Published: 29 Jul 2016
Three Scottish documentaries have been shortlisted for the Best Newcomer Documentary category at Grierson 2016: British Documentary Awards.
16 Years Till Summer (Lou McLoughlan for Loumclou Productions), Colours of the Alphabet (Alastair Cole for Landsdowne Productions) and Where You’re Meant to Be (Paul Fegan for Better Days) will all compete for the award.
Leslie Finlay, Screen Officer at Creative Scotland said: “We are delighted that not one but three Scottish feature documentaries have been nominated at the prestigious Grierson awards 2016. This is testament to the wealth of documentary talent and stories we have in Scotland and we wish all of the documentaries well at the awards in November.”
16 Years Till Summer, the debut feature documentary from Lou McLoughlan received its UK premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2015. It is a film about what gets sacrificed when people need to see the best in each other. It's about where we find truth in the stories we tell. Filmed over four years, compelling storytelling and stunning imagery blur the line between the fairy-tale of the heart and the rational judgement of society in a film that is a hybrid of heart and head; magic realism and documented tragedy. A story of redemption, interrupted, in the Highlands of Scotland.
Colours of the Alphabet the debut feature from Alastair Cole premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2016.Shot over a period of 12 months in rural Zambia, the film follows a grade one class with 30 children. A country where you are told that to get ahead means understanding the world in English, despite less than 2% of Zambians using the language in their daily lives. It is a story of childhood innocence, misplaced hope, and the role of language as a means of binding a nation together.
Where You’re Meant to Be is the debut feature documentary from Scottish director Paul Fegan, the film also premiered at Glasgow Film Festival 2016. The film is a warm-hearted and open-armed journey through Scottish music, landscape and time. A moving, wry and enlightening depiction of two of our country’s most distinct and vital voices Aidan Moffatand Sheila Stewart, as they cross paths (and words): Moffat believes Scotland’s oldest songs are ripe for re-working against a contemporary urban backdrop. Stewart does not.
The winners will be announced at the Grierson 2016: British Documentary Awards Ceremony in London on Monday 7 November.
Film Information
16 Years Till Summer
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/138498420
Directed & filmed by: Lou McLoughlan
Producers: Hlin Johannesdottir & Lauren Fox
Creative Scotland Funding: £12,210 – supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland Targeted Screen Funding
Colours of the Alphabet
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/152420740
Director: Alastair Cole
Producer: Nick Higgins
Editor: Colin Monie
Creative Scotland Funding: £17,371- supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland Targeted Screen Funding.
Where You’re Meant to Be
Trailer:https://vimeo.com/148516398
Director: Paul Fegan
Creative Scotland Funding: £100,000- supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland Glasgow 2014 Culture funding and £25,000 Creative Scotland’s Targeted Screen Funding.
View a full list of the Grierson 2016 nominations.
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