilmfestival 35 Shorts: The Winners Collection Shorts: BAFTA Shorts Tour 17.11.19 Venue: THE FORUM Venue: THE FORUM DAY TEN - DAY
15:00 - 16:30 (Rated 18) 17:30 - 19:30 (Rated 15) Tickets: £5 (General) / £4 (Under 25’s) Tickets: £6 (General) / £5 (Under 25’s) We are excited to be hosting a We will be screening all eight short screening of this year’s winning films that have been selected for this short films from our 5 competitive year’s BAFTA awards. See all the categories (short, student, nominated films in the Best Short Film documentary, animation and East and Best Short Animation categories. Anglian). If you only go to one event this festival, this should be it! We will also be joined by Alex Lockwood for a Q&A discussion These films will not be announced following the screening. publicly until our Awards Evening celebration on Saturday 16th Films: November. This is your last chance Wale (Barnaby Blackburn, 20m) to see the best of NFF 2019 and we 73 Cows hope you can join us. (Alex Lockwood, 15m) - WINNER I’m OK Thank you to our award sponsors (Elizabeth Hobbs, 6m) who include: Bachelor 38 (Angela Clarke 15m) Marfa Arnolds Keys (Best Short Film) (Greg McLeod & Myles McLeod, 8m) UEA (Best East Anglian Film) Roughhouse Wex Photo Video (Best Documentary) (Jonathan Hodgson, 15m) - WINNER The Blue Door Films: (Paul Taylor, 9m) To Be Announced... The Field (Sandhya Suri, 19m)
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DAY TEN - 17.11.19 TITLE (DIRECTOR) COUNTRY LENGTH 3 Sleeps (Christoper Holt) UK 18:45 73 Cows (Alex Lockwood) UK 14:59 A Disappearance (Laura Spini & Laurence Brook) UK 15:20 A Family Affair (Florence Keith-Roach) UK 13:08 A Son Like Others (Antonio Sequeira) Portugal 19:00 A Song Can’t Burn (Roscoe Neil) UK 11:46 Almost There (Nelly Michenaud) UK 8:44 We’d like to thank every single An Attempt At Exhausting A Place In Sussex (Jessica filmmaker who submitted their work Bishopp) UK 6:40 to us, making 2019 our biggest Ashmina (Dekel Berenson) Nepal 15:00 year yet. We had a record amount Asparagus Tips (Sam Bailey) UK 4:09 of submissions this year (812), Blieschow (Christoph Sarow) Germany 9:38 coming from a total of fifty six Bound To Print (Evelyn Koster) UK 6:30 countries across the world, from Carlotta’s Face (Valentin Riedl & Frédéric Schuld) Germany 5:00 Argentina to Zimbabwe. Cows Come Home (Joe Sutherland) UK 1:00 Watching all these films takes a Daughter (Daria Kashcheeva) Czech Republic 14:44 lot of time, almost 150 hours in Dios Nunca Muere (Barbara Cigarroa) Ireland 14:24 total - that’s over six days of films! Dulce (Guille Isa & Angello Faccini) USA 10:30 Thankfully, we have a wonderful E.N.S. (Ollie Wiggins & Carolyn Goodyear) UK 17:08 group of over 100 film reviewers Early Birds (Benjamin Kempf-Siemens & Rainer who watch and rate everything Binz) Germany 8:48 that comes our way. Each film gets watched by multiple people El Hor (Dianne Lucille Campbell) Ireland 13:50 to ensure a fair rating system is in Eyeshadow (Manuel Morales) Chile 21:22 place, and our executive committee Finding Lines (Mattias Larson) Sweden 1:00 meets once a month to discuss Forget Me Not (Nicholas Goulden) UK 21:28 which films deserve to be included Framing Agnes (Chase Joynt & Kristen Schilt) USA 19:12 in our Official Selection. Fuse (Shadi Adib) Germany 7:18 Gone (Emma Sullivan) UK 15:02 We are proud to state that NFF is Good Luck (Franz Böhm) Germany 10:43 one of only 45 short film festivals in the world with BIFA accreditation, Grace (Alexi Oldini & Steven Gray) USA 6:00 and one of only 70 short film Granbad (Annabel Vine) UK 10:12 festivals in the world with BAFTA Grandad Was A Romantic (Maryam Mohajer) UK 4:39 accreditation, meaning all British Great Expectations (Stefan Georgiou) UK 15:00 films that we select are eligible to Grounding (R. M. Moses) UK 13:13 apply for both. Guaxuma (Nara Normande) Brazil 14:16 Have We Met Before? (Oliver Mason) UK 12:03 For more info on all the films, visit our website and social media Holy Cannelloni (Carolina Giammetta) UK 16:23 pages. Home Girl (Poonam Brah) UK 11:57 38 norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/films TITLE (DIRECTOR) COUNTRY LENGTH TITLE (DIRECTOR) COUNTRY LENGTH Hook Up 2.0 (Dana Nachman) United States 7:00 Solastalgia (Elizabeth Fijalkowski) UK 1:00 Hymn Of Hate (Matt Kennard) UK 11:26 Special Delivery (Robert Hackett) UK 4:00 If
40 #NFF2019 #NorwichFilmFestival WE’D LIKE TO THANK THESE BRILLIANT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO DEDICATED THEIR TIME THIS YEAR TO PICK ALL OUR WINNING FILMS.
