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2011 Cornwall Film Festival Award Winners Announced!
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The Decent Exposure Jury Award
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 Winner: Weekend Retreat
Written & directed by Brett Harvey Produced by Denzil Monk & Simon Harvey o-region & Awen Productions cic. |
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The Delabole Slate Audience Award
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The Made in Kernow Jury Award
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![Pyskessa [1]](http://www.cornwallfilmfestival.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/widescreen/filmpics/pyskessa_0.jpg "Pyskessa [1]") Winner - Pyskessa
Written by Kirran Bruce, Nick Pryke & Samantha Larson Mellor
Directed by Kirran and Duncan Bruce
Produced by Laura Shacham
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Reel Women’ Short Film Jury Award
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‘Films Without Borders’ Jury Award
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 Written by Julian Unthank
Directed by Michael Davies Produced by Sandra Gorel
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‘On the Edge’ Jury Award
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Wild about Cornwall' Wildlife Film Award
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 Winner - Ellipsis
Directed & produced by Andy Joule |
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'Eye Toons' Spider Eye Animation Award
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The 2011 Dance Camera Action Competition
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 Winner - What Does Otto See?
Directed by Neil Baker
Written by Benjamin Dalby & Neil Baker
Electric Egg Animation Productions
![Cowboy Love [1]](http://www.cornwallfilmfestival.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/widescreen/filmpics/Cowboy-Love-RW39-DE31-ET16-2.jpg "Cowboy Love [1]") |
 Winner: Butterfly Soul
Written, directed and produced by Eric Oberdorff
Production Company: Compagnie Humaine
2nd Place: Bleak
By Stacy Weeks and Exim Dance Company
Joint Third: Sarau! Written by Alex Font
Directed by Alex Font, Sara Enrich & Sau-Ching Wong
Produced by Sara Enrich & Sau-Ching Wong
Choreographed by Marie-Louise Flexen and Frank McDaniels
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Cornwall Film Festival 2011
2011 Timetable Friday Saturday Sunday
Cornwall Film Festival just days away - passes offer amazing value!
Film lovers in the South West won't find a better deal than the Cornwall Film Festival this coming weekend. Day and weekend passes give everyone a chance to enjoy an inspiring selection of Cornish, British and international screenings plus workshops, talks and special events for all ages — all three days at Newquay's Lighthouse Cinema.
This year the festival celebrates its 10th year of supporting filmmaking — and filmgoing — in Cornwall as well as Cornish heritage and culture. Almost two dozen features and documentaries plus over 175 short films will be screened alongside workshops, talks and forums. Many of the low-budget features were made for a song, including three made in Cornwall or by Cornish artists, and over a third of the features were directed by women. What's not to celebrate?
Festival passes are the best deal around, allowing free entry into all shorts screenings and most workshops and talks, plus 50% or more discount on all major feature films and documentaries, a number of them South West premieres.
And come join us and sing Happy Birthday in English and Cornish in the cinema foyer on Friday 4 November at 6.45pm — student pastry chefs at Cornwall College are designing the chocolate lighthouse cake. Penn-bloodh lowen dhymmo vy!
Cornwall Film Festival presents 1927
The Animals and Children Took to the Streets
7.30pm, Thursday 3rd November & Friday 4th November
A co-presentation with the Tolmen Centre, Constantine, Cornwall
Trust no one! Suspect even your own shadow!
Welcome to the Bayou, a part of the city feared and loathed, wherein lies the infamous Bayou Mansions -- a sprawling stinking tenement block, where curtain-twitchers and peeping-toms live side by side, and the wolf is always at the door.
When Agnes Eaves and her daughter arrive late one night, does it signal hope in this hopeless place, or has the real horror only just begun, for those who live east of the city, where the bankers make big bucks?
Seamlessly synchronizing live music, performance and storytelling with stunning films and brilliant animation, this is the wickedly twisted new tale from 1927, the multiple award-winning company behind the international hit Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
Like a giant novel burst into life, 1927 invites you on a theatrical journey of startling originality.
‘Think Alexander Rodchenko meets Tim Burton, Charles Dickens meets Fritz Lang, and the early 20th-
century silent movie meets the 21st-century graphic novel, and you have something of the flavour of this jaw- droppingly clever and gloriously subversive parable of social mobility, revolution and its suppression... 1927
conjures a world so complete it feels as if you've fallen down a rabbit hole’ ‘a really astonishing piece of work from 1927.’ The Guardian
‘The new show from the macabre, musically ingenious and graphically glorious company called 1927...Anyone interested in the theatre should see this company now.’ The Observer
‘It’s a rare treat for a theatre lover to discover a show that’s quite like anything she’s experienced
before and adore it unreservedly from the start. Such was the glorious sensation that company 1927 gave
me, with its outstanding blend of animation, original music and quirky storytelling in 70 nigh-on perfect
minutes...A huge hit beckons.’ The Evening Standard *****
Tickets are £10 and £8 concession, available from the Tolmen Centre box office: 01326 341353
UCF Produces Animated Trailer for Cornwall Film Festival
Sophie Graham, a student of the Digital Animation Programme at UCF, has produced a superb trailer for the 2011 Cornwall Film Festival. Take a look using the link below.
