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THE ROB KNOX LONDON FILM FESTIVAL IS HELD ANNUALLY IN HONOUR OF ROB, PLATFORMING NEW AND RISING TALENT IN THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY - WHILST RAISING AWARENESS FOR KNIFE CRIME AND SOCIAL ISSUES

The Rob Knox London Film Festival was founded in 2009 to honour the legacy of actor Rob Knox, who was murdered in a knife attack shortly after appearing in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as the character of Marcus Belby.

Over the years, the Rob Knox London Festival has allowed young and upcoming film makers and actors from all over the world to platform their work to industry professionals, showcasing their skills to an audience and giving them the start needed to make an impact in a competitive industry. Previous winners over the last decade have gone on to work in stage, film and TV - something Rob would have championed from his heart. Whilst the festival platforms social issues and knife crime in particular, there's no limit the imagination when it comes to our big screen. From comedy to horror, music videos to documentaries - if you have a story to tell, we'd like to give you the opportunity to showcase your work.

Our patrons include Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, The Departed) who worked with Rob Knox in 'Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur', Dani Harmer (Tracy Beaker) who also worked with Rob in the BBC sitcom 'After You've Gone', Kate Beal (Author and CEO of Woodcut Media) who oversaw the distribution and international sales of (K)nox: The Rob Knox Story and Graham Cole OBE (The Bill) who has supported and awarded film makers at the festival since 2009.

The festival was originally founded by Michael Wearing (Pointless Taxi Productions), Colin Knox and Sally Holder (Rob’s parents). Between 2009 and 2022, the festival was held annually at the Cineworld, Bexleyheath. The Rob Knox Foundation continues to run the festival with it's appointed directors, Rob's close friend and award winning director/producer Aaron Truss and cross-cultural specialist Alice Amata (both of Q Cumber Films). Since 2023, the festival has been held at the Cinema Museum in Kennington, London.

The Rob Knox London Film Festival is an IMDB Verified Film Festival and is a non-profit annual event with all proceeds going towards The Rob Knox Foundation to help raise awareness of knife and gun crime in the UK, as well as sponsoring youth programmes and talks in schools and prisons throughout the UK.

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HALL OF FAME THE FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

Since 2009, the ROB KNOX LONDON FILM FESTIVAL has awarded over 126 recipients, whilst platforming their work for members of the film and television community

We are proud to present our award winners below in our HALL OF FAME

- 2024 -

BEST FILM

BEST PERFORMANCE

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

BEST EDITING

BEST SCREENPLAY

Linda Morse (Happy Hour)

BEST ANIMATION

Blue Letter (Dir. Nina Skriabina)

BEST SOCIAL FILM

BEST NON-FICTION FILM

ROB KNOX LEGACY AWARD

- 2023 -

BEST FILM

BEST PERFORMANCE

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

BEST EDITING

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST ANIMATION

BEST SOCIAL FILM

BEST NON-FICTION FILM

ROB KNOX LEGACY AWARD

- 2022 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST SOCIAL ISSUE FILM

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

BEST COMEDY

BEST ANIMATION

BEST BEXLEY FILM

Manikin Of The Match (Dir. Sean Ramsden)

BEST MICRO DOCUMENTARY

Our Kitchen Our Kitchen (Dir. Roggi Black)

- 2021 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SOCIAL ISSUE FILM

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST COMEDY

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINS

THE 99% AWARD

Max Barrett

BEST ROMANCE FILM

- 2020 -

FESTIVAL CANCELLED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

- 2019 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST COMEDY ACTOR

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINS

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

BEST COMEDY FILM

THE 99% AWARD

Jess O'Brien

BEST SCREENPLAY

- 2018 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST EDITING

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE 99% AWARD

Adam Shearing

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINUTES

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO A FILM

Toby Ott (Gaming Through New Eyes)

- 2017 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST EDITING

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE 99% AWARD

Nick Grant

- 2016 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINS

BEST FEATURE FILM

BEST EDITING

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

THE 99% AWARD

- 2015 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

BEST WEB SERIES

BEST COMEDY

THE 99% AWARD

- 2014 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST EDITING

THE 99% AWARD

- 2013 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST EDITING

BEST BEXLEY FILM

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINS

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

THE 99% AWARD

Sean Ramsden

- 2012 -

BEST FILM

BEST PERFORMANCE

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST EDITING

BEST SCREENPLAY

Hoodie Monologue (Dir. David Hewitt)

BEST FILM UNDER 5 MINS

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

THE 99% AWARD

- 2011 -

BEST FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SCREENPLAY

BEST DIRECTOR

Bexley In Film (Dir. Cameron Holt)

BEST BEXLEY FILM

Walking Away (Michael Linge & Kirsty Thorpe)

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

THE 99% AWARD

- 2010 -

Stranger In A Strange Land (Dir. Nick Wheatley)

BEST FILM

BEST FEATURE FILM

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SCREENPLAY

Pauline Mulombe (Everybody Has A Right To Be Angry With Their Mother)

BEST ANIMATION

What Makes You Happy (St. Catherine's School For Girls)

BEST DIRECTOR

Raj Vedash (The Ones Who Chase, The Ones Who Run)

BEST EDITING

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Erith - Back To The Future (Trinity School)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

- 2009 -

BEST DIRECTOR

Stephen Frost (Is Anybody There?)

BEST FILM

BEST SCREENPLAY

Kit Bradshaw & Carl Salton-Cox (Schiessen Sie)

BEST EDITING

Bellfield School (Syd Heather & March Churchyard)

BEST COMMUNITY FILM

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