Wollombi Valley Short Film Festival
Date: Friday 23-Sep-05 19:00
Category: Performances
PROGRAM No. TITLE FILM-MAKER
1 Making of The Circus Guntis Jansons
2 Retrograde Bob Clarke
3 Eddie & Joan Marcelle Lloyd & Fi Young
4 News Laguna Public School
5 Listen Andy Rasa
6 The Trophy Guntis Jansons
7 Chris & Ruth Nick McDougall
INTERMISSION
8 The Hard Sell Andy Rasa
9 Dare to Dream Wojt Kowaluk
10 And Puppy Dog's Tails Andy D'Rororea
11 An Urban Fairy Tale Marc Beers
12 Wanker Damien Slevin
13 Bovinian Rhapsody Ken Smith
2005 WINNING ENTRIES
1st $250 Bovinian Rhapsody
2nd $150 Wanker
3rd $100 And Puppy Dog's Tails
People's Choice $250 Bovinian Rhapsody
Congratulations to all entries!
Maurice Murphey's Film Festival 2005 Review
It's the day after the Wollombi Valley Short Film Festival and I want to thank the film contributors and the organisers of the Festival for inviting me to be one of the judges given the responsibility to choose the three winners of the festival. I'd like to congratulate...
Best Film and Best Director
Ken Smith for the mockumentary, Bovinian Rhapsody,
Over the top. Extraordinary plot. A jumble of ideas. A truly kaleidoscopic story that treads a really fine line of ridiculousness which Ken makes us accept. There are a couple of cows who should share this award.
The Runner Up and Best Animation
Damien Slevin for the animation, Wanker
So well drawn that many in the audience winced in recognition of those sort of artistic ‘events'. The drawing of the characters was spot on...
Third Place and Best Producer
Andy Rodereda for the kidult drama, Puppy Dog's Tails.
A very modern tale. This film should be sent to Canberra as required viewing for all politicians. Excellently made, very good performances, funny analogies. I longed for pictures to make the point more explosively at the end.
In making our decisions we judges were amazed at the quality of all the films in the festival. I would like to mention some of the individual contributions that I thought demanded recognition.
Best Script:
Puppy Dog's Tails. By Andy Rodereda
Capturing the boyish posturing in adult behaviour the story was funny with serious implications. I particularly liked the brief appearance of the only girl in the story.
Best Actress:
Chris and Ruth by Nick McDougall
Voice over work to rival those in the Simpson's
Note: I was aware and surprised how few women's roles were in the films
Best Actor:
The Hard Sell. By Andy Rasa
A fine and restrained comic performance in a story in which the lead performer can only react to the voices he hears on the phone. The audience laughter on the night proved how effective a performance it was.
Best Supporting Actor:
We must acknowledge the fine work of Atticus Jack Burless although his entry was too late to make the official judging.
Best Supporting Actress:
Atticus Jack's mother Fiona Burless
Best Camera:
Eddie and Joan. By Fiona Young & Marcelle Lloyd
The opening shot of this film was remarkable a