A big thank you to all of our sponsors this year. Winners will be announced on the closing night of the festival.
LSFF2015 Awards
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British Council Award for
BEST NEW SHORT
The winning filmmaker will receive £1000 in cash, courtesy of the British Council.
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Sheffield Doc / Fest Award for
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The award winning filmmaker will receive a full Festival pass which gives industry accreditation and full access to the Doc/Fest film programme, sessions programme, as well as to all social events and parties.
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ICA Award for
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT
The ICA are delighted to offer the LSFF experimental award-winning filmmaker free ICA Membership for the year, plus 14 free film tickets, an almost £200 value. Take a date to the movies every day of the week – for free!
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Lomography Award for
BEST LO-BUDGET SHORT
The winning filmmaker will receive a Lomokino with a 3x pack of colour film…shoot a movie of 144 frames on any 35mm film with Lomography's first analogue movie maker.
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Shooting People Award for
BEST STUDENT FILM
Shooting People award the Best Student Filmmaker free Lifetime membership to Shooting People!
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ShortsTV Award for
BEST SCI FI / HORROR
The award winning filmmaker will have the opportunity to show their film on ShortsTV’s European broadcasting channel.
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LOCO Award for
BEST COMEDY SHORT
The LOCO Best Comedy Short prize is a space on THEIR KICKSTART YOUR COMEDY CAREER course, worth £150.
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WFTV UK Award for
BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR
Women in Film and TV UK is the leading membership organisation for women working in creative media in the UK. The prize is a year’s membership to the organisation.
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Encounters Award for
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
The winning film will receive 2 x free delegate passes to the 2015 Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, worth over £100, giving the winner access to all Industry events and screenings included in the pass.

