Norwich Film Festival

Norwich Film Festival
Status Active
Genre Film festival
Date(s) November 2018
Frequency Annually
Venue The Forum, Norwich
Location(s) Norwich
Country England
Years active 9
Inaugurated 2009 (2009)
Website www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk

Norwich Film Festival is an international film festival focusing on short films. It is based in Norwich, England, and was established in 2009. The 8th edition will be in November 2018. In 2017, the festival became a BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) Qualifying Short Film Festival.[1] It was chosen by The Metro as one of 'the top UK film festivals you need to know about.'[2]

History

2018 Film Festival

November 2018

Venues: OPEN, Norwich, The Forum, Norwich,

Submissions are open for the 2018 festival until 15 July 2018. This year's judges include actor, Alfred Molina; double British Academy of Film and Television Arts winning sound editor, Eddy Joseph; and Cannes Film Festival winning shorts producer, Gavin Humphries.

2017 Film Festival

9-19 November 2017
Venues: OPEN, Norwich, The Forum, Norwich, Assembly House

The 2017 Festival launched on 9 November with a screening of the 1984 film A Private Function followed by a Q&A with the star of the film, Michael Palin[3].

2016 Film Festival

Main Venue: The Forum, Norwich, 10–13 November 2016

The 2016 festival opened with a gala screening of the film Kinky Boots and was followed by a Q&A with the film's director Julian Jarrold. The screening reflected the film by taking place in an old shoe factory. The festival also gave regional premieres to two feature films - My Feral Heart, which included a Q&A with Duncan Paveling (writer/producer) and James Rumsey (producer), and Light Years, which was followed by a Q&A with its award-winning director Esther May Campbell.[4] There were six screenings of short films submitted to the festival, and the weekend closed with a screening of the 2016 BAFTA Shorts Tour, with another Q&A afterwards.[5]

2015 Film Festival

Venue: The Forum, Norwich, 10–26 April 2015

2014 Film Festival

Main Venue: ODEON, Norwich, 6–13 May 2014

In 2014 Academy Award winning film editor Martin Walsh was added to the judging panel.[6]

2013 Film Festival

Venue: Cinema City, Norwich, 28 April-4 May 2013

The festival added four new judges to the panel in 2013; actress Olivia Colman,[7] Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman, UEA lecturer Dr Sarah Godfrey, and the director of the 2012 Best Film (Sunny Boy), Jane Gull.[8]

2012 Film Festival

Venues: Hollywood Cinema, Norwich and The Forum, Norwich, 30 March-7 April 2012

The festival returned with a new panel of five judges, including Bernard Hill, Tim McInnerny, Juliet Stevenson, Steve Furst, and Jim Field Smith.[9]

2009 Film Festival

Venue: The Forum, Norwich, 19–21 September 2009

The festival began with a free, open air screening of the 80's film Top Gun in the gardens of Norwich Castle, followed by the regional premiere of Creation, starring Paul Bettany.[10]

Patrons and Judges

The festival has a number of patrons who support and promote the festival throughout the year. In January 2017, the festival added Julian Jarrold and Stephen Fry as new patrons.[11] The current list includes:

Previous patrons include the actor Bernard Hill.

There are a number of industry professionals who act as judges for the festival, and the list for 2017 included:

Previous judges include broadcaster Emma Freud and director Roger Michell.

Awards

The 2018 festival will feature five award categories. Winning filmmakers get a prestigious glass trophy, a certificate, a cash prize and software prizes.

The categories for 2018 are:

  • Best Short Film
  • Best Animated Film
  • Best Student Film
  • Best Documentary Film
  • The East Anglian Award (Launched in 2017 - given to the best film made by people in East Anglia).

Previous winners are listed below.

Year Best Short Film Best Animated Film Best Student Film Best Documentary The East Anglian Award Best Short Screenplay Best Feature Film Audience Award
2017 Edith To Build A Fire Sweet Maddie Stone Flight The Knackerman - - -
2016A Six and Two ThreesThe PresentMary No MoreThe Journey of a Stateless Man Fetch-Above The Fold
2015One-Minute Time MachineThe Bigger PictureRise- The Disappeared-Mr Plastimime
2014The HummingbirdThe Gravedigger's TaleUltramarine- Edit Facility--
201382I Am Tom MoodyCallum- ---
2012Sunny BoyThis Is Not RealLove After SunriseDilli ---
2009Ana's PlaygroundTBCHeartstringsRunning to the Limits -Zig Zag Love-

References

  1. ↑ "BIFA Qualifying Short Film Festivals" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Metro.co.uk, Jimmy Nsubuga for (28 May 2016). "The top UK film festivals you need to know about".
  3. ↑ http://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/monty-python-star-michael-palin-to-launch-norwich-film-festival-at-open-norwich-1-5100696
  4. ↑ "Light Years from BAFTA winner Esther May Campbell gets limited UK cinema screenings - Film News - Crash Landed".
  5. ↑ Parkin, Simon. "Norwich Film Festival flickers into life".
  6. ↑ Russell, Sam. "Norwich Film Festival 2014 counts V For Vendetta editor among its judging panel".
  7. ↑ FREEZER, By DAVID. "TV star revisits Norfolk roots for Norwich Film Festival".
  8. ↑ Freezer, David. "Radio One DJ and UEA lecturer to judge Norwich Film Festival in 2013".
  9. ↑ "NFF2012: Interview with Bernard Hill - TAKE ONE - TakeOneCFF.com -".
  10. ↑ "BBC - Norfolk - Norwich gets new film festival".
  11. ↑ http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/stephen_fry_becomes_patron_of_norwich_film_festival_1_4868050
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