The Short Film Completion Fund 2005
The Short Film Completion Fund is run by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.
A fund of £50,000 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.
Short Film Completion Fund
Lucky
LUCKY
(20 mins)
Dir: Avie Luthra
Prod: Bex HopkinsLUCKY is a ten-year-old rural Zulu boy who is going to live in Durban with his uncle. He promises to return as “a big man with a big job.” Only Durban turns out to be not as he expected. His uncle doesn’t want to look after him and he is definitely not being sent to school.
Lucky has won multiple awards including Best Short at Cinquefest San Jose 2006 (making it Oscar eligible in 2007). In addition, the film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 2006 BAFTA Awards and received Special Mentions at Clermont Ferrand 2006 and AFI Fest 2006.
The Little Thief
(5 mins)
Dir: Adam Sharp
Prod: Simon CornishWhat's the punishment for stealing a toy? ...a ticking off? ...a jail sentence? ...or perhaps your soul?
The Little Thief was one of four winners of the Capital FX Shorts Awards 2006
Pitch Perfect
PITCH PERFECT
(10 mins)
Dir: J. Blakeson
Prod: Sacha GuttensteinBob and Ellis are screenwriters with integrity, talent and the willingness to do absolutely anything to sell their movie. Over four frustrating meetings with film executives, they desperately rethink their pitch, willing to go to any lengths to make that elusive sale. But how far is too far?
Mockingbird
MOCKINGBIRD
(10 mins)
Dir: Joe Tunmer
Prod: Ben Timlett, Penny Nagle and Richard LandyJenny’s transvestite father is succumbing to a wasting disease. Through a series of small events – painting daisies with nail varnish, eating breakfast at dinnertime, embarking on mystery tours to the countryside – she weaves a recollection of their last summer together.
Antonio's Breakfast
ANTONIO'S BREAKFAST
(16mins)
Dir: Daniel Mulloy
Prod: Howard Stogdon and Amber T-FinlaysonUnable to dress, eat, move or breathe on his own Antonio‚s father depends on him. His friends gone and late for school, Antonio is trapped on the fourteenth floor. Unsure what to do he is desperate to follow.
Antonio's Breakfast won the 2006 BAFTA for Best Short Film (and is therefore Oscar eligible in 2007).
Starry Night
STARRY NIGHT
(10mins)
Dir: Ben Miller
Prod: Thomas M. Fickling and Rebecca FarhallHistory of Art lecturer Annie prepares for her perfect evening, a date with troubled genius, Vincent Van Gogh.
The Clap
(10 mins)
Dir: Geoff Lindsey
Prod: Hugh Welchman and Alan DewhurstAn obsessive classical concertgoer (Steve Furst from the Orange ads and Little Britain) wants to be the first clapper at the end of every symphony and sonata. But when he inflicts the clap incessantly on his pianist idol (David Bamber), the tormented virtuoso decides to fight back – with music
The Clap came runner-up at the 2006 TCM Classic Shorts Awards
Rare Books & Manuscripts
(10 mins)
Dir: Bruce Webb
Prod: Wendy Bevan-Mogg and Elisabeth PintoIn the Reading Room of the British Library, shy Jess falls in love with a gorgeous young man. Too tongue-tied to actually talk to him, she devises a literary campaign to capture his attention