Official Winners 2020

Congratulations from all of us here at the Ealing Film Festival!

BEST FILM

And the film that was been named BEST FILM of the Ealing Film Festival 2020:

Ava’s Silence, Seyed Gholamreza Nematpour, Iran.

Animation

The Quiet, Radheya Jegatheva, Australia.

Comedy

Manifesting a Monster, Heather Darcy, Emma Rasmussen, Natasha Lee, United Kingdom.

Documentary

Honour Me, Alex Tweddle, United Kingdom.

Environmental

Stay Green, Brian Wallace, United States.

Experimental

Together and Better, Andrew T. Horng, United States.

Homegrown

Waves, Dominik Klimowski, United Kingdom.

Horror/Suspense

Game Over, Adam Jenkins, United Kingdom.

Also a Highly Commended Award for Direction.

Narrative/Drama

Ava’s Silence, Seyed Gholamreza Nematpour, Iran.

Sci-Fi

R E M E M B R A N C E, Mark Jepson, United Kingdom.

Smartphone

To You, with love, Joshua Griffin, United Kingdom.

Student

Black Box, Joseph Kennedy, Finn Greville, United Kingdom.

Lockdown

In addition, the judges have decided to make a special award to reflect the difficult circumstances our filmmakers have faced, bringing their films to the screen during this terrible year.

The LOCKDOWN AWARD goes to a film that depicts the mental strain so many people have been under in recent months. The winner is…

So Tired, Congratulations to LAUREN HARPER and FIONNA GOUGH from the UK.

Lauren Harper is an English Language and Creative writing graduate with a passion for film and writing. She also works as a Content Producer for the Metropolitan Police. Her main topics of focus in film and writing include mental health advocacy, LGBT rights and feminism.

Director Statement

Many people have heard of ‘OCD’ and assume it consists of excessively washing hands, being tidy or displaying obvious ritualistic behaviours. I wanted to offer a realistic viewpoint of what an everyday OCD sufferer might feel, especially in terms of obsessing over their thoughts, actions and worries, and highlight the constant battle they have with their own thoughts everyday. This also highlights some of the mental health battles that people will have felt during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Judges Special Commendations 2020

• Between Us: Highly Commended/ Script
• Game Over: Highly Commended/ Direction
• Maureen : Highly Commended
• Back To Us: Highly Commended /Cinematography
• Waves: Highly Commended/Music
• LemonMilk: Highly Commended/Design
• Enough: Tired Ol’Jazz Commended
• Nude Triumphant: Highly Commended
• 8 Loops: Highly Commended
• The Sky: Best Performance/ Chloe Fox
• Jennifer: Highly Commended
• Inside: Director
• I wait for the dawn: Cinematography
• Stay Home: Highly Commended
• Evil Wedding Planner: Highly Commended
• Thumbs : Highly Commended
• Telesneeze: Highly Commended
• Firefalls: Highly Commended
• Smarthome: Highly Commended
• Kickabout: Highly Commended
• Space rocks : Highly Commended