Oxford International Short Film Festival (OXISFF)

2020 Official Awards

Technical Awards
 

Best Film: Tattoo

Nominees:
Acide, Black Forest, Kaleidoscope, Starboy, Tattoo

Best Director: Starboy (Joelle Bentolila)

Nominees:
Acide (Just Philippot), Brave Little Army (Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt), Kaleidoscope (Nicole Pott), King of the Wind Demons (Clemence Posey), Office Song (Marcus Markou), Starboy (Joelle Bentolila)

Best Lead Actress: Tattoo (Behdokht Vallian)

Nominees:
Gone (Aurelie Pitrat), How Do You Type A Broken Heart (Emily Donahoe), I'm Listening (Marjaana Maijala), I'm Not An Actress (Yasaman Moavi), Sylvia (Jolie Lennon), Tattoo (Behdokht Vallian)

Best Lead Actor: Starboy (Barney Harris)

Nominees:
Dorris 85 (Chiz Schultz), Kaleidoscope (Ian Virgo), La Hague (Victor Pontecorvo), Stalker (Sean McGinley), Starboy (Barney Harris)

Best Young Performer: Brave Little Army (Lyla Elliott)

Nominees:
Acide (Antonin Chaussoy), Brave Little Army (Lyla Elliott), Have You Seen Buster? (Will Jacobs), Kaleidoscope (Harry Tayler), Sophie's Map (Liam Middleton), Viva La Revolucion (Ian Inigo)

Best Screenplay: Office Song

Nominees:
Bad Mother, I'm Listening, Miracle Desert, Office Song, Sui Caedere, Your Last Day On Earth

ScreenTalk Prize for Best Oxfordshire Film 2020: On Wenlock Edge

Audience Choice Award:

Decided on the day by our audience members.

Best Cinematography: I'm Listening

Nominees:
George and the Whales, I'm Listening, Office Song, The Jump, Tomatic, Your Last Day On Earth

Best Debut: I Just Want You To Know

Nominees:
2Colours, Down, Hide and Seek, I Just Want You To Know, Meow, The Audition, Winter Hill

Best Editing: Kaleidoscope

Nominees:
Brave Little Army, Gone, Kaleidoscope, Miracle Desert, Running Man, Your Last Day On Earth

Best Production Design: The Cunning Man

Nominees:
Black Forest, Cassandra, I'm Listening, The Cunning Man, Tomatic, Vicarious

Best Music Score: The Box

Nominees:
Brave Little Army, George and the Whales, Starboy, The Box, The Bronze Fly, The Cunning Man

Best Sound: Black Moon

Nominees:
Bad Mother, Black Moon, Choker, Office Song, Snow Warrior

Best Special Effects: Acide

Nominees:
Acide, Aurore, Phoebe, Socks and Robbers, SPIRIT: A Martian Story

Genre Awards
 

Best Action or Thriller Film: Black Forest

Nominees:
2Colours
Black Forest, La Hague, Stalker, Vicarious

Best Animation: Featherweight

Nominees:
Catastrophe, Featherweight, I Just Want You To Know, Maestro, The Blues Crab

Best Childrens film: Maestro

Nominees:
Catastrophe, Have You Seen Buster?, Maestro, Meow, SPIRIT: A Martian Story, The Blues Crab

Best Comedy Film: Tomatic

Nominees:
Huntington Gardens, Jonty Velcro, Ouija Sexx, Quiet Carriage, Tomatic

Best Documentary: Becoming Cherrie

Nominees:
Becoming Cherrie, Have We Met Before?, If I Get Like That Just Shoot Me, One of Many, Waves, Winter Hill

Best Horror Film: Cassandra

Nominees:
Acide, Black Moon, Cassandra, Running Man, Stakeout

Best International Film: Dorris 85

Nominees:
Dorris 85, I Just Want You To Know, I'm Listening, I'm not an Actress, King of the Wind Demons, Tomatic

Best LGBTQ+ Film: Fortem

Nominees:
Becoming Cherrie, Fortem, Have We Met Before?, Hidden, Phoebe, Starboy, Sweet Release

Best Microshort: Waves

Nominees:
Choker, Crimson Cuffs, Ouija Sex, The Jump, Waves, What We Say - What Me Mean

Best Musical or Experimental film: Office Song

Nominees:
Disco Dynamite, Highland Home, Mama, Mortelle, Office Song, Time To Leave

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Film: SPIRIT: A Martian Story

Nominees:
Elara, SPIRIT: A Martian Story, The Second Hearing, Triskelion, Your Last Day On Earth

Best UK Film: Bad Mother

Nominees:
Bad Mother, Featherweight, Office Song, Sylvia, The Cunning Man

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Short Film Festival 2020 Programme

Please note: this document might be periodically updated as further details become finalised.
 

 (Programme last updated: 27th April 2020)