ROSA BOSCH Rosa began her career at the American Film Institute Film Festival in LA and developed the first Los Angeles Latin American Film Festival. After moving to the UK, she became Deputy Head of Programming at the National Film Theatre (NFT) and later Deputy Director of The London Film Festival. Her producing credits include The Devil’s Backbone, and Buena Vista Social Club. YOLONDA ROSS Yolonda is an award winning American actress who has starred in numerous film and TV shows over the last two decades. Her recent credits include The Chi, How to Get Away with Murder, and Netflix’sThe Get Down. Yolonda’s other credits include Stranger Inside, for which she won a Gotham Award and Go For Sister which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination. ALISTAIR PETRIE Alistair has enjoyed a stellar career starring in some of the biggest productions both on TV and the big screen. His recent credits include Rogue One and the multi-Emmy nominated The Night Manager. In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix hit showSex Education and the reboot of Hellboy. His other film roles include Rush and Cloud Atlas. ANDREW DEANE Andrew is a partner and co-head of the Literary Department at Industry Entertainment Partners, a leading management/ production company in Hollywood. He’s also earned multiple Emmy nominations as a film and TV Producer. His credits include Messiah, a new 10 episode series for Netflix,Fire with Fire (starring Bruce Willis) and The Double (starring Richard Gere). ANGIE BASS Angie is a BAFTA award-winning producer. Her documentary credits include the RTS award-winning film, A Wedding In The Family and the critically acclaimed and award-winning series The Tower: A Tale of Two Cities. Since relocating to LA, Angie has worked with award-winning filmmaker Louis Theroux and produced a documentary for HBO, Americans In Bed.
41 NFF2019 NOMINATED FILMS BEST SHORT FILM: NOMINEES 3 SLEEPS (UK, 19m) Director: Christopher Holt 9-year-old Casey lives on a tough London estate with her mother and two young sisters. She is sworn to secrecy when her mother leaves the girls home alone for the weekend, but life without mum won’t be easy. ASHMINA (Nepal, 15m) Director: Dekel Berenson In an impoverished country, a 13-year-old girl working for small change on a landing field for paragliders finds herself torn between her financial obligation to her family and the influence of the foreign visitors she comes across. SEVEN (UK, 11m) Director: James Morgan Yohana, a teenager from a remote community in the Norwegian Arctic, must decide the fate of the oil worker who killed her father. In seven seconds, she must make a decision which could determine the future of her people. STORM (USA, 12m) Director: Will Kindrick In the near future, citizens are forced to use a government dating app to find their ‘perfect match’. An unsuspecting user is sent through a turbulent series of splash portals when his app malfunctions in the bathtub. THE SEA (UK, 14m) Director: Cameron Richards Jenny sits alone on a beach and watches for birds. In a series of seemingly random encounters, she finds herself joined by the many best friends, family members and loved ones who have defined the rich tapestry of her life. THIS TIME AWAY (UK, 14m) Director: Magali Barbe Nigel is a recluse, haunted by his past and the memory of the family he once had. He lives a solitary life, full of coping mechanisms to keep himself going – until an unexpected visitor arrives and disrupts his lonely routine. 42 NOMINATED FILMS BEST ANIMATED FILM: NOMINEES DAUGHTER (Czech Republic, 15m) Director: Daria Kashcheeva A young girl struggles with feeling unloved by her father, and compensates by losing herself in her imagination.
OBON (Germany, 15m) Directors: Andre Hörmann & Samo Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. During Obon, Akiko is haunted by her memories.
MY MOTHER’S EYES (UK, 5m) Director: Jenny Wright Depicted in an abstracted world of childhood memory, this story concerns motherhood, loss, and the process of letting go.
THE BIRD & THE WHALE (Ireland, 8m) Director: Carol Freeman A whale becomes separated from his family after swimming off to explore a shipwreck. He finds the sole survivor - a caged songbird.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM: NOMINEES 73 COWS (UK, 15m) Director: Alex Lockwood A vegetarian beef farmer struggles with his conscience when taking his cattle to slaughter, and must decide what to do with his 73 cows.
