Selected Film and Television Work

Director Alexis Bicât’s selected work includes award-winning shorts, broadcast credits and theatrical releases.

Award Winning Short

Romchyk

Ukraine / London · Drama · 12 mins · 2K (1.33:1)

Romchyk short film directed by Alexis Bicât

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Awards / Festivals

  • WINNER – Audience Award, Best Emerging Filmmaker – Cambria Film Festival
  • WINNER – Best Young, Emerging & Student – Sunderland Shorts Film Festival (BIFA-qualifying)
  • Nominated – Best Director, International Short Film – Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival
  • WINNER – Best Director – Mansfield Town Film Festival
  • WINNER – Best Student Film – Mansfield Town Film Festival
  • WINNER – Best Student Film – San Jose International Short Film Festival (Academy Award-qualifying)
  • WINNER – Best International Film – Disappear Here Film Festival
  • SPECIAL MENTION – Best Student Film – Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (BAFTA-qualifying)
  • In Competition – Independent Days Film Festival
  • In Competition – Fastnet Film Festival

Synopsis

Romchyk is an award-winning short film directed by Alexis Bicât. Based on a true story, it dramatises the life of an eight-year-old Ukrainian boy whose world is changed forever by war.

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Broadcast & Nationwide Theatrically Released Shorts

Noise Control

England & Wales · Comedy · 8 mins · 35mm (1.85:1)

Noise Control short film poster

Awards / Festivals

  • In Competition – Foyle Film Festival
  • WINNER – Best International Short Film Comedy – Uruguay International Film Festival
  • WINNER – Audience Award – inCURT Short Film Festival

Synopsis

Fighter pilot Nick Moran (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) stars while a hapless TV news reporter played by Nigel Hastings (Four Weddings and a Funeral) attempts to secure his soundbite from a charming family in rural Wales.

To Catch a Crow

Ireland · Comedy · 15 mins · 35mm (1.85:1)

To Catch a Crow short film poster

Awards / Festivals

  • In Competition – Kodak BAFTA European Short Film Showcase, Cannes
  • Highly Commended – Turner Classics Shorts Competition
  • WINNER – Red or Dead Audience Award – BBC British Short Film Festival

Synopsis

Produced by Alexis Bicât, To Catch a Crow follows a pompous English film crew who desperately require a live crow while shooting in rural northwest Ireland.