Sound editing was by Dave Smithers and the music is by Ruarri Joseph.
BBC announces major new documentary project to capture unique snapshot of Britain today
Britain In A Day
On 12 November 2011 the BBC is inviting people from all corners of the country to contribute to the definitive self-portrait of Britain today by turning the camera on themselves. To enable the country to contribute, a unique channel on YouTube will be dedicated to the Britain In A Day Project.
While the London Olympics fast approaches, a major documentary project called Britain In A Day is about to be filmed – by you. Britain In A Day will be based upon Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Production Life In A Day, which was created through showing clips of occurrences from around the world on one particular day, July 24 2010.
Everyone will be able to upload footage of something significant in their lives. This footage will then be used to create a time capsule of Britain as well as a feature-length documentary, which will be screened next year on BBC Two. The material uploaded should be the best samples of your rushes not an edited film.
A dedicated team coordinated by Rosa Productions will run filmmaking workshops with people in different communities around the UK. In Cornwall they will be partnering with West Cornwall based awen productions cic to support the initiative. The workshop will take place on Saturday 22nd October. Venue/time tbc. Places are limited so booking is essential.
Anyone can take part but in particular stories of ‘coastal communities’ are of interest so if you know any fishermen, surfers, Coastwatch, RNLI etc please let them know.
There will also be a series of "how-to" films and guides supplied by the BBC and aimed at teaching anyone to use phones or cameras to record their day and how to upload their material.
If you would like and further information about the Britain In A Day project, check out the BBC’s press release below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/10_october/05/britain.shtml
To book a place & for further info contact Barbara Santi on barbara@awen.org.uk
Make a Film in a Day Workshop
Ever wanted to make a short film? Using the latest equipment this workshop gives young people the basics to get out there and make films - from storyboarding to editing. It will be an action-packed day using creativity and technical skills that will give participants the knowledge and the confidence to make their own films.
Image © Penlee House Museum
This workshop is for 13 - 22 year olds and there is a maximum of 15 spaces available.
THIS WORKSHOPS IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.
The brief is to make a film in a day. The film must include archive film. What's archive film? Well, its old cine footage of Cornwall from the 1930's - 1980's.
The storyline is up to you - are you up for the challenge? The day will also be an opportunity for people to ask industry professionals about working in media.
For more info go to www.awen.org.uk & The Tre Project.
Stop-Frame Animation Workshop for ages 7+
Sunday 6th November, 10am - 1pm
Truro College Open Learning Centre, The Old Chapel Hill, Newquay (adjacent to the Lighthouse Cinema)
Andy Wyatt is a wizard at making things move. Animation, in other words. He has worked on all sorts of films and TV shows from Teenage Ninja Turtles to Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, and for studios such as Disney and Aardman. Most recently he was Animation Supervisor on the CBBC series OOglies. (You may have seen it. It’s the one where household objects with stick-on eyes do strange things.) He’s also a writer and teacher, and on Sunday 6th November – with the help of a couple of willing volunteers - he’s going to show you how to animate your own vegetable!
To secure a place on this awesome workshop, email info@cornwallfilmfestival.com including you name, age and contact details.
Cornwall Film Festival offers drama school audition workshops
Saturday 5th November. 10am-12pm for 13-15 years old. 2pm -5pm for ages 16+
WI Hall, Crantock Street, Newquay
This year the Cornwall Film Festival, in partnership with the Central School for Speech and Drama, will include workshops for students interested in applying to drama school.
In order to properly plan ahead, we need to gauge public interest. The workshops are designed to introduce students to higher education, and specifically the study of drama/theatre within higher education.
The workshops will be geared to two age groups: 13-15 year olds, and post-16. The workshop for older students would also provide participants with advice and guidance about the audition and interview process at the Central School for Speech and Drama.
Places on the workshop cost £5 or are free with a Festival weekend pass. There will be a limited number of spaces on the workshops so please let us know asap if you are interesting in booking a place. To express an interest, please email tiffany@cornwallfilmfestival.com including your contact details, your age and your school.
Celtic Media Festival Calls for Entries
The Celtic Media Festival will be in Derry/Londonderry in 2012!
