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The Scottish Short Film Festival

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The Scottish Short Film Festival
LocationScotland, United Kingdom
PredecessorThe Raptor Filmz Festival
Founded2012
Founded byChris Young
Disestablished2022
AwardsThe Golden Raptor Award
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.scottishshortfilmfestival.com

The Scottish Short Film Festival was an independent film festival which has taken place annually in Scotland from 2012 to 2022. From 2012 to 2017, the festival was known as The Raptor Filmz Short Scottish Film Festival until the event was rebranded in 2018.[1]

History and format

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The festival was set up in 2012 by Scottish filmmaker Chris Young who is the company director of Raptor Filmz Ltd in West Lothian. The aim of the festival is to promote short Scottish films with a view of potentially setting up a distribution deal with filmmakers. The first festival took place in Glasgow at the Grosvenor Cinema and was hosted by Scottish actor David Anderson.[2] With a desire to bring the festival closer to home, the festival was moved to the Howden Park Centre in Livingston where the date of the festival was also moved to January 2014 rather than December 2013. In 2015, the festival found a new home at the Bathgate Regal Community Theatre which is operated by Scottish actor Scott Kyle.[3] Speaking of the Regal, festival curator Chris Young said:

"I think we’ve found our home with the Regal. It’s a great historic venue, with friendly staff, brilliant equipment, and a fantastic audience.."

The festival consists of awards for films and individual prizes. The awards are selected by jury with an audience choice award being decided by visitors of the festival. Jury members in the past have included actor Declan Michael Laird and film editor Chris Quick.[4] In 2018, it was announced that Ross Miller, the film critic for The National newspaper would join the judging panel.

The festival returned in 2018 but under the new name of The Scottish Short Film Festival. The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow was due to host the 2018 festival[5] but due to the fire at the Glasgow School of Art, the venue was forced to close. It was announced on the festival's Twitter account that the Crowne Plaza Glasgow would take over as host.

On 4 November 2022, it was announced on the festivals website that the 2022 edition of the festival would be its last. The message on the website read:

"Thanks for being part of this year’s film festival. Sadly this was our final film festival as after 10 years, we’ve decided to finish on a high. We’ve been proud to showcase a huge amount of talent over the years, but alas, all good things must come to an end. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this event over the past decade, and we wish you all the very best of luck in your film-making endeavours."[6]

Festival award winners

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List of winners and nominees of the festival.[7]

2012 winners

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Award Film Recipient(s)
1st Audience Prize Mugging For Amateurs Johnny Herbin
2nd Audience Prize The Lost Purse Colin Ross Smith
3rd Audience Prize (Tied) Archie - A Wee Ghost Story
Rabbit Punch
Steven Patrick, Liz Baillie, Scott Watson
Neil Hartop
Best Director The Lost Purse Colin Ross Smith
Best Actor Declan Michael Laird
Best Music Francis Macdonald
Best Script Rabbit Punch Neil Hartop, Gregory Humphries
Best Set Neil Hartop
Best Costume/Make-up Peanut

2014 winners

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Award Film Recipient(s)
1st Judges Prize Sockzilla Paul Bruce
2nd Judges Prize What Have You Done? Susan Sutton, William Samson
Audience Choice Just Say Hi John McPhail
Best Director Sockzilla Paul Bruce
Best Music
Most Original
Best Actor A Day Of
Best Actress What Have You Done? Susan Sutton
Best Costume Poppy Kev Pickering

2015 winners

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Award Film Recipient(s)
1st Judges Prize Middle Man Charlie Francis, Katie White
2nd Judges Prize Wake Up Call Kev Pickering
Audience Choice Middle Man Charlie Francis, Katie White
Best Actress Reflections Kerry Browne
Best Actor Middle Man Joe Cassidy
Most Creative/Original Charlie Francis, Katie White
Best Script Godhammer Paul Bruce
Best Costume
Best Music Nancy William Sampson
Best Set Design Wake Up Call Kev Pickering
Film Combo Prize Graveyard Slimbo Boye

2016 winners

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Award Film Recipient(s)
1st Judges Prize Safe Haven Stuart Gilmartin
2nd Judges Prize Hole Mike Callaghan
Big Audience Prize
Little Audience Prize Red Sky On The Black Isle Lisa Marley
The Golden Raptor Award Pandora Drew Mewse
Best Director Safe Haven Stuart Gilmartin
Best Actor Hole James Cosmo
Best Actress Best Man Seylan Baxter
Most Creative/Original Tracks Kris Blair
Best Music
Best Script The Bullies Ahmad Dabiri
Best Costume Broadfoot's Magical Adventure Andy S. McEwan

