Greenhorn 2014: three days in Crouch End and a new award
The fourth Greenhorn moved to the ArtHouse in Crouch End, grew to three days and launched the Young Greenhorn award, won by Ed Chappell's Sandyman.
- Edition
- 4
- Venue
- ArtHouse Crouch End
- City
- London
By its fourth year, Greenhorn had grown from one screening into a three-day festival. It was held in November 2014 at the ArtHouse, an independent two-screen cinema in Crouch End, north London.
The programme
The core of the festival was an official selection of 11 short films. Around it, the organisers ran script writing workshops, panels with industry professionals and networking lunches where filmmakers could meet each other. Reviewers noted how strong the year was for animation, and there was also a programme of short films from Japan.
Films in the 2014 selection included:
- Sandyman, directed by Ed Chappell
- North London Book of the Dead, directed by Jake Lushington
- On Loop, directed by Christine Hooper
- A Comprehensive Survey of Historical Plaques in Shoreditch, East London, directed by Jack Wormell
The Young Greenhorn award
In 2014 the festival created the Young Greenhorn award for emerging talent, with the support of IdeasTap and Production Base. The first winner was Ed Chappell’s Sandyman, a short documentary about a man who draws huge patterns on the beach before the tide washes them away. The festival’s patron, Mike Leigh, presented the award.
The festival’s ethos
Interviewed that December, the founders described two pulls. Alix Taylor said that being big was not what the festival was about: it valued intimacy and accessibility. Flora Bradwell argued that a bigger platform would serve filmmakers better. The festival was still entirely independent, funded by donations and ticket sales.
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