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Edmond Wins at the 18th British Independent Film Awards

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Last night, at Old Billingsgate, stars of the British film industry braved the rain and arrived in hoards for the 18th Moët British Independent Film Awards. This glamorous event, hosted by the award-winning film maker and actor, Richard Ayoade, brought together the crème de la crème of British cinema to celebrate the wealth of independent British film this year.

Notably this year NFTS graduate Nina Gantz won the award for Best British Short Film for Edmond. The awards do not host an animation category so the film was up against live action films Balcony, Crack, Love Is Blind as well as fellow NFTS graduate Simon Cartwright’s MANOMAN, being the only other animated film in the category.

For an awards ceremony primarily celebrating live action films, judged by film makers without an animation background this is a commendable achievement. As independent animation is its own distinct art form perhaps the awards should create a category next year to commend the art form as it deserves to be?

Full List of Winners:

Best Director
EX MACHINA Alex Garland

Best Actress sponsored by MAC
SAOIRSE RONAN Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actress
OLIVIA COLMAN The Lobster

Most Promising Newcomer sponsored by The London Edition
ABIGAIL HARDINGHAM Nina Forever

The Discovery Award sponsored by Raindance
ORION: THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING Jeanie Finlay

Producer of the Year
PAUL KATIS, ANDREW DE LOTBINIERE Kajaki: The True Story

Best British Short Film
EDMOND Emilie Jouffroy, Nina Gantz

The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) sponsored by 3 Mills Studios
THE SURVIVALIST Stephen Fingleton

Best Documentary
DARK HORSE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF DREAM ALLIANCE Judith Dawson, Louise Osmond

Outstanding Achievement in Craft
ANDREW WHITEHURST Visual Effects, Ex Machina

Best International Independent Film
ROOM Ed Guiney, David Gross, Emma Donoghue, Lenny Abrahamson

For more on the awards visit www.bifa.film

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