2017 winners

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  • The Golden Raptor Award - Portrait of the Artwork as a Young Man - Chris Gerrard
  • Judges 1st Prize - Writer's Block
  • Judges 2nd Prize - Enora
  • Audience Choice Award (Evening Session) - Dying To Forgive
  • Audience Choice Award (Afternoon Session) - Weekend Away
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Director Vito Milazzo - Writer's Block Stuart Gilmartin - Smile
Sami Khadraoui, Benoît Monney - Enora
Matt Hielsberg, Nicci Thompson - We Sit We Drink No Guns
Vito Milazzo - Writer's Block
Best Actor Sean Biggerstaff - Enora Richard Hughson - Ragnor
Sean Biggerstaff - Enora
Gary Lind - Dying To Forgive
Mark Wood - Writer's Block
Best Actress Briony Monroe - Eggshells Christine Clare - Fuel
Rachel Mcphail - Weekend Away
Nicolette McKeown - Smile
Briony Monroe - Eggshells
Best Script Sami Khadraoui, Benoît Monney - Enora Stephen Mercer - Ragnor
Sami Khadraoui, Benoît Monney - Enora
Vito Milazzo - Writer's Block
Best Music Julien Painot - Enora Eamonn Watt - The Old Croft
Vincent Breant - Ragnar
Owen Devlin - Splinter
Julien Painot - Enora
David Cicero - Writer's Block
Best Sound Logan Byers, Bradly Clark - We Sit We Drink No Guns Björn Cornelius, Laurent Vonlanthen - Enora
Logan Byers, Bradly Clark - We Sit We Drink No Guns
Sean Gill - Writer's Block
Best Costume/Make up Juliette Sedlacek - We Sit We Drink No Guns Léonard Berney - Enora
Juliette Sedlacek - We Sit We Drink No Guns
Most Creative/Original The Old Croft The Old Croft
Portrait of the Artwork as a Young Man
Splinter
Enora

2018 winners

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  • The Golden Raptor Award - Carved - Daniel Caradec
  • Judges 1st Prize - Lethe - Eric Romero
  • Judges 2nd Prize - To The Sea - Mark Westbrook & R. Paul Wilson
  • Audience Choice Award - Drone - Robert Duncan
  • Rising Star Award - To The Sea - Gregor Selkirk
  • Golden Bawhair - The She Wolves Of Wall Street - Tamsin Amantea-Collins
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Director Kevin Pickering - Close To The Bone R. Paul Wilson - To The Sea
Eric Romero - Lethe
Kevin Pickering - Close To The Bone
Best Actor David Scott - Close To The Bone Alec Westwood - Butterfly
Paul Comrie - To The Sea
David Scott - Close To The Bone
Best Actress Kirsty Findlay - Lethe Kirsty Findlay - Lethe
Megan Thomas - Practice
Michelle Donnelly - A Calm Sea Sways
Best Script Farewells Lethe
Farewells
The Pitch
Clementine
Best Cinematography Close To The Bone To The Sea
Escape
Close To The Bone
Best Editing Close To The Bone Life of a Ten Pound Note
Close To The Bone
Teeth
Best Documentary Teeth Inhale
A Thin Place
Teeth
We Are Here
Best Sound/Music Close To The Bone Butterfly
Playback
Close To The Bone
Best Costume/Make up Escape Lethe
Mia : A Rapture 2.0 Production
Wolves in Winter
Escape
Most Creative/Original Life Of A Ten Pound Note Life Of A Ten Pound Note
Lose Like A Human
Farewells
Carved

