The Underwire awards are given in recognition of the teamwork and skill necessary to produce a quality film, and aims to acknowledge the artistry and vision required in the key production roles.
These awards are open to films with women working in the specific category, and we accept a mix of genres: drama, animation, documentary, music video and artist film.
Acting Award (sponsored by McAuley Walters Casting)
Winner: Kelly Analy for Fifteen (Quince)
XX Award (sponsored by BFI NETWORK)
Winner: The Shift (dir. Megan K Fox)
Screenwriting Award (sponsored by Roadmap Writers)
Winner: Julia Taudevin for Duck Daze
Cinematography Award (sponsored by Greenkit)
Winner: Simona Susnea for And It Was the Same with My Son
Under 25 Award (sponsored by BFI Future Film)
Winner: Saoirse Daly-MacManus for Starry Night
Sound Design Award (sponsored by Sound Disposition)
Winner: Natasha Haycocks for Retch
Composing Award (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Winner: Anna Phoebe for Belittled
Editing Award (sponsored by Molinare Hoxton)
Winner: Emma McCleave for Cashpoint
Directing Award (sponsored by Directors UK)
Winner: Charlotte Regan for Oats & Barley
Producing Award (sponsored by Women in Film & TV (UK))
Winner: Ellen Evans & Pearl Doughty-White for Country Girl
Animation Award (sponsored by Lupus Films)
Winner: Isabel Garrett for Listen to Me Sing
Production Design Award (sponsored by Farley Prop Hire)
Winner: Alexandra Toomey for Holy Cannelloni
Winner: Rachel Teate in Metroland
XX Award (sponsored by BFI NET.WORK)
Winner: Future First directed by Naomi Grant
Screenwriting Award (sponsored by Twelve Chairs)
Winner: Anna Maguire for Constellations
Cinematography Award (sponsored by Greenkit)
Winner: Alvilde Naterstad for The Egg and the Thieving Pie
Under 25 Award (sponsored by BFI Future Film)
Winner: Laura Wadha for The Flight
Sound Design Award (sponsored by Sound Disposition)
Winner: Iida Aino for Lift Share
Composing Award (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Winner: Hollie Buhagiar for Baggage
Editing Award (sponsored by Molinaire Hoxton)
Winner: Charlotte Regan for Drug Runner
Directing Award (sponsored by Directors UK)
Winner: Roxy Rezvany for Little Pyonyang
Producing Award (sponsored by Women in Film & TV (UK))
Winner: Ellie Gocher for V
Animation Award (sponsored by Lupus Films)
Winner: Helena Bonastre for 61 Beehive Street
Production Design Award (sponsored by Farley Prop Hire)
Winner: Soophie Moelle for The Feast
Winner: Mandeep Dhillon in Garfield
XX Award (sponsored by BFI NET.WORK)
Winner: Free Period directed by Alison Piper
Screenwriting Award (sponsored by Euroscript)
Winner: Morayo Akande for 1745
Cinematography Award (sponsored by Greenkit)
Winner: Nanu Segal for Little Bird
Under 25 Award (sponsored by BFI Future Film)
Winner: Anna Parcerisas for Natia
Sound Design Award (sponsored by Sound Disposition)
Winner: Giada Ghiringhelli for Rhythm of Being
Composing Award (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Winner: Riz Maslen for TRiGGA
Editing Award (sponsored by Molinaire Hoxton)
Winner: Phoebe Montague for 100 Women I Know
Directing Award (sponsored by Directors UK)
Winner: Noemi Varga for The Happiest Barrack
Producing Award (sponsored by Women in Film & TV (UK))
Winner: Kate Wilson for 13
Animation Award (sponsored by Lupus Films)
Winner: Jennifer Zheng for Tough
Production Design Award (sponsored by Farley Prop Hire)
Winner: Ruth Pickard for The Last Time
Best Actor Award (sponsored by Spotlight)
Winner: Ciara Gallagher in Little Doll
XX Award: Best Female Representation (sponsored by BFI NET.WORK)
Winner: Oh-Be-Joyful directed by Susan Jacobson
Best Writer Award (sponsored by Euroscript)
Winner: Jojo Erholtz for Daydream
Best Cinematographer Award (sponsored by Greenkit)
Winner: Rina Yang for Lost Youth
