Guernsey short film qualifies for British Independent Film Awards
It said: "Per the BIFA rules, a short film must secure official selection into at least two qualifying festivals on the BIFA category B list to be eligible."Exciting times ahead."The film was supported by both Guernsey Arts and the DDR Museum in Berlin.The team behind the production said "it beat off several thousand other international short films to win a spot in the official selection line-up".Mr Ashplant previously said local actors and crew worked alongside international names on the project including former Doctor Who actor Christopher Eccleston, and Oscar nominee Jonathan Tammuz."There are too many names to mention. One-hundred-and-forty-eight in total, and around 70% them are local. I cannot thank them enough," Mr Ashplant said.
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