Awards

The BSL Zone's films and programmes have been selected to be screened at festivals across the world. Below is a list of the awards we have won, in alphabetical order. How many have you seen?


Diagnonsense

Year Award Festival

2023

Prize of the Jury & Prize of the Audience

FECS - Festival Itinerante di Cinema Sordo

2023

Gold Prize - 2nd HK Deaf Short Film Contest

12th Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival (HKIDFF12)

2023

Best Film

Best Actor (Ilan Dwek)

della Awards


CODA & Proud

Year Award Festival

2023

Silver Prize - 2nd HK Deaf Short Film Contest

12th Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival (HKIDFF12)


Two Deaf Yorkshiremen in Lockdown

Year Award Festival

2022

Comedy

Seattle Deaf Film Festival


Veneer

Year Award Festival

2022

Drama

Seattle Deaf Film Festival 


Here/Not Here

Year Award Festival

2022

Disability Justice Award

Superfest

2022

Best Film

Deaffest, UK


Summer in Lockdown

Year Award Festival

2022

Best Documentary

Deaffest, UK

2021

Disability Unscripted
MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Awards

This Is Deaf: LGBTQIA+ Life

Year Award Festival

2022

Best Television Programme

Deaffest, UK


I Want To Change The World

Year Award Festival

2022

Official Selection

DISability Education Film Festival

2021

Best Children's Programme

Broadcast Awards

2020

Best Documentary

Seattle Deaf Film Festival

2020

Children's

RTS West of England

2020

Best Documentary

Deaf Rochester Film Festival


Being Marcus

Year Award Festival

2021

Best Documentary

Together! 2021 Disability Film Festival


Deaflympics: Running Out Of Time?

Year Award Festival

2021

Best Film in a Language other than English

Together! 2021 Disability Film Festival


What if?

Year Award Festival

2021

Favourite LGBT+ Film

Film Only Film

2021

Best Overall Filmmaker

Sappho Film Festival

2021

LGBTIQQ

Splice Film Fest


Two Deaf Travellers

Year Award Festival

2022

Eco-tourism and Responsible Travel - Silver

Deaville Green Awards

2022

Best Short Documentary

London Movie Awards

2021

Independent Tourism Travel Video 3rd Prize

Japan World’s Tourism Film Festival

2021

People's Choice Award

Equality and Diversity Film Festival

2021

Independent Travel - Gold

International Tourism Film Festival Africa

2021

Independent Travel Video - Gold

International Committee of Tourism of Film Festival (CIFFT)

2021

White Acacia Best General Sensibility of the Film

SILAFEST, Serbia

2021

Independent Filmmakers - Gold

Terres Festival, Catalonia

2021

Best Independent Travel Film

Zagreb Tourfilm Festival, Croatia

2021

Best Documentary Short Film - Finalist

British Short Film Awards

2021

Independent Travel Video - 1st Place

ART&TUR International Tourism Film Festival, Portugal

2021

Gold Award in independent Travel videos

International Tourism Film Festival, Cappadocia, Turkey 

2020

Independent Travel Video up to 10” Silver

Amorgos Tourism Film Festival


Almost

Year Award Festival

2020

Favourite Alternate Abilities Film

Film Only Film Festival

2020

Best Performance (Vilma Jackson)

OutlantaCon Short Film Festival, Atlanta, USA


The Muddy Boot Room Series 1: Episode 1

Year Award Festival

2020

Deaf Sports Media of the Year

Deaf Sports Personality of the Year


Hope

Year Award Festival

2020

Best Deaf Cinema Short

Madrid Film Festival

2020

Grand Jury Award

Deaf Rochester Film Festival

2019

Deaf Shorts Showcase Award

Encounters Film Festival

2019

Best Film
Best Director (David Ellington)
Best Actress (Julia Wejnar)
Audience Award for Best Drama

X Tolosa International Deaf Film Festival


To Know Him

Year Award Festival

2020

Best Drama

Seattle Deaf Fim Festival

2019

Best Film
Best Director (Ted Evans)
Best Actress (Jemma Joyce)

Deaffest, UK

2019

Longlisted for Best British Short Film

BAFTA

2018

Deaf Shorts Award

Encounters Film Festival

2018

Nomination for Best Performance (female) in a single drama or drama series (Jemma Joyce)

Royal Television Society (RTS) North West

2018

Nomination for Best Script Writer (Kellie Smith)

Royal Television Society (RTS) North West

2018

Nomination for Best British Short Film

British Independent Film Awards


Deaf Funny: Programme 3

Year Award Festival

2019

Best Television Programme

Deaffest, UK


Dot

Year Award Festival

2019

Best Screenwriter (John Maidens)

