With just two weeks until the Swindon Independent Film Festival begins, the team are excited to reveal the nominations for this years festival.

The 2023 festival has 20 categories covering all aspects of film and cinema. Swindon Independent Film Festival can also share that two of the categories, Best Youth Film and Best Local Film, will receive Amazon vouchers of £50 and £100 respectively. The vouchers for the two categories have been kindly donated by the Swindon Branch of the Pauline Quirke Academy.

Doug Kirby, Principal of PQA Swindon, commenting on the prizes, said: “Independent filmmaking is real talent to be admired. Swindon is a beating pulse for filmmakers, and PQA Swindon is proud to be able to donate the voucher prize for the Best Local Film award.”

Doug further added: “PQA Swindon works with young people who live in the town and surrounding areas to give them the skills and aspirations to work in the film sector. With young people being so vital to keeping the industry alive, PQA Swindon is also proud to donate the voucher for the Best Youth Film award, too.”

So with that, here are the 2023 Festival nominations!

2023 Nominations

Best Short Film (under 20 mins)

Babel

Bad Soil

Sunday Roast

Maria, Jose Maria

Stillness

Best Long Short (21 – 50 mins)

Ufologists

The Nautilus Mutiny

A Ray of Hope

Game Over

Migration to Dreams

Best Drama

Stillness

Tommies

Midnight Ride

Everbody Wants to be Loved

Pomegranate

Best Documentary

A Little Ray of Hope

Sew to Say

Last May in Palestine

Mudlark

Migration to Dreams

Best Comedy

Ufologists

For Pete’s Sake

Are We Doing This?

Spiricom

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Best Horror

Time Spent

Sunday Roast

Salesmen

The Endless Game

Fear Incarnate

Best International Film

Pomegranate

The Sprayer

Captain Brovary

Sunday Roast

Friendly Fire

Best Student Film

Friendly Fire

Killer Krush

Last May in Palestine

Captain Brovary

Salesmen

Best Director

Ufologists

Maria, Jose Maria

Midnight Ride

Sunday Roast

Old Man, Con Man

Best Screen Play

Ufologists

The Nautilus Mutiny

Tommies

Time Spent

For Pete’s Sake

Best Post Production

Fear Incarnate

Bad Soil

Babel

Dublin Crust

The Neverending Game

Best Cinematography

Maria, Jose Maria

Sace

The Nautilus Mutiny

Midnight Ride

White Christmas 1948

Best Sound Design

The Nautilus Mutiny

Babel

Misophonia

Tommies

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Best Costume Design

Tommies

Sensibility

Michael Gaismair

Maria, Jose Maria

White Christmas 1948

Best Lead Actor

Nicolas Pople – The Nautilus Mutiny

Adil Akram – Ghanimah

Caitlin Fitzgerald – Stillness

Gerald B Fillmore – For Pete’s Sake

Anne Ratte-Polle – Everybody Wants to be Loved

Best Supporting Actor

Steven Powell – Ufologists

Dairush Elsami – Captain Brovary

Rhea Bailey – Stillness

Claudia Jolly – Tommies

Nancy Farino – Midnight Ride

Best Edit

For Pete’s Sake

White Chirstmas 1948

The Nautilus Mutiny

Midnight Ride

Tommies

Best Local Film

The Relented

Britain’s Forgotten Frontier

Prey