At an “electric screening” at London’s Prince Charles Cinema, the 16 Super 8 shorts that straight 8 presented in Cannes last Friday played again – and the winners were announced.
The competing companies each made a short film with no creative brief but with the strict technical limitation of making it on just one Super 8 roll, with no opportunity to edit or post-produce in any way.
They gathered alongside other creative companies to see their work for the first time, at a packed London West End cinema.
The companies that took part were:
- BBH
- BORN SOCIAL
- DEPT AGENCY
- DROOL
- HEREFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS
- IMAGINE THIS
- MJZ
- MR+POSITIVE
- NEVERLAND
- SALFORD CELLULOID CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, SPONSORED BY NEW-LAND
- PULSE FILMS
- RAW LONDON
- SALT
- SIREN MUSIC
- TAROT
- UNCOMMON CREATIVE STUDIO
- VCCP GIRL&BEAR
Each entered company was allowed a vote for their first, second and third choices, excluding their own.
Voting took place in Cannes but, for the first time, the winners were announced in London.
The winners each took home a bespoke Super 8 camera trophy made by partners MACHINESHOP, model and SFX company.
They were:
- GOLD: DEPT Agency, London – Love You To Death
- SILVER: RAW, London – Party Wall
- BRONZE: Siren Music, London – Cat Cracks The Case
- AUDIENCE AWARD: DROOL Productions, London – Eye Test (Awarded to the company with the loudest audience response to their film, who didn’t get awarded a trophy. They won a Cannes Flip-flop fridge magnet.)
straight 8 shootout 2027 is now open for entries.
Companies are “already taking their places”, with a large number of 2026 competitors reportedly requesting their spots for 2027.
Entries are limited to 25 companies; first come, first served. You can find out more on the straight 8 website.
