Cornish film and theatre company o-region received a record number of entries into this year’s Roughcut 60 Second Film Challenge, supported by Falmouth University School of Film & Television and WTW Cinemas.
Usually held in the Plaza Cinema, this year’s entries were hosted on the o-region website. All of the films were 60 seconds long and explored the theme of “secrets”.
The Best Young People’s Film, Runners Up, and Overall Winner were chosen by a panel of industry judges, which included Mark Jenkin, the BAFTA award winning Cornish writer/director of Bait.
Despite moving it online, the festival was a huge success. 618 films were entered into the competition from around the world, with a high quality of entries. 7,277 people watched the films from home with 2,416 voting for their favourite.
The winners of Roughcut 60 Second Film challenge 2020
Best Young Peoples Film
- 17-year old Liza Saldova from Madrid for her film The Beauty of Life. Prize of £250.
Audience Award voted by the public
- Sahil Yadav from Dehli for his animation Acceptance. Prize of £250
Main Competition awards:
Runners Up
- Matty McCabe from London for his film There’s No Such thing as Monsters. Prize of £250
- 17-year-old Fin Wallace from Truro for his film The Big Secret. Prize of £250
The overall winner:
- Peter Kimball from Massachusetts, USA mart, dark and very funny animation Grace winning £1000.
The winning films are available to view on the o-region website.
Simon Harvey, director of o-region said: “We’re really delighted that the Film Challenge has grown so exponentially this year. We’re blown away that there are likeminded individuals all over the world who have a passion for making innovative, funny, moving and downright entertaining short form films.”
