SCREENING OF CORNISH SHORT FILMS A GREAT SUCCESS!
Over 140 people celebrate the launch of Tyskennow Kernow 2
Over 140 people gathered at the Plaza Cinema in Truro this midsummer's evening to celebrate the launch of Tyskennow Kernow 2, the second in awen productions’ groundbreaking series of short film collections made in and about Cornwall and the Cornish language.
Denzil shows off the Tyskennow Kernow 2 DVD Filmmaker Mark Jenkin with Paul Farmer, director of
Skath, which had its theatrical premiere on Monday.
Denzil Monk of awen productions and Pol Hodge, Cornish poet and star of Paul Farmer's Cornish language film 'Skath - Cornish Pilot Gig', winner of last year's Govyn Kernewek Award, practicing their speeches.
The event went with a bang as corks flew from the bottles of champagne-style Raspberry Aval from Polgoon Vineyard in Penzance. Filmgoers were also treated to traditional Cornish music from Dalla’s new album “Cribba” which has also just been released.
As well as a preview of Tyskennow Kernow 2, there was an opportunity to see local poet Pol Hodge’s Cornish language film “Pymp Gwel”, Will Coleman’s “Tom and the Giant” and Paul Farmer’s film, “Skath”, which won the Govyn Kernewek Award at last year’s Cornwall Film Festival.
The evening culminated in the announcement by the Cornwall Film Festival of this year’s Govyn Kernewek Award winner – Ian Bucknole, with his short film proposal‘Skint – A Cornish Musical’. Ian said “After submitting ideas every year for the last 6 years, I’m proud to have now won this Award and am looking forward to completing the film to premiere at Cornwall Film Festival this November.”
The evening was very much bi-lingual with drinks being served by MAGA’s Elizabeth Stewart in Cornish and English. awen productions director, Denzil Monk said “events like this show how Cornish Culture is becoming more recognized by gaining a great deal of momentum through media and the arts”, and one certainly felt part of a very lively culture that night.
Tyskennow Kernow 1 and 2 DVDs are available from the awen website www.awen.org.uk.
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