The Festivals chairman, Gil Layne Young wrote "The direction was exciting, showing touches of quality that would be missed by much older directors.

Whilst working on commercial pieces for clients such as the NHS and Diabetes UK, Ferns also directed the music video 'The Clown' for Beecake, the band of Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd.

Using never before heard words from real soldiers, Letter From An Old Boy tells the story of young men fighting on the front line in World War I, writing back to the orphanage they called home.

[10] Chris Binding of Flick Feat wrote " Michael Ferns produced a powerful short dramatizing the emotional correspondence that tied many young soldiers to home.

"[11] Ferns is currently working on the short film A Cold Day in June which stars Kathryn Howden, Tracy Wiles and Daniel Kerr who won the Best Acting Performance prize at the 2013 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards.