Now to unquestionably the most important short film festival in the UK, Encounters, in Bristol. The stormy weather made it easy to head indoors and I managed to squeeze in about 40 shorts most of which were fantastic and hear some great talks given by people like Andrea Arnold, Jeremy Brock, Gary Shaw, and Eran Creevy.
Encounters turned out to be a great place to meet or at least see some of the cogs and cogettes that make up the UK film funding and creative machine. I also met some inspiring young film makers and many a wise old head with plenty of good advice on the next steps etc…
So thank you to organisers like Rich Warren, Mark Cosgrove, and Sheryl Newell for putting on a great show and giving our first film such an elevated platform on which to be seen! x