Nottingham Film Festival?s awards ceremony is a little different. Over 90 minutes we will screen all 6 of our best in festival nominees.

Join us for a celebration of film in Nottingham and experience 6 truly special films that embody the festival's values of conservation, technical achievement, inclusivity, and sharing stories that further our understanding of the human condition.

Decided by a hand-picked jury of film professionals and experts, the first ever Robin Hood Film Award winner will be crowned after all 6 films have screened on the big screen.

The Robin Hood Film Award embodies the spirit of the Nottinghamshire legend, after all Robin Hood is one of the greatest stories ever told, and that is what the winning film will be: a story worth sharing with an audience.

Each nominee is more than worthy of this award, but only one can win and you?ll have to be there on the night to find out who is the recipient of the inaugural Robin Hood Film Award.

Individual Film Information & Running Order

Black Shawl - Poland/Ukraine
Directed By - Kamila Boichenko
UK Premiere - Lesya and her daughter Anya are living in a refugee camp, grappling with the torment of blackmail related to the disappearance of Lesya?s husband, who went missing during the war a year ago. In the camp, Lesya reconnects with her old friend Maria, a widow who, like Lesya, is haunted by the loss of a loved one. As their bond deepens, the women find solace in each other?s shared grief. However, Anya begins to suspect that her mother?s relationship with Maria is evolving into something more than just a friendship.

How Fast Can You Eat a Pickled Egg? - UK
Directed By - Daniel England
The Cock Tavern is no ordinary East London pub. Renowned for its real ales and larger-than-life regulars it also plays host to one of the capital?s quirkiest underground traditions: the pickled egg eating competition.

Io sono le altre (The Other Gaze) - Italy
Directed By - Cecilia Mariani
A young woman watches her image emerge on a strip of film. Out in the streets, that image multiplies in the eyes of countless men, past and present, who scrutinize it and feed on it. Fleeing those gazes, she is drawn into a nightmare inhabited by women carrying the weight of inherited words and imposed desires. In an ancestral ritual, they guide her toward a choice: let her image dissolve into the waves, or finally learn to look back?

Of All The Things - UK
Directed By - Steff Lee
Ava remembers her childhood home as a place full of amazing things and adventures. The day she returns home from university, however, everything changes: what used to be an exciting playground has become an oppressive box, and her mother?s things and fear of letting go overwhelm their home and their relationship. By dipping into memories and sharing a moment in time, can mother and daughter reach an understanding?

Obroni Wawu - Dead White Man?s Clothes - UK
Directed By - Luke Dell
Obroni Wawu, meaning ?dead white man?s clothes?, follows Ghanaian creatives and traders as they confront the environmental and social toll of secondhand clothing dumped from the Global North.

Something Wild - Hungary
Directed By - Zsuzsanna Konrad
UK Premiere - In an average Hungarian family home, a straight-A-student, yearning to be free, starts turning into a bear.