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​BIAFF 2023
THREE STAR AWARDS
Still from '5 Rhythms Dancing'.
5 Rhythms Dancing
Still from 'Action at Ashton Court'.
Action at Ashton Court
Still from 'After Hours'.
After Hours
Still from 'All Eyes on You'.
All Eyes on You
Still from 'Animismus'.
Animismus
Title
Film Maker / From
5 Rhythms Dancing
Steve Jakab / UK
Action at Ashton Court
BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / UK
After Hours
Andrew Tweed / UK
All Eyes on You
Ella Fox / USA
Animismus
Dr. Cord von Restorff / Germany
Backup, The
Howard Smith / UK
Beans on Toast
Patrick Woodcock / UK
Becoming Lady Hamilton
James Chalmers & Sue Bence / UK
Bench, The
Jon Pegg / UK
Bench, The (a series of events)
​Teign Film Makers / UK
Still from 'The Backup'.
The Backup
Still from 'Beans on Toast'.
Beans on Toast
Still from 'Becoming Lady Hamilton'.
Becoming Lady Hamilton
Still from 'The Bench'.
The Bench
Still from 'Bench, The (a series of events)'.
Bench, The (a series of events)
Still from 'Between Land and Sea'.
Between Land and Sea
Still from 'Beyond the Red Rope'.
Beyond the Red Rope
Still from 'The Boy Who Was Afraid Of It All'.
The Boy Who Was Afraid Of It All
Still from 'A Bridge Too Far'.
A Bridge Too Far
Still from 'BUT'.
But
Title
Film Maker / From
Between Land and Sea
Peter Silk / UK
Beyond the Red Rope
BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / UK
Boy Who Was Afraid Of It All, The
Jeremy Sladdin / UK
Bridge Too Far, A
BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / UK
But
​John Sharp / UK
Change of Heart
Ian Michael Morris / UK
Chosen
Pietro Mingione / UK
Close Encounters (kind of...)
Roger Fowles / UK
Crowning Glory, The
Alan Wallbank / UK
Crush
​Howard Smith / UK
Still from 'Change of Heart'.
Change of Heart
Still from 'Chosen'.
Chosen
Still from 'Close Encounters (kind of...)'.
Close Encounters (kind of...)
Still from 'The Crowning Glory'.
The Crowning Glory
Still from 'Crush'.
Crush
Still from 'The Curse of Wartsan Hall Part 2: Escape from Quarantinez'.
The Curse of Wartsan Hall Part 2: Escape from Quarantinez
SAtill from 'Cut Scenes From a Love Story'.
Cut Scenes From a Love Story
Still from 'Dad's Mistakes'.
Dad's Mistakes
Still from 'The ​Death of the Butcher of Prague'.
The ​Death of the Butcher of Prague
Still from 'Dino-sore'.
Dino-sore
Title
Film maker / From
Curse of Wartsan Hall Part 2: Escape from Quarantinez, The
Daniel Newbury / UK
Cut Scenes From a Love Story
Ella Janes, Julian Felix Aaronson / USA
Dad's Mistakes
Tom van der Horst & Elena Vakhtinskaya / Netherlands
​Death of the Butcher of Prague, The
John Sharp / UK
Dino-sore
Roger Fowles / UK
Falstaff - a Naughty Knight in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield Movie Makers / UK
Frankie
Howard Smith / UK
Game Knight
Wyndham Brunt / UK
Giles & Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament
Toby Haslam / UK
Green Type
Albert Noble / UK
Still from 'Falstaff - a Naughty Knight in Sutton Coldfield'.
Falstaff - a Naughty Knight in Sutton Coldfield
Still from 'Frankie'.
Frankie
Still from 'Game Knight'.
Game Knight
Still from 'Giles & Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament'.
Giles & Rupert's Prehistoric Predicament
Still from 'Green Type'.
Green Type
Still from 'The Gun Hanging on the Wall'.
The Gun Hanging on the Wall
Still from 'Happisburgh. The Village Falling into the Sea'.
Happisburgh. The Village Falling into the Sea
Still from 'Hardy's Regrets'.
Hardy's Regrets
Still from 'Here from Afar: Hongkongers in Liverpool'.
Here from Afar: Hongkongers in Liverpool
Still from '​Hey Ho A Wassailing We Go'.
​Hey Ho A Wassailing We Go
Title
Film maker / From
Gun Hanging on the Wall, The
Howard Smith / UK
Happisburgh. The Village Falling into the Sea
Leicester Movie Makers / UK
Hardy's Regrets
​Weymouth Movie Makers / UK
Here from Afar: Hongkongers in Liverpool
​Ron Chiu / Hong Kong
​Hey Ho A Wassailing We Go
Howard Johnson / UK
High Stakes
BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / UK
Hope overcomes everything
​Anastasia Shinkarenko / Ukraine
Hot Water
Ian Morris / UK
Hyde Hall in Season
John Howden / UK
Jonas Whisky Tour
Werner Haegeman / Belgium
Still from 'High Stakes'.
