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The longest for this year's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) has been announced, and a number of Film London alumni are included.
In the Best British Short Film category, Film London 2022 Lodestar Calvin Demba and Tuli Litvak are nominated for The Animals, which we supported the development of. Forgotten Spacemen comes from Elham Ehsas, who we helped develop There Will Come Soft Rains with Climate Spring, and Lorraine Bhattachary who produced The Returned with Film London. Georgia Parris (Unauthorised Absence) made her debut feature Mari via the Film London Microwave scheme, whereas Sorcha Bacon (Untitled Woman) produced both Wren Boys and Pram Snatcher with Film London. Film London funded Switch from Aneil Karia and Scott O’Donnell, who are nominated for Vote Gavin Lyle. Yellow Bucket, nominated for the prize, was created through the Short Film Fund. Film London alumnus Orland von Einsidel is nomated for Allies in Exile, whereas Every Time I See a Yellow Car producer Poppy O’Hagan was at this year’s Film London Production Finance Market (PFM).
Christine Molley and Joe Lawlor, nominated in the Raindance Maverick Award category for Act 3, have received Film London funding on multiple occasions, including to create Who Killed Brown Owl.
Cactus Pears, which came through PFM, and whose producers recently spoke at Film London Labs, is nominated for Best International Independent Film.