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BOY IN THE BACK SEAT
FEATURE FILM

IN DEVELOPMENT

1987. When an impressionable 11yr old boy realises his volatile conman dad hasn’t taken him on a camping trip, but on the run, he must choose between his father’s love and what he knows is right.


SCRIPT & DECK AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

BASED ON THE MULTI AWARD WINNING (BIFA QUALIFYING) SHORT FILM

JUDE COOPER-KELLY (The Responder) & ARON VON ANDRIAN (House of the Dragon, Indiana Jones, We Are Lady Parts)

WRITTEN, DIRECTED & EDITED BY SCOTT PICKUP

PRODUCED BY JONNY ROSS, SIMON MARRIOTT & JAMES OWEN
 

​AWARDS​

  • Center Frame Selects 2025- WINNER. Chosen by Adam Randall (Slow Horses)

  • Center Frame Selects 2025- WINNER. Chosen by Prano Bailey-Bond (Censor)

  • Center Frame Industry Showcase 2025

  • Kino London- WINNER. Best Short of the Year. 2024

  • Spirit of Independence (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- WINNER. Best Film

  • Exit 6 (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- WINNER. Best Editing

  • Tweetfest (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- WINNER. Best Actor

  • London Independent Film Festival 2023- WINNER. Best Drama

  • Wolverhampton Film Festival 2023- WINNER. Best Overall Film- The Wolf Award

  • WINNER. Best Male Actor. WINNER. Best Young Actor

  • London Director's Awards 2023- WINNER. Best Drama

  • International Children's Care Film Festival 2023- WINNER. Best Short Film

  • KinoFilm Manchester Int Film Festival 2022- WINNER. People's Choice

  • Sunday Shorts Int Film Festival London 2022- WINNER. Best Production

  • Sunday Shorts Int Film Festival Lisbon 2022- WINNER. Audience Award

  • Sunday Shorts Int Film Festival London 2022- FINALIST. Best Drama

  • Wigan & Leigh Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- NOMINATION. Best Film

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  • Beeston Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • Barnes Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • North East Int Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying) 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • Covent Garden Film Festival- HONOURABLE MENTION

  • Southport International Film Festival 2023. NOMINATION. Best Drama

  • The Bay International Film Festival 2023. NOMINATION. Best Film. Best Actor.

  • Tees Valley Int Film Festival 2023. NOMINATION. Best Drama

  • Mansfield Town Film Festival 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • Short Focus Film Fest 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • LB Fest 2023- OFFICIAL SELECTION

  • Lift Off London Int Film Festival 2022- OFFICIAL SELECTION (3rd Place)

  • Best Script Award London- FINALIST. Best Short Screenplay

  • Screen Power Film Festival- FINALIST. Best Short Screenplay

  • SWN Screenplay Competition- FINALIST. Best Short Screenplay

  • The Shepperton Screenwriting Festival- SEM FINALIST. Best Short Screenplay

  • Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest- SEMI FINALIST. Best Screenplay

  • Your Script Produced! Season 3- QUARTER FINALIST. Best Short Screenplay

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