Homespun Yarns announce 2019 winner

Homespun Yarns announce that Jamie Gyngell, with his film 4x6, is the winner of their 2019 short film competition.

The final three films; Take Me (Claire Norowzian & Catherine Humble), Simon Is A Pr*ck (Amelia Dimoldenberg) and 4x6 (Jamie Gyngell), were all shown at a screening at Ministry of Sound and the winner was announced after a combined audience and judges vote.

The winning film, is the story of graphic artist, Tessa, who finds a mysterious photo of an unknown couple amongst her latest batch of prints, her curiosity unleashes a sinister force beyond her control. It is the first horror film Yarns have ever commissioned and earned some very favourable comments from the judges.

Tom Tagholm, director at Park Pictures was really impressed with all three and said of Jamie’s entry: “Wow this is one of the best shorts I’ve ever seen. Mesmeric and uncomfortable and perfectly controlled – everything in its right place. From performances to framing to score – really great work. You feel like as soon as it ends you want to go right back and re watch, which is a neat trick to pull off”.

And Rising’s Creative Partner, Anna Arnell also had some encouraging words, “this story had me hooked from the very beginning. The unnerving music, mixed with the creepy guy snooping on the hero’s photos - you knew something was coming. I also loved it was shot on film - the cinematic look and feel really chimed with the theme of the story. The VFX of the photo coming to life was fantastic and completely unexpected”.

Stink Films, Keith McCarthy mentored Jamie throughout the process and everyone involved in the film worked hard to make it in just four months.

Yarns long standing supporters, Kodak and Panavision provided film stock and camera equipment, Big Buoy supplied the VFX, Archie Johnston Stewart produced and Homespun’s Charlie Von Rotburg edited the film.

No surprise that Jamie was over the moon, he said; “Yarns is such an amazing opportunity - everyone should enter! I got so much support and enthusiasm throughout the process from everyone involved - they really went above and beyond!”