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News Article

SKELETONS scoops Edinburgh's top prize

Published: 26 July 2010

Derbyshire writer/director Nick Whitfield has won Edinburgh International Film Festival’s prestigious Michael Powell Award for his EM Media co-financed feature film SKELETONS. The film is the third EM Media-backed feature film to win the Michael Powell Award since 2006

Edinburgh International Film Festival is renowned as a festival that discovers and promotes the film world’s brightest new talent. Its Michael Powell Award recognises the Best New British Film of the year and is Edinburgh's top prize.

EM Media has now backed three Michael Powell winners in five years; BROTHERS OF THE HEAD in 2006, CONTROL in 2007 and SKELETONS in 2010.  The latest award cements the reputation of EM Media as a keystone investor in British film, and the East Midlands’ reputation as home to the UK’s most exciting new film talent. 

Michael Powell Award-winners backed by EM Media (most recent first):


Nick Whitfield's SKELETONS - Winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film 2010 (more about the film and where you can see it on the big screen here)


Anton Corbijn's CONTROL - Winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film 2007 (more about the film here)


Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe's BROTHERS OF THE HEAD - Winner of the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film 2006 (more about the film here)

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