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BIAFF 1994 Awards Selection 4
Five Gold Seal winners from the Amateur class and three top winners from the Open class, premiered in mini-cinemas at movie 94 on Saturday, April 9, 1994, at Keele University, Staffordshire.
1. | TEMPTRESS Class Films Amateur Cine Club (Surrey) A superb piece of work by a large number of animators, under the direction of Derek Bottle, which shows how even the smartest of animals can be 'taken for a ride'. IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
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2. | HAVEN Phil Davies (Holyhead) Set a few years in the future, a woman on the run (Bev Davies) is saved by a strange man (Phil Davies) who is the guardian of a remote run-down defence complex. She finds herself agreeing to take part in a strange experiment ... Music by Ian Ward. UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
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3. | SUBURBAN LINE Circle Eight Film Group (Surrey) It seems like just an ordinary train journey until a man (Geoff Rayner) and a woman (Jenny Crease) start a rather public argument. A well-observed piece of story-telling by director Carol Day, with an excellent sound-track. IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
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4. | THE MERMAID Richard Lewendon (Cirencester) Produced by Pandora Pollen and featuring the same central characters as the 1993 entry Not Even a Snowdrop (lib. no: FT/V 111 item 7). In this story, Jonathan and Suzanna explore a dried-up waterfall and meet up with a stranded mermaid. To help her, they go in search of the 'Spirit of the Rainbow', but, on the way, find them-selves trapped by the sinister 'Drought'. IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
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5. | PEOPLE IN PROFILE : BORIS SZLEKOV, MAGICIAN Mark Ewen (Scotland) The history of the magical Szlekov family from its Russian roots to the present day, and in particular the life story of Boris, a member of the Brotherhood of Sorcerers, told by himself, by his admirers and by those whose lives have been changed by his amazing powers. IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
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6. | AN EARLY TWILIGHT Eric Zala (USA) Peter (William Preston) is forced to spend the rest of his life in a remote rest home, isolated from Jill (Elizabeth Massie) except for her much-treasured visits. This remark-able movie makes us share his pain and frustration in the face of the cruel circum-stances of that separation. Filmed in Amenia, New York, in the Autumn of 1991 and produced at the Department of Film & Television, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, under Professor Lamar Sanders. Transfer from 16mm film, recorded on the NTSC system. UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN IAC International Award (Open) 1994 |
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7. | THE SANDCASTLE Stephen Symes (Lincoln) Based on a true story about a young boy, David (Kirk Owen), who, spurned by his bickering parents (James and Sarah Daly), discovers, on a deserted, windswept beach, an old poster for the previous season's sandcastle competition. Music by Martin Fottles. IAC Gold Seal (Open) 1994 |
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8. | MAZERUNNER: THE LIFE AND ART OF T.C. CANNON Phillip Albert (USA) Tommy Wayne Cannon (Tee Cee) died in a car wreck in 1978 aged 31 years. This is a collage of the work of this Native American artist and poet. It concentrates on three basic areas of his life: his strong reaction to the Native American history; his own tour of duty in Vietnam; and his premonition of an early death. Readings by Richard Ray Whitman. Transfer from NTSC system. IAC Gold Seal (Open) 1994 |
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Total running time 91 mins.
Not available for hire at present.