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PREVIOUS FINALISTS

The Staiway by Alexandra Torterotot was the ovarall winner, while Daazo chose LXIV by Damian Livesey as their Best European Short Film.



Wrong Game by Manuel Succi (2011) (Italy/UK) (3m)

Wrong Game, by Maunel Succi, is a thougt-provoking look at the problem of child soldiers, especially in Africa. Manuel is an Italian fimmaker based in London. He is a graduate of Video Design from the Instituto Europeo di Design in Rome where he "analyzed the construction process of audiovisual product and found there the essence of communication." His work focuses on how the "synchronization of forms, colors, light and sounds" can incite human emotion.

LXIV by Damian Livesey (2011) (UK) (3m) *

LXIV (64 in Roman numerals - see if you can work out why!) is dedicated to Damien's father, Jack, who died in 2009. A beautifully shot montage, it was his final year film from Staffordshire University, England, and pieces together a dazzling array of shots that condense our existnece into a three-minute film. It is a bit like the Sundance/Youtube feature experiment A Life In A Day (though thankfully with less animal slaughter) and was shot on the Canon DSLRs.

The Stairway (L'Escalier) by Alex Torterotot (France/US) (4m) *

Alexandra Torterotot is a French filmmaker based in New York although The Stairway (L'Escalier) was shot in her native Paris. Written by Sylvain Aubert-Garmendia, The Stairway is a simple and nightmarish story of a man who cannot escape a never-ending but always changing series of stairways. When not making short films, Alexandra works as a script supervisor and is also putting together a feature.

Mondays by Glenn Hanstock (2011) (UK) (3m)

Mondays, a simple, warm and at times funny story, was initially envisaged for the reed.co.uk film competition, the quality of which increases each year - meaning that filmmakers have to keep on aiming higher just to compete. Glenn is an independent filmmaker and composer from Liverpool and founder of Electrobank Media. He has had short films screened at varoius showcases in the UK and is making more short films as well as corporate videos.