BAFTA Nominated Tag Archive

Animation, Awards

J.P. Vine Unleashes Boundless Imagination for Kids and a Quiet Gut-Punch for Parents in BAFTA-Nominated ‘Cardboard’

With a considerate dual-audience approach J.P. Vine captivates with a story where kids see a space adventure & adults feel the weight of an overwhelmed father.

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Awards, Documentary

Georgie Wileman & Matt Houghton Transform Personal Pain with Radical Intimacy into BAFTA Doc ‘This Is Endometriosis’

Informed by her lived experience, Georgie Wileman joined forces with Matt Houghton to forge a new documentary language elucidating an invisible illness.

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Awards, Documentary

Huiju Park Directs Herself Through Family Trauma With Narrative Precision in BAFTA Doc Short ‘Welcome Home Freckles’

The second documentary nominated for Best British Short, Huija Park separates filmmaker from self in an intimate return home after four years of silence.

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Awards, Live Action

Edem Kelman Navigates the Dynamics of Faith and Family for London’s African Diaspora in BAFTA Short ‘Terence’

Edem Kelman on authentically capturing London's African diaspora as he sees them in his BAFTA-nominated story of a security guard with a special gift to heal.

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Animation, Awards

From Independent Production to Award Recognition: Luke Angus’s ‘Solstice’ and the Path to a BAFTA Nomination

Luke Angus reflects on staying motivated on his four-year solo animation and mimicking human camera errors to breathe life into his digital Arctic world.

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Awards, Live Action

Vanity Propels a Disturbing Longing for the Past in Kathryn Ferguson’s BAFTA Nominated Belfast-Set Short ‘Nostalgie’

Kathryn Ferguson dissects the tonal shift in her Belfast-set drama debut where a faded 80s pop star's hope of reliving his glory days hits a chilling reality.

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Animation, Awards

Baz Sells Crafts an Eden of Queer Black Love in Tender BIFA & BAFTA Nominated Stop Motion Short ‘Two

Baz Sells, Dean Atta & Ben Jackson trace the five-year journey of bringing their animated short to life, a stop-motion tale of self-acceptance and queer love.

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Live Action

Tensions Boil Over as Preconceptions Shatter Amid the Hectic Heat of a Takeaway in Luís Hindman’s ‘MAGID / ZAFAR’

Luís Hindman breaks down his maximalist approach of building three distinct spaces within a busy British Pakistani takeaway for his LFF premiering short.

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Podcasts

Sandhya Suri on Crafting a Nuanced Crime Thriller About Violence Against Women in ‘Santosh’

Sandhya Suri discusses her decade-long journey to bring Santosh to life, blending crime thriller tension with a searing critique of gendered violence in India.

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Podcasts

‘Sister Midnight’: Exploring Misanthropy and Marriage with Karan Kandhari

Karan Kandhari on directing his debut feature, protecting his vision, capturing the nuances of marriage & why laughing audiences are the ultimate drug.

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Animation, Awards

José Prats Reminds Us To Honour Our Parents With His BAFTA Nominated Short Film ‘Adiós’

When BAFTA recognition means your grandma finally understands your job: José Prats on bridging personal filmmaking and professional acclaim.

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Awards, Live Action

A Father’s Loneliness Erupts Corporeally In Matty Crawford’s SXSW Winning BAFTA Body Horror ‘Stomach Bug’

Matty Crawford chats to DN about building the horror fuelled landscape of his psychological drama about a lonely parent suffering from empty nest syndrome.

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