9 - 15 NOVEMBER, 2026
FIRST EDITION
22 - 23 OCTOBER 2022
Welcome to the archive page of the first edition of the Starling Film Festival (Formally known as the Starling Short Film Festival back in 2022). Our first event showcased 24 films from around the world.
2022 WINNERS
FICTION
Cannibal
Directed by Ramin Samani
ANIMATION
In The Doorway
Directed by Victoire Bernadet and Estelle Courant
STUDENT
Traversing The Palestinian Neighbourhood
Directed by Zain Wahbeh
INTERPRETARI (FAMILY)
Her Canvas
Directed by Sagar Minde.
DOCUMENTARY
Batk
Directed by Medhi Mahan
MURMURATION AWARD (AUDIENCE AWARD)
Deadname: Sid
Directed by Anthony Pieck
MEET THE 2022 TEAM
Jury
Ruth Doughty
Daniel Sloan​
Vikram Bhandari
Luke Hodgekinson
Jack Kinsella
Kat Walmsley
Lydia Papadimitriou
James Sharpe
Sezen Kayhan
Michał Piotrowski
Special Thanks
St Anselms College
Tommy McCann
Ian Newsham
Alex Murphy
Beth Moore
Jessi Platt
Program Co-ordinators
Harriet Ball
Dominic Bennett
Nathan Blakeley
Eve Charlton
Leon Corry
Valeria Di Pasquale
Kelsey Draper
Hajare El- Khaldi
Natasha Foster
Declan Fishwish
Williams Grunnill
Molly Hall
Isobel Johns-Howard
Olivia kelly
Tyrone Makin
Caitlin Marsh
Daniel Newsham
Adam Smith
Nina Thompson
Ciaran Wainwright
Jacob Wright
Keiren Wood
Anna Zoe
Sponsors
FilmFreeway
Media Graphics Designers
Tyrone Makin
Jessi Platt
Festival Photograhers
Cloe Davis
Daniel Robertson
