Cope (Short film, 2024)

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Cope has been officially selected at 12 national and international film festivals (including 4 BIFA Qualifying Festivals) and won 5 awards including Best UK Short, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Performance and Best Score.

It launched on youtube in January 2025 and in its first 5 weeks has had 117,000 views.

FESTIVALS Awards:

Best UK Short Film - London International Short Film Festival (2024)

Best Director - Indie Short Fest (2023) - Anthony Sutcliffe

Best Screenplay - Unrestricted View Film Festival (Bifa Qualifying) (2024) - Anthony Sutcliffe

Best Performance - Worcester Film Festival (2024) - Nick Hendrix

Best Original Score - Indie Short Fest (2023) - Anthony Aldersley

Honorable Mentions: Best Director: Short Film - London Director Awards (2024) Best Drama - Brighton Rocks International Film Festival (2024) Semi-Finalist: Best Narrative Short - Cannes Indie Shorts Awards (2024) Nominations: Best Producer - Indie Short Fest (2023) - Nick Hendrix Best Drama Short - Indie Short Fest (2023) Best Male Director - Indie Short Fest (2023) - Anthony Sutcliffe Best Original Screenplay - Indie Short Fest (2023) - Anthony Sutcliffe Best Editing - Kino London Short Film Festival (Bifa Qualifying) (2024) - Paul Kiff Best Film - Bute Street Festival (Bifa Qualifying) (2024) Best Score - Worcester Film Festival (2024) - Anthony Aldersley Best Screenplay - Worcester Film Festival (2024) - Anthony Sutcliffe

Official Selections: London Lift-Off Film Festival (2023) Crystal Palace International Film Festival (Bifa Qualifying) (2024) European Short Awards (2024)

CAST:

Nick Hendrix - Liam

Jessica Ellerby - Emily

Caroline Langrishe - Stranger

Lisa Coleman - Dr. Fletcher

Leon Jan - Jacob

Dustin Thorn - Waiter

Ella Sutcliffe - Layla

Bodie Stewart - Wilf

Crew:

Writer and Director - Anthony Sutcliffe

Producer - Nick Hendrix