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\u201cAftersun\u201d continues to burn vivid this awards season.\u00a0Charlotte Wells\u2019 characteristic debut landed seven wins on the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), held London in Sunday. \u201cThe film won Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and The Douglas Hickox Award for Best Debut Director. This evening\u2019s four wins were added to the film\u2019s previously announced haul in the craft categories with three wins including Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Music Supervision,\u201d per Deadline.<\/a><\/p>\n Penned by Wells, \u201cAftersun\u201d sees a girl reflecting on the seaside trip she took together with her father as a pre-teen. Newcomer Frankie Corio and \u201cNormal People\u201d breakout Paul Mescal star.<\/p>\n Three of the 5 titles up for Best British Independent Film have been directed by girls. Joining \u201cAftersun\u201d was Georgia Oakley\u2019s \u201cBlue Jean,\u201d a portrait of a lesbian instructor compelled to stay a double life, and Sophie Hyde\u2019s \u201cGood Luck to You, Leo Grande,\u201d a dramedy a few retired college instructor who hires a intercourse employee to assist her verify off objects on her sexual bucket listing.<\/p>\n Wells, Oakley, and Hyde accounted for 3 of 5 helmers up for Best Director.<\/p>\n