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Filmmaker of the Year 2024 Winners!

Posted on Jun 21, 2024 by Pro Moviemaker

The results are in!

Meet the talented winners of the Pro Moviemaker Filmmaker of the Year Awards

The entries have flooded in, the judges have pored over the submissions and now it’s time to reveal the winners of the Pro Moviemaker Filmmaker of the Year 2024.

And what a stellar set of entrants we’ve had. These are the real heroes of commercial, indie filmmaking. While some entrants are experienced imaging professionals, others are young filmmakers making their first steps into the professional world. But one thing is consistent – all the winners truly shine.

Our overall victor can now be revealed as Jonny Lewis, a Briton who juggles his work as an editor for the USA’s biggest rugby TV channel with his commissioned work, where he makes films for a local art gallery with its own YouTube channel; his evocative films promote the wide range of international artists it represents. Already nominated for four Royal Television Society East Awards, Lewis was also the winner of one of our flagship awards, the commercial & corporate category.

We’d also like to take the opportunity to thank our sponsors for helping make the awards possible:

  • Documentary – sponsored by Nikon
  • Weddings – sponsored by MPB
  • Lighting – sponsored by Godox
  • Youtuber – sponsored by Amaran
  • Future Filmmaker – sponsored by CVP
  • Sound – sponsored by Sennheiser

So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the winners of all the individual categories – starting with our overall winner.

Commercial & Corporate

Winner: Jonny Lewis for Goldmark Films

John Allen: Woven England | GOLDMARK
Akiko Hirai: 'Mark of the Pot' | DOCUMENTARY about Japanese potter | GOLDMARK

Best editing  

Frederick Anne for Fellowship of the Surfing

Selina Film Residency, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Action & sports

Brian Barnes for UK Athletics British Fell and Hill Relays

2023 UK Athletics British Fell and Hill Relays

Music videos

Andy Little for Wandering Hearts: River to Cry

The Wandering Hearts - River To Cry (Official Music Video)

YouTuber

Brad Cheek for Bradverts Multimedia

Warton Open Gardens 2020
Last Man Standing

Future filmmaker

Billy Lamb

The Shed - Love Thy Neighbour
Pop Culture Connoisseur

Weddings

Drew and Tracy Johnstone for Jst Married

Hatch House // A Traditional English Countryside Wedding Video

Other winners

Documentary 

Kermit Evans for Hip Hop Saved My Life: The Rockets

https://filmfreeway.com/HipHopSavedMyLife-TheRockets

Visual Effects

Warren Eig for F5

https://vimeo.com/258133562

Lighting

Warren Eig for A Family X-Mas 

https://vimeo.com/120721348

Open

Mark Forbes for Tristan v Christan

Aerial  

Jeremy Levis for Montelupo films

https://vimeo.com/912202765

Cinematography

DK Greenley for Blur

Events 

David Spurdens for Operation Poppy

Social media

John Owen for High-tech Engineering

Sound

Kays Al-Atrakchi for Everbliss Inn

Read the full article in the July/August 2024 issue of Pro Moviemaker.

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