UnderWire’s founders Gabriella Apicella and Gemma Mitchell launched the festival in 2010 with the belief that women working in the UK film industry needed more encouragement and a bigger platform for their work. The fact remains that women still make up a small proportion of film creatives, and UnderWire looks to recognise the best short work made by women across a range of crafts – from director to cinematographer; screenwriter to editor. UnderWire believes that a more gender balanced industry will benefit everyone by creating a diversity of perspectives, stories and experiences for audiences.

Categories:

Drama,
Animation,
Documentary,
Music video,
Artist film.

Best Director,
Best Producer,
Best Writer,
Best Editor,
Best Cinematographer,
Best Composer,
Best Sound Designer,
Best Actor,
Under 25 (for outstanding work by a female practitioner aged 15-25),
XX Award.

Completed by November 2019
Not screened in London in advance of Underwire Festival.
Filmmakers must be British or Irish nationals and/or the film must be a UK or Republic of Ireland production, including student/graduation films.
Screening Media Type: DCP

Audio language: original
Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

City premiere required.