KAMALI (UK, 24m) Director: Sasha Rainbow Kamali struggles being the only female skateboarder in her village in India. Her mother, meanwhile, embarks on a quest of self-discovery.
LITTLE MISS SUMO (UK, 19m) Director: Matt Kay Hiyori, a young female sumo wrestling champion, fights inside and outside the ring to change Japan’s national sport forever.
LOWLAND KIDS (USA, 22m) Director: Sandra Winther As climate change erases the Louisiana coast, the last two teenagers remaining on Isle de Jean Charles fight to stay on their family’s home.
43 BEST EAST ANGLIAN FILM: NOMINEES LOVE HAVE I KNOWN (UK, 20m) Director: Gregory Nice A romantic bond blossoms between James and Otto at the break of war, but they must now face each other across the battlefield.
STALKER (UK, 20m) Director: Christopher Andrews In the remote forests of the Scottish Highlands, an ageing stalker puts his grit and wits to the test against a young poacher.
THE DEAD ONES (UK, 20m) Director: Stefan Georgiou Those whose lives are cut short by violence do not disappear. Instead, they live to haunt the person who killed them.
THE FERRYMAN (UK, 10m) Director: Naomi Evans What happens during the transition from life to death? This film exposes the turbulence, stillness, and beauty that this significant time holds.
BEST STUDENT FILM: NOMINEES A SON LIKE OTHERS (Portugal, 19m) Director: Antonio Sequeira Dinis has schizophrenia but desperately wants to go to university. His mother and sister struggle against their instincts to protect him.
EYESHADOW (Chile, 22m) Director: Manuel Morales Two deteriorating lives form a friendship from their reflections on loneliness in Chile during the 1990s, while exploring the stigma of AIDS.
SOLAR PLEXUS (UK, 9m) Director: David McShane Noah is struggling to accept the recent death of his mother, an astronaut. To move on, he must break the umbilical-like cord that connects them.
THE APRICOT TREE (Netherlands, 16m) Director: Gideon van Eeden A bigoted widower struggles to maintain his late wife’s apricot tree. His attempts are interrupted by a Syrian refugee he finds in his shed.
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FRI 08 NOV Stage Two 18:15 The Fight, plus Q&A Stage Two 21:00 Widow’s Walk, plus Q&A
SAT 09 NOV The Forum 13:15 Home, plus Q&A Stage Two 15:00 Animated Shorts for Kids The Forum 16:15 Rafiki Stage Two 17:00 The Runaways The Forum 18:30 ScreenSkills Open Doors Event Stage Two 19:30 The Souvenir, plus Q&A
SUN 10 NOV Cinema City 13:00 Tito and the Birds Cinema City 15:30 Snowpiercer with Mark Kermode
MON 11 NOV NUA 17:00 Stop Motion Animation Workshop The Forum 19:15 Women In Film, plus Q&A
TUE 12 NOV NUA 17:30 VFX with David Simpson The Assembly House 19:15 The Lodger, plus live piano score The Forum 19:30 Comedy Shorts
46 norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/events TIMETABLE WED 13 NOV NUA 13:15 Commissioning Shorts for TV NUA 15:30 BAFTA winner Stephen Woolley The Forum 18:00 Experimental Shorts The Forum 19:30 Environmental Shorts
FRI 15 NOV UEA: Enterprise Centre 11:15 VFX with Julian Foddy UEA: Enterprise Centre 13:00 Directing with Joe Cornish UEA: Enterprise Centre 14:30 Acting For The Screen UEA: Enterprise Centre 16:00 Careers In Film The Forum 18:00 World Cinema The Forum 20:00 The Mix Tape Vol. 1
SAT 16 NOV The Forum 11:30 The Mix Tape Vol. 2 The Forum 12:00 Film Festival Strategies The Forum 13:15 Short Documentaries The Forum 13:45 Fund Development The Forum 15:15 Discovering New Talent The Garage 15:15 Short Animations The Forum 15:30 Emerging Talent Shorts The Garage 17:15 LGBTQ+ Shorts The Forum 17:30 The East Anglian Collection The Forum 19:30 Awards Celebration The Garage 20:00 The Mix Tape Vol. 3 The Forum 22:00 Late Night Shorts
SUN 17 NOV The Forum 11:00 OSKA Bright Shorts The Forum 12:30 The Mix Tape Vol. 4 The Assembly House 14:00 In Conversation with Michael Smiley The Forum 15:00 The Winners Collection The Forum 17:30 BAFTA Shorts Tour19, plus Q&A
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