2021 Festival
2021 virtual fisheye film festival
In 2021, adapting to the global situation, we were proud to deliver our first virtual film festival.
The festival programme included seven short film showcases and three feature films, plus the chance to be involved in filmmaker Q&A’s and the Awards Night event.
Click on the flyer to see the full festival event programme!
awards panel
James McConnel – Award winning composer for more than 100 TV documentaries and dramas
Linda Mason – Independent filmmaker and editor
Glen McCoy – Award-winning screenwriter
Tony McHale – TV writer, director and producer
Jo Southwell – Multi-award winning writer and director
Vivienne Zheng – Blogger and Chinese film distributor
Amita Shankar – Festival programmer, events curator and amateur actor
Sarah @ Caution Spoilers– Film writer and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic
Alan Green – Alan has worked in sound for film, TV, and video on a wide range of material and now runs the BSc Sound Design course at Bucks New University
Carson Black – Multi-award-winning television producer
Dominique Unsworth – A Producer with 20 years experience of finding and developing diverse emerging talent
Mariko Francombe – Mariko is one of the festival founders and currently leads the team
Richard Rowntree – A writer, director and producer of both shorts and features
awards
international film competition
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – THE MOLE
BEST MUSIC – ARACHNARCHE
BEST SOUND DESIGN – FORTISSIMO
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – NOT A ROBOT
BEST EDITING – ASCENSION
BEST SCREENPLAY – MATCH
BEST ACTOR – JOHN ARTHUR (FEARFULLY MADE)
BEST ACTRESS – RACHAEL BROWN (I HEAR YOU)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – BETH
BEST DIRECTOR – ASCENSION
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY (Audience) – NANIA; CAMBIO TUTTO
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM UNDER 4 MINS – NOT A ROBOT
BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22 – THREE DAYS
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM – FEARFULLY MADE
BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FESTIVAL – FORTISSIMO
BEST FEATURE FILM (Audience) – HELP
key organising team
Fisheye Film Festival could not happen without 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 2018 festival:
Mariko Francombe
Rodney Willott
Simon Kearey
Richard Rowntree
Alex Van Der Borght
Mark Singer
Jerry Joseph
Barbara Muston
Jamie Terry
other winners & nominees
2018 Festival
2018 fisheye film festival
Learning as we go, we felt 2018 was our most polished festival to date. We were proud to host many filmmakers from near and far at our Show Off Your Shorts! and Creative Challenge meet ups, and at our Awards Night event.
Click on the flyer to see the full festival event programme!
awards panel
international film competition
James McConnel – Award winning composer for more than 100 TV documentaries and dramas
Linda Mason – Independent filmmaker and editor
Glen McCoy – Award-winning screenwriter
Mark Jones – Producer and writer
Tony McHale – TV writer, director and producer
Vivian Zheng – Blogger and Chinese film distirbutor
Jo Southwell – Award Winning Film Director
creative challenge
Alan Green – Lecturer in Sound Design at Bucks New University
John Lenehan – Celebrated Pianist, chamber and jazz musician
Nikolas Labrinakos – British film composer
awards
international film competition
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – CHUCHOTAGE
BEST MUSIC – SPEED DATE
BEST SOUND DESIGN – SPEED DATE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – CHUCHOTAGE
BEST EDITING – CHUCHOTAGE
BEST SCREENPLAY – CHUCHOTAGE
BEST ACTOR – PAL GOTTINGER (CHUCHOTAGE)
BEST ACTRESS – KATIE ALEXANDER THOM (THE GIRLS WERE DOING NOTHING)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DIRECTOR – THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DOCUMENTARY – BLACK SNOW
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM – THE WATER’S EDGE
BEST FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22 – QUIETUS
BEST UK SHORT FILM – SPEED DATE
BEST SHORT FILM – CHUCHOTAGE
creative challenge
BEST SILENT FILM (Film Jury)
For the film “1 2” by :
KIRIL TODOROV
BEST SOUNDTRACK COMPOSITION (Sound Jury)
For the film “RESTRICT” (by KIANA DHANJAL) :
ROSIE MOUNTJOY
BEST FILM with a SOUNDTRACK COMPOSITION (Film Jury)
Film “1 2” by KIRIL TODOROV
with music by TOBY CATT
awards
international film competition
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST MUSIC
SPEED DATE
BEST SOUND DESIGN
SPEED DATE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST EDITING
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST SCREENPLAY
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST ACTOR
PAL GOTTINGER (CHUCHOTAGE)
BEST ACTRESS
KATIE ALEXANDER THOM (THE GIRLS WERE DOING NOTHING)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DIRECTOR
THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BLACK SNOW
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
THE WATER’S EDGE
BEST FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22
QUIETUS
BEST UK SHORT FILM
SPEED DATE
BEST SHORT FILM
CHUCHOTAGE
creative challenge
BEST SILENT FILM (Film Jury)
For the film “1 2” by :
KIRIL TODOROV
BEST SOUNDTRACK COMPOSITION (Sound Jury)
For the film “RESTRICT” (by KIANA DHANJAL) :
ROSIE MOUNTJOY
BEST FILM with a SOUNDTRACK COMPOSITION (Film Jury)
Film “1 2” by KIRIL TODOROV
with music by TOBY CATT
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 2018 festival:
Mariko Francombe
Simon Kearey
Robert Digby
Jerry Joseph
Rodney Willott
Barbara Muston
Richard Rowntree
Andrew St Maur
Mark Singer
Jamie Terry
other winners & nominees
2017 Festival
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
other winners & nominees
2016 Festival
2016 fisheye film festival
The 2016 festival was where the festival really started to get serious. The first international film competition was launched and being free to enter, attracted well over 500 entries! We learned a great deal in 2016.
