Joe Warner

you don’t have to see it, to believe it… MONOLITH is a go! A short film by me and the @tsaphra 🫘 A @lrg_frmt_flms production 🎥 Produced by @charlotte.brownlee and @lucyjbrxwn 👑 Shooting in March, coming soooooooon 🗿 And as always LOOK AT THIS AMAZING POSTER BY @haven_bear 🤯

It’s been one helluva ride but we are now at the end of the festival road for House Hunters. Making shorts is one thing, getting them and yourselves to festivals is another… support the next generation of filmmakers by going to your local film festival and watching the incredible short films that will be the early works of future greats. It’s so cool! Thanks to @festivalformula for helping us strategise and to all the festivals that selected, nominated or awarded us for our lil film. Time now to put this one proudly on the shelf until we find an online home for it. To our cast & crew, thank you for your passion. I’m loving seeing where your careers are already going. Keep going! Xx CAST: The Agent @lauracalifornia Apple @theabeyleveld Pear @danimoseley The Tenant @deansmith7 CREW: Writer & Director @joewarner_ Producer @beccarlp Producer @tsaphra Director of Photography @arthur_lok1 Editor @tera.dadayan Executive Producer - Joe Warner Executive Producer @theabeyleveld Production Designer @elliemay000 Costume Designer @lauren.savill Composer @samrapleymusic Saxophonist @samrapleymusic Trombonist - Kieran McLeod Drummer - Dave Hamblett Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippellhard Two 1st Assistant Director @stoooert Gaffer @arrttiieeee 1st Assistant Camera @stephofilms 2nd Assistant Camera @elihughescine Sparks @abilaTippellSpark @joeanthonyluk @fred.white35 Script Editor @tsaphra Hair & Makeup Artist @caseymartin_hmua SFX @renaetaylorfx BTS Stills Photographer @tera.dadayan Casting Director @theabeyleveld DIT @0scarhewitt Runners @kylewilliams2004_ & @maxbfilm Poster Designer @haven_bear Title Design @haven_bear Post Production @molinarepost Post Production Manager @louisawatkins Sales Executive @haanbuist Colourist @j.a.k.e.d Sound Designer @tobiascrane Sound Mixer @tobiascrane Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippell

🏆 Monolith – written & directed by @joewarner_ Joe’s script impressed the judges with its originality, emotional power, and bold exploration of bisexual visibility. He will now receive £5,000 funding alongside tailored production support from the Large Format Films team to bring his vision to life. This first year of the competition has been a huge success, with hundreds of entries and a shortlist that showcased the breadth of emerging filmmaking talent. We’re excited to start shooting and to continue supporting every shortlisted filmmaker on their journey. A big thank you to all who entered, and to our partner @cvpgroup for helping us champion bold new voices in filmmaking. 📸 @joe_ransom_film & @arthur_lok1

What started with a sheet of A4 and a sharpie, this week finally came to fruition. Surrounded by joyous, talented and supportive people from all walks of life - we have made something truly meaningful and it was a week @tsaphra and I will remember for a lifetime. My cup is very full, thanks to the people in this picture (and the people back at base making sure we’re fed and watered, and getting our gorgeous sets dressed and ready). All made possible thanks to @large_format_films game changing short film competition 🫶 📸 @unitstillsmb

🏆The Joey’s 2026 🏆 Who needs an academy when you can just have this guy 👋🏼

ONLINE PREMIERE: In a festering world, the scarcity of housing has created a market where money alone is no longer enough. Landlords rule, and one particularly cold-blooded estate agent will not give up until she secures her commission — whatever the cost. 🟠 Watch now: ’House Hunters’ watch in the #linkinbio The Agent @lauracalifornia Apple theabeyleveld Pear @danimoseley The Tenant @deansmith7 CREW: Writer & Director @joewarner_ Producer beccarlp Producer @tsaphra Director of Photography @arthur_lok1 Editor @tera.dadayan Executive Producer - Joe Warner Executive Producer theabeyleveld Production Designer @elliemay000 Costume Designer @lauren.savill Composer @samrapleymusic Saxophonist @samrapleymusic Trombonist - Kieran McLeod Drummer - Dave Hamblett Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippell Sound Recordist - Richard Two 1st Assistant Director @stoooert Gaffer @arrttiieeee 1st Assistant Camera @stephofilms 2nd Assistant Camera @elihughescine Sparks @abilaTippellSpark  @joeanthonyluk  @fred.white35 Script Editor @tsaphra Hair & Makeup Artist @caseymartin_hmua SFX @renaetaylorfx BTS Stills Photographer @tera.dadayan Casting Director theabeyleveld DIT @0scarhewitt Runners @kylewilliams2004_  & @maxbfilm Poster Designer @haven_bear Title Design @haven_bear Post Production @molinarepost Post Production Manager @louisawatkins Sales Executive @haanbuist Colourist j.a.k.e.d Sound Designer @tobiascrane Sound Mixer @tobiascrane Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippell

