New Wave Jury
Programme
This opportunity helpes those aged 18-25 to develop their interest in film criticism.
Join the New Wave Jury 2025
OPEN !
Are you 18-25 ? Do you love cinema? Are you South West Based?
This is for you!
You will have the opportunity to critically judge and select award-winning short films, have meetings with industry-relevant professionals and write about film for our New Wave Journal.
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This year's deadline is the Monday 6th October 5 pm Notification Tuesday, 14th October
This program inspires film enthusiasts by guiding participants through workshop sessions. It concludes with jury sessions, where participants watch and judge the festival's International Shorts to select a winner. Afterwards, they contribute by writing a review of a festival film for our New Wave Journal.
Entry
Fees
This programme is free of charge, supported by Mor Media Charity.
Late submissions can not be accepted.
Eligibility
Age: 18-25 years old
Living, studying and/or working in the South
West, UK
Interest in film, basic
knowledge in film theory
& critical writing
Supporting
Documents
Please submit a critical
repsonse written or video essay to one of the three prompts on the application
form provided.
Deadline
This year's deadline is the Monday 6th October 5pm
Notification
Tuesday 14th October
Include supporting documents.
Our programme talks from industry professionals provide insight and help you develop your skills.
Hannah Strong, Digital Editor of Little White Lies magazine, an independent illustrated film magazine based in London. She has written for publications including Vulture, Gawker, GQ and The Guardian, and her first book, a monograph on Sofia Coppola, was released in May 2022 by Abrams New York.
Meet our previous jurors
Meet the 2023 New Wave Jury
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The New Wave Jury Winner was
ANU directed by Pulkit Arora and the Runner-Up was TOMATO KITCHEN directed by Junyi Xiao
New Wave Special Mention to -
A FENCE IS A FENCE BUT THE CLOUDS MOVE FREELY directed by Curtis Miller
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Meet 2024's New Wave Jury
In 2022 New Wave Jury was composed of 10 people: Lydia, Francisco, Jake, Eliza, Libby, Evie, Finn, Campbell, Andrew, and Andres.
The New Wave Jury Winner was Murder Tongue by Ali Sohail Jaura and the New Wave Jury Runner-Up was Burros by Jefferson Stein.