The awards panel, winners and festival team are all summarised below.
awards panel
international film competition
Phillip Bergson – Renowned film critic, BBC World Service Correspondent, Visiting Lecturer at Prague Film School, Casting Director
Peter Lee-Wright – Award-winning documentary filmmaker and writer; head of television at Goldsmiths, University of London (2005-14)
James McConnel – Award winning composer for more than 100 TV documentaries and dramas
Rune Temte – Norwegian stage and screen actor, best known for his work in BBC Two’s “The Kingdom“
awards
BEST SHORT FILM (Fiction) – FRAGA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – MICROSCULPTURE
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER – THE CANDY GIRL
BEST DIRECTOR (Fiction) – GORBATOV
BEST DIRECTOR (Documentary) – YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
BEST ACTOR – Wieslaw Cichy (FRAGA)
BEST ACTRESS – Agnès Croutelle (EASY REAPPEARANCE)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Fiction) – SPRINT TO THE PAST
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Documentary) – OBJECT
BEST USE OF SOUND (Fiction) – THE WHEEL
BEST USE OF SOUND (Documentary) – OBJECT
awards
BEST SHORT FILM (Fiction)
FRAGA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
MICROSCULPTURE
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
THE CANDY GIRL
BEST DIRECTOR (Fiction)
GORBATOV
BEST DIRECTOR (Documentary)
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
BEST ACTOR
Wieslaw Cichy (FRAGA)
BEST ACTRESS
Agnès Croutelle (EASY REAPPEARANCE)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Fiction)
SPRINT TO THE PAST
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Documentary)
OBJECT
BEST USE OF SOUND (Fiction)
THE WHEEL
BEST USE OF SOUND (Documentary)
OBJECT
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 2018 festival:
Mariko Francombe
Simon Kearey
Greg Witek
Robert Digby
Barbara Muston
Jess Whiskin
Stan Erraught
Mark Singer
The 2016 festival also had help from the following people:
Paul Fields
Josh Hall
Jamie Terry
Rodney Willott
Joanna Dudderidge
Amin Choudry
Pawel Gminski
Alan McBlane
Richard Rowntree
Linda Mason
Fergus Chalmers
Dominique Henson
Gemma Claridge
other winners & nominees
2020 Festival
2020 fisheye film festival
Learning as we go, we felt 2020 was our most polished festival to date. We were proud to host many filmmakers from near and far at our Show Off Your Shorts! and Creative Challenge meet ups, and at our Awards Night event.
Click on the flyer to see the full festival event programme!
awards panel
James McConnel – Award winning composer for more than 100 TV documentaries and dramas
Linda Mason – Independent filmmaker and editor
Glen McCoy – Award-winning screenwriter
Tony McHale – TV writer, director and producer
Jo Southwell – Multi-award winning writer and director
Vivienne Zheng – Blogger and Chinese film distributor
Amita Shankar – Festival programmer, events curator and amateur actor
Sarah @ Caution Spoilers– Film writer and Rotten Tomatoes approved critic
Alan Green – Alan has worked in sound for film, TV, and video on a wide range of material and now runs the BSc Sound Design course at Bucks New University
Carson Black – Multi-award-winning television producer
Dominique Unsworth – A Producer with 20 years experience of finding and developing diverse emerging talent
Sheena MacBryne – A writer, producer and director specialising in international co-production particularly with the Middle East and China
Mariko Francombe – Mariko is one of the festival founders and currently leads the team
Richard Rowntree – A writer, director and producer of both shorts and features
awards
international film competition
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP – IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK
BEST MUSIC – LIMBO
BEST SOUND DESIGN – THE PINK OR THE GREEN; THE MISSING PIECE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – THE GERMAN KING
BEST EDITING – THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST SCREENPLAY – IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK
BEST ACTOR – RAINER KUHN (IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK)
BEST ACTRESS – PAULA HANS (REA)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST DIRECTOR – BJORN RENNER (IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY – 2.3 x 2.6 x 3.2
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM UNDER 4 MINS – PANIC ATTACK
BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22 – COLOR WORK
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM – BUS STOP
BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FESTIVAL – THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST FEATURE FILM – HOW I LIVE
awards
international film competition
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST MUSIC
SPEED DATE
BEST SOUND DESIGN
SPEED DATE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST EDITING
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST SCREENPLAY
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST ACTOR
PAL GOTTINGER (CHUCHOTAGE)
BEST ACTRESS
KATIE ALEXANDER THOM (THE GIRLS WERE DOING NOTHING)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DIRECTOR
THE SKY UNDERWATER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BLACK SNOW
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM
THE WATER’S EDGE
BEST FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22
QUIETUS
BEST UK SHORT FILM
SPEED DATE
BEST SHORT FILM
CHUCHOTAGE
BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK
BEST MUSIC
LIMBO
BEST SOUND DESIGN
THE PINK OR THE GREEN; THE MISSING PIECE
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
THE GERMAN KING
BEST EDITING
THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST SCREENPLAY
IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK
BEST ACTOR
RAINER KUHN (IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK)
BEST ACTRESS
PAULA HANS (REA)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST DIRECTOR
BJORN RENNER (IN THE HUT OF MR VAN DEN BRINK)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
2.3 x 2.6 x 3.2
BEST MICRO SHORT FILM UNDER 4 MINS
PANIC ATTACK
BEST SHORT FILM BY A FILMMAKER AGED UNDER 22
COLOR WORK
BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
BUS STOP
BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FESTIVAL
THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE
BEST FEATURE FILM
HOW I LIVE
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 2018 festival:
Mariko Francombe
Simon Kearey
Robert Digby
Jerry Joseph
Rodney Willott
Barbara Muston
Richard Rowntree
Mark Singer
Jamie Terry
other winners & nominees