Our jury has put forward the following films as Official Selections, Finalists & Semi-Finalists for this month’s edition of The People’s Film Festival which culminates at our annual gala - March 2021!
official selections
STRANGE
"Strange" is an autobiographical story told in a visual journal style, a glimpse into an autistic author’s life exploring friendship, trails and the use of unique coping strategies.
STRANGE is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget category.
ROBERT THE ROBOT
In the near future, the problem of domestic chores will be solved by artificially intelligent cleaning droids. Every home will have at least one.
This short tells the story of an old cleaning droid - a ROB 9000 domestic model - as he passes a boring Tuesday alone in an empty house, waiting for his owners to return.
By focusing on the robot’s self-awareness, loneliness and dog-like love of his owners, we have created a beautiful tone poem that makes people feel sympathy for a humble hunk of metal.
ROBERT THE ROBOT is an Official Selection in the Low Budget category.
APPETITE
Steph is a predatory dater. She always insists on paying. When a large bill arrives, she’s nowhere to be seen, for Steph is a serial dine-and-dasher. Wearing elaborate guises, she believes she can slip away from the table and not suffer the consequences. But everyone has to pay the bill in the end.
APPETITE is an Official Selection in the Sponsored category.
finalists
Micro-Budget
SEND IN THE CLOWNS directed by Ben Ashton & James Hastings
SLEEPING ROUGH: CATHERINE’S STORY directed by Owain Astles
Low Budget
FUCKING DOWN directed by Amanda Lago
STOP & SEARCH directed by Harry Jackson
WELL MEANING PEOPLE directed by Charlie Brades-Price
Sponsored
LOST HORSE directed by Adi Halfin
TINDERBOX directed by Rickey Larke
Semi-Finalists
ANGEL ONE directed by Kevin Borger
BLACK BEAR directed by Peter Paton
CHASING directed by Steven Calvert & Thomas Blackburne
AN INSTA(NT) STORY directed by Matteo Valentini
NO HARD SHELLS CRACK? directed by Rich Mcafee
THE SPLIT directed by Josh Farrell
THE STORY OF ICE directed by Francoise Doherty
WHAT SETS THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL APART?
✔️ Win £1,000 in funding for your next short film
✔️ Free feedback w/ every submission
✔️ Categories based on budget vs genre
