The 225 Film Club Festival screens excellent current narrative and documentary short films by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and supports women in film.
Ahead of the festival’s main screening event in December – the eighth – we launched our inaugural FEATURE FILM LOG LINE COMPETITION, creating new pathways for directors to connect with producers and advance their feature film projects. Our first industry partner is producer Susan Simnett.
Filmmakers submit a 30 word or less Log Line, a 100 word or less Story Synopsis, a key image of their Vision, and a Visual Video (2 minutes max) introducing themselves and their project.
Ten long listed projects were invited to submit their full decks, and our six finalists will pitch their projects to Susan Simnett.
Susan’s Executive Producer credits include 2026 Cannes Directors Fortnight title La Libertad Doble/Double Freedom, The Education of Jane Cumming, 2026 Berlinale Silver Bear Winner Everybody Digs Bill Evans, Brides, Chuck Chuck Baby, Apart and 2026 Sundance World Documentary Special Jury Prize Winner Everybody to Kenmure Street.
OUR 2026 FINALISTS
AM I NERVOUS (COMING OF ALL AGES DRAMA)
Writer / Director Amy Hodge
Writer Bethan Marlow
CANDID BROADS PRODUCTIONS
Developed with Ffilm Cymru, the project was selected for this year’s prestigious Film London Production Finance Market.
The proof of concept short film The Date, written by Bethan Marlow and directed by Amy Hodge, was nominated for the 2024 BAFTA Cymru Breakthrough Award.
Producers Oriane Pick, Anais Ferrato
CROSSED (DOCUMENTARY)
Director Carla Grande
BAD BADGER FILMS
Awarded a 2026 Chicken and Egg Development Grant. Best Pitched Project Winner at DocsBarcelona Public Forum 2026, and selected for Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket 2026.
Producer Lucy Draper
Crossed
KILLING R (DRAMA, THRILLER, GROUNDED SCI-FI)
Writer / Director Irene Lopez
Writer Theodor Österberg
The proof of concept short film will have its UK premiere Out of Competition at this year’s 225 Film Club Festival.
Killing R
KNOWING ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH (DRAMEDY)
Writer / Director Meng-Han Hsieh
Co-producer PING FILM PRODUCTION
Meng-Han’s The Test won Best UK Short at our 2025 225 Film Club Festival.
Knowing Isn’t Good Enough
SOMETHING HAS DIED IN THE FOREST (PSYCHOLOGICAL QUEER DRAMA)
Writer / Director Eva Justine Torkkola
The proof of concept short script was workshopped under the guidance of Nadia Tass during Eva’s Masters degree in Film at the University of Melbourne. Scenes were also workshopped during the International Filmmaking Academy in Italy under the mentorship of Jane Campion.
The proof of concept short film received nominations from the Australian Writers and Directors Guilds.
The feature screenplay received development funding from Screen Australia Generate.
“Something Has Died In The Forest”
WINNIE (PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA)
Writer / Director Sarah Nocquet
Developed over two screenwriting retreats. Sarah runs an annual “120 in 12” writers retreat during which all participants write the first draft of a feature film in two weeks.
Winnie
OUR 2026 LONGLISTED PROJECTS
BARGE (DRAMA)
Writer / Director Ellie Hodgetts
FIDGE FILMS
Early Development funding BFI Film Hub Midlands
CRAZING (DRAMA)
Writer / Director Natalia Andreadis
THE SECOND CHILD (PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER)
Writer / Director Kira Powell
Developed through the Cine Qua Non Storylines Lab
THE THAW (HORROR)
Writer / Director Sarah Wisner, Sean Temple
HOMEBODY PICTURES
UNDER UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES (DARK MUSICAL, COMEDY)
Writer / Director Caroline Hajny
Our Feature Film Log Line competition is open to directors and producers of all genders.
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