Students from colleges and universities from across the region battle it out to win our newest award and prove they really are the best of the North West! A fabulous fusion of comedy, drama, animation, documentary, experimental and music video in the second programme of the North West competitive category.
- MY LIFE IN THE SHOWMAN’S GUILD
Group production – Westhoughton High School and Technology College
Video diary of travelling fairground families.
- THE PROJECTIONIST
Dir Joanna Burns – The Media Centre, Blackburn
The tale of a war-time cinema projectionist.
- MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Dir Chris Gollop – Manchester Metropolitan University
Social-realist inspired drama about an Asian boy in Rochdale.
- PAST AND FUTURE SELF
Dir Austin Houldsworth – Manchester Metropolitan University
Exploration of the parallels between human development and the universe.
- MY NEIGHBOUR THE GIANT BOAT
Dir Adeline Tumenggung – University of Salford
Ani opens her window every morning to see a 27,000 ton boat parked in her front yard.
- THE SANDCASTLE RASCAL
Dir Martin Hamblen – University of Central Lancashire
A man attempts to build a sandcastle wearing a baseball glove and a boxing glove. - OVER
Dirs Robert Dunne and Tom O’Grady
Music Video for Over by Working for a Nuclear Free City
- GLOVED UP
Dir Lee Kirby – Manchester Metropolitan University
The community relationships in a Stockport boxing gym…
- SNARED
Dir Tom Judd – Manchester Metropolitan University
One man’s efforts to escape repetition.
- ECCENTRIC
Dir Sharon Keighley
Music Videofor ‘Eccentric’ by Gideon Conn. Introducing…An animated sea exploration!
- SCHOOL DAZE
Dir Amy Philip (née Hodgson) – Manchester Metropolitan University
A humorous look at British teen-school life.
- BLUES PENNY
Dir Steven Farrimond – Liverpool Community College
An experimental short matching image to music.
- MAJOR MAJOR
Dir Liam Dobie – Liverpool Community College
Lego, Liverpool and electric pop ‘n’ roll.
- RUSK PLASMIQUE
Dir Richard Skelton
Music Video for ‘Rusk Plasmique’ by Baikonour. An abstract, non-narrative film.
- SUBURBIA: THE MUSICAL
Dir Aaron O’Sullivan – Manchester Metropolitan University
Once more, with feeling!! A musical antidote to society’s ills.