The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) revealed nominations for their 2023 award show yesterday. The ceremony, set to take place on December 3rd, will honor the best in independent cinema.

Across various categories, Company 3 had the privilege to provide post-production services to six nominated films, including All of Us Strangers, Femme, and How to Have Sex, color-graded by Senior Colorist Joseph Bicknell, which received nominations for Best British Independent Film and Past Lives, color-graded by Senior Colorist Tom Poole, nominated for Best International Independent Film.

Emma D’Arcy, best known for her role as Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s House of the Dragon, has joined forces with director Thomas May Bailey to create a short film called The Talent, color-graded by Bicknell and nominated for Best British Short Film.

Furthermore, Name Me Lawand, color-graded by Senior Colorist Matthieu Toullet, is in the running for the Raindance Maverick Award, which recognizes bold, creative, and risk-taking filmmakers.  

Join us in congratulating all of the nominees and their teams.

Nominees

All of Us Strangers 

Best British Independent Film
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Production Design

Credits   

• Color | Joseph Bicknell
• Finishing Edit | Stuart London, Julien Mathus  
• Company 3, Producer | Gemma Saunders  
• Director | Andrew Haigh   
• DP | Jamie Ramsay   
• Editor | Jonathan Alberts   
• Production Design | Sarah Finlay  

Femme 

Best British Independent Film
Best Director
Best Cinematography
The Douglas Hickox Award

Credits  

• Color | Joseph Bicknell  
• Finishing Edit | Thomas Lambert, Jeremy Crichton   
• Company 3, Production | Christopher Nundy, Cody Cardarelli 
• Directors | Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping  
• DP | James Rhodes  
• Editor | Selina Macarthur  
• Production Design | Christopher Melgram 

How to Have Sex 

Best British Independent Film
Best Director
The Douglas Hickox Award

Credits  

• Color | Joseph Bicknell    
• Finishing Edit | Stuart London  
• Company 3, Producer | Gemma Saunders   
• Director | Molly Manning Walker  
• DP | Nicolas Canniccioni  
• Editor | Fin Oates 
• Production Design | Luke Moran Morris 

Name Me Lawand 

The Raindance Maverick Award  

Credits 

• Color | Matthieu Toullet 
• Company 3, Producers | Kerri Aungle, Ellora Soret 
• Director | Ed Lovelace 
• DP | Ben Fordesman 
• Editors | David Charap, Shahnaz Dulaimy, Michael Nollet & David Whitaker 

Past Lives 

Best International Independent Film  

Credits 

• Color | Tom Poole 
• Finishing Edit | Josh Perault 
• Company 3, Producers | Zac Gobetz, Gregory Caligiuri 
• Director | Celine Song 
• DP | Shabier Kirchner 
• Editor | Keith Fraase 
• Production Design | Grace Yun

The Talent   

Best British Short Film 

Credits  

• Color | Joseph Bicknell    
• Company 3, Producer | Cassidy Conway  
• Director | Thomas May Bailey  
• DP | Anna MacDonald  
• Editor | Rosie Lakin  
• Production Design | Frankie Bradshaw 

Click here for more information about this year’s British Independent Film Awards and a full list of nominees.