Powerful Breast Cancer Film Wins Best Documentary Award at The London International Web & Short Film Festival

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Director Graeme Weston, Julian Civiero were the proud winners of Best Documentary at the first annual London Web Fest Awards.

 

‘Going Flat’ explores one woman’s journey after her double mastectomy and the choice not to have reconstructive surgery.

Graeme Weston said: “London Web Fest has been a marvellous experience. It really gives me confidence that you can make a film and people will appreciate it.”

In 2017 Katie Clare took a DNA test revealing a gene mutation. The mutation means she has a 50 to 85 per cent chance of developing breast cancer. We learn Katie’s mother died from breast cancer four years after being diagnosed at 39 — Katie’s current age.

Festival Director, Saul Marron added, “London Web Festwas established to showcase new and under-represented voices with important stories to tell; I can’t think of a more worthy winner of the documentary category”.

 

Other winners at the annual London Web Fest award include:

  • Best Short Film: Can You See Me? (UK) – Charity A21 hard-hitting film about human trafficking around the world.
  • Best Web-Series: Just The Two Of Us (Canada) – After sudden, unexpected break-ups with their respective partners, Mathieu invites his best friend Joëlle on an unforgettable summer-long road trip.
  • Best Animation: My Babushka Smokes a Pipe (Russia) – Russian director Ivan Pavlov’s animated film about people who defeated fascism and saved our lives.
  • Best Weird & Wonderful: Via Veneto (Italy) – Cecilia is twenty-eight and has three obsessions: her ex Marcello, the Dolce Vita and being able to be a real actress. Between fashion photos and failed auditions, she works as a waitress at the Principe, a decadent restaurant and cocktail bar on Via Veneto.
  • Best Dance/Music Video: Like Water (UK) – Director Mthuthuzeli November acknowledges the resilience of our ancestors, passed down from generation to generation. A world unkind to our people, yet somehow we survive. A world that has conditioned us to not see the beauty of our skin, hair, culture and our people. But like water we flow, like water we change shape. We remain resilient.
  • Best Student Film: Aubade (UK) – Director Joe Lowengray – A grieving woman finds herself playing piano for an audience of ghosts who appear at her window.

 

The London International Web & Short Film Festival (www.londonwebfest.co.uk) is an IMDb-qualifying festival that champions diverse filmmakers from around the world. We showcase best in short-film, animation and web series connecting emerging filmmakers to award-winning industry veterans and to a growing online audience.

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