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Awards & Recognitions

Travelling Home



The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced today the 2025 winners during a special ceremony hosted by Emmy-award winner Denny Directo (Entertainment Tonight) in the iconic Sony Pictures Studios Scenic Arts Building in Culver City. Now in its third edition, this trailblazing global awards program for short films established by Creo and sponsored by Sony ignites the careers of emerging visionaries, amplifying bold storytelling from different corners of the world.

Hollywood Reporter ︎︎︎

Variety ︎︎︎

Selected for their outstanding work from over 11,750 films submitted by more than 7,500 filmmakers across 158 countries and territories, the winners of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 are: Rossana Montoya (Colombia, Fiction), Juliet Klottrup (United Kingdom, Non-Fiction), Santiago O'Ryan & José Navarro (Chile, Animation), and Hayder Hoozeer & Franz Böhm (United Kingdom / Germany, Student).

NON-FICTION

The Non-Fiction category awards short films that are predominantly factual in content. These can include archive footage, documentary footage, reenactments and animation. In the Non-Fiction category, the winner was presented by Elizabeth Gabler, President, 3000 Pictures and Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 jury member:

• Juliet Klottrup (UK), Travelling Home - An English Traveller reflects on his heritage and the annual pilgrimage to Appleby Fair. Shot on 16mm film, the analogue texture enhances the film’s exploration of time, tradition, and belonging, reflecting Klottrup’s collaborative approach with local communities and her visual artistry focused on rural identity.

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Awards & Recognitions

Thank you to Skateboard GB so much for selecting my image of Molly and Amber in Blackpool as a 'British Skate Culture' winner of the first ever UK Skateboard Photography Awards with Samsung Electronics. Proud to have been documenting the female skate scene in the North West over the years. The image selected was from my series 'Skate like a lass'! 🛹 🩷

The were judges Leo Sharp, Garry Jones and Mike Edwards who had the incredibly difficult job of deciding onwinners from the 260+ entries which they received.

A huge thanks to Samsung Electronics for supporting the awards and supporting skateboarding.

#Skateboarding #SkateboardGB #SkateboardPhotography


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Press Features
SKATE LIKE A LASS


Interview with Museum of Youth Culture
"I feel like I'm an archivist, definitely. And a lot of my social documentary work is always thinking about how these images will outlive us all. So how can I best represent you, the person I'm photographing, and how do you want to be seen?"

Grounded in the question of how images live on, photographer and filmmaker @julietklottrup documents rural communities in the North West whose stories often remain undocumented. Her most recent project Skate Like a Lass platforms the collectives providing a safe space for young female skaters to hone their craft. We sat down with her to talk about what drives her work.

Read the interview via this link 🔗 https://www.museumofyouthculture.com/juliet-klottrup-skate-like-a-lass/


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Exhibitions + Q&A

Travelling Home
‘Young DIY filmmakers, join award-winning director Juliet Klottrup for a free online masterclass on documentary filmmaking! You’ll learn how to capture powerful real-life stories on a budget, connect with your community, and get inspired by Juliet’s creative process.’



🗓 Thursday 15 May, 18:30

🔗 Link to Film Hub North: https://filmhubnorth.org.uk/young-person/people-and-places-juliet-klottrup


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Awards & Recognitions

Travelling Home
has been officially selected with @sonyfuturefilmmakerawards
- heading to LA! #SFFA205 Shortlist featured in Variety


About the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025:
This major program for filmmakers worldwide opens doors to new opportunities and connections, acting as a stepping stone for up-and-coming filmmakers. The shortlist will be flown to Los Angeles at the beginning of June to take part in a four-day workshop program culminating in a red carpet Awards ceremony.

When I first premiered the film to Joe on a laptop in a cosy pub deep in Yorkshire and had his blessing to share it with the world neither of us could have imagined how far it would reach.
The response to his words, the land and heritage has been profound and widespread. I'm deeply grateful to all the talented hands who joined us on this journey.

🔗 Link to article:  https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/sony-future-filmmakers-awards-shortlist-2025-1236380332/

🔗 Link to Sony Future Filmmaker Awards: https://www.sonyfuturefilmmakerawards.com/2025#&gid=2&pid=3





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YOUTH OF THE RURAL NORTH
video exhibition

a film by Juliet Klottrup
16mins

29/04/25–28/07/25
at Morecambe Library

‘filmmaker Juliet Klottrup’s heartfelt and insightful portrait into the lives and passions of young people living in the rural north west. with parts of the landscape untouched for generations, and some routines unchanged, Juliet focuses on film portraits, from farmers to fell runners and mothers to be, as personal identity and place are closely intertwined
display is a quarterly exhibition showcasing film/video artworks from regionally significant artists‘



🔗 Link to Jwllrs: www.j-e-w-e-l-l-e-r-s.net/




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SKATE LIKE A LASS
Features on Directors Library



🔗 Link to DL: 
https://directorslibrary.com/2025/latest/shorts/documentary-short/skate-like-a-lass/


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SKATE LIKE A LASS
Features on NOWNESS



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Travelling Home
Premieres on NOWNESS


🔗 Link to NOWNESS: https://www.nowness.com/series/diaries/travelling-home-juliet-klottrup

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Press Features

SKATE LIKE A LASS

Features in a recent write up with Huck Magazine
"A new project from visual artist Juliet Klottrup, ‘Skate Like a Lass’, spotlights the FLINTA+ collectives who are redefining what it means to be a skater."

🔗 Link: https://lnkd.in/eDCcEdeT

✏️ Words: Zahra Onsori

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SKATE LIKE A LASS

Screening at The ICA London with Girls in Film and Trippin World

Girls in Film partnered with @trippin.world and @hinge for Assemble - a sold-out, day-long event at @icalondon
Girls in Film hosted two Q+A film screenings exploring connection in all its forms. From sisterhood and skateboarding to self-love, unlikely friendships and the universal pull of music and dance, the selected shorts explored the different ways we find closeness, meaning and community in our lives.

Curated by @yingdizzzzle 
📸: @shotbymelissaa