TOP AWARDS SELECTION - 2 (IAC BIAFF 2005)

A selection of top entries in the 2005 competition which were shown at the festival in Chesterfield on 21st - 24th April.

1.	DA CAPO (REPEAT FROM THE BEGINNING) Etienne Maes (Belgium) A newly widowed doctor, who works at the local hospital, discovers a lump in her breast. Before this happened, she enjoyed playing the piano, but afterwards thanks to the chemotherapy, she can't do it; she also loses her appetite. All in all, she has a long and difficult road to travel. English subtitles SOME MAY FIND THIS A SOMEWHAT DISTRESSING MOVIE. IAC International Medallion. Best Story 2005	Story 27.mins
2.	SUPERDUCK AND THE CLONING MACHINE Simon Taylor (Kent) A megalomaniac duck (!) decides he (she?) will take over the world, but reckons without Superduck! Widescreen format. IAC Gold 2005	Animation 5.mins
3.	THE MIDDLE WAY Emmanuel Dubois (France) Two young men go mountaineering in France, one of them is moody. During the film, we learn his history via a series of intercut flashbacks. All the climbing scenes are done by the actors (no stunt doubles!). The director also wrote the script and was cameraman. English subtitles. IAC International Award, Best Camerawork 2005	Story 40.mins

Price:  £7.50   Total running time VHS / S-VHS / MiniDv / DVD 72 mins.

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