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​BIAFF 2021 - THREE STAR AWARDS
Still from 'The Abyss'.
The Abyss
Still from 'Away the Wind'.
Away the Wind
Still from 'Bettys Last Rites'.
Betty's Last Rites
Still from 'Cluedunnit?'.
Cluedunnit?
title
film maker / from
​Abandon Fear 2
Craig Foggo, Fife
​Abyss, The
Mehmet Çağlar Sucu, Turkey
Autumn Never Dies
Chris Quick, Glasgow
Away the Wind
Debbie Daniels & Jill Lampert, Birmingham
Back to the Bog
Doncaster Movie Makers, Doncaster
Better World, A
Roger Lawrie, Birmingham
Betty's Last Rites
South Downs Film Makers, West Sussex
Blood ​
Rosalyn Harper, U.K.
Bristol’s Aerospace Heritage
Bristol Film and Video Society, Bristol
Brock Crags above Hartsop
John Jones FACI, Essex
Cluedunnit?
Tim Stannard AACI, Surrey
Coast to Coast
Andrew Tweed, Potters Bar
Cut ​
Peter Silk, Essex
Dear Red Coronafish
​Werner Haegeman, Belgium
Still from 'Death for Paradise'.
Death for Paradise
Still from 'Fugue'.
Fugue
Still from 'Hat Shop'.
Hat Shop
Still from 'Jamal'.
Jamal
​Title
​Film Maker / From
​Death for Paradise
Debbie Daniels & Jill Lampert, Birmingham
Dolores ​
Howard-Smith, West Midlands
Fly By Northern Scotland
Alan Sinclair, Caithness
Fugue ​
Kutay Biberoglu, U.S.A.
Gala Zoom Meeting
AVS Moviemakers (formerly Altrincham Video Society), Altrincham
Golden Stag, The
Christopher Offer, Isle of Wight
Good, the Bad & the Fugly, The
Daniel Newbury, London
Grand Tour, The
Rod Willerton, West Sussex
Graveyard & I, The
James Chalmers, Cheshire
Hat Shop​
Stevie Stedman, U.K.
Haunting ​
Martin Evans, Tregaron
Holocaust, The
Willem Kremer, The Netherlands
I John Harman
Michael Finney (A:spirant Movie Productions), Birmingham
Insight Into the World of Exhibition Chrysanthemums, An
Trevor Last, Norfolk
​Interviews, The  ​
​Ned Cordery, U.S.A.
Jamal
Michael Slowe, London
Still from 'The Loss of Charlie Alpha'.
The Loss of Charlie Alpha
Still from 'Occurrences Of Questionable Significance'.
Occurrences Of Questionable Significance
Still from 'Palindromo'.
Palindromo
Still from 'Parody in Motion'.
Parody in Motion
Title
Film maker / From
​Lady of Shallot, The
Circle Eight Film Group, Guildford
​Lockdown Larder
Bristol Film and Video Society, Bristol
Lockdown Punchbag
Faces Fall, Cuddington
Loss of Charlie Alpha, The 
Bob Bennett, Bristol
​Making Ken's Lockdown Album
Sam Brentnall, U.K.
​Memento Mori
Lex Szymczyk, U.S.A.
Modern Love
Bob Rowley, Guiseley
Numbers ​
Martin Evans, Tregaron
Observing the Bridge
Gordon Young, Bristol
Occurrences Of Questionable Significance
Dave Lojek, Germany
Off the Cliff
Howard-Smith, West Midlands
Orchard, The
Michael Slowe, London
Palindromo ​
Paolo Amadini, U.K.
Pandora's Box
Peter Silk, Essex
Parody in Motion
​Howard Johnson, West Sussex
Still from 'Santas Covid Christmas'.
Santa's Covid Christmas
Still from 'Tea for Two'.
Tea for Two
Still from 'Where Have All My Lovebirds Gone?'.
Where Have All My Lovebirds Gone?
Still from 'A year of Wonders'.
A Year of Wonders
Title
Film maker / From
Renovation ​
Andrew Tweed, Potters Bar
Salon Gloria
Fabio Thieme, Germany
Santa's Covid Christmas
Stuart Taylor, Oxfordshire
See you Tomorrow
Henry Flores Gonzales, Eduardo Flores Gonzales, Lars Laszlo Schüszler, Sweden
Seeker
Rassoul Edji, U.K.
Special Relationship, A ​
Haywards Heath Movie Makers, West Sussex
Survival of the Fittest
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers, Birmingham
Tea for Two
Anne Massey, Berkshire
Ten Dark Years
Daniel Bruce McLaren, New Zealand
​Train Story Tales
​​John Bartlett, Isle of Wight
Trigger Town
John Anscomb, Surrey
Triumph ​
​Chris Hall, Leicester
Under Uncertain Skies​
​Hilary Goodall, Jane Eve, Kate Lewis, Royston
​Very Special Day,  A
​James Chalmers, Cheshire
​Watched, The
​John Blight, North Wales
​Where Have All My Lovebirds Gone?
​Willy Van der Linden, Belgium
Why Remember?
​Howard-Smith, West Midlands
​Worthing Light Festival
South Downs Film Makers, West Sussex
​Worthing Portrait Artist 2019
South Downs Film Makers, West Sussex
Year of Wonders,  A
Alan Atkinson, Rugby
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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