Sefton Short Film Festival

S²F², the Sefton Short Film Festival is an independent film festival based in Sefton, Merseyside to the North of Liverpool. The festival first began in 2005.

This annual event runs for 2 days in October and exhibits a number of short films, spread over 12 hours of screenings. The 2007 Sefton Short Film Festival exhibited 65 films and attracted submissions and guests from across the world.

The festival was originally established in 2005 by Ann Monks. It is intended not only to be a place where new filmmakers can have a chance to have their work seen by a larger audience, but also as a way to get more people interested in short films as a medium.

The festival has also funded local filmmakers by organising film production courses. These course cover all aspects of film making, from initial visualisation and script writing, through planning and shooting including camera work and sound recording, down to final editing and post production techniques.

The festival has been supported by Frank Cottrell Boyce, writer of Millions and 24 Hour Party People, Sally Bankes from Little Britain and Opiate Of The People Films.

Submissions for the S²F² short film festival are welcomed from around the world and are usually accepted from April.

Winners

S2F2 2007

1st Prize: Fetch:Writer, Director: Dana Dorian:Producer: Sam McCarthy:Animator:- Steve Townrow

2nd Prize: My Mum The Wrestler:Writer, Director: Mark Withers:Producer: Martina Goodman:Cast: Martina Goodman, Paige Goodman

3rd Prize: I Met The Walrus:Writer, Director: Josh Raskin:Producer: Jerry Levitan:Animators: Alex Kurina, James Braithwaite, Josh Raskin

Best Sefton Themed Film at S2F2 2007 awarded to: Boxing Clever:Director, Producer: Tim Brunsden:Cast: Members of the North Mersey Sporting Club

S2F2 2006

1st Prize: Stripped:Writer, Director and Producer: Mark Jackson:Cast: Ashlie Walker

2nd Prize: I Slide :Writer, Director and Producer: Alex Buckley:Cast: Demetrios Soarakis, Tori Jones, Tania Pusins, Philip Bland

3rd Prize: Lost Tickets :Writer, Director and Producer: Clare Wilmshurst:Cast: Robert Pheby, Daryl Webster

S2F2 2005

1st Prize: The Strand:Writer: Paul Goetzee:Director and Producer: Hal Lever 2nd Prize: The Quest :Writer, Director and Producer: Students of St.Vincents, Harold Magnay and Watergate Schools - joint project.:Cast: Students of the schools.

3rd Prize: Bar to Bar:Writer: Michael Mackie, Mike Forshaw:Director: Mike Forshaw:Producer: Jozef Brady:Cast: Andrew Cameron, Andy Moran, Marc Cowpland

See also

* UK Film Festivals
* FACT centre
* Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' Art Installation

External links

* [http://www.s2f2.org.uk Sefton Short Film Festival]