# Friend Request Pending > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Friend_Request_Pending > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Friend_Request_Pending.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_Request_Pending > Source revision: 1339915680 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|2011 short film by Chris Foggin}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Friend Request Pending | image = FriendRequestPending.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | director = [Chris Foggin](/source/Chris_Foggin) | writer = [Chris Croucher](/source/Chris_Croucher) | producer = Chris Croucher | starring = [Judi Dench](/source/Judi_Dench)
[Tom Hiddleston](/source/Tom_Hiddleston)
[Philip Jackson](/source/Philip_Jackson_(actor)) | cinematography = Simon Tindall | editing = Chris Ranson
Christopher Ranson | music = Michael Ferguson | studio = Emu Films | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|10|14|[BFI London Film Festival](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival)}} | runtime = 12 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = }} '''''Friend Request Pending''''' is a 2011 British [comedy-drama](/source/comedy-drama) [short film](/source/short_film) written and produced by [Chris Croucher](/source/Chris_Croucher) and directed by [Chris Foggin](/source/Chris_Foggin). It stars [Judi Dench](/source/Judi_Dench), [Tom Hiddleston](/source/Tom_Hiddleston), and [Philip Jackson](/source/Philip_Jackson_(actor)). It was included in the feature film ''[Stars in Shorts](/source/Stars_in_Shorts)''.{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/movies/stars-in-shorts-with-judi-dench-and-colin-firth.html|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=2012-09-26|title=Anti-Epic Flirts and Jokes 'Stars in Shorts,' With Judi Dench and Colin Firth|last=Holden|first=Stephen}} ==Plot== Mary (Dench) and Linda (Ryder) spend an afternoon discussing the pleasures, pitfalls and problems with using [social networking](/source/social_networking) to try and woo the local [choirmaster](/source/choirmaster) and Mary's new love interest, Trevor (Jackson). While chatting on [Facebook](/source/Facebook), Mary's son Tom (Hiddleston) [IM](/source/instant_message)'s her, earning a response from Linda about wanting to "[poke](/source/Super_Poke)" him. When Linda leaves to go to the market, Trevor finally gains the courage and asks Mary out. When Linda returns, she finds Mary has gone out with Trevor, and decides to do a little Facebook flirting of her own and decides to send a friend request to Tom. ==Cast== *[Judi Dench](/source/Judi_Dench) as Mary *[Tom Hiddleston](/source/Tom_Hiddleston) as Tom *[Philip Jackson](/source/Philip_Jackson_(actor)) as Trevor *[John Macmillan](/source/John_Macmillan_(actor)) as Jason, Tom's friend *Penny Ryder as Linda ==Production== ===Development=== Production began on FRP back in December 2010 when director Chris Foggin first approached writer Chris Croucher with the information that Judi Dench had agreed to make a project with him.{{cite web|title=Chris Croucher {{!}} Friend Request Pending|url=http://www.chriscroucher.com/films/friend-request-pending|publisher=ChrisCroucher.com|accessdate=27 September 2012}} Penny Ryder has been a close friend of Judi's for years, so when the offer came to play opposite Judi, as her best friend, she didn't waste any time saying yes. ===Filming=== The film was shot in [Ealing](/source/Ealing), England over the course of two days in May 2011.{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Bradley|title=Premature Evaluation – Chris Foggin / Friend Request Pending|url=http://www.eatsleeplivefilm.com/premature-evaluation-chris-foggin-friend-request-pending/|publisher=EatSleepLivefFilm.com|accessdate=27 September 2012|date=20 October 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122025350/http://www.eatsleeplivefilm.com/premature-evaluation-chris-foggin-friend-request-pending/|archive-date=22 January 2013|url-status=usurped}} ==Awards== The short film won Best Comedy Short{{cite web|title=2012 Film Festival Award Winners Announced|url=http://www.film-festival.org/award12.php|publisher=FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival|accessdate=28 September 2012}} at the 2012 Rhode Island Film Festival and received the Director's Choice Award for Best Comedy Film{{cite web|title=Puerto Rico International Film Festival – 2012 Winners|url=http://www.rinconfilm.com/#!riff-info/vstc4=award-winners|publisher=Rincon International Film Festival|accessdate=28 September 2012|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202035510/http://www.rinconfilm.com/#!riff-info/vstc4=award-winners|url-status=dead}} at the 2012 Ricon Film Festival. It gained the Audience Special Recognition{{cite web|title=Shortsfest 2012 Awards|url=http://www.aspenfilm.org/index.php/sf-archives/78-shortsfest-2012/483-shortsfest-2012-awards|publisher=aspenFILM|accessdate=28 September 2012}} at the 2012 Aspen ShortsFest, Short Film Honorable Mention{{cite web|title=Omaha Film Festival 2012|url=http://www.omahafilmfestival.org/archive.html|publisher=Omaha Film Festival|accessdate=28 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085300/http://www.omahafilmfestival.org/archive.html|archivedate=6 October 2014}} at the 2012 Omaha Film Festival, and Special Jury Award for the Best Ensemble Cast{{cite web|title=2012 Savannah Film Festival awards ceremony|url=http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2012-11-03/video-savannah-film-festival-awards-ceremony|publisher=Savannahnow.com, Savannah Morning News|accessdate=7 November 2012}} at the 2012 Savannah Film Festival. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|2069775}} Category:British romance films Category:British comedy-drama short films Category:Films about social media Category:2011 English-language films Category:2011 British films Category:2011 films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Friend Request Pending](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_Request_Pending) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_Request_Pending?action=history)). 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