Southampton Film Week is proud to announce the winning films from the SFW: Shorts 2022 screening and awards ceremony!
Call of the Silent Cell, directed by Vicky Isley and Paul Smith
The Michael Fuller Award for Best Film
Best Artist Film
Regional Filmmaker Prize
– Best Documentary
– Solent University Award for Best Animated Film
Lock the Gate, directed by Sarah Lynn Galasso
– Best Fiction
Carecrow, directed by Robby Baldwin
– Audience Award
Bleep, directed by Ben S. Hyland
Saturday 12 November saw a fabulous evening where of screening all the shortlisted films for this year’s competition and celebrated the winners.
The Michael Fuller Award for Best Film was presented to Vicky Isley and Paul Smith for Call of the Silent Cell, and we were especially honoured to have Michael’s wife Leslie to present the award.
And don’t worry if you missed the screening, all the shortlisted films are available to view online for the duration of the festival.
OFFICIAL SHORTLIST
| BEST ARTIST FILM | ||
| Call of the Silent Cell | Vicky Isley, Paul Smith | Regional Filmmaker Prize |
| A Conversation with the Ocean | Mike Krishnatreya, Livia Vonaesch | |
| Estuary | Warren Bass | Best Animation |
| Learning to Swim | Trudie Shutler | Regional Filmmaker Prize |
| Unseeing | Inês Costa | Regional Filmmaker Prize |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY | ||
| 13: A Short Biopic with a Calculated Error | Iosu Vakerizzo | |
| The Diver’s Son | Nick Sneath | |
| Lock the Gate | Sarah Lynn Galasso | Best Animation |
| Memories of the Perestroika | Anastasia Usinger | Best Animation |
| Water and More Water | Francesca Svampa | |
| BEST FICTION | ||
| As de Trèfle | Henri Kebabdjian | |
| Bleep | Ben S. Hyland | Regional Filmmaker Prize |
| Carecrow | Robby Baldwin | Best Animation |
| Dig Boy Dig | Andrew McCann | |
| Dinner | Chenxin Yang | Best Animation |
| The Hunter | Reuben Vick | |
| Stiff Upper Lip | Dylan Friese-Greene | |
| ‘Who’s Counting?’ | Ben Lankester | |
| Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire | Jerry van de Beek, Betsy De Fries | Best Animation |