Best Under 25 Award (sponsored by BFI Future Film)
Winner: Megan K. Fox for Girl
Best Sound Designer Award (sponsored by Sound Disposition)
Winner: Morgan Muse for Iktsuarpok
Best Composer Award (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Winner: Justine Barker for Dawn
Best Editor Award (sponsored by Molinaire Hoxton)
Winner: Anna Dick for We Love Moses
Highly Commended: Bonnie Rae Brickman for BOOTWMN
Best Director Award (sponsored by Directors UK)
Winner: Eva Sigurdardottir for Rainbow Party
Best Producer Award (sponsored by Women in Film & TV (UK))
Winner: Loran Dunn for Marina & Adrienne
Best Animator Award (sponsored by Blue Zoo)
Winner: Terri Matthews for The Wrong End of the Stick
Best Production Designer (sponsored by Farley Prop Hire)
Winner: Antonia Lowe for Dust and Resin
Best Actor Award (sponsored by Casting Call Pro)
Winner: Olivia Morgan in Murmur
XX Award: Best Female Representation (sponsored by Screen International
Winner: Offside by Jimmy Dean
Best Writer Award (sponsored by Euroscript)
Winner: Gillian Park for Flotsam
Best Cinematographer Award (sponsored by Greenkit)
Winner: Kate Reid for Nazi Boots
Best Under 25 Award (sponsored by BFI Future Film)
Winner: Hannah Ford for Terry’s Last Intern
Best Sound Designer Award (sponsored by Sound Disposition)
Winner: Lise-Marie McStay
Best Composer Award (sponsored by Musicians’ Union)
Winner: Josephine Stephenson for Emma Change the Locks
Best Editor Award (sponsored by VET)
Winner: Manuela Lupini for Satan has a Bushy Tail
Highly Commended: Bonnie Rae Brickman for BOOTWMN
Best Director Award (sponsored by Directors UK)
Winner: Carlota Castells Puig for Història d’un Objecte/Story of an Object
Best Producer Award (sponsored by Women in Film & TV (UK))
Winner: Ruth Wright for Strings
Highly commended: Meghna Gupta & Helen Mullane for Nasty, and Raihana Ferdous and Meghna Gupta for Off The Grid
Lens Flair Prize: in recognition of the importance that women are given access to the means of production (sponsored by Feral Equipment)
The Under 25 winner Hannah Ford receives a 50% equipment hire discount
Best Director Carlota Castells Puig, Best Producer Ruth Wright and XX Award Winner Jimmy Dean each receive a 30% discount on equipment hire
Tommy Vine Fund Script Competition
Winner: Hannah Khalil for The Record
All winners received a beautifully crafted filmmaker medal made by the lovely Sarah Julia Clark.
Directing
Winner: Prano Bailey Bond for The Trip
Composing
Winner: Fraya Thomsen for Stay the Same
Editing
Winner: Angela Feeney for Spine
Cinematography
Winner: Chloe Thomson for Jonah
XX
Winner: Cathy Brady for Morning
Producing
Winner: Emily Blickem for Grace
Screenwriting
Winner: Moira Buffini for Father
Sound Design
Winner: Ting Li Lim for Robomax
Acting
Winner: Shannon Tarbet for Woodland
Best female practitioner aged 15-25
Winner: Ceara McEvoy
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All winners received one-year’s membership to Women in Film and Television (WFTV) and a beautifully crafted filmmaker brooch made by the lovely Sarah Julia Clark.
Directing – Belly – Julia Pott
Our Best Director will receive a membership to Directors UK as well as a 1-2-1 mentoring meeting with Directors UK board member and prolific director Delyth Thomas.
Composing – Glitter and Storm – Susan Stenger
Our Best Composer will be introduced to Imagem‘s Synchronisation Manager for Film, and together they will arrange a series of meetings with a top film music supervisor discussing composition & scoring, advertising, film budgets, cutting to picture and industry trends and needs. Included in this will be a run through of in production projects and a meeting with a major film company.
Editing – Unraveled – Prano Bailey Bond
Our Best Editor will receive £500 of suite time and/or training from VET.
