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Award Winning Films @ Glimmer: The 6th Hull International Short Film Festival
With a large selection of competition films and numerous prizes, the jury – which included Chris Fell, Director of the Leeds International Film Festival, Nic Wistreich if Netribution.co.uk and Sal Brown, writer and producer – hard a difficult task of deciding upon the eventual winners. But after much deliberation, their final choices were as follows.
Glimmer International Award
£1000 prize supplied to winning film from World Trade Centre Hull and Humber
Hairlady Dir. David Birdsell
This experimental 8 minute film from the US showed ‘great invention’ and ‘enormous wit’ according to our jury members
Glimmer UK Award
£500 Prize supported by Hull Trains
Dog’s Mercury Dir. Martin Radich
A weird and wonderful glimpse into life providing an ‘aching humanity’ and ‘dark
humour’ that the jury members adored
Glimmer Yorkshire Award
£500 Prize supported by Yorkshire Forward
You, Me and Captain Longbridge Dir. Kenny Doughty
This film, receiving it’s world premiere at Glimmer, was ‘beautifully shot’ and told an ‘emotional story’ that resonated with our jury.
A special mention also went to:
Christmas In Huddersfield Dir. Peter Spence
A simple documentary telling an extraordinary story.
Glimmer Hull Award
Prize of Nokia 6550 sponsored by The Mobile Point
What You Do by Cool Fun Dir. Jay Moy
This music video was ‘fun to watch’ and filmed in a ‘visually exciting way’
Hull Film congratulates all the winners.
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For trailers of a selection of the films featured in Glimmer, interviews and film-making tips; Please visit our media partner, ITV Local's
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