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TOP AWARDS SELECTION : 4 (IAC 1994)
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.
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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'.
Transfer from super 8 film. See also lib. no: FT/V 128 item 9.
IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
Animation
3.mins |
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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.
See also lib. no: FT/V 128 item 7.
UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
Story
12.mins |
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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.
See also lib. nos: FT/V 128 item 4 and FT/V 133 item 4.
IAC Gold Seal 1994 |
Story
11.mins |
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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 |
Animation
15.mins |
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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 |
Humour
15.mins |
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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 |
Story
21.mins |
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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.
See also lib. no: FT/V 128 item 5.
IAC Gold Seal (Open) 1994 |
Story
b&w
7.mins |
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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 |
Documentary
7.mins |
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Price: £3.00 Total running time VHS 91 mins.
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