2019 winners

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  • The Golden Raptor Award - Remember Me - Katie Low
  • Judges 1st Prize - Turning Tide - Andrew Muir
  • Judges 2nd Prize - Spaceship - Conor McMahon
  • Judges 3rd Prize - Mess - Graham Robertson
  • Main Event Audience Choice Award - Spaceship - Conor McMahon
  • Matinee Audience Award - Turning The Tables - Jay Rowan Tanner
  • Golden Raptor Award - Remember Me - Katie Low
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Director Andrew Muir - Turning Tide Andrew Muir - Turning Tide
Paul Diffley - Free Flow
Alex Cormack - Lost Brothers
Charlotte Daniel - Carmen
Best Lead Actor Malcolm Cumming - Spaceship Alec Westwood - Remember Me
Malcolm Cumming - Spaceship
Graham Robertson - Mess
Ronan Doyle - Lost Brothers
Best Lead Actress Kate Donnelly - Regrets Jenny Clifford - Hearts
Sharnee Tones - Emma
Diane Brooks - Crackpot
Kate Donnelly - Regrets
Best Script Lost Brothers Carmen
Lost Brothers
Remember Me
Revenant Relocation Officers
Best Cinematography Turning Tide Mountain
Free Flow
Turning Tide
Emma
Best Editing Close To The Bone Life of a Ten Pound Note
Close To The Bone
Teeth
Best Documentary Where Eagles Dare A Little Revival
Where Eagles Dare
We See The World Differently
Thomas Haywood Award for Best Use Of Scottish Landscape Where Eagles Dare Free Flow
Where Eagles Dare
Acting Coach Scotland Rising Star Award Ronan Doyle - Escape Patrick McLaughlan - Turning Tide
Graham Robertson - Mess
Ronan Doyle - Lost Brothers

2020 Winners

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  • Audience Choice Award - Eyes Down
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Film Ghillie She of the Land
Ghillie
The Last Mermaid
Eyes Down
Best Director Mike Marriage - Ghillie Barnum Smith - Mug Shot
Neil Boyle - The Coffin Walk
Fi Kelly - The Last Mermaid
Mike Marriage - Ghillie
Best Lead Actor Stephen Chase - Ghillie John McQuiston - The Coffin Walk
James Joseph Robson - She of the Land
Calum Verrecchia - Mug Shot
Stephen Chase - Ghillie
Best Lead Actress Janey Godley - The Last Mermaid Rowan Birkett - Cold
Sophie Anne Scarfe - Eyes Down
Janey Godley - The Last Mermaid
Deirdre Murray - Ghillie
Best Script Autumn Never Dies The Last Mermaid
Autumn Never Dies
Ghillie
Mug Shot
Best Cinematography Ghillie She of the Land
Ghillie
Highland Home
The Ghost of Me and You
Best Editing Ghillie Ghillie
The Ghost of Me and You
Attention Please
The A.W.O.L
Best Documentary Dolce Caledonia Dolce Caledonia
Grime Scene Scotland
Most Creative / Original Eyes Down Eyes Down
The Last Mermaid
Ghillie
Devil's Horn
Best Music Devil Horns Living with Musicians
Eyes Down
Devil Horns
Ghillie
Best Sound Ghillie Red Laces Are For Punks
Highland Home
Ghillie
Eyes Down
Best Costume/Make Up She of the Land Mug Shot
Highland Home
She of the Land
The Last Mermaid

2021 Winners

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  • Audience Choice Award - Last House on CCTV
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Film Trifle A Grand Artist
Neeps and Tatties
Trifle
Yellowbird
Best Director Lucy Chappell - Yellowbird Craig Andrew Robertson - Last House in CCTV
Karen Kelly - Chips
Lucy Chappell - Yellowbird
Mike Callaghan - Trifle
Best Actor Ronnie Brodie - Old Friends Ian Pirie - Yellowbird
Jeremy Theobald - Custodian
Liam Muir - The Grey Man
Ronnie Brodie - Old Friends
Best Actress Amy Mason - Trifle Seylan Baxter - Left Behind
Lucy Chappell - Yellowbird
Amy Mason - Trifle
Hayley-May Muirhead - Helianthus
Acting Coach Scotland Rising Star Award Sophie Lawson - Chips Hayley-May Muirhead - Helianthus
Nicola Docherty - Authentic
Ronnie Brodie - Old Friends
Sophie Lawson - Chips
Best Script Chips Chips
Helianthus
Old Friends
Trifle
Best Cinematography Chips Chips
Custodian
Hell's Kitchen
Slainte (Good Health)
Best Editing The World's Strongest Unicyclist Chips
Last House on CCTV
Neeps and Tatties
The World's Strongest Unicyclist
Best Documentary Mr. Lune Town A Grand Artist
Mr. Lune Town
My Dad's Video Diary
The World's Strongest Unicyclist
Most Creative / Original Neeps and Tatties Custodian
Damned
Left
Neeps and Tatties
Best Music Authentic Authentic
Custodian
Helianthus
The World's Strongest Unicyclist
Best Sound Custodian Custodian
Last House on CCTV
Mr. Lune Town
The Treasurer
Best Costume/Make Up Hell's Kitchen Custodian
Damned
Hell's Kitchen
The Treasurer
Thomas Haywood Aerial Photography Award After Ice After Ice
The Grey Man

