| Boris In The Forest |
Short film |
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A horror/comedy shot on 35mm. Currently on the ALTER and Omeleto platforms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JtdVpwL-UQ
AWARDS AND SCREENINGS
WINNER, Best Of The Festival (judged by Mark Kermode) Isle of Man
WINNER, Best Comedy, Plymouth Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best Screenplay, Cinefantasy International Film Fest 2016
WINNER, Best British Film Audience Award, Exposure Short Film Fest
WINNER, Best Short Film, Independent Horror Movie Awards 2017
WINNER, Best Special Effects, Independent Horror Movie Awards 2017
WINNER, Best Short Film, Southampton International Film Fest 2016
WINNER, Best Narrative Short Film, Short To The Point, Bucharest 2017
WINNER, Best Hair & Makeup, Portsmouth International Film Fest 2016
WINNER, Best Actor, Wreak Havoc Film Festival 2020
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2015
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015
LOCO London Comedy Film Festival 2016
London Short Film Festival 2016
British Shorts, Berlin Film Festival 2017
East End Film Festival 2016
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2016
Montreal World Film Festival 2015
L.A Comedy Festival 2018
Copper Coast International Film Festival 2018
DeadCENTER Film Festival 2017
Athens International Film + Video Festival (Ohio, USA) 2016
H.P Lovecraft Film Festival 2016
FilmFest Osnabrück 2016
Monsters of Film 2017
Big Sur Short Film Festival 2017
Central Florida Film Festival 2016
Long Island International Film Expo 2016
Athens International Short Film Festival, Psarokokalo 2016
Portobello Film Festival 2017
Exit 6 Film Festival 2017
InShort Film Festival 2016
BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Festival 2017
Malta Short Film Festival 2016
Pluk de Nacht 2016
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2016
Reggio Film Festival 2016
Long Beach International Film Festival 2016
Anchorage International Film Festival 2016
MCM London Comic Con 2016
Kort Geschoten Short Film Festival 2016
Lisbon International Film Festival 2016
Comics In Film, Film Festival 2017
Copenhagen Film Festival 2017
Sunderland Shorts 2016
No Gloss Film Festival 2016
Limelight Film Awards 2017
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2017
Unrestricted View Film Festival 2017
The Shortest Nights 2017
Earls Court Film Festival 2017
Hellfire Short Film Festival 2017
Fake Flesh Film Fest 2017
Candid Projection Room 2017
http://www.borisintheforest.com
www.facebook.com/borisintheforest
CAST
Mac McDonald (as Merv Blanco)
George Georgiou (as Gianis)
Darren Kent (as Warren Peace)
Joyce Henderson (as Elspeth)
And
Jonathan Hansler (as the head chef)
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2015
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| Blackberry Stains |
Short film |
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A drama dealing with child abuse.
Festivals and Awards
Best short drama, and best actor Goldie film awards Florida
London Short Film Festival 2011
Vancouver International Film Festival 2010
BUSTER, Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children 2011
L.A International Film Festival 2010
Moscow International Film Festival 2010
Bornshorts, Short film festival, Denmark 2011
Big Island Film Festival Hawaii 2011
Starz Denver International Film Festival, 2011
Moondance International Film Festival, U.S 2011
Minghella Film Festival 2011 (UK)
Long Island International film expo 2011
Staten Island Film Festival 2011
Central Florida Film Festival 2010
Branchage, Jersey International Film Festival 2010
Sacramento Film Festival 2010
Jacksonville Film Festival 2010
Strawberry Shorts Film Festival 2010
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2011
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| Patience |
Short film |
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| Description |
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A drama about the relationship between two elderly women on a hospital ward.
https://vimeo.com/169510274
It was selected as Film of the Week by Rankin Film Productions on the Collabor8te website
and Hunger TV.
collabor8te.com/video/patience-dir-rob-hackett/
Awards and festivals
WINNER, Best Short film, Central Florida Film Festival,
WINNER, Best Short film, Staten Island Film Festival,
WINNER, Best Script, Malta Short Film Festival,
London Short Film Festival,
Rushes Soho Shorts,
São Paulo International Film Festival,
Rhode Island International Film Festival,
Film Fest Hamburg,
Short shorts & Asia (Japan),
Belgrade Short Film Festival,
Salento International Film Festival,
BuSho: Budapest Film Festival,
Newport Beach Film Festival,
Branchage Film Festival,
Rome IFilm Festival,
Edmonton Film Festival,
Long Island International Film Expo,
Winnipeg Film Festival,
Cinemadamare,
West Hollywood Film Festival,
Philadelphia Film Festival,
Whistler Film Festival,
New York United Film Festival,
Kerry Film Festival,
Victoria Film Festival,
Reggio Short Film Festival,
Film Festival Psarokokalo,
Bradford Film Festival,
Aubagne Film Festival(France)
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2008
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| Night Mail - Public Service Broadcasting |
Music video |
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A music video I produced and directed. Winner of Best music promo at the Aesthetica 2013 film festival.
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2013
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| Special Delivery |
Short Film |
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A short film awarded the 'Challenge Alexa' shooting package run by DirectorsUK.
Starring Jerome Holder (We Love Moses, Dough) and Varada Sethu (Strike Back, Sket).
https://vimeo.com//390446525
Festivals and screenings
Leeds International Film Festival 2018, BAFTA & Oscar qualifying
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018, BAFTA qualifying
Foyle Film Festival 2018, BAFTA & Oscar qualifying
London Short Film Festival 2019, BAFTA qualifying
S.O.U.L Screening Our Unseen Lives 2019, BFI screening
BFI Future Film Festival 2019
Cinequest, USA, 2019
Newport Beach, USA, 2019
Fastnet Film Festival, Ireland, 2019
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival, Wales, 2019
Newport Beach Film Festival, 2019
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2018
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| Extra Holes |
Short film |
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Comedy drama. Screenings include the Raindance Film Festival.
https://vimeo.com/5537540
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2005
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| Glasvegas |
Music video |
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Produced and Directed promo for the band Glasvegas
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2013
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| Persona - smartphone continuing drama |
Continuing drama |
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| Description |
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Directed 17 pages over a two day shoot for App Media.
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2012
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