Midlands Movies Awards 2020 winners
midlandsmovies • March 16, 2020
Midlands Movies Awards 2020 winners
Best Costume, Make-up & Hairstyling
Terri Hughes and Louis Brough for The Reunion
Best Editing
Lawrence Fowler for The Jack in the Box
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Damien Molony for Keep Breathing
Best Music (score or song)
Matthew Tucker for Rubber Johnny
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jenn Day for Unmade
Best Cinematography
Grant Archer for Night Tide
Best Documentary
Nick Hamer for Outside the City
Best Feature
Lawrence Fowler for The Jack in the Box
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sophie Wheelans for I Need To Tell You Something
Best Animated Film
Lee Charlish for Waxworks Owner Fumes at Closure
Best Director
Lucy Alder for I Need to Tell You Something
Best Sound (editing or mixing)
Lee Charlish for The Cold Caller
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
James Bryhan for Shame My Name
Best Visual Effects
Lukas Remis for Invasion Planet Earth
Best Writing (original or adapted screenplay)
Tommy Draper, Mark Corden & Emmeline Hartley for Keep Breathing
Best Short (chosen by Richard Bellingham)
Mark Corden for Keep Breathing
We open, as many a scary movie does, with an ominous quote from the bible - this time from the book of Daniel - before the film introduces us to a police team who are investigating the brutal murder of a young woman.
Family is the directorial debut of Shaiek Ahmen Rana, a West Midlands filmmaker who received funding provided by Reel Brum and and Open Door grant for his short script that has ultimately led to this first film ‘Family’.
Written and directed by Neil Evans, Artificial Insanity follows a man (Anthony Webster) whose internet has stopped working. When he calls to get it fixed, he’s met with the voice of an AI chatbot (Natalie Nightingale) who tells him that the wait time for a human representative is 5.6 months.
The Sunshine Café is an independently funded dementia friendly programme that’s held once a month in St Chad’s Cathedral in Sutton Coldfield. The programme, led by Kathryn and Marian, is intended to provide an inclusive and safe space for those suffering with dementia.