Underwire Festival

About

UnderWire’s founders Gabriella Apicella and Gemma Mitchell launched the festival in 2010 with the belief that women working in the UK film industry needed more encouragement and a bigger platform for their work. The fact remains that women still make up a small proportion of film creatives, and UnderWire looks to recognise the best short work made by women across a range of crafts – from director to cinematographer; screenwriter to editor. UnderWire believes that a more gender balanced industry will benefit everyone by creating a diversity of perspectives, stories and experiences for audiences.

Categories:

• Drama,
• Animation,
• Documentary,
• Music video,
• Artist film.

Awards

• Best Director,
• Best Producer,
• Best Writer,
• Best Editor,
• Best Cinematographer,
• Best Composer,
• Best Sound Designer,
• Best Actor,
• Under 25 (for outstanding work by a female practitioner aged 15-25),
• XX Award.

Rules

• Completed by November 2019
• Not screened in London in advance of Underwire Festival.
• Filmmakers must be British or Irish nationals and/or the film must be a UK or Republic of Ireland production, including student/graduation films. 

Screening Media Type: DCP

Audio language: original
Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

City premiere required.

Jury and Organizers

Festival director: Anna Bogutskaya
anna@underwirefestival.com

Programme coordinator: Giulia Simone
giulia@underwirefestival.com