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HORSHAM FILM FESTIVAL 2021
We're back with the second sequel to the Horsham Film Festival - cleverly named the Horsham Film Festival 2021!
After a fantastic debut in 2019 and an equally fantastic follow up in 2020, we're looking forward to seeing your films and celebrating them in 2021!
The Horsham Film Festival celebrates not only local, West Sussex based talent but also looks further afield to celebrate films from all over the UK.
We want to see films from everyone - whether you are a filmmaker who has already won awards at other film festivals or a first-time filmmaker looking to start developing your skills.
The Horsham Film Festival is the event to enter because our judging criteria doesn't exclude filmmakers by being based around equipment quality or technical expertise. We want to see and experience good stories first and foremost. Of course we consider shots, editing, acting and so on as part of the judging process but your film will not be looked down upon if you have shot it on your phone rather than Blackmagic gear!
So - show us your stories, show us your world, show us your imagination and make sure you enter for this year’s event - read on for ALL the festival details and make sure to look out for more information coming soon about prizes, partners and of course the 2021 Awards Night itself.
CATEGORIES:
BEST COMEDY
Does what it says on the tine – we want to see the funniest, wackiest, most off the wall entries to make us laugh!
BEST DRAMA
Move us, thrill us and maybe even scare us…this category is storytelling at it’s best. It’s the category that’s open to interpretation. We want to see anything that isn’t an out and out comedy in here.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Celebrate the Horsham District with us! Do you know a person, a place, a group or an activity that lives, works or takes place in the district? Tell us about them, bring their story to life.
BEST ANIMATION
We love animation whether its hand drawn, stop motion or computer generated. Make it out of pixels, paint, Lego, plasticine or pencil on paper…whatever you want. Tell us a good story with eye-popping visuals!
THE YOUR DISTRICT AWARD
To celebrate our Horsham District, there will be a special award given on the night to the film from any category, which we feel best showcases the district. So get out there, make use of all there is around us and produce your film! Please do NOT enter this category if you did NOT film in the Horsham District!
In 2019 and 2020, we offered up physical awards plus £8000+ worth of prizes amongst the 10 winning filmmakers.
Past prizes and sponsors have included...
- Manfrotto - £1000 of camera accessories
- Dorling Kindersley books on Avengers, Star Wars, Pixar and more
- South Lodge Hotel and Spa, Horsham, West Sussex
- Firebird Brewery beers
- Michael Wiese Productions Books on filmmaking and writing
- Cocoa Loco chocolate
- MacMan - Mac repairs, tuition and more
- Horsham Bedding Centre for super relaxing pillows for your next movie night
- Smith and Western restaurant vouchers for amazing food
We have plenty more in the works that we hope to confirm ASAP, including more camera equipment, commissions, vouchers and other awesome stuff!
Prizes will be non-monetary (examples include vouchers, camera kit etc), Silvertip Films reserve the right to adjust prizes and content to their discretion. You will receive no cash prize from Silvertip Films
We will be offering wide variety of prizes per category, as well as a different prize pool for the u18 category.
The winning film-makers will also be gaining wide coverage via local (and wider) press and magazine coverage. In 2019 and 2020, the Awards Night and winners featured on the front page of 2 newspapers in West Sussex, plus 2 magazine features. We achieved online coverage reaching over 300,000 people.