'For Elsie' 2011

On 20th June, I went to the University of Westminster Open Day and I visited the Harrow campus to look at the Film and Television Production course. After hearing about the course from the lecturers, we were able to look around the campus at the incredible facilities that they have and to watch some examples of previous students' work. 
'Glenn is a disillusioned piano teacher, who once aspired to be a concert pianist. He is moving back to his parents house and is on the brink of giving up the piano for good when Kilov, a Russian gangster, offers him a unique opportunity: £10,000 if Glenn teaches his daughter Beethoven's "Für Elise"... in a day, or have his hands broken.'
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:

Winner: Gold Award, Foreign Film Category
39th Student Academy Awards 2012

Winner: Bronze Award
International Film and Video Festival of Beijing 2011

Winner: Audience Award
VGIK International Student Film Festival, Moscow, 2011

Nominated: Best Cinematography
Exposures Student Film Festival 2011

Winner: Best Fiction
Royal Television Society Awards

Honourable Mention
Next Reel Film Festival, Singapore

Winner: Student Production Undergraduate and Further Education Award (Sponsored by Avid)
Learning on Screen Awards 2012

UK Representative
One Country, One Film Festival, France, 2012

Official Selection
Sehsuechte Film Festival 2012

Nominated
Rushes Soho Shorts 2012

CAST:
Glenn - Blake Ritson
Mila - Eline Pauwels
Kilov - Olegar Fedoro
Mama Kilov - Caroline Blakiston
Mickey - Tom Marshall

 
'For Elsie' is a 23-minute short film directed by David Winstone. It is my favourite short film that I have seen so far because it is very imaginative and unlike many short films, it doesn't end with a horrible and cheesy punchline that seems very anticlimactic. Another factor which particularly intrigued me was the fact that the scenes that took place within Glenn's living room and kitchen, were actually all filmed within the film studio at the university.