The completed films are:
1. FIRST (writer / director: Tinge Krishnan; producer: Sacha Guttenstein) - Sophie, a teenager with learning difficulties, is a talented pianist. When her best friend Danko enters her into a prestigious composer competition she discovers that the world is not quite ready for her unorthodox musical style. Director's credentials include best short BAFTA in 2002 for Shadowscan.
2. HE SAID (co-writer / director: Suzi Ewing; co-writer: Line Langebek Knudsen; producer: Rory Fry) - In a bid to gain longed for attention, a son discovers his father's secret second family.
3. EL HOPPO (director: Marcus Shepherd; producer: Jonathan Taylor) - One hot summer afternoon in a remote Spanish village a stranger arrives, the first man to hop around the world.
The judges for this year’s award included an impressive line-up of renowned figures from the British film industry including award-winning writer/director Neil Hunter, film composer David Arnold and critics Charles Gant and Jonathan Romney.
The winners attended an intensive script development course run by The Hospital Club and leading film makers’ organization, The Script Factory, where they received invaluable advice from major directors, producers and screenwriters. They also received the full support throughout development and production of award-winning producers, Intrepido, who are executive producers as well as distributors of the films. Finally the winners were given access to The Hospital Club's state-of-the-art studios and production facilities.
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