INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
Join us for our annual awards ceremony at the CCA, as we honour the very best submissions to our international film competition. It’s your chance to get a first look at the award-winning titles that will be screening throughout the weekend and join us in welcoming talented filmmakers from across the world. Followed by a drinks reception.
2018 AWARD WINNERS
Animation
Maybe It’s Me
UK
An animator reconstructs images from his past, revealing his love for his grandfather and the unreliability of memory.
Fri 11 May, 5.30pm | UK Shorts
Community
Riding Through the Dark
UK
Elite and non-elite cyclists tell of the demons they encounter as they ride through mental and physical darkness.
Fri 11 May, 5.30pm | UK Shorts
Documentary
Crazy
USA
A man living with schizophrenia comes into conflict with the healthcare system as he attempts to exercise control over his treatment.
Drama
Horizon
Netherlands
A grieving teenager struggles to control her anger while preparing for a diving competition.
Experimental
below the neck, above the knees
USA
A filmmaker shares diaristic stories from her life, contemplating her community’s experiences with bodily trauma.
Sun 13 May, 3.30pm | Embodied Trauma
Personal Narrative
Sanctioned
UK
After a sexual assault, a young woman uses life modelling to re-examine her relationship with her body.
Sun 13 May, 1.30pm | Embodied Trauma
Short Documentary
Rocknrollers
Netherlands
A young singer is supported through his depression by his two best friends – his bandmates.
Sat 12 May, 5pm | International Shorts
Short Drama
Being Keegan
UK
A naval officer returns to his childhood home in Liverpool and the scene of a traumatic incident from his youth.
Fri 11 May, 5.30pm | UK Shorts
Voices of Experience
Lou Bëth Xayma
Belgium
Using stop motion techniques, artists at a Senegalese psychiatric clinic explore their experiences with art therapy.
Sat 12 May, 5pm | International Shorts
Youth Perspective
But Honey, You Look Fine
Australia
A young filmmaker documents her closest friend’s struggle with bulimia, using footage they recorded together.
Fri 11 May, 3.30pm | Youth Perspective