DIRIGO 2021
7th International Student Film Festival
This year’s festival premiered on Thursday 28th January 2021 at 7pm (GMT). The festival programme will be available here until Friday Feb 5th. Enjoy :) !
Dirigo - 7th International Student Film Festival - Schools Edition
PREMIERED HERE AT 11AM Friday 29th January 11AM
Aimed mainly at secondary schools, this edition also features Introduction from Ben Anderson (WIN Together Coordinator for the North Somerset area) and April Gilbert (HE Adviser for Weston College, Hans Price Academy and Broadoak Academy in Weston-super-Mare).
+ Films: Hero, PrePAWsterous, Sissy, Music For The End of the world and Give it back, from Dirigo Film Festival (see programme below).
+ Interview with Millie and Gracie Francis - Film & Media Arts Production degree students at University Centre Weston.
Dirigo 7th International Student Film Festival - Q&A + Awards (Zoom)
Trailer
Please see the festival programme for Dirigo 7th International Student Film Festival below. Design by Film UCW’s Adam Hellend. Trailer by Megan Atkinson and Kraig Taylor-Bryant.
VOTE for your favourite Film using:
Strawpoll for Audience award: https://strawpoll.com/63fbwv4j5
Dirigo is an International Student Film Festival directed and produced by FdA Film & Media Arts Production students from University Centre Weston. This festival aims to inspire and showcase the creativity of student filmmakers worldwide. It is an open festival with no set boundaries; we actively encourage new styles, voices and direction.
Thursday 28th January 2021 7pm (GMT)
This year our event will be held online, the Film Festival Programme will be streamed Live on FilmUCW Youtube channel (7pm - 9pm) followed by an awards ceremony, Q&A with festival directors and filmmakers on Zoom (from 9pm).
Please register for this event (Free) at: Eventbrite
Friday 29th January 2021
This year we are also hosting a Young Filmmakers version of the festival aimed at secondary schools, this will be on Friday 29th January 2021.
You can register for this Schools edition of Dirigo here
Dirigo is an International Student Film Festival directed and produced by FdA Film & Media Arts Production students from University Centre Weston.
This year’s Team is:
Festival Director- Kraig Taylor Bryant/Mark Tapley/Jackie Love
Editor- Megan Holly & Kraig Taylor Bryant
Festival Producer(s)- Ben Marchant/Maddy Colella/Ayo Babatunde
Marketing Manager- Maddy Colella/Alex Drummond
Festival Designer(s)- Adam Hellend/Georgia Christy
School, College, University Liaison- Millie Francis/Gracie Francis
Website Coordinator- Josh Clark/Alex Drummond/Matt Buchan
Executive Producer - Richard Edkins/Ross Bliss
Submissions - Ben Marchant/Ayo Babatunde/Kraig Taylor Bryant/Mark Tapley/Jackie Love/ Alex Drummond/ Matt Buchan/ Josh Clark
Read Interview with Kraig Taylor-Bryant, one of this year’s festival director’s, here
To find out more about our BA Film & Media Arts Production degree please visit the UCW website.
We use Film Freeway for submissions, visit our page here
Submissions for this years festival are now closed.
