Sharp Shorts Shortlist Announced

We are very excited to share the 16 shortlisted projects that will be developed through our short film scheme Sharp Shorts.

In May 2020, we invited writers, writer/directors and filmmaking teams of writer, director and producer to submit a one-page outline of their short film idea for the first ever round of Sharp Shorts, a new short film scheme for Scotland.

After a structured assessment process which prioritised the strongest story outlines, 16 teams have been selected to work with the Short Circuit Talent Executives to develop their short film.

The following 16 projects have been shortlisted:

A90 – Writer/Director: Olivia Middleton; Producer: Carys Evans
Bahar بهار (Spring) – Writer/Director: Maryam Hamidi; Producer: Alysia Maciejowska
Break – Writer/Director: Harvey Gardner; Producer: Reece Steel
Cleopatra 1917 – Writer/Director: Robert Florence; Producer: Ross McKenzie
Folding – Director: Paul Sng; Writer: Maisie Chan; Producer: Jo Blair
Ginny Reaper – Writer/Director: Niamh McKeown
Go Home – Writer/Director: Razan Madhoon
Groom – Writer/Director: Leyla Josephine; Producer: Laura McBride
Her Midas Touch – Director: Aimie Willemse; Writer: Lorna King; Producer: Uzma Mir
House Party – Writer/Director: Victoria Thomas; Producers: Nadira Murray and Lindsay McGee
The A.V. Van – Writer/Director: Morayo Akandé; Producers: Moyo Akandé and Helen Gladders
The Möbius Trip – Writer/Director: Simone Smith, Producer: Tom Kimberley
To the Moon – Director: Juulia Kalavainen; Writer: Chinh Van Tran; Producer: Bjørn Hanson
Too Rough – Writer/Director: Sean Lìonadh; Producers: Alfredo Covelli and Ross McKenzie
Trowie-Buckie – Writer/Director: Raman Mundair
Unknown Hand – Writer/Director: Saul Pankhurst; Writer: James Clarke; Producer: Charlie Pender

These filmmakers and projects – shortlisted from over 400 applications – will receive support from regular online masterclasses and script workshops over the next 4-6 weeks to help take their initial story outline to a short film script.

Following the development stage, the 16 shortlisted teams will be pitching their packaged projects to the Short Circuit funding panel. Up to 9 projects will then receive a maximum of £15,000 each towards their production budget, plus further training support to see them through production, post-production, delivery and distribution.

Short Circuit will deliver a year-round programme of events, talent mixers and one-to-one surgeries open to new and emerging filmmakers across Scotland.

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