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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 | Official Website |
Glowflare Short Film Festival is an independent festival founded in 2024 by Daniel Smales, is produced and presented by Glowflare. The festival celebrates 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 events are 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 for the 2026 season opened on 1 January 2025, indicating the festival’s intention to operate as a recurring event on the film festival calendar. [15] In January 2026, the festival announced its line-up for the upcoming season, which included the introduction of three new awards: Best Student Film, Best International Film, and Best Emerging Filmmaker. [19]
The following is the list of films selected for the inaugural Glowflare Short Film Festival in 2025:
| Project | Director(s) | Runtime | Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Project | Director(s) | Runtime | Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Hidden Legacy | Tom Hopper | 08:47 | Documentary | |
| Apocalips | Lydia Barras | 07:19 | Narrative | |
| Bound by Blood | Eddy Reilly | 15:16 | Documentary | |
| Brother | Louis Akihito | 14:46 | Narrative | |
| Chimp | Tristan Seever | 13:04 | Narrative | |
| Dance with the Reaper | Carlota Massó | 04:15 | Animation | |
| Disparate Youth | Chiara Aiello | 11:37 | Narrative | |
| Game Changer | Paul Harker | 28:45 | Documentary | |
| Gan Canny | Lou Burns, Aaron Burns | 17:43 | Narrative | |
| Guygu | Chen Heifetz, Jordan Barr | 07:11 | Documentary | |
| I Want To Go Back To Yingcheng | 思淇 程 Siqi Cheng | 08:29 | Narrative | |
| In Her Image | Dominic Ashforth | 09:04 | Narrative | |
| Kalaviuka | Qilu Gan | 10:25 | Animation | |
| Kill | Ruth Sewell | 05:07 | Narrative | |
| Ku: A Love Story | Anita George | 03:24 | Animation | |
| Mantle Peace | Aidan Gibson | 07:30 | Narrative | |
| Masai Mara | Andrea Bufi | 03:00 | Documentary | |
| Mod (Turn) | Amit Baidya | 16:13 | Narrative | |
| No Strings | Molly Lipson | 10:31 | Narrative | |
| Partners in Crime | J. E. Dufton | 14:53 | Narrative | |
| Perpetuity | Danny Turner | 05:55 | Narrative | |
| Rat Trap | Emilia Stevens | 12:33 | Narrative | |
| Reparation | Jordan Dean | 19:59 | Narrative | |
| SALT! | Shay Thurmon | 07:26 | Narrative | |
| Sands of Purgatory | Alex Bates | 20:41 | Narrative | |
| Son | 16:05 | Narrative | ||
| Spectacle | Shantelle-Ellysé English | 10:00 | Narrative | |
| Strings Attached | Naren Gabriel Gurrier-Jones | 15:20 | Narrative | |
| Tea With Friends | Farah Halime Hope | 11:00 | Narrative | |
| THE BOIIFRIEND – Shot Of You | Suzana Juršič ‘Suki’ | 02:45 | Music Video | |
| The Family Photo | John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez | 08:48 | Animation | |
| The Irish | Jonny Gray | 08:21 | Narrative | |
| The Missing Part | Marv Hathim | 12:02 | Narrative | |
| The Paper Souls | Véronique MÉRIADEC, Nathalie CAROLLO | 19:11 | Narrative | |
| The Quiet Room | Kyle Brown | 14:56 | Narrative | |
| The Robe of Rainbow Feathers | Wesley Price | 06:21 | Animation | |
| TWAIN | Pip | 15:54 | Narrative | |
| UHURU | Olz McCoy | 09:55 | Documentary | |
| Venus Flytrap | Marc PUBREUIL | 22:05 | Narrative | |
| Why We Pride | Benjamin Scarsbrook | 08:35 | Documentary |
The festival recognises the achievements of filmmakers in variety of the following awards. [1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Award Nomination | |
| Award Winner | |
| Award | Nominee / Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
| Award | Nominee / Award Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Dance with the Reaper (Directed by Carlota Massó) |
| Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) | |
| In Her Image (Directed by Dominic Ashforth) | |
| Reparation (Directed by Jordan Dean) | |
| Sands of Purgatory (Directed by Alex Bates) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) | |
| Best Director | Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) |
| Perpetuity (Directed by Danny Turner) | |
| Reparation (Directed by Jordan Dean) | |
| Sands of Purgatory (Directed by Alex Bates) | |
