''Just Say Hi'' is a

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2013 British

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film about a blossoming romance between a boy and a girl who meet every morning at a bus stop.

Main cast

* Tyler Collins as the Boy *Natalie Wallace as the Girl * John McPhail as Norbert *John Young as Wonder Woman

Release and reception

''Just Say Hi'' was released on 1 July 2013 and was positively received by critics. Amber Wilkinson of Eye for Film wrote: Robbie Collins of the Daily Telegraph described the film as: The film's first festival encounter was the Virgin Media Short competition run by

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. The film made it through to the final where it competed with 12 other short films which were judged by a panel which included actor David Tennant,

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and film critic James King. The film was a hit with the judges and the audience at home winning 2 out of the 3 awards available making McPhail the only director in the competition's history to win multiple awards. The production team were presented with the awards at a ceremony in London which included £5,000 in film funding with mentoring from the

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and a voucher for £5,000 to spend on Nikon Equipment. In 2014, the film was featured in the Très Court International Film Festival in which it was screened in over 100 cities in 23 countries. The film went on to appear in many domestic and international festivals including the Bradford International Film Festival, the Shärt International Comedy Film Festival and the Aberfeldy Film Festival where it picked up the Palme-Dewar Audience Choice Award.Aberfeldy Film Festival 2014 Winners Page
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Awards

References

External links

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Worry Drake Productions Website

Just Say Hi on Virgin Media Site

John McPhail Interview at the Virgin Media Short Awards
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