Cinematography – A Cuillin Rising – Taina Galis
Our Best Cinematographer will is invited to a networking Dinner with Sara Putt Associates where she will be able to network with 15-20 industry professionals, and 6 months access to Sara Putt Associates production chase lists.
XX – On Another Note – Emma Dove
The winner of our XX Award will receive support from UnderWire on getting more exposure for the film year round.
Producing – Fifty – Rebecca Watkins
Our Best Producer will have a 1-2-1 posh nosh lunch arranged for them by Women in Film and Television with a top industry producer
Screenwriting – Pitfall – Francesca Fowler
Our Best Writer will receive 1 years free access to Euroscript courses.
Sound Design – Storm House – Claudia Casasola & Victoria Prentice
Our Best Sound Designer will receive a day in the studio with out post sound and on going remote mentoring for six months.
Acting – Passengers – Isla Ure
Our Best Actor will receive a new headshot portfolio shot by award-winning editorial and commercial photographer, Daniella Cesarei. In association with Light Gallery London with hair and makeup by Debbie Storey.
Best female practitioner aged 15-25 – Lucy Luscombe
Our Best u-25 Talent Award is supported by BFI Future Film. Our winner wil receive a BFI membership, free tickets to the Future Film Festival in February 2013 and a BFI goodie bag.
The UnderWire and Sight & Sound competition for women film reporters is now open until 5th April.
Best Director (supported by Directors UK)
Tracks – Claire Oakley
Best Producer (supported by Women in Film and Television UK)
He Took His Skin Off For Me – Fiona Lamptey
Best Writer (supported by Euroscript)
Caravan 9 – Annie Power
Best Cinematographer (supported by Greenkit)
The Treehouse – Gabi Norland
Best Editor (supported by VET)
Opponent – Charlotte Ginsborg
Best Composer (supported by Imagem)
James – Isobel Waller-Bridge
Best Actor (supported by Daniella Cesarei Photography)
The Pig Child – Catherine Steadman
Best Under-25 (supported by BFI Future Film)
The Bigger Picture – Director, Daisy Jacobs
Best Sound Designer (supported by Sound Disposition)
Skinship – Ania Przygoda
XX Award (supported by Screen International)
A Moment to Move – Georgia Parris
All winners received one-year’s membership to Women in Film and Television (WFTV) and a super sexy bespoke Tatty Devine necklace.
Directing – Our Ordered Lives – Christine Entwisle
Christine wins a years membership with Directors UK.
Composing – First Bite – Victoria Wijeratne
Victoria will be invited to a series of meetings with a top film music supervisor at Imagem, discussing composition & scoring, advertising, film budgets, cutting to picture and industry trends and needs. Included in this will be a run through of projects in production and a meeting with a major film company.
Editing – Himalayan Sisters – Ling Lee for
Ling wins £500 worth of training support from VET Post-Production & Training.
Cinematography – House – Annika Summerson
Annika wins 5 rolls of 16mm film stock from Kodak for her next project.
XX – Nocturn – Leanne Welham
Producing – Nocturn – Rosie Crerar
Women in Film and Television UK will treat Rosie to lunch with a top film producer.
Screenwriting – Morning Echo – Hope Dickson Leach
Hope wins a years worth of evening and weekend courses with Euroscript.
Film Journalist winners Jo Shaw (now working with Electric Sheep), Clare Pennington (now working with The Quietus), Kamakshi Tiwary (now working with Little White Lies) and Caroline Cooks-Burns (now working with Aesthetica)
All winners received one-year’s membership to Women in Film and Television (WFTV)
Representation – Knock Off
The team behind Knock Off receive a one-year subscription to independent film magazine, Little White Lies
Editing – Skateistan – Peta Ridley
Peta receives £500 of training and support from post-production house VET
Cinematography – Sis – Gabi Norland
Gabi receives 5 x 400ft of 16mm film stock from Kodak
Screenwriting – Mother, Mine – Susan Everett
Susan receives one year’s worth of bespoke script development from Euroscript
Producing – Pussy – Debbie Howard
Debbie receives one-year of mentoring from Producer Christine Hartland, supported by WFTV
Directing – Marigolds – Stephanie Zari
Stephanie receives membership to Radar Music and will direct the viral campaign for BEV’s 2011 Festival