Just Say Hi

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Just Say Hi
Directed by John McPhail
Written byJohn McPhail
Produced by Andrew Lanni
Starring Tyler Collins
Natalie Wallace
John McPhail
John Young
CinematographyJohn Young
Edited byJohn McPhail
Production
company
Worrying Drake Productions
Release date
  • 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Just Say Hi is a short 2013 British romantic comedy film about a blossoming romance between a boy and a girl who meet every morning at a bus stop. [1]

Contents

Main cast

Release and reception

Just Say Hi was released on 1 July 2013 and was positively received by critics. Amber Wilkinson of Eye for Film wrote:

"Even in this limited environment, McPhail finds unexpected ways to generate comedy while also giving the girl and the boy distinctive characters, which is no mean feat considering there is only one line of dialogue." [2]

Robbie Collins of the Daily Telegraph described the film as:

"One of the sweetest payoffs I’ve seen in any rom-com this year." [3]

The film's first festival encounter was the Virgin Media Short competition run by Virgin Media. The film made it through to the final where it competed with 12 other short films which were judged by a panel which included actor David Tennant, Shane Meadows and film critic James King. [4] The film was a hit with the judges and the audience at home winning 2 out of the 3 awards available making McPhail the only director in the competition's history to win multiple awards. The production team were presented with the awards at a ceremony in London which included £5,000 in film funding with mentoring from the British Film Institute and a voucher for £5,000 to spend on Nikon Equipment. [5]

In 2014, the film was featured in the Très Court International Film Festival in which it was screened in over 100 cities in 23 countries. [6]

The film went on to appear in many domestic and international festivals including the Bradford International Film Festival, [7] the Shärt International Comedy Film Festival [8] and the Aberfeldy Film Festival where it picked up the Palme-Dewar Audience Choice Award. [9]

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2013Virgin Media Shorts AwardsTiVo Award John McPhail Won
Nikon People's Choice Award John McPhail Won
2014 The Scottish Short Film Festival Audience Choice Award John McPhail, Andrew Lanni Won
Aberfeldy Film FestivalPalme-Dewar Audience Choice Award John McPhail, Andrew Lanni Won
2015Loch Ness Film FestivalBest Micro Short John McPhail, Andrew Lanni Won

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References

  1. "Just Say Hi profile on Worrying Drake Site". Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. Eye For Film Review of Just Say Hi
  3. "Virgin Media Shorts film competition shortlist: 'more energy and wit than many feature-length films'". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 30 June 2018.
  4. Virgin Media Article on Finalists Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Nikon Official Site Details of Prizes". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. "Très Court International Film Festival Listing". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. Bradford International Film Festival Listing
  8. Shärt International Comedy Film Festival Listing
  9. Aberfeldy Film Festival 2014 Winners Page