LONDON, Feb 18 (ZIZ): The BFI Future Film Festival 2024 ended tonight. Winners of the BFI Future Film Festival Awards were announced both online and at BFI Southbank. The talented young filmmakers aged 16-25 who won prizes are Tiffany Whitney Chang (Best New Talent for STIR), Nathan Ginter (Best Film for THE THIRD EAR), and Bonnie MacRae (Best Director for ALL UP THERE). These awards were judged by the BFI’s Festival Jury, which includes filmmakers Adura Onashile, Alexi Tan, Chloe Abrahams, Dan Cadan, and Naqqash Khalid.
During the ceremony, seven more awards were given out, judged by industry experts. The winners were Radheya Jegatheva (Best Animation for BIRD DRONE), Minerva Navasca (Best Documentary for GUARDIANS), Kit Warner (Best Experimental Film for LUCIDITY), Justin Kaminuma (Best International Film for DREAMS OF HOME), David Huang (International Special Mention for ROCK SPRINGS), Zeb Goriely (Best Micro Short for 36,000 WORDS FOR LOVE), and Jack McLoughlin (Best Writer for ARE YOU OKAY?). They received prizes like £18,000 in cash, BFI Player subscriptions, and mentoring from this year’s festival partners. The Awards ceremony was hosted by Elle Osili-Wood.
This year’s BFI Future Film Festival happened from February 15 to 18 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, both online and in cinemas across the UK. Netflix was the main sponsor. Young filmmakers got to learn directly from industry experts like screenwriter and producer Jesse Armstrong (known for SUCCESSION, PEEP SHOW), filmmaker Jeanie Finlay (YOUR FAT FRIEND), actor Olisa Odele (BIG BOYS), hosts of Frank Film Club Maisie Williams, Lowri Roberts, and Hannah Marie Williams, filmmakers behind ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky, DON’T HUG ME I’M SCARED producer Hugo Donkin, Emmy-nominated casting director Kelly Valentine Hendry (BRIDGERTON, QUEEN CHARLOTTE), showrunners Martha Hillier and Bindu de Stoppani, broadcaster and producer Elle Osili-Wood, filmmakers from the NOWNESS network, Chicken House publisher Barry Cunningham, Lime Pictures’ Tim Compton, executive producer Liv West, TikTok filmmaker Tom Pablo, and video game designer Jörg Tittel.
The online program, featuring sessions on UK soap operas as a training ground for filmmakers, and practical advice on in-demand below-the-line roles by BFI Film Academy, can be watched now on the BFI YouTube Channel.
