THE GOLDEN WEST
Short Western | 24 min | 1.37:1 | 35mm
Director: Tom Berkeley & Ross White
Producer: Tom Berkeley, Ross White & Jamie Tarr
Floodlight Pictures 2023
Starring Eileen Walsh, Aoife Duffin & Sion Ifan

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AWARDS AND HONOURS
Winner – Best Short of the Festival – Raindance 2023 *Academy Award®-qualifying*
Winner – Best of Festival – Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2023
Winner – Best Drama – Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2023
Winner – Best British Film – Norwich Film Festival 2023
Nominee – Best Short Film – Galway Film Fleadh 2023
Special Screening with Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life – Telluride Film Festival 2023
Nominee – Best Short Film – Hamptons International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection – Austin Film Festival 2023
Nominee – Short Film Grand Prix – Warsaw International Film Festival 2023
Nominee – Best Short Film – British Short Film Awards 2023
Official Selection – Foyle Film Festival 2023
European Competition – Leuven International Film Festival 2023
Nominee – Best British Short Film – Leeds International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection – Kerry International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection – Belfast Film Festival 2023
Official Selection – Capital Irish Film Festival 2023
Official Selection – PÖFF 2023
BIFA Longlist 2023
Nominee – Best Live Action Short – IFTA 2024

CINEMATOGRAPHY HONOURS
Winner – Best Cinematography – British Short Film Awards 2023
Nominee – Best Cinematography in a Short Film – British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) 2023

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PRESS
https://directorsnotes.com/2024/01/05/tom-berkeley-ross-white-the-golden-west/
https://closeupculture.com/2023/12/27/30-best-short-films-of-2023/