2022 Winners

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  • Audience Choice Award (Saturday Screening) - 1815 - Neil Boyle
  • Audience Choice Award (Sunday Screening) - Terminal Happiness - Eric Romero
  • Judges 1st Prize - 1815 - Neil Boyle
  • Judges 2nd Prize - Whale Heart - Phillip Edge
  • Golden Raptor Award - Professor Heny Bowfax's Fantastic Journey Through Time!
Award Winner(s) Nominees
Best Director Terminal Happiness - Eric Romero 1815 - Neil Boyle
A Tale of Tragedy - Tim Lyonds
Terminal Happiness - Eric Romero
Snapshot - Steve Johnson
Best Actor 1815 - Iain MaCrae 1815 - Iain MaCrae
1815 - Stephen Kerr
Worlds Apart - Jatinder Singh Randhawa
Whale Heart - Liam J. Barr
Best Actress Snapshot - Kirsty Strain Romance Is Dead? - Ainsley Jordan
Snapshot - Carrie Dodds
Snapshot - Kirsty Strain
Terminal Happiness - Rachel Flynn
Acting Coach Scotland Rising Star Award 1815 - Kayla Caldwell No Formal Nominations
Best Script 1815 - Neil Boyle Terminal Happiness - Chinh Van Tran
1815 - Neil Boyle
Fort Tom - Arthur Johnson
Shooting Animals - Libby Penman
Best Cinematography 1815 - Kasparas Vidunas 1815 - Kasparas Vidunas
A Tale of Tragedy - James Taylor
Neolith - Garry Ferrier, Ross Ferrier
The Removal - Klaudia Borbely
Best Editing Neolith - Garry Ferrier, Ross Ferrier A Tale of Tragedy - Joshua Strang
Neolith - Garry Ferrier, Ross Ferrier
Shooting Animals - Libby Penman
Whale Heart - Phillip Edge
Best Documentary Shooting Animals - Libby Penman Kafia
One Last Spin
Shooting Animals
Call of The Cliff
Moment of Impact
Most Creative / Original Whale Heart - Phillip Edge Removal
1815
Wahle Heart
Dive
Best Music Terminal Happiness - Margaryta Kulichova Terminal Happiness - Margaryta Kulichova
Wild Haggis - Benjamin Woodbridge
The Removal - Jamie Clapton
Shooting Animals - Libby Penman
Best Sound 1815 - Scott Walker Singulars - Luis Del Pozo
1815 - Scott Walker
Call of the Cliff - Luke Stainiland
Snapshot - Scott Walker, Ewan Jessamine
Best Costume/Make Up Termiinal Happiness - Kerttu Reinmaa, Eliise Sepp A Tale of Tragedy - Alma Conway, Katrina Doran
1815 - Samantha Jack, Urte Rusteikaite, Ellen Bramwell
Neolith - Olaya Valiente, Heather Currie
Terminal Happiness - Kerttu Reinmaa, Eliise Sepp
Best Animation Love Letter to Glasgow - Myria Chrystophini Love Letter to Glasgow
Eyes Open
Thomas Haywood Best Use of Scottish Landscape Award The Longest Line Call of the Cliff
Scotland's Wild Industry
1815
The Longest Line

References

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  1. ^ Festival listing on Film Freeway
  2. ^ HARBINSON, EDDIE (1 February 2016). "Bathgate set to host Short Scottish Film Festival". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ VALENTE, ALLAN (15 January 2015). "Bathgate's Regal Theatre to host annual Short Scottish Film Festival". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Chris Quick Steps Down As Judge". The Scottish Short Film Festival. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ Festival listing on Centre of Contemporary Arts page
  6. ^ SSFF Farewell Message on official website
  7. ^ "Scottish Short Film Festival Winners". Scottish Short Film Festival. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
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