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​BIAFF 2017 - 3 STAR AWARDS
Still from 'About Time'.
About Time
Still from 'Any Major Dude'.
Any Major Dude
Still from 'The Awful Truth'.
The Awful Truth
title
film maker / from
​About Time
Huey Walker / Exeter
Any Major Dude
John Holdsworth, Peter Tomalin, Sean Baker, Mike Swain / Cambridge
Ashes
John Blight / Denbighshire
Assault & Battery
Wolverhampton Film Makers / Wolverhampton ​
The Awful Truth
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / Birmingham
​Bed Talk
John Howden / Essex
The Bench By The Sea
South Downs Film Makers / West Sussex
The Big One
Bourne End Video Makers /  Buckinghamshire
​The Birthday Present
​David Smith / Watford
​Building Valiant - Rebuilding Lives
Tim Lowe / Cornwall
​​Camp Out
Thomas Crump / Sheffield
Still from 'Bed Talk'.
Bed Talk
Still from '​Building Valiant - Rebuilding Lives'.
​Building Valiant - Rebuilding Lives
Still from 'Camp Out'.
Camp Out
Catch Me if you Can​
Alan Atkinson / Rugby
Cesta (The Path)​
​Jakub Masarik, Ivan Kuchárik, Jozef Sklenka / Slovak Republic
Checkmate
Michael Alley / Merseyside
Chronicle of an Addiction​
Wim Aertgeerts & Roger Verschooren / Belgium
Daddy's Girl​
Ellie MacMillan / Sheffield
The Dark Pearl​
John Sharp / Kent
Don't Give Up​
​Richard Scarsbrook / Greater Manchester
Douro Discovery​
John Astin, FACI / Hertfordshire
Echoing Your Sound​
Sota Takahashi / Japan
The Expert​
Nuneaton Moviemakers / Coventry
​Final Border
Henk van de Meeberg / The Netherlands
Still from 'Dont Give Up'.
Don't Give Up
Still from 'Douro Discovery'.
Douro Discovery
Still from 'Final Border'.
Final Border
Flask Walk
Michael Slowe / London
Flat Mates
Eve Rowles / Sheffield
A Fool First​
Darrell E Hines ​/ USA
Golden Anniversary Celebrations​
Jersey Camcorder Club / Jersey
The Green City
Derek Mathieson, FACI / Co. Durham
The Guardian
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers ​/ Birmingham
A Hidden Story​
Hugh Trevor / East Lothian
Hop Around the Weald​
Willy Van der Linden / Belgium
How Does Your Garden Grow​
South Downs Film Makers / West Sussex
How Should I Feel?​
Fiona Dunn and Julian Austwick ​/ Birmingham
I'm Losing You​
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers​ / Birmingham
Still from 'Flask Walk'.
Flask Walk
Picture
The Guardian
Still from 'How Does Your Garden Grow'
How Does Your Garden Grow
Images of the Past
Ken Martin​ / London
Impressions of Panama​
Richard Scarsbrook / Greater Manchester
Island Flavours​
Tony Grant / Dumfriesshire
Juana's Treasure​
Suzy Sommer / Luxembourg
Just Another Day​
Jacob Crow / Co. Durham
Kapindra Karki: Trekking Guide
Richard Scarsbrook / Greater Manchester
The Lake & The Cat
Martin Sunderland / Leeds
Lost in Translation
Tynemouth Video Film-making Group ​/ Tyne & Wear
Making a Cup of Tea​
Steve Jakab ​/ Sutton Coldfield
Matchless
Brian Hibbitt / Berkshire
The Messiah
John Smith / Colwyn Bay
Still from 'Just Another Day'.
Just Another Day
Still from 'Impressions of Panama'.
Impressions of Panama
Still from 'Making a Cup of Tea'.
Making a Cup of Tea
Messing About on the River
Ed Kinge / Hertfordshire
Monet's Giverny
John Groslin / Colchester
Mr Saffron Walden
John Howden / Essex
The Museum of Power
Graham Gardener & Ken Pratt / Essex
My Mother's Friends
Harrow Film Makers / London
The Night is Falling
A Lepus Production / Luxembourg
No More Tomorrows
Ken Wilson / West Yorkshire
Out of the Blue
Nuneaton Moviemakers / Warwickshire
Out of the Blue
Writer and Producer Neil O'Neil; Director Darren S Cook. Film Neil O'Neil and Darren S Cook / Northamptonshire
Painted Screen
Linnéa Haviland and Anya Milovanova / London
Paladins of Chivalry
Dorothy Batten ​/ London
Still from 'Red Hoodie'.
Red Hoodie
Still from 'Return to Kenya'.
Return to Kenya
Still from 'Sacrifice'.
Sacrifice
The Player
Haywards Heath Moviemakers / East Sussex
Pull
Bourne End Video Makers / Buckinghamshire
Reboot
Graham Pritz-Bennett / Edinburgh
Red Hoodie
Sean Nelis & Richard Madders / Derbyshire
Reflections
Lee Hanson / Northumberland
Return to Kenya
Brian Hibbitt / Berkshire
Roaring 20's
Richard Troughton / London
Run Rabbit Run
Eleanor Smith / Sheffield
Sacrifice
Brian Salmons / Norfolk
The Shadow of Two Flies Upon a Pin
Raymond Zrike / USA
Silent Night
John Blight / Denbighshire
Still from 'Solitude'.
Solitude
Still from 'Some You Win Some You Lose'.
Some You Win Some You Lose
Still from 'Taciturn'.
Taciturn
SNBSAC 1332 Scuba Diving Club Promo
Celine Ellis / Northamptonshire
Solitude
Michael Alley / Merseyside
Some You Win Some You Lose
Burnley Film Makers / Lancashire
The Sons of Natalya Petrova
Howard-Smith / Worcestershire
SPIN
Brian Saberton FACI / North Lanarkshire
Summon Me In Anger
James Chalmers & Sue Bence / Cheshire
The Surprise Party
Bolton MovieMakers / Greater Manchester
Sydney's Search
South Downs Film Makers / West Sussex
Taciturn
Diney Bindman / Buckinghamshire
Tea and Toast
South Downs Film Makers / West Sussex
Thicker Than Water
B.F.V.S. Scriptwriter, Director, Editor - Sue Mansi. Producer - Patric De Landre-Grogan / Bristol
Still from 'The Tooth Fairy At Christmas'.
The Tooth Fairy At Christmas
Still from 'Tragic Flight of 44-8198'.
Tragic Flight of 44-8198
Still from 'Unstuck'.
Unstuck
The Toon
Doug Collender / Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The Tooth Fairy At Christmas
Circle Eight Film Group / Surrey
Tragic Flight of 44-8198
Paul Desmond / Essex
Unforgiving Rage in the City
Dave Morton / Leeds
Unstuck
Jasper Cresdee-Hyde / Hampshire
Vengeance is the Lord's
Paul Vernon / Southampton
Vision without Sight
Ken Geen / Cardiff
Where I live /Wo ich wohne
Dieter Prill / Germany
Whipped Cream​
Riot Film Group / East Sussex
Three Stars means... 
 Basically good cinematography, and with signs of using pleasing compositions. Sound appropriate and well balanced. Clear structure and planning. Appropriate pace. Acting good enough not to spoil the story. Flows reasonably well with few distractions. Overall the film lacks sparkle, but largely holds the viewer's attention.
Clearly each rating will inevitably cover a range of attainment levels, and will be subjective to some degree; film is a work of art not science.
Please also be aware that the general standard of films drifts over time.
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