Deaffest, UK


Dot's Legacy

Year Award Festival

2018

Semi-Finalist

Courage Festival


Deaf Funny: Programme 1

Year Award Festival

2018

Best Writer (Charlie Swinbourne)

Royal Television Society (RTS) Yorkshire

2017

Best Fiction

Cinedeaf, Rome, Italy


Signs of an Affair

Year Award Festival

2018

Audience Participation Award

Shanghai Deaf Film Festival

2017

Best Actress (Jean St Clair)

Clin d'Oeil, France

2017

Best Director (Louis Neethling)

CineDeaf, Rome, Italy


Deaf Victorians

Year Award Festival

2017

Best Screenwriter (Norma McGilp)

Deaffest, UK


Small World 1: Episode 3

Year Award Festival

2017

Best Actor (Matthew Gurney)

Deaffest, UK


4

Year Award Festival

2017

Best Short Film

Deaf Rochester Film Festival

2015

Best Director (Bim Ajadi)

Clin d'Oeil, France

2015

Outstanding Contribution to Media Award (Director - Bim Ajadi)

Deaffest, UK


Close Up 1: Doug Alker

Year Award Festival

2016

Nomination for Presenter of the Year (Tessa Padden)

Royal Television Society North East and Border Centre Awards


Double Discrimination (Zoom Focus 2014)

Year Award Festival

2016

Disability Justice Award

Superfest International Film Festival, USA


Found

Year Award Festival

2016

Award of Merit, Documentary Short

Accolade Global Film Competition


Punk Chef: Kids Challenge - Episode 1

Year Award Festival

2016

Best Children's Programme (nomination)

Broadcast Awards


If I Don't Lose, I'll Lose (Zoom 2014)

Year Award Festival

2016

Best Short Comedy Screenplay Award

Alliance for Women in Media Southern California and Genii Awards

2015

Best Actress (Caroline Parker)

CineDeaf, Rome, Italy

2015

Best Actress (Caroline Parker)

Clin d'Oeil, France


Supersonic

Year Award Festival

2016

Best Short Film

Providence Children's Film Festival, USA

2016

Best Action/Thriller Film

Seattle Deaf Film Festival, USA

2016

Best of Festival Award (Shorts)

Superfest International Disability Festival, USA

2015

Best Fantasty/Animation

Toronto International Deaf Film Festival, Canada


The Big Decisions (Zoom 2014)

Year Award Festival

2016

Best Short Film

LA Disability Film Festival, USA

2015

Second Prize

Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival, Texas, USA


You, Me (Zoom Focus 2012)

Year Award Festival

2016

Best Drama Film

Seattle Deaf Film Festival, USA

2013

Best Director (Simon Herdman)

Toronto Deaf Film Festival, Canada


Battle Lines

Year Award Festival

2015

Diversity Award

Royal Television Society, Midlands Centre


Four Deaf Yorkshiremen go to Blackpool

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Film
Best Director (Charlie Swinbourne)

International Sign Language Festival, Tolosa, Spain


Scottish Islanders

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Documentary

Deaffest, UK


Shakespeare: Found in Translation

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Documentary Short Film

Toronto International Deaf Film Festival, Canada


Small World 1: Episode 1

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Actor (Brian Duffy)

Deaffest, UK


Life Out There

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Actor (Sean Richards)
Best Actress (Rebecca-Anne Withey)
Best Film

Manos K Rien Festival IV, San Sebastian (Spain)

2014

Honourable Mention

Picture This, Canada


The End (Zoom Focus 2011)

Year Award Festival

2015

Audience Award

Nottingham Alternative Film Network, UK

2014

International TV Award of Sign Language Productions

SVT, Sweden

2013

Best Director (Ted Evans)

Deaffest, UK

2012

Best Short Drama

Seattle Deaf Film Festival, USA

2012

Best Short Film

Cinedeaf, Rome, Italy

2012

Best Film

Irish Deaf Film Festival, Ireland

2012

Best Film

Look and Roll Festival, Switzerland

2011

Honorable Mention

Deaffest, UK

2011

Best Film

Clin d'Oeil, France


Tree Fairy

Year Award Festival

2015

Best Director (Louis Neethling)
Audience Choice Award

Toronto International Deaf Film Festival, Canada

2015

Best Director (Louis Neethling)
Best Film
Best Actress (Olivia Jordan-Caws)

Deaffest, UK

2015

Best Drama

Cindeaf, Rome, Italy

2014

Best Director (Louis Neethling)
Best Drama

Maine Deaf Film Festival, USA

2014

Best Drama

Irish Deaf Film Festival


Who cares?

