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Location | Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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Founded | 2024 |
Founded by | Daniel Smales |
Awards | 16 |
Hosted by | Parkway Cinemas |
Language | English |
Website | www.glowflareshortfestival.com |
Glowflare Short Film Festival is an independent short film festival founded in 2024 by Daniel Smales. The festival aims to celebrate the art of short filmmaking, offering a platform for independent filmmakers from the UK and abroad to showcase their work. [1] The festival is set to take place in Beverley, United Kingdom. [2] The inaugural event is hosted at Parkway Cinemas an independent cinema known for its modern facilities and support for independent film events. [3] [4]
The festival welcomes short film entities of all genres that are under 40 minutes. [5] [6] Submissions are managed through FilmFreeway, a platform that simplifies the process for filmmakers to submit their works to festivals. [1]
Founded in 2024, submissions for the inaugural event were opened exclusively through FilmFreeway on 11 August 2024. [1] Filmmakers were invited to submit their short films in genres such as narrative, animation, documentary, music video and experimental works. [7] The festival was announced publicly by Daniel Smales, the festival director, in October 2024. [8] In November, it was announced that its inaugural event would be held on 25 January 2025 at Parkway Cinemas. [9] [10] Tickets for the first festival were made available through the Parkway Cinemas website on 11 November 2024. [11] A final call for submissions was issued in early December 2024, with submissions closing on 13 December 2024. [12] [13] [14] Submissions have included works from both local and international filmmakers, with entries from the United States, Canada, and Europe, highlighting the festival’s openness to international participation. [15] The official line-up was announced on 30 December 2024. [16] Selections were announced on 20 December, with award nominations announced on 6 January 2025. [17] [18]
Submissions opened for its 2026 season on 1 January 2025, reflecting its intention to become a recurring event on the film festival calendar. [15]
The following is the list of films selected for the inaugural Glowflare Short Film Festival in 2025:
Project | Director(s) | Runtime | Type | Country |
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The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China | Bill Callahan, Kieran Hanson | 22:59 | Documentary | ![]() |
Yen For Zen | James Pyle | 1:00 | Animation | ![]() |
Meeting | Martin Keady | 14:00 | Narrative | ![]() |
RCA Let The Artist Talk Sam Modder | Carlos Patrick Haney | 5:00 | Documentary | ![]() |
Like, Comment, Share | Nick Noyes | 10:11 | Narrative | ![]() |
Bruised | Lou Burns, Aaron Burns | 19:58 | Experimental | ![]() |
The Barber, The Astronaut and The Golf Ball | Jonathan Richards | 25:00 | Documentary | ![]() |
Roundabout | Patrick Sheard | 18:00 | Narrative | ![]() |
Der Hof | Pete Mason | 10:10 | Animation | ![]() |
Novablood Biblical | Clive Tonge | 4:25 | Music Video | ![]() |
The Westwood Cows | Matthew McCloud | 2:48 | Experimental | ![]() |
Cry Like a Guy | Anthony Rubinstein | 4:30 | Experimental | ![]() |
Turn Over | Rick Endacott | 13:18 | Narrative | ![]() |
Fahrenheit 2051 | Hadrien Genest | 2:30 | Experimental | ![]() |
The Appliance of Science | Martin Cooper | 2:07 | Experimental | ![]() |
Crashlanding the Persian Mothership | Martin Cooper | 29:59 | Documentary | ![]() |
Homeless Tobez | Thomas Loone | 36:25 | Experimental | ![]() |
In the Matter of Brian Franks | Lauren Patrice Nadler | 13:50 | Narrative | ![]() |
Te Amo Papá | Dave Brown, Jake Zieman | 7:45 | Narrative | ![]() |
Takeaway | Lou Sumray | 5:18 | Animation | ![]() |
Reception | Lou Sumray | 2:25 | Animation | ![]() |
Trigger-ed | Tyson Green | 11:12 | Narrative | ![]() |
Beholden | Leon Lopez | 13:56 | Narrative | ![]() |
Gretchen | Dean Addison | 18:19 | Narrative | ![]() |
Bo Jacquo | Mikaël FITOUSSI, Grégory FITOUSSI | 18:40 | Experimental | ![]() |
The Devil's Symphony | Andy Winward | 14:36 | Narrative | ![]() |
Speaker | Alan Hamwan | 6:57 | Narrative | ![]() |
Hunter Loading | Sasa Numic | 7:59 | Narrative | ![]() |
Where Have I Gone? | Georgina May Haley, Elizabeth Bell | 25:25 | Narrative | ![]() |
