We've counted up all your votes from the weekend and the quality of films on offer was as good as we can remember. Only 3 of the 24 films scored less than 60% and you rated a staggering 17 out of 24 at 70% or over.
Between Two Worlds and Parallel Mothers scored almost identically at a shade over 83% and Flee, as is usual with quality documentaries, scored at 85%. A list of scores is available on the website.
Around 100 people turned up to the Osprey Short Film Awards on Saturday afternoon at the Theatre By The Lake. The 10 shortlisted films were screened along with two new short films from director Carl Hunter.
The judges prize was awarded to MIDAIR by Louis-Jack, a bouldering film featuring some of the UK's strongest climbers in iconic Lake District locations, set to a pumping techno soundtrack.
The audience selected RAMBLER MAN directed by Angus Imrie for the Audience Award. Written, produced and starring cumbrian native Ewan Pollitt who collected the award. The film, also starring Tim Bentinck (best known for his long-running role on the radio as David Archer) explores mental health, masculinity and our emotional connections with the great outdoors.
Oli Bentley, from Split Design, has done another amazing job on the brochure this year – it is in a new format but with the same stunning visuals. You can download a copy here or pick up a copy when you are in Keswick – the timeline is an essential part of the festival weekend.
There is also a full version of the programme to download as a simple pdf – its in black and white and ideal for perusing in those dim cinemas.
To get you in the mood for a whole weekend of film, we have teamed up with the Alhambra and Glasgow Film Festival to bring three UK premieres to Keswick in the run up to our Festival. Starting with their opening film The Outfit on Wednesday 2nd March, followed by The Happening to recognise International Women's Day on the 8th and their closing film Murina on Sunday 13th, after the Film Club's screening of Lingui,The Sacred Bonds.
You can find more details on these films including links to book tickets on our Glasgow Film Festival page.
This March we are fortunate that many of our favourite directors have new releases that we can screen. How do the latest films from Clio Barnard, Jacques Audiard, François Ozon, Joanna Hogg and Julia Ducournau sound as a line up?
You can find all the films announced so far on our films page.
