Keswick Film Festival

The Keswick Film Festival is an annual festival had in Keswick, Cumbria, England, which was begun in 2000. It was organised by the Keswick Film Club in association with Theatre by the Lake. festivalfocus.org refers to it as 'Cumbria's principal general film fest'.[1]

The Festival includes the Osprey Short Film Awards, which show short films from local filmmakers. In 2014, the festival ran from 27 February until 2 March. In 2014, John Hurt was in attendance.

Osprey Short Film Awards

The Osprey Short Film Awards are part of the Keswick Film Festival which aim to 'celebrate local film making'[2] by showing short films from local filmmakers. The winners from both the Under 19 and Open categories are awarded the Osprey Awards. News and Star called it 'an opportunity for great directors to showcase their work'.[3] In 2014, the Osprey Short Film Awards took place on 1 March. The winners were 'Animals', directed by Matthew Edwards, in the Under 19 category and 'Little Chamonix', directed by Dom Bush, in the Open category.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.festivalfocus.org/festival_view.php?uid=734 festivalfocus.org, Accessed 15 April 2014
  2. ↑ http://www.keswickfilmclub.org/kff/shorts.php keswickfilmclub.org, Accessed 15 April 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/keswick-film-festival-a-showcase-of-local-cinema-1.1083278 newsandstar.co.uk, 9 September 2014, Accessed 15 April 2014
  4. ↑ http://www.keswickfilmclub.org/kff/shorts.php keswickfilmclub.org, Accessed 15 April 2014
  5. ↑ http://keswickfilmfestival.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/osprey-2014-winners.html keswickfilmfestival.blogspot.co.uk, Accessed 16 April 2014
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