Tattoo - a Scottish short film directed by Jules Williamson and produced by Arabella Croft and Sara Putt for Three Sisters Films was awarded Runner Up in the Best British Short Film Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Tattoo beat off competition from the healthily funded Newfoundlands and Tartan Shorts to be one of the front-runners at the prestigious film festival. Production was only made possible by the cast and crew who worked for free after Scottish Screen turned down the project.

The film was shot by Daf Hobson (Welcome to Sarajevo; Births, Marriages and Deaths; Othello).

The Film stars Ford Kiernan in one of his few serious roles along with Louise Goodall (My Name is Joe), Lynne Ramsey Jnr and William Eadie (Ratcatcher).

The team behind the film are thrilled. "We are amazed and delighted said Arabella Croft, the films producer. "It seems the never-ending battle to produce Tattoo has been well and truly won. The festival has been a huge success for us and we have made lots of important contacts with many people interested in our forthcoming work. I hope that one day we will be able to pay back the kindness of all those who made this film possible."

Scottish Screen have seen the error of their ways and picked up Tattoo for festival distribution. They also recently awarded the team their first development award for the adaptation of the Melvyn Bragg novel The Soldier's Return. The book will be adapted by Nick Whitby who wrote To the Green Fields Beyond, directed by Sam Mendes at The Donmar Warehouse.