2017 fisheye film festival
The 2017 festival was our best yet with increased participation, high quality competition entries and a marked diversity of feature film offerings including newly released British films and a special programme, ‘Black Stars on the Silver Screen’.
awards panel
international film competition
James McConnel – Award winning composer for more than 100 TV documentaries and dramas
Phillip Bergson – Renowned film critic, BBC World Service Correspondent, Visiting Lecturer at Prague Film School, Casting Director
Linda Mason – Independent filmmaker and editor
Glen McCoy – Award-winning screenwriter
Mark Jones – Producer and writer
Tony McHale – TV writer, director and producer
Liz Tagg-Wooster – Award-winning Hair and Make-up Artist
Sheena MacBrayne – Writer, producer and director specialising in international co-productions
awards
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST MUSIC – THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST SOUND DESIGN – MOTHER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST EDITING – TRANSMISSION
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTHER
BEST ACTOR – JITIN GULATI (SISAK)
BEST ACTRESS – MIRIAM MARGOLYES (MOTHER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – TRANSMISSION
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTHER
BEST DOCUMENTARY – THE BROKEN BRIDGE
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM – THE FLOW
BEST FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 25 – SELF
BEST UK SHORT FILM – THE BROKEN BRIDGE
BEST SHORT FILM – THE CALL OF CHARLIE
awards
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST MUSIC
THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST SOUND DESIGN
MOTHER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE CALL OF CHARLIE
BEST EDITING
TRANSMISSION
BEST SCREENPLAY
MOTHER
BEST ACTOR
JITIN GULATI (SISAK)
BEST ACTRESS
MIRIAM MARGOLYES (MOTHER)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
TRANSMISSION
BEST DIRECTOR
MOTHER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE BROKEN BRIDGE
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
THE FLOW
BEST FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 25
SELF
BEST UK SHORT FILM
THE BROKEN BRIDGE
BEST SHORT FILM
THE CALL OF CHARLIE
key organising team
Fisheye Film Festival could not happen without the the team of volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to plan, organise and market events, then run the festival when it lands every year.
We would like to mention the following people for their valuable contribution to the 2017 festival:
Mariko Francombe
Simon Kearey
Greg Witek
Robert Digby
Rodney Willott
Barbara Muston
Richard Rowntree
Stan Erraught
Mark Singer