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BIAFF 2018 - 3 STAR AWARDS​​
Still from 'About Time'.
Ambiguous Art
Still from 'Any Major Dude'.
Amnesia
Still from 'The Awful Truth'.
Ape
Picture
Bell Ringers of North Shields
title
film maker / from
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Neil O'Neil and Dean M. Drinkel / ​Scaldwell
​30 Seconds
Dave Morton / ​Leeds
​Always There
Graham Sergeant & Carole Speight  / ​West Sussex
​Ambiguous Art
​Jane Oliver / Kent
​Amnesia
Christopher M Armstrong / ​London
​Angelystor, The
John Blight / ​North Wales
​APE
​Noah Dunbar / London
​Astride the Atlas Mountains
Andrew Tweed / ​Potters Bar
​Attic, The
​Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / ​Birmingham
​Bastion
Dan Bekker / ​The Netherlands
​Bell Ringers of North Shields
Trevor Ermel / ​Tyne & Wear
​Best Friends for Ever
​Shayne Cullen / USA
Still from 'Bed Talk'.
Brilliant Lives
Picture
A Christmas Story - Behind the Scenes
Still from '​Building Valiant - Rebuilding Lives'.
Come and Play in Fabio's Funhouse
Still from 'Camp Out'.
Don't Call Me Baby
​Big Bands of Glasgow
Alistair Biggar / ​East Renfrewshire
Black Silence, The
Ali Jalali / ​Iran
​Briefcase, A
Dave Carr / ​Wiltshire
​Brilliant Lives
Roy de Boise / ​Surrey
​CANDY
Beth Stokes / ​Staffordshire
​Child, Come Back Home
​The Church of Almighty God (CAG) / South Korea
​Christmas Story - Behind the Scenes, A
​Ned Cordery / USA
​Come and Play in Fabio's Funhouse
Neal Russell / ​Sheffield
​Cosmic Speculation
Roy and Jean Vickers / ​West Yorkshire
​D for Dostojewski
Jaqueline Rauter / ​Austria
​Die Freundin (The Homegirl)
Iván Sáinz-Pardo / ​Germany
​Don't Call Me Baby
Bristol Film and Video Society / ​Bristol
Still from 'Dont Give Up'.
Fall of a King
Still from 'Douro Discovery'.
Festival of Flight 2017
Still from 'Final Border'.
Feta Cheese and Fenders
Picture
The Gift of Love
​Earl's Pearls
Martin Evans / ​Aberystwyth
​Electric Woods
Susie Walker / ​Exeter
​Evanthia
Christine Colllins FACI / ​London
​Fall of a King
24601 Films - Jack Butler / ​Surrey
​Fate of the Irish Mail, The
Tony and Barbara Griffiths / ​Denbighshire
​Feel Good Fire Breathing
Jill Lampert / ​Birmingham
​Festival of Flight 2017
​John Sharp / Kent
​Feta Cheese and Fenders
Martin Sunderland / ​Leeds
​Film - The Reel Thing
Doug Collender / ​Newcastle upon Tyne
​From the Centre to the Sea
Andrew Tweed / ​Potters Bar
​Gift of Love, The
Anne Massey / ​Berkshire
​Hallo Marie! (Hello Marie!)
Barbara and Bernhard Zimmermann / ​Germany
Still from 'Flask Walk'.
Hate
Picture
I Want it All
Still from 'How Does Your Garden Grow'
Just Another Story
Picture
Loose Cannon
​Hate
José Bibián  / ​The Netherlands
​Head to Head
Anne Massey / ​Berkshire
​Hollins Hill Farm July 2013
Roy and Jean Vickers / ​West Yorkshire
​I Want it All
Andrew Tweed / ​​Potters Bar
​Imbiss (Snack Bar)
Christoph Eder and Jonas Eisenschmidt / ​Germany
​Just Another Little Job
John Smith / ​Colwyn Bay
​Just Another Story
John Groslin / ​Essex
Last Bridge, The
Rod Leyland / ​Co Durham
​Lithuania
Gaspard Audouin / ​Belgium
​Looking Out For Leek
Gerald Mee / ​Staffordshire
​Loose Cannon
Howard-Smith / ​West Midlands
​Moving On
Arthur Fletcher / ​Bromsgrove
Still from 'Just Another Day'.
Party People
Still from 'Impressions of Panama'.
Pluto
Still from 'Making a Cup of Tea'.
The Pole Liner
Picture
Pretty Damn Authentic
​New Navvies, The
Mike Heap / ​Stockport
​Nuisance
Martin Evans / ​Aberystwyth
​Oh! For a Good Night's Sleep
David Smith / ​Hertfordshire
​Old City With A New Spirit, An
Derek Mathieson FACI / ​Co. Durham
​Only Way Is Up, The
Paul Welton / ​Hertfordshire
​Party People
Lewis Burke / ​Sheffield
​Picture, The
Anne Massey / ​Berkshire
​Pluto
​Tiger Ji / USA
​Pole Liner, The
Martin Evans / ​Aberystwyth
​Pretty Damn Authentic
Finchley Film Makers / ​London
​Puddles
XDL Films / ​Glasgow
​Radical Painter, The
Colchester Film Makers Club / ​Chelmsford
Still from 'Red Hoodie'.
Ready Salted
Still from 'Return to Kenya'.
Standing Room Only
Still from 'Sacrifice'.
Tango Patagonia
Picture
Tchaikovsky in Love
​Reaching for the Skies
Jane Oliver / ​Kent
​Ready Salted
24601 Films - Jack Butler / ​Surrey
Restorers, The
Brian Salmons / ​Norfolk
​Robots
Norwich Movie Makers / ​Norwich
​Rough Wooing, A
Hugh Trevor / ​East Lothian
​Secret of the Old Water Tower or Cinderella's Dream, The
Helmut Ludwig, Maria Gockel, Rolf Häp, Jürgen Richarz / ​Germany
​Specialist Subject
Tony & Eileen Colburn / ​Devon
​Standing Room Only
Graham Ralls / ​Surrey
​Street Food
Rod Leyland / ​Co Durham
​Tall Order
Nuneaton Moviemakers / ​Rugby
​Tango Patagonia
Paula Webster / ​Leicestershire
​Tchaikovsky in Love
Ian Woodward / ​Hertfordshire
Still from 'Solitude'.
Teardrop Tattoo
Still from 'Some You Win Some You Lose'.
Two Faces of Bucharest
Still from 'Taciturn'.
Under the Shadow
Picture
Whispering Wings
​Teardrop Tattoo
Ian Lane / Birmingham
​Thora & Lewis
Bolton MovieMakers / ​Bolton
​Treasure of the Hidden Glen, The
XDL Films / ​Glasgow
​Trip
Doug Collender / ​Newcastle upon Tyne
​Twins
East Renfrewshire Camcorder Club / ​East Renfrewshire
​Two Faces of Bucharest
​John Sharp / Kent
​Under the Shadow
Andrew Tweed / ​Potters Bar
​V Lese ( In Woods)
Jakub Masarik, Ivan Kuchárik, Jozef Sklenka / ​Slovak Republic
​Voices on the Towpath
Robert Paget / ​Gloucestershire
​Voyage in Sea Shanties, A
James Chalmers & Sue Bence / ​Cheshire
​War to end all Wars, The
Bob Bennett / ​Bristol
​Weaving Mazes - a first approach
Raquel Gandra / ​Brazil
​Whispering Wings
Tony Grant / ​Dumfriesshire
​Willow Paddock Pool in the Making
Doug Hemmings / ​Worcestershire
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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