Year Award Festival

2015

Documentary Award

Picture This, Canada

2013

Best Documentary

Deaffest

2013

Best Foreign Film

Finland Sign Language Film Festival

2013

Best Director (Camilla Arnold)

Cindeaf, Italy


Champion of the World

Year Award Festival

2014

Best Director
Best Actor
Best Editing
Audience Award

International Sign Language Festival, Tolosa, Spain

2013

Best Director

Deaffest, UK


September 11th (Zoom 2012)

Year Award Festival

2014

Best Actress (Aliya Gulamani)

International Sign Language Festival, Tolosa (Spain)

2013

Best Actress (Aliya Gulamani)

Deaffest, UK


Still Here

Year Award Festival

2014

Best Comedy/Musical

Seattle Deaf Film Festival, USA

2013

Best Comedy

Toronto International Deaf Films & Arts Festival, Canada

2013

Best Actor (Hal Draper)

Deaffest

2013

Best Actress (Jean St Clair)

Clin d'Oeil, France

2013

Best Director (Louis Neethling)
Best Screenplay

International Sign Language Festival, Tolosa, Spain

2012

Best Actor (John Smith)

 Ippocampus Ciak, Milan, Italy


Confession (Zoom Focus 2012)

Year Award Festival

2013

Best Art Direction

Toronto Deaf Film Festival, Canada


Strangers (Zoom 2012)

Year Award Festival

2013

Best Director (Brian Duffy)
Best Actor (William Grint)

Clin d'Oeil, France


Crossing the Divide (Zoom 2012)

Year Award Festival

2013

Best Short Documentary

Toronto Deaf Film Festival, Canada

2013

Honourable mention

Picture This Film Festival, Canada

2012

Runner Up, Best Documentary

Irish Deaf Film Festival, Ireland


Five Needles (Zoom 2011)

Year Award Festival

2013

Best Drama

Toronto Deaf Film Festival, Canada

2012

Youth Prize

European Film Festival, Miami


Little World (Zoom 2012)

Year Award Festival

2013

Honourable Mention

Picture This Film Festival, Canada

2012

Best Experimental

1st Irish Deaf Film Festival, Ireland

2012

Best International Short

Turquoise Film Festival, Australia

2012

Best Animation

Maine Deaf Film Festival, USA


Chasing Cotton Clouds

Year Award Festival

2012

Award for Best Animation

Seattle Deaf Film Festival

2011

Best Film

Deaffest, UK


Departure Lounge

Year Award Festival

2012

Honourable Mention

Picture This Film Festival, Canada

2011

Merit Award

SuperFest, Berkeley, California, USA

2010

Best Film

Deaffest, UK

2010

Best Short Film
Audience Choice Award

 Ippocampus Ciak, Milan, Italy


Fairytale of London Town

Year Award Festival

2012

Best Director (Louis Neethling)

Cinedeaf, Rome, Italy

2012

Best Actress (Sarah Beauvoisin)

Ippocampus Ciak, Milan, Italy

2011

Jury Prize for Excellence in Filmmaking

Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, Las Vegas, USA

2011

Best Director (Louis Neethling)

Clin d'Oeil, France

2011

Award of Excellence: Short Film

Accolade Film Festival, California, USA

2011

Best Cinematography
Best Director of Photography
Best Editing

International Sign Language Film Festival, Tolosa, Spain

2011

Best Drama
Best Director

Toronto International Deaf Films & Arts Festival, Canada


My Song

Year Award Festival

2011

Best Short Film

Deaf in the Picture, Holland

2011

Best Actress (Lara Steward)

Clin d'Oeil, France


Wicked 3: Programme 8

Year Award Festival

2011

Best TV Programme

Deaffest, UK


50/50

Year Award Festival

2011

Best Comedy

Toronto International Deaf Film and Arts Festival, Canada

2010

Best Directors

Ippocampus Ciak International Deaf Cinema Festival, Milan, Italy

2010

Best Actor (Jacob Casselden)

International Sign Language Festival, Tolosa, Spain


The Boy from Before

Year Award Festival

2010

Nomination for Best Children's Drama

BAFTA Children's Awards


Coming Home

Year Award Festival

2010

Reel International Audience Choice Award
Jury's Choice Award - Best Feature Drama

DCADF, Washington DC, USA


Wicked 2: Programme 1

Year Award Festival

2009

Best TV Programme

Deaffest

2009

Doing Media Differently: Factual Programming

RADAR People of the Year 


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