What we’re about …

The festival will combine a Crime Writer’s Conference with the Autumn Season Film festival. This year we are showcasing Crime Writer panels as well as a full programme of the festival’s selected films.

Part of our ethos is to bring Writers and Filmmakers together and we have several producers attending the event along with a list of attending writers – GOH’s this year PAUL FINCH, JACKIE KABLER, BRYONY PEARCE and DAVID PENNY.

Attending writers: Jared Cade, Victoria Dowd, Caroline England, Stuart Field, Benjamin Kurt Unsworth, Jon Lobbon, Mick Sims, Benjamin Adams (USA), Audry Ty (USA), Samantha Lee Howe and David J Howe

Producers/Directors: Rob Speranza (Producer/Director – UK/Canada) Abie Ebenezar (USA) Keith Large (UK), Shamsa Ahktar (UK), Teoman Sayin Director UK), Wayne Kelly (Director UK) and more to be announced.

Actors/Actresses: Frazer Hines, Danielle Mason, Rita Jagpal, Kyle Brookes,

The Awards Gala Dinner will take place on the Saturday evening, and consist of a three course meal, with entertainment, and followed by the Awards Ceremony.

As well as the Sykehouse International Film Awards, we will also be presenting The Noose Awards! These awards are open to Crime/Thriller writers this year.

Films and Screenplays have been judged by a panel of committed film-o-philes, and each round will award a BEST and RUNNER-UP in the eleven categories.

For the Noose Awards – The category’s this year are:

The Noose: Best Thriller Novel
The Silken Rope: Best Short Story

We hope you can join us for National Crime Reading Month!

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