NFTS student and graduate films have scooped BOTH Short Film prizes at the EE BAFTA Awards– for the second year running!
NFTS 2014 graduation film The Bigger Picture - directed by Daisy Jacobs, produced by Chris Hees and co-written by Jennifer Majka - has won the EE BAFTA for Best Short Animation and the award for Best Short Film went to Boogaloo and Graham, directed by NFTS recent graduate Michael Lennox with fellow graduates Livia Serpa (Editor), Steve Bond (Sound Designer/Rerecording Mixer) and Composer Jered Sorkin.
A total of 75 NFTS graduates were involved in EE BAFTA winning, or nominated, films this year. These include:
Theory of Everything– winner of the Outstanding British Film award, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor (Eddie Redmayne) – on which NFTS graduates Ben Foster served as Conductor and Louise Begbie was a Graphic Designer.
The Lego Movie– winner of Best Animated Film award - on which NFTS graduates Sharon Colman worked as Story Artist.
Speaking after the BAFTA ceremony - hosted by Stephen Fry at the Royal Opera House, in London- The Bigger Picture director Daisy Jacobs and producer Chris Hees said it had been a fantastic evening of celebration, which included the official BAFTA dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel and a Harvey Weinstein after-party.
“I felt both excited and nervous about getting on stage, but I am absolutely delighted to have been included in the BAFTAs and very grateful for the BAFTA Scholarship which enabled me to study at the NFTS,” said Daisy Jacobs.
“What an amazing achievement. To have the efforts and talent of the team recognised with a EE BAFTA award is incredible. It was a fantastic night and I'm sure we'll be celebrating for a long time,” said Chris Hees who was sponsored to come to the school by Creative England.
You can watch their EE BAFTA acceptance speeches HERE
NFTS Director Nik Powell, who also attended the EE BAFTA ceremony said: “We are thrilled to see our graduates’ talent being recognised by the industry and are proud to have bagged both Short Film awards for two year’s in a row. It is a testament to their talent and their brilliant tutors at the NFTS.”
The Bigger Picture is also nominated for an Academy Award so Daisy and Chris are due to fly out to Hollywood next week for the Oscars ceremony. You can read Chris Hees’ Awards BlogHERE and find out more about Daisy Jacobs’ kickstarter campaign to fund her next film HERE
Congratulations to all of those who worked on the award-winning movies. For full NFTS credits on BAFTA winning and nominated films click HERE.
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