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Driven

DRIVEN

A SHORT FILM MADE BY THE BFI FILM ACADEMY 2013-14

DRIVEN (2014, 6 mins) is an award-winning dark, eerie thriller in which a man’s Sat Nav begins to take over his destiny.

Signal Film and Media’s BFI Film Academy produced a short film with 18 budding young filmmakers between the ages 16-19 to be mentored by industry professionals through a programme of filmmaking and film education events from October 2013 through to March 2014.

The course was free and funded by the British Film Institute. The project culminated with the group writing, crewing and editing a short psychological thriller film (starring Rupert Proctor, Notting Hill, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and was shot during October’s half term. The film was premiered at a special showcase & BFI Career surgery event at FACT and screened locally alongside Stanley Kubrick’s classic horror, The Shining, at Cooke’s Studios, Barrow-in-Furness.

12 participants gained Silver Arts Award, 1 gained Bronze during their course. 2 trainees also went on to gain places at the extremely competitive BFI Talent Campus, a residential filmmaking programme working with top industry professionals at the National Film and Television School.

Professional Mentors included Writer/Director Matt Palmer (Calibre), Production Designer May Davies (Swallows and Amazons), Cinematographer Nicola Daley (Pin Cushion, Harlots), and Sound Recordist Jack Coghill (Nae Pasaran!)

Northern Exposure Short Film Competition (Nominated / shortlisted)
Kendal, Cumbria, The Brewery Arts Centre, UK – July 18, 2014 
 
Portobello Film Festival London, (Winner: Best Newcomer)
Pop Up Cinema – September 14, 2014  
 

AES Cinemagic Belfast, (Winner of Young Filmmaker Competition 18-25 category) Northern Ireland – November 28, 2014 

Cumbria Short Film Competition (Winner of the Under 18 original screenplay category and Audience Award)

Old Laundry Theatre, Windermere, Cumbria – November 20, 2014