Shezaed Dawood’s film Piercing Brightness shot in Preston, has been selected as a nominee for the 2012 Jarman Award. Shezaed is one of the 10 artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious award.

The winner will be announced at a special event on 6 November at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, receiving combined prize money of £10,000 and a commission for Channel 4’s short-form arts strand, Random Acts.

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Nominated by experts from across the UK’s contemporary arts sector, the shortlist presented the work of 10 artists who use the film and video medium in a range of diverse and interesting ways. Selected from a record number of artist entries, it offers a comprehensive survey of the work and practice of UK based film and video artists, and celebrates the rich and eclectic array of work emerging in recent years.

Piercing Brightness, a science fiction film, utilizes Preston as a backdrop to interweave elements of documentary and drama from a character-driven narrative involving different communities in the city – including the fastest growing Mainland Chinese population in the UK.

If you get a chance to see it. Do see it.