Many thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s London Lift-Off Film Festival. It was great to see so many filmmakers and film enthusiasts filling the screenings in support of both local and international indie films. The judges' votes have been counted and added to the audience's feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened with us, who all did themselves proud. All London Lift-Off Film Festival 2019 winners will receive complimentary screenings at future Lift-Off Film Festivals. A special well done to the following films.
Photos from the event can be seen on the Lift-Off Facebook Page.
Festival Winners
Best Local Film
(next screening with Lift-Off in Berlin)
Black Shore
Dirs. Jon Park & Grant White
Synopsis: In a bleak British seaside town a family is stalked by an amorphous presence.
Best Short Film
(next screening with Lift-Off in Berlin)
Innocence
Dir. Ben Reid
Synopsis: When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.
Special Mentions
Special Mention
(next screening with Lift-Off in Manchester)
Growth
Dir. Allison Miller
Synopsis: A young woman coped with chronic pain via unconventional means while searching for a cure, but the cure presents a new and gruesome reality.
Special Mention
(next screening with Lift-Off in Berlin)
Agoria - Call of the Wild
Dir. Loïc Andrieu
Synopsis: Throughout a cinematic video, director Loïc ANDRIEU introduces a new female hero high-concept. It features Jane, an enigmatic L.A.P.D officer, forced to face her Orphic power to dive into death.
Special Mention
(next screening with Lift-Off in Berlin)
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Dir. Marcus Liversedge
Synopsis: Society is coming to an end in the UK. But Emma and Paul are in luck, they built a bunker in their back garden and they will just sit it out. As long as they have each other and enough to eat, they should be fine. Their only contact to the outside world is their wind-up radio. But their dreams of safety are shattered.
London Lift-Off Film Festival Online 2019 Winners
Season Award Nominations
The Lift-Off Season Awards is an annual event which celebrates the very best of indie film. Following each Lift-Off film festival, films which have excelled in their respective category are nominated and invited to attend the prestigious Lift-Off Season Awards, culminating at the end of the Lift-Off season. Click here for more information about the Lift-Off Season Awards.
Fighting for a City
Dirs. Greg Hardes & Jacob Proud
Synopsis: The story of a young boxer on the road to his dream; a world title fight in his hometown of Leeds. On the way, we meet an extraordinary family, a father who trains his son and the most passionate fans in boxing. The film is set against the background of one city; Leeds. Half aspirational professionals and students, half austerity ravaged estates, Leeds is a schizophrenic metaphor for UK 2016. Our boxer bridges the two because this is a city in need of a hero. Can he match and fulfil their hopes and dreams?
Nominated for Best Feature Documentary
Innocence
Dir. Ben Reid
Synopsis: When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.
Nominated for Best Acting Ensemble
