Tooty's Wedding is a 2010[1] short comedy film, written by Perrier Award Winners Ben Willbond and Laura Solon and directed by Frederic Casella. It was screened as part of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, having been selected from a record 7,675 submissions.[3][4]
Tooty's Wedding | |
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Directed by | Frederic Casella[2] |
Written by | Ben Willbond Laura Solon[2] |
Produced by | Frederic Casella Ben Willbond[2] |
Starring | Ben Willbond Laura Solon Daisy Haggard Mathew Baynton |
Cinematography | Steve Gray Sasha Snow[1] |
Edited by | Michael Duxbury[1] |
Production company | Hoot Comedy[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
A feature-length version of the short film, in which "a young couple's marriage hilariously hits the rocks during a weekend wedding in the country"[4] won awards at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), LA ShortsFest 2011, Aesthetica Short Film Festival and New York Friar’s Club[5] is now in development.[6]
Reception
edit- Winner – Grand Prize for Best Comedy at the Rhode Island International Film Festival[1]
- Winner – Jury prize for Best Short at the Friars Club Film Festival[1]
- Winner – Best Comedy at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2011[5][7]
- Winner – Award of Merit – Accolade Competition 2011[1][8]
- Official selection for the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Tooty's Wedding". LA Comedy Fest. 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d "BRITISH COMEDY SHORT WINS PLACE AT SUNDANCE 2012" (PDF). Avalon UK. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Mann, Andrea (15 December 2011). "British Comedy Short 'Tooty's Wedding' Is Sundance-Bound (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)". Huffington Post UK. Aol (UK). Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b Fernandez, Jay (6 December 2011). "Sundance Film Festival Announces 2012 Short Films Program". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Work : Laura Solon". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Laura Solon". Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Aesthetica Short Film Festival". Aesthetica Magazine Ltd. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Accolade Competition Deadline: August 26, 2011" (PDF). The Accolade Film, Television, New Media & Videography Awards. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.