The Short Com Awards 2022 took place on 13th November at Peckhamplex Cinema, hosted by Jazz Emu star Archie Henderson. Seven awards were up for grabs from a selection of 50 short films from around the globe, plus the TV Sitcom Writing competition title.

The stop motion coming of age feature Night Of The Living Dread swept the board, taking Best Animation, Best British Film, Best Script and the top award the Grand Jury Prize. Directed by Ida Melum and written by Hannah Kelso and Laura Jayne Tunbridge, the film is already taking the circuit by storm being BIFA nominated and up for the longest for the Academy Awards.

Best Performance went to James Martin for "his incredible performance as the stubborn and devious Lorcan" in An Irish Goodbye. The short is a heartwarming story of two brothers who must prepare for life after the loss of their mother and bond by fulfilling her bucket list.

Funniest Film went to "the slightly insane and remarkable" The Diamond. The organisers describe it as: "An instant favourite with its own unique style and authorship about a man desperate to make friends by trying to prize a hidden diamond in the hope to make himself rich."

Finally, the winner of the TV Sitcom Writing Competition went to Coworking by Joseph Reaney. The workplace sitcom about the mismanagement of a cowering office was the highest points scorer by the judges and praised for its tight writing and immediate appeal.

The judges across the various categories included Mark Davison, Kevin Ralston, Chris Aitken, Ben Mallaby, Henry Holmes and Inez Gordon.

More information about the competition can be obtained via shortcom.org