Hot Mess (2024)

Hot Mess has been capturing the attention of audiences around the world.

 

AWARDS

Cumbria Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST SUPER SHORT

Sunrise Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025) Winner BREAK THE STIGMA

FOMI (Festival Of Moving Image), UK (2025) Winner BEST SET DESIGN

Unrestricted View Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025) Winner BEST ANIMATION

Folkestone Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST MICRO SHORT

London Frames International Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner GRAND PRIX: ANIMATION FILM

Stafford Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST STUDENT ANIMATION

London Director Awards, UK (2025) Winner BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED FILM

Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025) Winner BEST STUDENT FILM

TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024) Winner BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM 

Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024) Winner MINERVA HEARTBEAT AWARD

Lynchburg Film Festival, USA (2024) Winner BEST ANIMATION

Newham Film Festival (2024) Winner BEST EDIT

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Shooting People, New Shoots: Filmmakers, UK (2024) RUNNER-UP

Dorking Film Festival, UK (2024) Runner-Up BEST SHORT FILM 

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HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Post-Cinema Film Festival, Italy (2025)

LA1 Shorts, UK (2025) NATIONAL BEST FILM

Oxford Shorts, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATED FILM

London Global Film Awards, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATION

The Strong Mind Showcase, USA (2024) BEST SHORT FILM

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NOMINATIONS

Film Olympiad, Greece (2025) BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST SOUND DESIGN

Unrestricted View Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025) BEST ANIMATION

Sunrise Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025) BREAK THE STIGMA & LOW BUDGET FILM

New Bedford Film Festival, USA (2025) BEST ANIMATED FILM

Oxford Shorts, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATED FILM

London Director Awards, UK (2025) BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED FILM and BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATED BRITISH FILM

Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025) BEST ANIMATION and BEST STUDENT FILM

Always Late TV Movie Awards, USA (2025) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A SHORT FILM

Oakland Short Film Festival, USA (2025) BEST SHORT ANIMATION

TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024) BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM

Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024) BEST UK FILM and MINERVA HEARTBEAT AWARD

Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, USA (2024) BEST MICRO ANIMATION

Cut International Film Festival, USA (2024) BEST ANIMATION​​​

Newham Film Festival (2024) BEST EDIT and BEST FILM

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Doncaster Air Fair: Art as a response to Mental Health, UK (2025)

The Extraordinary Film Festival, Belgium (2025)

Film Olympiad, Greece (2025)

Women International film festival, Pakistan (2025)

Cumbria Film Festival, UK (2025)

Mansfield Town Film Festival, UK (2025)

FOMI (Festival Of Moving Image), UK (2025)

LA1 Shorts, UK (2025)

Kingston International Film Festival, UK (2025)

Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia (2025)

Sunrise FIlm Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025)

Unrestricted View Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2025)

London Global Film Awards, UK (2025) 

Reigate Summer Festival, UK (2025)

Happy Valley Animation Festival, USA (2025)

Tonkawa Film Festival, USA (2025)

Coventry Phoenix Film Festival, UK (2025)

Bedford Independent Film Festival, UK (2025)

Leuven DisABILITY Film Festival, Belgium (2025)

London Frames International Film Festival, UK (2025)

Southern Oasis Film Festival, USA (2025)

Liverpool Indie Awards, UK (2025)

Oxford Shorts, UK (2025)

Folkestone Film Festival, UK (2025)

TAFFI Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, CANADA (2025)

New Bedford Film Festival, USA (2025)

UPTILT Film Fest, USA (2025)

Stafford Film Festival, UK (2025)

Post-Cinema Film Festival, Italy (2025)

Underdog Film Festival Wolfsburg, Germany (2025)

Film Buzz London, UK (2025)

London Director Awards, UK (2025) 

Always Late TV Movie Awards, USA (2025) 

Soho London Independent Film Festival, UK (2025) 

Filmic Film Festival, UK (2025)

Oakland Short Film Festival, USA (2025) 

Big Fridge International Film Festival, UK (2025)

London International Animation Festival (BIFA and BAFTA Qualifying), UK (2024) 

TweetFest (BIFA Qualifying), UK (2024)

The British Short Film Awards (2024) Longlist BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM and BEST STUDENT FILM

Ealing Film Festival, UK (2024)

The Strong Mind Showcase, USA (2024)

Newham Film Festival (2024)

Hidden Film Festival, UK (2024)

The Bay International Film Festival, UK (2024)

INWARD EYE Film Festival, UK (2024)

Richmond International Screenwriting and Film Festival, UK (2024) 

Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, USA (2024) 

Cut International Film Festival, USA (2024)

Lynchburg Film Festival, USA (2024) 

Dorking Film Festival, UK (2024)