Edmond Wins at the 18th British Independent Film Awards
Skwigly
Last night, at Old Billingsgate, stars of the British film industry braved the rain and arrived in hoards for the 18th Moët British Independent Film Awards. This glamorous event, hosted by the award-winning film maker and actor, Richard Ayoade, brought together the crème de la crème of British cinema to celebrate the wealth of independent British film this year.
Notably this year NFTS graduate Nina Gantz won the award for Best British Short Film for Edmond. The awards do not host an animation category so the film was up against live action films Balcony, Crack, Love Is Blind as well as fellow NFTS graduate Simon Cartwright’s MANOMAN, being the only other animated film in the category.
For an awards ceremony primarily celebrating live action films, judged by film makers without an animation background this is a commendable achievement. As independent animation is its own distinct art form perhaps the awards should create a category next year to commend the art form as it deserves to be?
Full List of Winners:
Best Director
EX MACHINA Alex Garland
Best Actress sponsored by MAC
SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actress
OLIVIA COLMAN The Lobster
Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London Edition
ABIGAIL HARDINGHAM Nina Forever
The Discovery Award sponsored by Raindance
ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING Jeanie Finlay
Producer of the Year
PAUL KATIS, ANDREW DE LOTBINIERE Kajaki: The True Story
Best British Short Film
EDMOND Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz
The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
THE SURVIVALIST Stephen Fingleton
Best Documentary
DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond
Outstanding Achievement in Craft
ANDREW WHITEHURST Visual Effects, Ex Machina
Best International Independent Film
ROOM Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson
For more on the awards visit www.bifa.film