Four of Britain's Brightest Filmmaker's shortlisted for the IWC Filmmaker Bursary Award in Association with BFI

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen and the BFI revealed the four finalists vying for the first ever IWC Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI – at GBP 50,000, the most significant bursary of its kind in the UK film industry. The four finalists are Joseph a. Adesunloye,writer/director of White Colour Black, Hope Dickson Leach writer/director of The Levelling, Alice Lowe, writer/direcor of Prevenge, and Paul Anton Smith, of Have You Seen My Movie?

The IWC Filmmaker Bursary Award is presented in recognition of outstanding British talent and is designed to support a writer and/or director at the beginning of their career, bringing them the financial stability and time needed to develop their creativity and focus on future projects without the pressure of deadlines or the distraction of taking paid work – a precious and extremely rare opportunity for a filmmaker.

IWC has also launched the exclusive Pilot’s Watch Spitfire Chronograph Edition “BFI London Film Festival 2016” (Ref. IW387812), a limited edition of just 60 timepieces in stainless steel on an elegant blue strap. Each model is numbered on the case back, alongside the inscription “BFI Film Forever”, increasing their appeal to collectors. The timepiece features an IWC in-house 89365-calibre movement alongside a chronograph and flyback function and is available at the IWC Boutique London, 138 New Bond Street, as well as selected retailers in the United Kingdom.

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