<h1>Burgess Hill brothers win filmmaking award</h1>
Burgess Hill brothers Matthew and Michael Rowney have won an international award for their latest short film.

‘Odilo Fabian or (The Possibility of Impossible Dreams)’ received one of three screenwriting accolades at the Hollywood International Moving Picture Film Festival last month, just as filming finished on the Sussex-based production.

Michael, who wrote the screenplay late last year, said: “Winning this award was completely unexpected for me - Matthew entered my script as a surprise, and we heard that I’d won just before we entered the final block of filming.

“It’s a first for us to win an award while we’re still in the process of making the film, so we hope that this is the first of many more to come.”

The fantasy film tells the story of Odilo Fabian, an optimist on the outskirts of a town called Doubt, who uses wishes and nature to grow himself a real chance at love.

A star-studded cast was recently announced for the project, including Kacey Ainsworth(Call the Midwife, EastEnders), Isabelle Allen (Les Miserables), Louisa Connolly-Burnham (Wolfblood) and Luke Brandon-Field (American Poltergeist). Rabaka Chowdhury and John Campling (the Harry Potter series) also star.

Filming had taken place in Haywards Heath’s Borde Hill Gardens throughout March and early April, before moving to TRINITY Church in Lewes.

Matthew, a multi-award-winning director at the helm of the project, said: “We’re so excited to be entering post-production on ‘Odilo Fabian’ after a successful few months of principal photography. The cast and crew brought their A-game, and we had the chance to shoot in some incredible locations in and around Sussex. I can’t wait to show people the final film.”

To see behind-the-scenes images and keep up-to-date with the production’s progress, follow Matthew (@mjrowney) and Michael (@michaelrowney) on Instagram.

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