We found a home! An online one… HOUSE HUNTERS will finally have its ONLINE PREMIERE. It will be available to watch for free on the amazing @minute.shorts this WEDNESDAY 🔑 If you haven’t seen it, please give it a watch. If you have already, WATCH IT AGAIN! CAST: The Agent @lauracalifornia Apple @theabeyleveld Pear @danimoseley The Tenant @deansmith7 CREW: Writer & Director @joewarner_ Producer @beccarlp Producer @tsaphra Director of Photography @arthur_lok1 Editor @tera.dadayan Executive Producer - Joe Warner Executive Producer @theabeyleveld Production Designer @elliemay000 Costume Designer @lauren.savill Composer @samrapleymusic Saxophonist @samrapleymusic Trombonist - Kieran McLeod Drummer - Dave Hamblett Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippell Sound Recordist - Richard Two 1st Assistant Director @stoooert Gaffer @arrttiieeee 1st Assistant Camera @stephofilms 2nd Assistant Camera @elihughescine Sparks @abilaTippellSpark @joeanthonyluk @fred.white35 Script Editor @tsaphra Hair & Makeup Artist @caseymartin_hmua SFX @renaetaylorfx BTS Stills Photographer @tera.dadayan Casting Director @theabeyleveld DIT @0scarhewitt Runners @kylewilliams2004_ & @maxbfilm Poster Designer @haven_bear Title Design @haven_bear Post Production @molinarepost Post Production Manager @louisawatkins Sales Executive @haanbuist Colourist @j.a.k.e.d Sound Designer @tobiascrane Sound Mixer @tobiascrane Online Editors - Dan Preston & David Tippell

The Large Format Short Films Competition, in partnership with @cvpgroup , has announced the winner of its inaugural year, with Joe Warner’s Monolith scooping the prize! Explaining why Monolith triumphed in a competitive field, Large Format’s Joe Ransom said: “Sifting through the nominees was one hell of a task, and I feel like the shortlist that we landed on was of such incredibly high quality. “The shortlist was made up of 10 really good scripts, any one of them could have won, and I’d be happy to have been making any of those films. “Yet with the themes that the piece touches on, Warner gave us a lot of confidence in the film, and we knew it was something that is going to look visually outstanding. It was a project that’s incredibly interesting and that I believe will do well on the festival circuit.” Find out more about the film and Large Format Films at the link in our bio!

Struggling to get my head around this one... The little idea that grew in my not-so-little head and nurtured by the story doctor @tsaphra has *WON* the @lrg_frmt_flms and @cvpgroup inaugural Short Film Competition!!! They are making this thing a reality... it's happening! MONOLITH - SHOOTING 2025!!! written by @joewarner_ 🙈 co-directed by @joewarner_ 🐒 and @tsaphra ❤️ produced by @charlotte.brownlee 💫 and @lrg_frmt_flms 😍

AMAZING NEWS! We’re absolutely buzzing! House Hunters has been officially selected IN COMPETITION at the incredible Bolton International Film Festival! This is our 2nd @bafta qualifying selection and we honestly can’t believe it! Bolton International Film Festival is seriously one of the UK’s most respected independent film festivals. They’ve got this amazing history of discovering brilliant talent and giving independent filmmakers a proper platform to shine. BIFF has become such a massive part of the British film scene and we’re just over the moon to be part of it! The festival’s commitment to celebrating diverse stories and supporting emerging filmmakers is exactly what we love about it. To be chosen amongst the competition lineup with so many talented filmmakers is just mental in the best possible way! Festival dates: Physical Festival: Oct 1-5 Online Festival: Oct 8-19 We are SO excited to share this story with the Bolton audience and connect with fellow filmmakers! Congrats to everyone who made it! @boltonfilmfest #BoltonFilmFest #IndependentFilm #bafta #HouseHunters #FilmFestival

Yesterday I attended the next stage of @lrg_frmt_flms @cvpgroup & @centerframeclub Short film competition. These guys are doing things very differently. Actually BACKING emerging writers and makers. This is a screenwriting competition but it’s not just about winning, the actual process itself is a reward. These pictures are from our filmed table read. They invited each of us to their studio in North London to record a scene from our script (with actors and a full crew), and talk about our ideas. Alongside this, they crack that whip and set us deadlines that mean by the time we submit our final pitch, we have a packaged up treatment that we can use to market our script, regardless of whether we win or not. Short film is a very pure art form. People only get involved because they want to - it ain’t paying anyone’s bills. So the fact these guys are offering up their time, resources and experience to help other people progress their careers is honestly remarkable, and we should all take note. Pay it forward. And to top it off, they even had young budding filmmaker Emilia on work experience, showing her how to use the camera, and got her on the clapper 🎬 I feel very lucky to have made it this far and it’s been a real win already. Thanks to sponsors @cookeoptics , @maryliversidge @joelcvp and @joe_ransom_film for the 📸 See you at the final in August ❤️🙏🏼

@uviewff has begun! James and the team are die hard indie film makers and fans. They hold an amazingly diverse week of films and events across stunning venues in Islington, London. I am absolutely buzzing to be nominated in the category for Best Director. It takes a village to make a short, and directors know that is very much a fact. I am honoured to be recognised for what I do. It’s something I live and dream about daily, but it is hard to always believe and have faith that it’s possible. It’s a miracle that short filmmakers manage to make films in the UK - There is no market, no money and very little support available to indie short makers. So these nominations count for more than just gratification. It’s a firm squeeze of the hand to say that we see you, and to keep creating. Wishing all curators, makers and guests an amazing 10th year celebration. Thank you so much for supporting independent film 🤘🏻❤️