After receiving a record number of submissions in a single month, our jury has put forward the following films.
official selections
Home Stream
Directed by Giulia Gandini & Lily Blackham
Lily has been homeless for a year and a half. We gave her a phone to tell us her story.
HOME STREAM is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
BULL DOG
Directed by Kieran Stringfellow
After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.
BULLDOG is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
SWITCH
Directed by Desiree Faust, Stefana D. Brancastle
A dark love letter to the critic, from the artist. ‘Switch’...the one who is both slave and master…(in BDSM), questions the limits imposed on filmmakers.
SWITCH is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
finalists
Micro-Budget
EXHAUSTED directed by Chester Briscall-Harvey
A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL directed by Stephanie Upsall
Low Budget
MOONSHINE directed by Tom Sands
OUTSIDERS directed by Grace Parry
Sponsored
SILENT MOVIE directed by Melo Viana
TINDERBOX directed by Rickey Larke
Semi-Finalists
2:40 TO LONDON directed by Gavin Irvine
THE COSMONAUT directed by Sami Abdul-Razzak
THE DEAL directed by Stuart Black &George Felner
(DIS)CONNECTED directed by Sophia Dabizha & Boris Bosilkov
EXTRA directed by Kioumars Ahmadi
THE FERALS directed by Stefan Ruiz
HUGS directed by Harry Plowden
JITTERS directed by Sara Jordan
LIGHTS OUT directed by Ben Walden
PLAYING WITH FIRE directed by Kevin Tsai
STRANGE directed by Cameron Carr
THIRTY FOR AN EIGHT directed by Oliver Ward
WELL MEANING PEOPLE directed by Charlie Brades-Price
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