High Stakes
Still from 'Hope overcomes everything'
Hope overcomes everything
Still from 'Hot Water'.
Hot Water
Still from 'Hyde Hall in Season'.
Hyde Hall in Season
Still from 'Jonas Whisky Tour'.
Jonas Whisky Tour
Still from 'The Lady Wore Perfume'.
The Lady Wore Perfume
Still from 'Legacy'.
Legacy
Still from 'M.E. Tubeway Days'
M.E. Tubeway Days
Still from 'Me. My eleven years. War.'.
Me. My eleven years. War.
Title
Film Maker / From
Lady Wore Perfume, The
Graham Pitt / UK
Legacy
​Ken Wilson / UK
M.E. Tubeway Days
Robin Slater / UK
Masked Flight
Martha Schorn / Germany
Me. My eleven years. War.
Marusya Shuvalova / Ukraine
Mechamorphosis
Ilaria Colavito / UK
Mediation
Howard Smith / UK
Merlin's Helmet
John Anscomb / UK
Milky Way
Werner Haegeman / Belgium
Milliner, The
John Howden / UK
Still from 'Mechamorphosis'.
Mechamorphosis
Still from 'Mediation'.
Mediation
Still from 'Merlin's Helmet'.
Merlin's Helmet
Still from 'Milky Way'.
Milky Way
Still from 'The Milliner'.
The Milliner
Still from 'Missing the Point!'.
Missing the Point!
Still from 'The Movie Maker'.
The Movie Maker
Still from 'MTFBWY'.
MTFBWY
Still from 'Museum Piece'.
Museum Piece
Still from 'My Thin Place'.
My Thin Place
Title
Film Maler / From
Missing the Point!
Tynemouth Video Filmmaking Group / UK
Movie Maker, The
Charles Lee / UK
MTFBWY
Rod Leyland / UK
Museum Piece
Steven Lancefield / UK
My Thin Place
Alan Sinclair ​ / UK
My Wrecked Retina
Ava Bounds / UK
Never Alone Again
Andre Paras / USA
New Forest Wildlife Park
Rod Willerton / UK
Nothing to See? Quite the Reverse!
Bernhard Zimmermann / Germany
Our Little Secret
Larry Hall / UK
Still from 'My Wrecked Retina'.
My Wrecked Retina
Still from 'Never Alone Again'.
Never Alone Again
Still from 'New Forest Wildlife Park'.
New Forest Wildlife Park
Still from 'Our Little Secret'.
Our Little Secret
Still from 'Revelation'.
Revelation
Still from 'Sanctuary'.
Sanctuary
Still from 'Save Our Cinema'.
Save Our Cinema
Still from 'Showcase Llan '.
Showcase Llan
Title
Film Maker / From
Revelation
Michelle Devadas / UK
Sanatorium
Davis Kersey, Alexander Hilzim / USA
Sanctuary
Nuneaton Moviemakers / UK
Save Our Cinema
Michael Finney / UK
Showcase Llan ​
Jill K. Bunting / UK
Silence of Growing Things, The
 John Howden / UK
Songs from a Blue Bowl
Peter Silk / UK
Sophie's Secret
Ken Wilson / UK
St. Andrew's Church - Our Restoration Story
BFVS Filmmaking in Bristol / UK
Superbloom
John Howden / UK
Still from 'The Silence of Growing Things'.
The Silence of Growing Things
Still from 'Songs from a Blue Bowl'.
Songs from a Blue Bowl
Still from 'Sophies Secret'.
Sophie`s Secret
Still from 'St. Andrew's Church - Our Restoration Story'.
St. Andrew's Church - Our Restoration Story
Still from 'Superbloom'.
Superbloom
Still from 'Sussex On Line'.
Sussex On Line
Still from 'Tell Them I Came'.
Tell Them I Came
Still from 'Tuna and Ted'.
Tuna and Ted
Still from 'Unquiet Spirit'.
Unquiet Spirit
Title
Value
Sussex On Line
Rod Willerton / UK
Tell Them I Came
Bristol Film & Video Society / UK
Tuna and Ted
Steven Lancefield / UK
Unquiet Spirit
Teign Film Makers / UK
Vinyl Venture
Howard Smith / UK
What Gall
Michael Finney / UK
Wiccan Winter
Steve Oldfield / UK
Working with Dinosaurs
Daniel Dutton / UK
Still from 'Vinyl Venture'.
Vinyl Venture
Still from 'What Gall',
What Gall
Still from 'Wiccan Winter'.
Wiccan Winter
Still from 'Working with Dinosaurs'.
Working with Dinosaurs
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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