Derek Kirkup

I was so thrilled to attend the Scotland International Festival of Cinema this weekend, where our film SORORITY won 7 awards including recognition for my work in the form of the Alan Parsons Award for Best Original Score.

I was honoured to accept awards on behalf of the amazing Kate Dickie who won Best Supporting Actress, Sam Gittins who won Best Supporting Actor and on behalf of director James Webber and the rest of the cast as we won Best Ensemble Cast.

We also received honourable mentions in the form of the Vanguard Awards for Best Film, Best Director and …

Sorority has been Nominated for 9 Awards including Best Original Score at the Scotland International Festival of Cinema.

The Award Nominations are as follows:

Best Feature Film – James Webber, Nikhil Khosla & Sophie Kennedy Clark
Best Director Feature Film – James Webber
Best Screenplay Feature Film – James Webber
Best Actress in a Feature Film – Sophie Kennedy Clark
Best Supporting Actress In a Feature Film – Kate Dickie
Best Supporting Actor In a Feature Film – Sam Gittins
Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature Film
Juan Ruiz Anchia Award for Best Cinematography for a Feature Film – …

SORORITY has picked up four awards at this year’s Unrestricted View Film festival including:

• BEST FEATURE FILM – (Producers) Nikhil Khosla, Sophie Kennedy Clark & James Webber
• BEST DIRECTOR (FEATURE) – James Webber
• BEST ACTRESS (FEATURE) – Sophie Kennedy Clark
• BEST ACTOR (FEATURE) – Sam Gittins

The film also received a ‘Special Mention’ for Best Sound: Michael Bates, Mark Andrews, Mirko Simoni & Eleanor K. Russell. Such a wonderful film and it’s been a joy and an honour to be a part of the journey!

www.sororityfilm.com

Check out this short interview on Derek’s involvement with Sorority and his process for scoring the film.
https://sororityfilm.com/interview-with-composer-derek-kirkup/

Our feature film ‘Sorority’ is now available to watch from the comfort of your own sofa. For the next two weeks the film will be screening online, alongside 39 other exciting feature films, as part of the Trendsetter Features programme at the 2020 London Lift-Off film festival. Full details on how you can gain access to our film, and many others, are on the Sorority website now!

Pleased to be joining BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew for the first time. Looking forward to making new connections and being inspired!