Echoes | Christina Araujo | 9:15 | Animation | ![]() |
The Visit | Parmjit Kaur Gill | 10:55 | Narrative | ![]() |
As We Fall Silent | Brian Quintero | 20:00 | Narrative | ![]() |
Still Here / Immerdar | John Graham | 10:24 | Narrative | ![]() |
The Dating Game | Keith Murphy | 10:58 | Experimental | ![]() |
Girl in the Shadows | Herty Owusu | 15:00 | Narrative | ![]() |
Pee Fright | Matt Colin Evans | 6:23 | Experimental | ![]() |
Stationary | Robin Harvey | 7:38 | Experimental | ![]() |
In Half | Jorge Morais Valle | 24:00 | Animation | ![]() |
Confession | De Ville | 3:00 | Experimental | ![]() |
The festival recognises the achievements of filmmakers in variety of the following awards. [1]
Key | |
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Award Nomination | |
Award Winner |
Award | Nominee / Award Winner |
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Best Film | As We Fall Silent (Directed by Brian Quintero) |
Bruised (Directed by Lou and Aaron Burns) | |
Cry Like A Guy (Directed by Anthony Rubinstein) | |
Gretchen (Directed by Dean Addison) | |
Homeless Tobez (Directed by Thomas Loone) | |
In Half (Directed by Jorge Morais Valle) | |
Best Documentary | Crashlanding the Persian Mothership (Directed by Martin Cooper) |
RCA Let The Artist Talk (Directed by Carlos Patrick Haney) | |
The Barber, The Astronaut and The Golf Ball (Directed by Jonathan Richards) | |
The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China (Directed by Bill Callahan and Kieran Hanson) | |
Best Director | Anthony Rubinstein (Cry Like A Guy) |
Brian Quintero (As We Fall Silent) | |
Dean Addison (Gretchen) | |
Jorge Morais Valle (In Half) | |
Lou and Aaron Burns (Bruised) | |
Thomas Loone (Homeless Tobez) | |
Best Animation | Der Hof (Directed by Pete Mason) |
Echoes (Directed by Christina Araujo) | |
In Half (Directed by Jorge Morais Valle) | |
Reception (Directed by Lou Sumray) | |
Take Away (Directed by Lou Sumray) | |
Yen For Zen (Directed by James Pyle) | |
Best Screenplay | As We Fall Silent (Lauren Wagner and Rachel Salsberg) |
Bruised (Lou Burns) | |
Echoes (Christina Araujo) | |
Homeless Tobez (Thomas Loone) | |
In The Matter of Brian Franks (J.N. Gould) | |
The Visit (Parmjit Kaur Gill) | |
Best Actor | Anto Sharp (Gretchen) |
Calvin Chervinko (Turn Over) | |
Hans Gurbig (Still Here) | |
Kieran Bew (Cry Like a Guy) | |
Mikaël Fitoussi (Bo Jacquo) | |
Thomas Loone (Homeless Tobez) | |
Best Actress | Amy Lucas (Gretchen) |
Aria Bryan (Like, Comment and Share) | |
Becky Lindsey (Bruised) | |
Eva Bjornholt (Still Here) | |
Harriet Mardlin (Meeting) | |
Lauren Wagner (As We Fall Silent) | |
Best Supporting Actor | Bill Picard (Bruised) |
Eric Moyer (Turn Over) | |
Jason Adam (Homeless Tobez) | |
Mitchell Anthony (As We Fall Silent) | |
Nick Sowma (In The Matter of Brian Franks) | |
Patrick Broderick (The Devil's Symphony) | |
Best Supporting Actress | Alex Kapila (The Visit) |
Hadeesa Ramjee (Where Have I Gone) | |
Hayley Mitchell (Homeless Tobez) | |
Laura Fitzpatrick (Girl in the Shadows) | |
Louise Munro (Beholden) | |
Lucy Mynard (Roundabout) | |
Best Cinematography | As We Fall Silent (Justin Arjune) |
Bo Jacquo (Antoine Carpentier) | |
Confession (Steeven Petitteville) | |
Cry Like A Guy (Thomas English) | |
Fahrenheit 2051 (Camille Barbé) | |
Still Here (Jonas Jehle) | |
Best Editing | Confession (Fernando Raigoxa and Jean-Marc Demmer) |
Cry Like a Guy (Anthony Rubinstein) | |
Fahrenheit 2051 (Hadrien Genest) | |
Gretchen (Shaun Hodson and Dean Addison) | |
In Half (Jorge Morais Valle) | |
Speaker (Miran Omer) | |
Best Score | As We Fall Silent (Andrés Galindo Arteaga and Erik Arnesen) |
Confession (Fred Falke) | |
Gretchen (Shaun Hodson) | |
In Half (Juan Manuel Cameán) | |
Still Here (Christopher Schlechte-Bond) | |
The Visit (TBA) | |
Best Low Budget | Der Hof (Directed by Pete Mason) |
Gretchen (Directed by Dean Addison) | |
Novablood Biblical (Directed by Clive Tonge) | |
Roundabout (Directed by Patrick Sheard) | |
Takeaway (Directed by Lou Sumray) | |
The Devil's Symphony (Directed by Andy Winward) | |
Audience Choice | Homeless Tobez (Best Film) |
Echoes (Best Animation) | |
The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China (Best Documentary) | |
Thomas Loone (Best Director) | |
Thomas Loone (Best Actor) | |
Amy Lucas (Best Actress) | |