{"id":390,"date":"2023-01-02T06:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T06:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2023-01-02T07:14:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T07:14:56","slug":"manchester-lift-off-film-festival-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/index.php\/manchester-lift-off-film-festival-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MANCHESTER LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-1 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><h5>In traditional Lift-Off fashion, we bring true independent film from emerging artists around the globe, connecting the UK and international markets. Our aim to maximise artist&#8217;s connection with audience, and provide an experimental platform for indie creatives to help nurture voices and launch careers.<\/h5>\n<h5>With a mixture of fresh talent and festival veterans covering all genres there really is something for everyone! Screening exclusively with our partners Vimeo OnDemand.<\/h5>\n<h5>MANCHESTER LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL 2022, STARTS\u00a0<strong>MONDAY 14TH MARCH &#8211; MONDAY 11TH APRIL.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Winners &amp; Special Mentions: Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2022&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-2 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2022. It&#8217;s been absolutely fantastic having so many filmmakers involved and seeing the global support for true indie film&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The judges&#8217; votes have been counted and added to the audience&#8217;s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened with us! A particular well done to the following films&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Festival Winners&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alegreya%20SC%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643322852{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-3 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in London 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Who&#8217;s Counting?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643136802{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-4 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Ben Lankester<br \/>\nSynopsis: &#8216;Who&#8217;s Counting?&#8217; tells the story of a couple as they endure the pain and trauma of successive miscarriages.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1672643255318\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img width=\"1800\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-84x50.jpg 84w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-1200x720.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/19-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672642634119{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643345923{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-5 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in London 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Burn on Arrival&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643302163{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-6 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Owen Gower<br \/>\nSynopsis: Christmas, 1995. As Scotland reels from a devastating loss of industry, a man is trapped in an escalating nightmare.<br \/>\nForced to follow a series of bizarre and deadly instructions contained in red envelopes, he is soon stranded in the snowy wastes of the Scottish Highlands &#8211; his fate bound to a stranger he finds caught in the same.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1672643366479 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672642664068{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643389123{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-7 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in London 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Sometimes They Sing&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23262626&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643579514{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-8 vc_custom_1672643675635 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Maya Yoncali and Andy McCredie<br \/>\nSynopsis: Amid isolation; two lovers are driven into an upheaval of dreams, physical expression and murmuring stillness.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1672643443913 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Season Award Nominations&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alegreya%20SC%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672643481388{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-9 vc_custom_1672643527658 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>The Lift-Off Season Awards is an annual event that celebrates the very best of indie film. Following each Lift-Off film festival, films that have excelled in their respective category are nominated and invited to attend the prestigious Lift-Off Season Awards, culminating at the end of the Lift-Off season. Click here for more information about the Lift-Off Season Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672642682456{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Rebirthing Club&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23282828&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672642739903{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-10 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Valentina Carrasco Thayer<br \/>\nSynopsis:David Adams is a young man who has voluntarily closed his eyes to avoid heartbreak. After life has dealt him so many failed loves, he decides to face his trauma by undergoing a particular therapy that takes place in a swimming pool.<br \/>\nHe will be a witness and participant in the therapies of a group of others trying to rid themselves of their fears. As the trainer takes them to their extremes, they will relive their fears and engage in feuds, whilst their bonds of trauma lead them to an unexpected ending.<br \/>\nFollow David as he recounts his memories with the Rebirthing Club.<\/p>\n<p>Best Acting Ensemble<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1672642748887 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Burn On Arrival&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23282828&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-11 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Owen Gower<br \/>\nSynopsis: Christmas, 1995. As Scotland reels from a devastating loss of industry, a man is trapped in an escalating nightmare.<br \/>\nForced to follow a series of bizarre and deadly instructions contained in red envelopes, he is soon stranded in the snowy wastes of the Scottish Highlands &#8211; his fate bound to a stranger he finds caught in the same<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for Best Actor \u2013 James Harkness<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_single_image    hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;DOWN IN PARIS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23282828&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-12 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Antony Hickling<br \/>\nSynopsis: Richard, a film maker in his forties, is suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety during filming. He walks off set and wanders through the Paris night in search of answers, comfort and inspiration. During his sleepless night, he meets many people, some friendly, some disturbing, some known, some unknown. 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