Judging procedure

Entries are shared with an expert industry panel of leading figures from across Britain’s creative landscape chooses the shortlist and winners. The criteria for judging are shown below.

Best Film Script

  • Dialogue
  • Structure and story
  • Originality
  • Visual storytelling
  • Characters

Best Film Direction

  • Visual storytelling
  • Framing
  • Sound
  • Actors/contributors
  • Lighting
  • Blocking
  • Pace and rhythm

Best Short Film

  • Premise of the film and story being told
  • Visual composition/cinematography
  • Production design
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ALCS @alcs_uk ·
18 Dec

We had so much fun at this year's @filmthehouse_uk ceremony celebrating UK filmmakers and their intellectual property rights! 🥳 #ALCSAdvent

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Jess Brown-Fuller MP @jessbrownfuller ·
31 Oct

🏆🥇🎬 Congratulations to Itchenor resident Cathy Wippell for her incredibly successful evening at the @FilmtheHouse_UK awards in Parliament this week! Cathy’s short film, Black Samphire, a modern day horror story about water pollution, won the award for Best Script and also…

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