Symptoms of depression were measured using an eight-point Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) that was issued to the same 3,500 adult patients, both before and during the pandemic.

The festival, which is in its 14th year, accepts international submissions across 10 categories and awards up to £15,000 in prizes to the winners. BFI’

Rhiannon, 24, who completed the esteemed Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015, founded Sloppy Women with London based writer Tessa Schiller, 25.