Call for Entries is now open. Please click here to see the categories for the awards.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2012 AT 5PM
For Rules and Guidelines, please go to www.celticmediafestival.co.uk
The Celtic Media Festival Calls for Entries
The Celtic Media Festival will be in Derry/Londonderry in 2012!
Call for Entries is now open. Please see the categories for the awards below:
DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL:
1. FACTUAL SERIES: More than one factual programme linked through a unified approach, narrative or the thematic development of a subject matter. Only one episode of a series may be entered.
2. FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT: Entries invited from lifestyle, magazine/discussion and formatted documentary - reality. Stand-alone single programmes or one episode from a series may be entered.
3. FACTUAL SINGLE: For one-off documentaries. Entries should offer a real insight to the world and the situation that they explore as well as demonstrating an appropriate style and approach, whether observational or scripted.
4. SPORT: Programmes that capture or celebrate the personalities of sport - of the sport itself or of sporting individuals involved at whatever level. Eligible programmes will place emphasis on the passion and spirit of sport and not on event coverage. Programmes based on archive footage will be eligible. Programmes should be based on sports associated with Celtic nations and reflect this culture and heritage.
5. ARTS: This category is for programmes and film that celebrate and examine the arts. (Recordings of performances are not eligible)
DRAMA:
6. SHORT DRAMA (up to 30 mins): Script and performance will be considered in addition to directorial skill and production values.
7. FEATURE LENGTH DRAMA: Entries are welcome from both film and television. Script and performance will be considered in addition to directorial skill and production values.
8. DRAMA SERIES: An episode from a serial, soap or series should be accompanied by a brief context in addition to programme's synopsis. The episode in competition will reflect both story and character development.
DIGITAL MEDIA:
9. KIERAN HEGARTY AWARD FOR INTERACTIVITY: Includes websites and online content. Entries to this category will display skills of innovation, interactivity and creativity. Entries wholly or partly in a Celtic language are particularly welcome, as are entries linked to programmes (TV / Radio) and films. (Corporate, promotional or marketing sites not eligible.)
FURTHER CATEGORIES:
10. CURRENT AFFAIRS: Entries should demonstrate journalistic integrity and subject matter should be presented in an investigative and/or immediate manner.
11. ANIMATION: The category is open to entries from all areas of animation.
12. EDUCATION: Entries will be expected to demonstrate expertise and skill in conveying its educational content creatively. If the programme is one of a series, a brief explanation of context is required. Please include any relevant support material.
13. CHILDRENS: This category invites entries from a wide range of programming and films for pre-school - 12 year olds, fiction and non-fiction. Entries should demonstrate success in communicating with the specific target audience. The entrant should specify the particular audience the programme is aimed at on the entry form.
14. YOUNG PEOPLE: This category invites entries from a wide range of programming and films for 12 yr olds - 25 year olds, fiction and non-fiction. Entries should demonstrate success in communicating with the specific target audience. The entrant should specify the particular audience the programme is aimed at on the entry form.
15. ENTERTAINMENT: Entries to this category may include situation comedy, sketch shows, variety and music.
16. MARKETING CAMPAIGN: Submissions for this award should be marketing visuals created to promote a channel, strand, programme or film. Eligible materials include title sequences; stings (graphic, animated and live action); idents; promos; online viral campaigns. All of these should specifically be broadcast or film related. Submissions should be connected to Celtic programming.
RADIO:
17. RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR: Entries will be compilations that celebrate a station's successes and highlights in 2010 side by side with one designated day's broadcasting – Monday 6th September 2010. Entries must not exceed 2 hours duration and must be unedited examples of output, to include at least 5 examples of the best of the year. A short supporting statement must include: the station's aims, the highlights of 2010, a weekly schedule with programme details and additional information thought to be relevant to the competition and not already included. The Festival is seeking to award excellence; a station's accord with its audience, its energy, diversity and the continuing quality of production.
18. RADIO DOCUMENTARY: Entries should demonstrate creative use of the medium in story-telling, analysis of subject matter and production values. Minimum speech content of 80% is required.
19. RADIO PRESENTER/PERSONALITY: This category celebrates Celtic talent on radio. Entries are expected from both factual and entertainment genres and require demonstration of skill in two ways. Entrants should enter one programme, or an edited excerpt (duration 1 hour maximum, 30 minutes minimum), representing work during the year that best demonstrates broadcast skills including innovation and creativity, conveying information and excellent production values. In addition an unedited compilation, not exceeding 30 minutes, of at least 5 examples of the individual's best work throughout the year must also be entered.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2012 AT 5PM
For Rules and Guidelines, please go to www.celticmediafestival.co.uk
