Annual Dinner and Awards
25 April 2022
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So, tonight was the Bradford Movie Makers 2022 Annual Awards Dinner, hosted at the Midlands Hotel in Bradford. Like the Oscars, lucky film makers, crew and actors await to see if their talents have been recognised and their films chosen for an award. We would like to give special thanks to our judge Richard Bray for his hard work and feedback. We would also like to thanks to Marie McCahery for organising the Midland Hotel Venue.
The winners of this years award were:-
Annual Competition
| Category |
Winner |
Film |
| Best Script |
Jim Walker & Joe Ogden |
Halt! |
| Best Cinematography |
Harry Nicholls |
The Bronte Connection |
| Best Sound |
Andrew Cockerill |
Halt! |
| Best Visual Effects |
Ian Simpson |
The Spider |
| Best Editing |
Ian Simpson |
The Spider |
| Best Actor |
Peter Whitley (as Harold) |
Halt! |
| Best Actress |
Catherine Bailey (as Jenny) |
Halt! |
| Runner Up / Best Fiction |
Jim Walker |
Halt! |
| Film of the Year |
Ian Egglestone |
Made in China |
Standard Competitions
| Category |
Winner |
Film |
| Edit in Camera |
Ian & Judith Simpson |
The Companion |
| One Minute Film |
Judith Simpson |
Beginners Guides to Tits |
| Five Minute Film |
Ian & Judith Simpson |
Blue Skies in Faringdon |
| Ten Minute Film |
Ian Egglestone & Phil Wainman |
Walk Tall |
| Film to a Theme - Twist |
Harry Nicholls |
Oklahoma |
| Film to a Record |
Phil Wainman |
Zero |
| Holiday Film |
Ian Egglestone |
Autumness |
New Competition Trophies
25 March 2022
Here are the five new technical trophies for the Annual Competition. Having similar merit, they include Best Script, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing. The metal sculptures came from Germany. Wooden plinths from America. Assembled in Leeds, England, incorporating metal nameplates dating from when this category-based procedure came into force. Nameplates include first and surname of winners, rather than merely initial and Surname. The three trophies (not shown here) for Film of the Year, Runner-up Film, Novice have not been replaced.
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Holiday Film Competitions
14 March 2022
So tonight was our annual Holiday Film Competition. It was an entertaining night, with a good selection of films, including family days out at Blackpool, 40s Weekends and Vintage Railways. The winner was Ian Egglestone (pictured right) with his film Autumness, which had excellent cinematography, with vibrant striking colours. We would like to give thanks to our judge, Actor Steven Holt (pictured left).
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