Shortlists are announced for Guardian First Film and First Album awards

Monsters, a low-budget visitor advance movie destined by Welshman Gareth Edwards, is one of a 10 drive-in theatre upon a shortlist. Photograph: Vertigo Films An visitor advance movie, a stately adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood story about a man in mourning, a vibrant piece of UK hip-hop as well as a entrance from Burt Bacharach's latest protege have been between a contenders for this year's Guardian First Film as well as First Album awards, a shortlists for that have been voiced today.The awards won final year by Gideon Koppel for Sleep Furiously, his documentary about a failing Welsh mountain village, as well as a xx for their eponymous manuscript reward a most appropriate movie done by a first-time executive from anywhere in a world, as well as a most appropriate entrance manuscript from a British artist. Koppel as well as a xx will be between a judges for a 2010 awards.The biggest drive-in theatre upon a shortlist have been Monsters, a low-budget visitor advance movie destined by a immature Briton Gareth Edwards, A Single Man, blending from an Isherwood story by a former Gucci beautiful executive Tom Ford as well as Casey Affleck's I'm Still Here, a hoax portraying a ostensible emotional as well as professional implosion of a star, Joaquin Phoenix.Six British directors done a shortlist, where they have been assimilated by 3 Americans as well as a Frenchman.Frontrunners for a song endowment embody Seasons of my Soul by Rumer, Disc-Overy by a London-based MC Tinie Tempah as well as a underground dance song of Ikonika, whose manuscript Contact, Love, Want, Have won critical plaudits for a surprising as well as innovative make use of of sound.Guardian critics voted for a shortlists, a 10 drive-in theatre as well as albums winning a most votes relocating through to a final stage. As well as final year's winners, a judges will embody Guard! ian crit ics as well as significant figures from a movie as well as song industries.Actor Saffron Burrows, who has starred in Frida, Deep Blue Sea as well as a US TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, joins a movie panel, while a song judges have been assimilated by Edwyn Collins, well known for his work as a solo performer, as a singer of Orange Juice as well as as a writer of immature British artists, including a Cribs as well as Frankie as well as a Heartstrings.Collins, who has incited down invitations to judge other awards, chose to join a row for a First Album Award because of a commitment to brand new music.Joanna Hogg, executive of Unrelated, that won a 2008 First Film Award, pronounced a esteem was invaluable in bringing her movie to a wider audience."It kept a movie in cinemas for multiform weeks longer than we competence have expected," she said. "It kept a movie in a news. And it has additionally helped my followup drive-in theatre too. we felt brand new avenues opening up, as well as monetary doors opening up."This year's winners will be voiced in a Guardian's Film & Music addition upon 28 January.

The Guardian First Film Award shortlist

The Arbor (director: Clio Barnard)Down Terrace (director: Ben Wheatley)Exit Through a Gift Shop (director: Banksy)Four Lions (director: Chris Morris)Gainsbourg (director: Joann Sfar)I'm Still Here (director: Casey Affleck)Monsters (director: Gareth Edwards)Restrepo (director: Tim Hetherington as well as Sebastian Junger)A Single Man (director: Tom Ford)Skeletons (director: Nick Whitfield)

The Guardian First Album Award shortlist

Delphic: AcolyteEverything Everything: Man AliveGold Panda: Lucky ShinerIkonika: Contact, Love, Want, HaveMale Bonding: Nothing HurtsMarina as well as a Diamonds: The Family JewelsMount Kimbie: Crooks as well as LoversRumer: Seasons of my SoulStornoway: Beachcomber's WindowsillTinie Tempah: Disc-Overy
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