2009/II
The Short Film Completion Fund is run by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.
Short Film Completion Fund
A fund of £70,000 has been developed to support filmmakers and production companies in securing vital funds for the completion of short film projects that have already been shot but lack the fund to finish.
Maya Vision International is the managing company for the fund.
The nine films that make up the 2009/II Completion Fund receive their Premiere in Bristol on Thursday 19th November at the 15th Encounters Film Festival.
Off Season
(13 mins)
Dir: Jonathan van Tulleken
Prod: Jacob Jaffke
A transient who steals from summer cottages during the brutal winter of the off-season makes a haunting discovery.
Nominated for BAFTA Best British short 2010
Official competition selection, Slamdance Festival 2010
Waving At Trains
(8 mins)
Dir: Sean Crotty
Prod: Emily Blickem & Michael Knowles
Up in the attic, Douglas loses himself in memories; of a storm, a railway and one fateful summers day from his childhood that will live with him forever.
Defoe
(8 mins)
Dir: Ross Neil
Prod: Simon Monhemius, James Lethem & Claire Neate James
A shipwrecked astronaut believes himself to be alone on an unfamiliar planet, he must either find a way home or find a way of surviving this new place.
Electric Light Wonderland
(12 mins)
Dir: Susanna Wallin
Prod: Nikki Weston
A small family is working hard to be able to deliver the night of your life.
Junk
(5 mins)
Dir: Kirk Hendry
Prod: Lydia Russell
A short animated tale about the importance of following your gut instinct.
Official selection - 7th London Short Film Festival
On Your Own
(13 mins)
Prod/Dir: Jane Linfoot
David’s attempt to leave residential care is thwarted as he struggles to find acceptance and connection in the outside world.
Fourteen
(8 mins)
Dir: David Alexander
Prod: Barrington Paul Robinson
After her first time with boyfriend, Deyanna's whole world changes. But unsure who she can turn to or talk to about it, she bottles it up and tries to deal with it alone.
Colette
(13 mins)
Dir: Nicola Morris
Prod: Laura Rees
Colette can't say the three little words Jake wants to hear. She's about to lose him when she needs him most.
Imaginary Friend
(11 mins)
Dir: Ian Bevitt
Prod: Brett Wilson
When Pauline allows her imaginary friend to take her on a day out, a battle of wills ensues. When the girls lock horns...there can
only be one winner!