Aftersun Photo: Courtesy of Kviff
Charlotte Wells' saga about a father/daughter relationship, Aftersun, was the big winner at tonight's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), winning in seven of the 16 categories in which it had been nominated: Best British Film, Best Director, Best Debut Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Music Supervision. Its toughest competition came from Blue Jean, Georgia Oakley's drama about a teacher who fears losing her job after a pupil threatens to expose her sexuality.
There was more joy for Scottish short Too Rough, which is now Oscar-qualified twice over, having also secured victory at the Scottish BAFTAs. Director Sean Lionadh had previously told Eye For Film that he felt entitled to awards after the effort involved in making the film, but he has nevertheless expressed surprise and delight at its success.
The awards ceremony was held at Old Billingsgate and hosted by Ben Bailey Smith.
Charlotte Wells' saga about a father/daughter relationship, Aftersun, was the big winner at tonight's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), winning in seven of the 16 categories in which it had been nominated: Best British Film, Best Director, Best Debut Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Music Supervision. Its toughest competition came from Blue Jean, Georgia Oakley's drama about a teacher who fears losing her job after a pupil threatens to expose her sexuality.
There was more joy for Scottish short Too Rough, which is now Oscar-qualified twice over, having also secured victory at the Scottish BAFTAs. Director Sean Lionadh had previously told Eye For Film that he felt entitled to awards after the effort involved in making the film, but he has nevertheless expressed surprise and delight at its success.
The awards ceremony was held at Old Billingsgate and hosted by Ben Bailey Smith.
- 12/5/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The awards ceremony takes place today (December 4), starting at 8pm UK time.
The 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) ceremony is taking place today (December 4) at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The show starts at 8pm UK time, finishing at approximately 10pm.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).
Leading the pack for nominations is Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, with 16 mentions – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. The feature has already won three of those awards,...
The 2022 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) ceremony is taking place today (December 4) at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The show starts at 8pm UK time, finishing at approximately 10pm.
Screen will be posting all the winners on this page as they are announced during the live ceremony (refresh the page for latest updates).
Leading the pack for nominations is Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, with 16 mentions – the second-most ever for a film at the Bifas, behind only Saint Maud’s record 17 from 2020. The feature has already won three of those awards,...
- 12/4/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Joshua Griffin and Ruaridh Mollica in Too Rough
A short film which really punches above its weight, Sean Lionadh’s Too Rough has been on our radar here at Eye For Film since the Glasgow Short Film Festival in March, where it won the Audience Award. It has since won a Scottish BAFTA and is now qualified to enter the Oscar race – a big deal for a small scale project about life in a Glasgow council flat. When we met, however, Sean was upfront about his feelings on its success. “Filmmaking is always so hard that you feel you’re owed awards. So I have a sense of entitlement after the suffering of actually making it. It hasn’t really clicked that it actually all paid off. But yes, it’s a lovely feeling.”
It tells the story of Nick (Ruaridh Mollica), who, after a drunken party, impulsively takes his...
A short film which really punches above its weight, Sean Lionadh’s Too Rough has been on our radar here at Eye For Film since the Glasgow Short Film Festival in March, where it won the Audience Award. It has since won a Scottish BAFTA and is now qualified to enter the Oscar race – a big deal for a small scale project about life in a Glasgow council flat. When we met, however, Sean was upfront about his feelings on its success. “Filmmaking is always so hard that you feel you’re owed awards. So I have a sense of entitlement after the suffering of actually making it. It hasn’t really clicked that it actually all paid off. But yes, it’s a lovely feeling.”
It tells the story of Nick (Ruaridh Mollica), who, after a drunken party, impulsively takes his...
- 11/26/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
It is always a pleasure when a film we mentioned in one of our Best of Fest round ups is submitted to Directors Notes. When I first saw Sean Lìonadh’s Too Rough at this year’s Glasgow Shorts Film Festival, I was taken aback by both its evocation of a tough, lived-in atmosphere of dread as well as its capacity for empathy, creating a nuanced portrait of coming-out in a difficult world. Telling the story of the young Nick hiding his boyfriend from his alcoholic parents, it is a deeply sensitive tale that is at once claustrophobic and touching, showing a fine command of tone from the poet/director. As the film screens as part of the HollyShorts film festival — currently running until the 20th August — we took the opportunity to talk to Lìonadh about basing his film on a true story, finding contrast through performance and being inspired...
- 8/18/2022
- by Redmond Bacon
- Directors Notes
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