New Wave Jury
Programme
This opportunity helpes those aged 18-25 to develop their interest in film criticism.
This programme targets film enthusiasts and is aimed to take participants through educational sessions this November. The programme culminates in jury sessions where participants view and judge the festival's International Shorts and select the winner. They then write a review of a film from this years festival for our
New Wave Journal.
Dates for your diary
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EXTENDED - 13/10/2024 - Closing Date for applications
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Workshop session exact dates TBC - 08/11/2024 - 23/11/2024
(4 sessions)
Screening Date - Sat 23rd Nov
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Entry
Fees
This programme is free of charge, supported by Mor Media Charity.
Late submissions can not be accepted.
Eligibility
Age: 18-25 years old
Living, studying and/or working in the South
West, UK
Interest in film, basic
knowledge in film theory
& critical writing
Supporting
Documents
Please submit a critical
repsonse written or video essay to one of the three prompts on the application
form provided.
Deadline
This year's deadline is the 24th of September
We ask applicants to include supporting documents.
Our programme talks from industry professionals provide insight and help you develop your skills.
Hannah Strong, Digital Editor of Little White Lies magazine, an independent illustrated film magazine based in London. She has written for publications including Vulture, Gawker, GQ and The Guardian, and her first book, a monograph on Sofia Coppola, was released in May 2022 by Abrams New York.
Meet our previous jurors
Meet 2023's New Wave Jury - Campbell, Harvey, Jess, William, Amelia, Agatha, Caoimhe, Archie, Rebecca and Khushi.
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The New Wave Jury Winner was
ANU directed by Pulkit Arora and the
Runner-Up was TOMATO KITCHEN directed by Junyi Xiao
New Wave Special Mention to -
A FENCE IS A FENCE BUT THE CLOUDS MOVE FREELY directed by Curtis Miller
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In 2022 New Wave Jury was composed of 10 people: Lydia, Francisco, Jake, Eliza, Libby, Evie, Finn, Campbell, Andrew,
and Andres.
Throughout the first two weeks of November, our jury took part in different workshops that allowed them to gain skills in order to choose a New Wave Jury Winner, from the international short films category. They took part in 4 sessions: a writing workshop with Amanda White, and 3 guest speaker sessions with Hannah Strong (Digital Editor at Little White Lies), Mark Cosgrove (British film programmer working at Watershed), and the Bulgarian filmmakers duo Mina and Vesela.
The New Wave Jury Winner was Murder Tongue by Ali Sohail Jaura and the New Wave Jury Runner-Up was
Burros by Jefferson Stein.
