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BIAFF 2011 Selection 3 (Library ref no. 113)
BIAFF - BRITISH INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR FILM FESTIVAL (Harrogate 2011)
This is Set 3 of 5 DVDs with selections from the festival. All are in
the 16:9 format. As screened at BIAFF 2011, in the Cairn Hotel, Harrogate.
Click here for
Festival
Report. This is the third selection of entries from the BIAFF 2011
Competition. The Awards range from 3 stars to IAC Diamond, Most are dramas
with some laugh aloud comedy. Compilation by Val Ellis (Video Selector)
Reviews by Michael Gough.
| 1. | A DUTY TO THE FUTURE John Astin (Hertfordshire) A well researched and filmed documentary about Ceremonies in the City of London from boat races to beating the boundaries. Four Stars, BIAFF 2011 |
Documentary |
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| 2. | PROPAST (Abyss)  David Brezina & Pavel Kopp (Czech Republic)
A stylistic thriller with a real sense of tension. A young man is drawn by an old friend into a world of danger. With nudity and subtitles. IAC Diamond & Most Creative Use of Sound Award, BIAFF 2011 (article on making it) |
Thriller |
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| 3. | UNFOUNDED RUMOURS Spring Park Film Makers (Kent) An historic drama with an excellent use of original locations, costumes and props. The good use of a narrator aids the telling of the complications behind the building of the railway to Westerham in 1881. However the story doesn't end in 1881. Four Stars BIAFF 2011 |
Drama |
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| 4. | LOOK AWAY NOW Paul Bagshaw (Merseyside) Let's be honest, some art is just baffling! Four Stars, BIAFF 2011 |
Art Video |
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| 5. |  THE EXCHANGEThe Partners: Karen Cherrington, Alan Robinson, John James, Susan James, Neville Withers, Terry Tkachuk (Middlesex) A complex thriller that successfully baffled many of the audience. A world of shadows. She's got it … they want it …. Filmed in black and white. Five Stars, BIAFF 2011 (article on making it) |
Drama |
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| 6. | CHOCOLATE MOON Mike Donaghy & Alex Moran (Merseyside)
Quirky, short, sometimes very funny sketches, in the style of a TV comedy show. Four Stars, Best British Young Film Makers, BIAFF 2011 (article on making it) (preview it online) |
Comedy |
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| 7. | SAMUEL PEEPS AT PORTSMOUTH John Owen (Cheshire) Romance down at the docks. Three Stars, BIAFF 2011 |
Musical |
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| 8. |  INTRUDING ON IMAGINARY LIVESFrancois Verhulst & Christine De Pauw (Belgium) A writer, creates characters for his stories in his mind. How will they react with each other? Will the story take over? Where will it lead them? Four Stars, BIAFF 2011 |
drama |
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Total running time 120 mins. DVD.
Rental fee £7.50
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