BRIFF Winners 2023
BEST FEATURE FILM
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"Finally Nearly Getting There" directed by James Card
A mumblecore-cum-road trip movie-cum-rom com - innovative indie cinema at its best! Two couples plan a carshare to get to a wedding, but when two of the four suddenly can’t attend, the ‘plus ones’ end up on the long journey together. Strangers to each other, thrust into sudden intimacy, Dan and Alice skip the small talk and go straight to fighting about directions. But as motorway turns to country lanes, the tension between driver and passenger thaws. Sharing stories, jokes and a picnic by a waterfall, each begins to feel listened to, perhaps even liked, for the first time in a long time. An enforced overnight stop pushes them even closer and, as boundaries are crossed, the long drive seems too short for all that they want to say to each other. Decisions must be made, about the journey and their lives: keep going as they are, or make a change. |
CATEGORY WINNERS
Animation
Comedy-Horror
Documentary (feature)
Experimental Film
Horror
Made in Brighton
Music Video
Science Fiction
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Comedy
Documentary (short)
Drama
Fantasy
LGBTQIA + Film
Micro Movie
Micro-Budget Movie
Student Film
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AUDIENCE VOTE FOR BEST FILM AWARD
"LUCI"
By Dean Foy
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Weightless"
By Lois Norman, Rowena Amos & Louise Monaghan
DIRECTOR
Lois Norman for “Weightless”
Brian Reynolds for “The Nanny”
EDITING
"Waving"
By Rolfin Nyhus
MISE-EN-SCENE
"Moustache Man"
By Sean Joseph Young
ORIGINAL SCORE
“Finally Nearly Getting There”
By James Card
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Reubens Baggaley in "The Witching Hour"
Leo Fuica in "The Little Devil & The Big Demon"
Georgia Gould in “The Nanny”
Paul McGann & Kerrie Taylor in “The Day of the Sun Dog”
Lena Richardson Hill in "Dissonance"
Nazaré Sousa-Coutinho in "Limina"
SCREENPLAY
"StopStart"
By Kew & Michael Bennett Leroux
YOUNG ACE AWARD
Ella Riley for "Lavender"
VISUAL EFFECTS
"It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're A Sandwich"
By Olivia Waring
SPIRIT OF BRIGHTON AWARD
"The Fifth Generation"
By Hugo Santa Cruz
"LUCI"
By Dean Foy
CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Weightless"
By Lois Norman, Rowena Amos & Louise Monaghan
DIRECTOR
Lois Norman for “Weightless”
Brian Reynolds for “The Nanny”
EDITING
"Waving"
By Rolfin Nyhus
MISE-EN-SCENE
"Moustache Man"
By Sean Joseph Young
ORIGINAL SCORE
“Finally Nearly Getting There”
By James Card
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Reubens Baggaley in "The Witching Hour"
Leo Fuica in "The Little Devil & The Big Demon"
Georgia Gould in “The Nanny”
Paul McGann & Kerrie Taylor in “The Day of the Sun Dog”
Lena Richardson Hill in "Dissonance"
Nazaré Sousa-Coutinho in "Limina"
SCREENPLAY
"StopStart"
By Kew & Michael Bennett Leroux
YOUNG ACE AWARD
Ella Riley for "Lavender"
VISUAL EFFECTS
"It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're A Sandwich"
By Olivia Waring
SPIRIT OF BRIGHTON AWARD
"The Fifth Generation"
By Hugo Santa Cruz