An Ulverston creator could be rubbing shoulders with stars of the screen after a film she wrote was nominated for a prestigious BAFTA. Kerry Kolbe, who is a director at film-making charity Signal Film and Media which is based in the town, has secured a place on the top-three shortlist for the BAFTA gong for best British short animation . She was the writer behind
The Fire Next Time, an animated short film inspired by the 2011 London Riots. Kerry said she was delighted by the nomination. “It is really exciting, she said. It was a big surprise as it’s been quite a while since we made the film.