Shoot Productions’ short film This Way Up, has been selected as one of the 12 shortlisted films at the 2009 Performance Short Film Competition.

The film was selected from over 400 entries and has a chance of being screened at a glittering awards ceremony being held at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts  (BAFTA) headquarters in London on the 25^th March.

The film, directed by Sarah Punshon and written by Oliver Emanuel was made during 2008 as part of the Screen Yorkshire and UK Film Councils Caught Short programme.

You can find out more information about the 2009 Performance Short Film Competition here

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Soul Flowers, written by Joe Hepworth, will be directed by Tor Kristoffersen and will go into production in 2009.

The film follows the life of a farmer in rural Yorkshire as he struggles to let go of the past and come to terms with the present.

Commenting on the commission, Producer Sarah Senior said ”Tor, Joe and I are all over the moon about this commission. We’re really looking forward to the film going into production and the opportunities to work alongside Screen Yorkshire on such an exciting and challenging project.”

Tony Dixon, the Emerging Talent Manager at Screen Yorkshire said ''Each year it gets tougher to select the commissions due to the high standard of applicants and the calibre of projects we are sent. I am, as always thrilled to be working on the scheme with such a talented range of filmmakers and look forward to some amazing short films in 2009.''

Soul Flowers is the second film to be produced by Shoot Productions with UKFC and Screen Yorkshire’s support. The first film, This Way Up (dir: Sarah Punshon) was completed in August 2008 and is currently being entered into festivals both nationally and internationally.

Enough, the short film produced by Shoot Productions in August 2008, picks up top prize at DepicT!

Enough, the 90 second film directed by Tor Kristoffersen, was selected as the Jury Prize and overall winner of the competition which had over 350 entries from over 30 different countries.   

The judges were unanimous in their decision about awarding the prize to Enough saying “Enough is a strong, edgy, relevant and upsetting film with strong compositions and excellent editing.  It creates character adeptly and is a good use of the 90 second format – a real achievement.”  

Commenting on the win, Director Tor Kristoffersen said ‘Winning DepicT! is great for the whole cast and crew.  Such a competition challenges and tests everyone to produce in an eye wateringly short space of time.  Winning is affirmation of all that hard work and I'm happy that everyone came together for it'

Shoot Production’s short film ‘Enough’ has been included in the Short List of the 2008 DepicT! film festival.

The film, written and directed by Tor Kristoffersen, was selected from of over 350 entries from across the globe.

‘Enough’ is a 90 second gritty drama about the very real threat of knife crime in urban England. It was filmed on location in Leeds in August 2008.

DepicT! is Watershed's unique filmmaking competition, part of Encounters Short Film Festival, which challenges filmmakers from across the globe to come up with a compelling, imaginative idea and distil it into 90 seconds of cinematic originality.

‘Enough’ will be screened at Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol on the 22^nd November, and currently is available for viewing online at  http://www.depict.org/shortlists/232/ .  Rating the film after viewing it contributes towards the Shooting People Audience Award ’08.

Shoot Productions competed filming the UKFC and Screen Yorkshire Digital Short , This Way Up. The film will be going into post production in June, and completed in August 2008.

Sarah Senior, the Producer, said “The filming was a great success. We were working to such a tight schedule and the whole crew and production team really pulled it out of the bag. It’s a real testament to the skills of Yorkshire crew – we had a great team onboard.

The film, which is ten minutes in length, was commissioned as part of the Screen Yorkshire and UK Film Council scheme Caught Short – which promotes new and emerging film making talent in the UK. Once the film has been completed it will be submitted for festival consideration both in the UK and abroad.

The film follows a seven year old boy, who following the sudden death of his mother goes to extraordinary lengths to see her again. It is directed by Sarah Punshon and written by Oliver Emanuel and filmed on location in Bradford and Leeds. It stars Leeds actor Daniel Cockburn as the role of Jason.