A World Not Ours, Leviathan take Edinburgh honours
- Fire In The Night wins audience award
Mahdi Fleifel’s A World Not Ours [+see also:
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The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film went to Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s Leviathan [+see also:
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Anthony Wonke’s Fire In The Night won the audience award.
Winners
THE MICHAEL POWELL AWARD FOR BEST BRITISH FEATURE FILM
Leviathan
THE AUDIENCE AWARD
Fire In The Night
THE AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE IN A BRITISH FEATURE FILM
Jamie Blackley (uwantme2killhim?)
Toby Regbo (uwantme2killhim?)
THE AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
A World Not Ours
THE STUDENT CRITICS JURY AWARD
Celestial Wives Of The Meadow Mari
THE MCLAREN AWARD FOR NEW BRITISH ANIMATION (supported by the British Council)
Marilyn Myller by Mikey Please
THE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
GHL by Lotte Schreiber
THE AWARD FOR CREATIVE INNOVATION IN A SHORT FILM
Doll Parts by Muzi Quawson
THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION TO A SHORT FILM
Josh Gibson – Director of Photography, Light Plate
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