Clare Macdonald
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A Wait is a short film set by a lake in Massachusetts. 14 year old Beau must fend for herself for 24 hours when her grandma is delayed. A Wait plunges us into the push-pull between the desperation to grow up and the uncertainty of each new frontier to face, exploring the fragility and resilience of self at this liminal age. Shot between Great Barrington and Housatonic over a long weekend in August, using local resources and crew. Post-production took place in London. hoping Chen (Ilo Ilo, the Breaking Ice) edited, Stefan Smith did sound, and the score is by Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Cafe. We have had a wonderful response at screenings so far, selected to the Berlin British Shorts Festival in January and Short.Sweet.Film.Festival, in Cleveland, OH, in February.
A Wait (2023)
Director: Clare MacdonaldA Wait is a short film set by a lake in Massachusetts. 14 year old Beau must fend for herself for 24 hours when her grandma is delayed. A Wait plunges us into the push-pull between the desperation to grow up and the uncertainty of each new frontier to face, exploring the fragility and resilience of self at this liminal age. Shot between Great Barrington and Housatonic over a long weekend in August, using local resources and crew. Post-production took place in London. hoping Chen (Ilo Ilo, the Breaking Ice) edited, Stefan Smith did sound, and the score is by Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Cafe. We have had a wonderful response at screenings so far, selected to the Berlin British Shorts Festival in January and Short.Sweet.Film.Festival, in Cleveland, OH, in February.
- Distributor: n/a
- Production Company: Bad Nun TV
- Awards: Berlin British Shorts Audience Award (2024)
- Genre: Drama
- Link: https://vimeo.com/claremacdonald/teaser
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THE MOUNTAIN is a short comedy about mental health for SKY and Sugar Films delivered in 2022, winning and nominated for awards at BIFA, BAFTA and OSCAR-qualifying festivals across the world. NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - Showcase in LA Deep in the Heart Film Festival - WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM AWARD ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM Madness Film Festival - WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM London Rocks Film Festival - WINNER BEST VFX Tallgrass Film Festival - **NOMINATED BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT Ignite Film Festival - **NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR & BEST POST-PRODUCTION Cambridge Film Festival - **NOMINATED CRYSTAL PUNT SHORTS AWARD Overcome Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST FILM; WINNER BEST VOICE ACTOR & ACTRESS Tees Valley International Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST DRAMA Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST COMEDY Queen's World Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Norwich Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION East Europe International Film Festival- Warsaw Edition - NOMINATED BEST COMEDY; BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE; BEST EDITING London Lift-Off Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION British Shorts Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Beeston Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Short. Sweet. Film Fest. - OFFICIAL SELECTION Movies Plus Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Scotland International Festival of Cinema - NOMINATED BEST CINEMATOGRPAHY; BEST SHORT FILM USA Film Festival - FINALIST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION The Romford Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION LOCO London Comedy Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Northhampton Film Festival - IN COMPETITION Fragments Film Festival - Official Selection - In competition 'Wolf at the Door' Genesis, London Centre Film Festival, PA - OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Mountain (2022)
Director: Clare MacdonaldTHE MOUNTAIN is a short comedy about mental health for SKY and Sugar Films delivered in 2022, winning and nominated for awards at BIFA, BAFTA and OSCAR-qualifying festivals across the world. NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - Showcase in LA Deep in the Heart Film Festival - WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM AWARD ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival - WINNER BEST SHORT FILM Madness Film Festival - WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM London Rocks Film Festival - WINNER BEST VFX Tallgrass Film Festival - **NOMINATED BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT Ignite Film Festival - **NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR & BEST POST-PRODUCTION Cambridge Film Festival - **NOMINATED CRYSTAL PUNT SHORTS AWARD Overcome Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST FILM; WINNER BEST VOICE ACTOR & ACTRESS Tees Valley International Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST DRAMA Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - NOMINATED BEST COMEDY Queen's World Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Norwich Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION East Europe International Film Festival- Warsaw Edition - NOMINATED BEST COMEDY; BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE; BEST EDITING London Lift-Off Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION British Shorts Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Beeston Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Short. Sweet. Film Fest. - OFFICIAL SELECTION Movies Plus Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Scotland International Festival of Cinema - NOMINATED BEST CINEMATOGRPAHY; BEST SHORT FILM USA Film Festival - FINALIST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION The Romford Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION LOCO London Comedy Film Festival - OFFICIAL SELECTION Northhampton Film Festival - IN COMPETITION Fragments Film Festival - Official Selection - In competition 'Wolf at the Door' Genesis, London Centre Film Festival, PA - OFFICIAL SELECTION
- Distributor: n/a
- Production Company: Sky / Sugar Films
- Awards: Best Comedy at Sunderland Shorts (2022), Best VFX at London Rocks (2022), Best Voiceover Awards at Overcome Festival (2022), Norwich Film Festival Official selection (2022), Best Director at Ignite Film Festival (2022), Best Post-Production at Ignite (2022), Best Voiceover at Overcome (2022), ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival (2023)
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Link: https://vimeo.com/claremacdonald/themountainteaser
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Award-winning comedy 1800-D-DIRECT is set in Manhattan in the 1960s. the women in a dishwasher telesales company are running a sex directory under the nose of their unsuspecting male boss. Best Director EDA Award from the Alliance of Women Film Writers in the US and awarded and nominated across the world. Short.Sweet.Film.Festival - Best International Film WIN Tallgrass Film Festival - Best Director WIN The Valley Film Festival - Q&A SCAD Savannah Film Festival - Official Selection Yonkers Film Festival - Q&A Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival - Women Filmmakers Podcast Film Carnage. Review Film blog Edmonton International Film Festival - OSCAR-qualifying Montana International film festival Official Selection Syndey Underground Film Festival Official Selection Catfish Shorts - Official Selection EXit 6 Film Festival - Official Selection DC Shorts - Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival - BAFTA-qualifying Cymru Beeston Film Festival- Best Comedy Nomination B'Oscar! Manchester Film Festival - BIFA-qualifying Oxford Film Festival, USA - Best comedy Nomination Another Hole in the Head - Official Selection Made Em Laugh, World Cinema Festival, London - Official Selection World Cinema Festival - Make em Laugh Underwire Film Festival - Production Design nominee
1-800 D-DIRECT (2020)
Director: Clare MacdonaldAward-winning comedy 1800-D-DIRECT is set in Manhattan in the 1960s. the women in a dishwasher telesales company are running a sex directory under the nose of their unsuspecting male boss. Best Director EDA Award from the Alliance of Women Film Writers in the US and awarded and nominated across the world. Short.Sweet.Film.Festival - Best International Film WIN Tallgrass Film Festival - Best Director WIN The Valley Film Festival - Q&A SCAD Savannah Film Festival - Official Selection Yonkers Film Festival - Q&A Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival - Women Filmmakers Podcast Film Carnage. Review Film blog Edmonton International Film Festival - OSCAR-qualifying Montana International film festival Official Selection Syndey Underground Film Festival Official Selection Catfish Shorts - Official Selection EXit 6 Film Festival - Official Selection DC Shorts - Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival - BAFTA-qualifying Cymru Beeston Film Festival- Best Comedy Nomination B'Oscar! Manchester Film Festival - BIFA-qualifying Oxford Film Festival, USA - Best comedy Nomination Another Hole in the Head - Official Selection Made Em Laugh, World Cinema Festival, London - Official Selection World Cinema Festival - Make em Laugh Underwire Film Festival - Production Design nominee
- Distributor: n/a
- Production Company: Bishmedia
- Awards: SCAD Official Selection (2021), Best International Short at Short Sweet Film Festival (2021), Best Comedy at Beeston Festival (2021), Best Director - AWFJ EDA Award (2021)
- Genre: Comedy
- Link: https://vimeo.com/claremacdonald/1800ddirectteaser
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Short Comedy starring LOU SANDERS
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Comedy Series, 6 episodes - available on Vimeo, YouTube, MXPlayer, Twisted TV and Comedy Crowd.
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Comedy Series - pilot episodes.