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BIAFF 2019 - 3 STAR AWARDS​​
Still from 'About Time'.
Alternative Medicine
Still from 'Any Major Dude'.
Barra an Island Paradise
Still from 'The Awful Truth'.
Cardinal Sin
title
film maker / from
Alternative Medicine
Derby Movie Makers / ​Derby
Another Diary of a Nobody
Huey Walker / ​Devon
​Barra an Island Paradise
Peter J Durnall  / ​Staffordshire
​Blue MGB GT, The
​Doug Hemmings / Staffordshire
​Breaking Point
Ken Wilson / ​West Yorkshire
​Can You Believe..
Alan Atkinson / ​Rugby
​Cardinal Sin
​Chichester Film & Video Makers / West Sussex
​Caught Short
John Blight / ​Denbighshire
​Collier, Le (The Necklace)
Pio Bruno / ​Italy
Contacts
Howard-Smith / ​Wolverhampton
​Convent Close
Bristol Film and Video Club / ​Bristol
​Curse of McCarthy, The
​South Downs Film Makers / West Sussex
Still from 'Bed Talk'.
Cuttings
Picture
Danke
Still from '​Building Valiant - Rebuilding Lives'.
Date Night
Still from 'Camp Out'.
Dealing with Deafness: Christine's Story
​Cuttings
Howard Perry / ​Kent
Danke (Thank you)
Antonio Sequeira / ​Portugal
​Date Night
Howard Perry / ​Kent
​Dealing with Deafness: Christine's Story
Amy Beedle / ​UK
​Den Bol
Pol De Rijbel / ​Belgium
​ Department of Air, The
​John Blight / Denbighshire
​Detectorist, The
​Michael Slowe / London
​Down the Douro
Michael Slowe / ​London
​ Doyles on Dream Island, The
James Chalmers LACI / ​Cheshire
​Dream Trust
Roy De Boise / ​Surrey
​Dream, The
Circle Eight Film Group / ​Surrey
​Everyone's Got To Learn Sometime
Stuart Taylor / ​Oxfordshire
Still from 'Dont Give Up'.
Frozen Out
Still from 'Douro Discovery'.
Goon Today but not Forgotten
Still from 'Final Border'.
The Hidden Valley
​Far Edges of Time
Suzy Sommer / ​Luxemburg
Field to Fork
Tony Grant / ​Dumfries & Galloway
​Flucht und Vertreibung
Erwin Sprenger / ​Austria
​Frozen Out
South Downs Film Makers / ​West Sussex
​Goon Today But Not Forgotten
South Downs Film Makers / ​West Sussex
​Heat Death
Eleanor Larkin / ​Wiltshire
​Hidden Valley, The
​Richard Scarsbrook / Greater Manchester
​Holiday, The
David R Fenn / ​Monks Gate
​Honest Women
Howard-Smith / ​Wolverhampton
​Hunting Season
Shepka Productions / ​North Lanarkshire
​Infinite
Rob Jon Andrews / ​Essex
​Inside I'm 35
Surrey Border Movie Makers / ​Farnham
Still from 'Flask Walk'.
Jar by the Door
Picture
Jo
Still from 'How Does Your Garden Grow'
László - the Hungarian Winemaker
Picture
Light and Colour of New Hall Valley
​Jar by the door
Jane Eve, Hilary Goodall, Zoe Walker / ​Hertfordshire
​Jo
Ben Hector / ​Middlesex
​Junkie and the Soldier, The
Wolfgang Herzel  / ​Austria
​Just One Of Those Days
Ian Reed / ​​Birmingham
​Keeping the Skills Alive
Paul Bye / ​Worcestershire
​Last Word, The
Ken Wilson / ​West Yorkshire
László - the Hungarian Winemaker
Ian Morris / ​London
Light & Colour of New Hall Valley
Michael Finney A:spirant / ​Birmingham
​Little Black Book, The
Christine Collins FACI / ​London
​Love & Forgiveness
Paul Desmond / ​Essex
​Masken
This Lüscher / ​Switzerland
Messages to Happiness
Wolfgang Herzel & Andrea Jäger / ​Austria
Still from 'Just Another Day'.
Middleton Hall
Still from 'Impressions of Panama'.
Music for 2 Pianos and Tape Recorder
Still from 'Making a Cup of Tea'.
One Touch
Middleton Hall
Robin Slater / ​Birmingham
​Moonshine
Norman Lilley, Circle Eight Film Group / Surrey
​Murder… At The CIRCUS!
Lesley Marshall & Matt Miwa / ​Canada
​Music for 2 Pianos and Tape Recorder
Lilita Grinberga / ​Oxford
​Naive
Patrick Müller / ​Germany
​Naked Egg, A
Jill Lampert / ​Birmingham
​Narcolepsy
John Blight / ​Denbighshire
​Neil Ross, His Sheep and Dogs
​Willie Van der Linden / Belgium
​Norfolk Steam in Motion 2018
Trevor Last (Norwich Movie Makers) / ​Norfolk
​North Berwick Raft Race Day, The
Hugh Trevor / ​East Lothian
On the Road Again
Ken Martin / ​London
​One Touch
Steven Lancefield / ​East Sussex
Still from 'Red Hoodie'.
Our House
Still from 'Return to Kenya'.
Race to Death's Door
Still from 'Sacrifice'.
Rajputana
Picture
Richard Turner: A Life in Music
​Origins of a Christmas Carol
John Smith / ​Conwy
​Our House
Hilary Goodall / ​Hertfordshire
Our Small Contribution
Bob Wood / ​Staffordshire
​Pekin Bantam Chicken, The
John Simpson / ​Dorset
​ Perfect Hue, The
Howard-Smith / Wolverhampton
​Perfect Husband, The
John Howden FACI / ​Chelmsford
​Postcard From Fuerteventura, A
John Astin FACI / ​Hertfordshire
​Race to Death's Door, The
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / ​Birmingham
​Rajputana
Andrew Tweed / ​Hertfordshire
​Ravine, The
Ian Crowther / ​Lancashire
​Red Kites
Phillip Guy / ​Greater Manchester
​Richard Turner: A Life in Music
Rob Cope / ​Sunbury on Thames
Still from 'Solitude'.
Road to Hoops Aid 2017
Still from 'Some You Win Some You Lose'.
Something New on the Island
Still from 'Taciturn'.
Something Wicked
Picture
Wasp Killer
Rise
Stuart Taylor / Oxfordshire
​Road to Hoops Aid 2017, The
Howard Johnson / ​West Sussex​
Sentinelles Masquées, Les (The Disguised Wardens)
Suzy Sommer / ​Luxemburg
​Short Cut
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / ​Birmingham
Something New on the Island
Helen Wells / ​Norfolk
​Something Wicked
​Dominic Flanagan / Oxford
​Spirit of Black Bob, The
F. J. Brown / ​Scottish Borders
Spirit Reborn, A
Tony Grant / ​Dumfries & Galloway
​Spotters
Olivia Hughes / ​Sheffield
​Story Hunters
Paul Desmond / Essex
​Tales from the North
Guido Haesen / ​Luxemburg
​Uplift
Jim Walker / ​Keighley
​Village, The
Alistair Biggar LACI / ​Glasgow
​Voicemail
Anne Massey / ​Berkshire
​Wasp Killer
Richard Bray / ​North Yorkshire
​What's in a Name?
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / ​Birmingham
​Where There's Life
Howard-Smith / ​Wolverhampton
​Whirlpool
Brian Stynes / ​Ireland
​Whispering of the past
Suzy Sommer / ​Luxemburg
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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