Shiny Lands in Manchester for the Dentsu Edition of the Shiny Showcase

Photo Credit - Ella Askew

10 short films, spec ads, music videos and animations were screened at the latest Shiny Showcase at agency Dentsu Creative.

An audience of filmmakers, producers and agency folk flocked to the Northern city to watch 10 short films, spec ads, music videos, animations and comedies at the latest Shiny Showcase. The awards and events network for newly signed and freelance directors continues to shine a light on emerging talent. 

As always with Shiny, around 70 per cent of the diverse shortlist for this winter’s showcase was work by directors from under-represented backgrounds. Judges were all impressed by the high standard and variety of films submitted. 

The winners were chosen and announced at the event by Rhiannon Lewis, managing partner and exec. producer at The Gate Films and Owen Evans, creative lead, and Woody Woods, senior creative, at Dentsu Creative. 

Rhiannon Lewis, managing partner and exec. producer at The Gate Films notes that she “...absolutely loved being part of the judging panel for these awards. The creativity and talent on display were just incredible. Short films have this amazing way of packing so much emotion and meaning into a really tight space, and the entries this year did that beautifully. Some of them hit me right in the feels! It’s been such a pleasure to celebrate and shine a light on these brilliant filmmakers.”

“Loved being a part of it,” said Dentsu’s creative lead Owen Evans who mentioned that it was “...so inspiring to see such high quality work across the board.”

The winners are:

• You Are What You Watch - Jan Sederlöf
• Through My Eyes - Leve Kühl
• Skate Like A Lass - Juliet Klottrup

Shiny are happy to mark the beginning of this annual event with such a great start.

Find out more about Shiny and their future events here.