| Tea With Friends (Directed by Farah Halime Hope) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) | |
| Best Screenplay | Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) |
| I Want To Go Back To Yingcheng (Directed by 思淇 程 Siqi Cheng) | |
| Perpetuity (Directed by Danny Turner) | |
| Reparation (Directed by Jordan Dean) | |
| Tea With Friends (Directed by Farah Halime Hope) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) | |
| Best Actor | Charlie Blanshard (Reparation) |
| David O'Brien (The Quiet Room) | |
| Éanna Hardwicke (TWAIN) | |
| Emmanuel Akinkuolie (Brother) | |
| Gregory David (Kill) | |
| Jonny Larman (Gan Canny) | |
| Best Actress | Emma Turner (Perpetuity) |
| Jessie Bedrossian (No Strings) | |
| Katie Creaghan (Partners in Crime) | |
| Lily Storey (Gan Canny) | |
| Richa Pallod (Mod (Turn)) | |
| Ruby Bentall (Tea With Friends) | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brandon Ashplant (Sands of Purgatory) |
| Jack Fox (Son) | |
| John Lawless (Reparation) | |
| Joshua Akehurst (No Strings) | |
| Maxwell Whitelock (In Her Image) | |
| William Parsons (Rat Trap) | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Georgina Hope (In Her Image) |
| Hayat Kamille (Tea With Friends) | |
| Rex Adams (Brother) | |
| Samantha Sirriani (Disparate Youth) | |
| Sapphire Brewer-Marchant (Sands of Purgatory) | |
| Toni O'Rourke (TWAIN) | |
| Best Documentary | A Hidden Legacy (Directed by Tom Hopper) |
| Bound by Blood (Directed by Eddy Reilly) | |
| Game Changer (Directed by Paul Harker) | |
| Masai Mara (Directed by Andrea Bufi) | |
| UHURU (Directed by Olz McCoy) | |
| Why We Pride (Directed by Benjamin Scarsbrook) | |
| Best Animation | Dance with the Reaper (Directed by Carlota Massó) |
| Guygu (Directed by Chen Heifetz Jordan Barr) | |
| Kalaviuka (Directed by Qilu Gan) | |
| Ku: A Love Story (Directed by Anita George) | |
| The Family Photo (Directed by John Norris Ray Maria Victoria Sanchez) | |
| The Robe of Rainbow Feathers (Directed by Wesley Price) | |
| Best Cinematography | Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) |
| Reparation (Directed by Jordan Dean) | |
| Sands of Purgatory (Directed by Alex Bates) | |
| Tea With Friends (Directed by Farah Halime Hope) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) | |
| Venus Flytrap (Directed by Marc PUBREUIL) | |
| Best Score | Dance with the Reaper (Directed by Carlota Massó) |
| Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) | |
| Kalaviuka (Directed by Qilu Gan) | |
| Sands of Purgatory (Directed by Alex Bates) | |
| Tea With Friends (Directed by Farah Halime Hope) | |
| Venus Flytrap (Directed by Marc PUBREUIL) | |
| Best Editing | Brother (Directed by Louis Akihito) |
| Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) | |
| In Her Image (Directed by Dominic Ashforth) | |
| Reparation (Directed by Jordan Dean) | |
| Sands of Purgatory (Directed by Alex Bates) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) | |
| Best Low Budget Under £1000 | A Hidden Legacy (Directed by Tom Hopper) |
| Gan Canny (Directed by Lou Burns Aaron Burns) | |
| In Her Image (Directed by Dominic Ashforth) | |
| Kill (Directed by Ruth Sewell) | |
| Perpetuity (Directed by Danny Turner) | |
| Spectacle (Directed by Shantelle-Ellysé English) | |
| Best Student Film | Apocalips (Directed by Lydia Barras) |
| Dance with the Reaper (Directed by Carlota Massó) | |
| I Want To Go Back To Yingcheng (Directed by 思淇 程 Siqi Cheng) | |
| Kalaviuka (Directed by Qilu Gan) | |
| Perpetuity (Directed by Danny Turner) | |
| Rat Trap (Directed by Emilia Stevens) | |
| Best International Film | Dance with the Reaper (Directed by Carlota Massó) |
| I Want To Go Back To Yingcheng (Directed by 思淇 程 Siqi Cheng) | |
| Mod (Turn) (Directed by Amit Baidya) | |
| SALT! (Directed by Shay Thurmon) | |
| The Paper Souls (Directed by Véronique MÉRIADEC Nathalie CAROLLO) | |
| Venus Flytrap (Directed by Marc PUBREUIL) | |
| Best Emerging Filmmaker | A Hidden Legacy (Directed by Tom Hopper) |
| I Want To Go Back To Yingcheng (Directed by 思淇 程 Siqi Cheng) | |
| In Her Image (Directed by Dominic Ashforth) | |
| Perpetuity (Directed by Danny Turner) | |
| Tea With Friends (Directed by Farah Halime Hope) | |
| TWAIN (Directed by Pip) |