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The last in Ewell ... The Surrey Film-Video Festival 1996.

Another succesful festival for the last time at the Bourne Halls Ewell, held on 23 November, helped by the sponsorship of JVC(UK) Ltd. The expense of the hall meant moving next year to the new Electric Theatre in Guildford, which opens early in 1997.

As well as running most of the entries, including all the award winners, the organiser also showed a mini feature film made on 35mm with a west end release. This was 'Rooftop' made by a former Festival winner, Oomid Nooshin. It goes to show how succesful some of our past winners have become in their careers.

The Festival Awards....

Surrey Film-Video Festival - 1996award winners

Entry No
Leonard Robinson Trophy for the Best Senior Movie39
The SoldierJeremy Stephens

Guildford
Croydon Trophy for the Runner Up.47
Hiding in the Light Sarah Wilkinson

Sydenham
Woking Cup for Comedy26
What is it with Women & Football?Ben Parfitt

Basingstoke
Surrey Fiction Award.33
The Lady in WhiteCircle 8 Film Group

Guildford
Surrey Documentary Cup19
The OddysiansSurrey Borders Film & Video Makers

Farnham
George Sewell Trophy for an Individual IAC Member24
Fort PulaskiDennis Mabey

Wallington
Derrick Seagrave Trophy for Animation.10
 I've Left HimColin Pain

Kingston
Angus Bryant Trophy for Natural History17
What Am I?Penny Johnson

Farnham
Roy Pullen Cup for the best entry from outside Surrey20
Welcome to the Watercress LineDavid Longley

Farnham
The Special Effects Cup
(not awarded)


The Other Cup32
National Lottery
Laurie Joyce

Reading
Student Open Trophy for Best Pro-Am Student Entry1
1000 Commitments to GodPyramid Productions

Southampton
Surrey Youth Cup for Best Youth (age 18-21) Entry29
PariaSteven Russell

Basingstoke
County Junior Award for Best Junior Movie

(not awarded)




County Fiction Award40
Last Night for Nikki
Horizon Youth Club

Redhill
County Documentary Award
(not awarded)


County Animation Award  
(not awarded)

Certificate of Merit27
Kate's Room
Kate Sinden

Basingstoke
Certificate of Merit2
Numbers
Pyramid Productions

Portsmouth
Certificate of Merit41
Time After Time
Staines C&V Society

Staines

The judges were: Derek Wallbank of Surrey Inst of Art & Design, David Bryant a lighting cameraman and Reg Lancaster..

Entrants

Of the 47 entries...

  • 39 were shown at the Festival

  • 7 were from clubs or groups

  • 29 were from individuals

  • 36 senior

  • 10 youth

  • 2 student

  • 1 junior

  • 4 were invalid

  • 0 were submitted on miniDV tape

  • 20 were on VHS tape

  • 6 were on S-VHS tape

  • 0 were on DVD  (not invented yet!)

  • 4 were on Super 8 film

  • 3 were on 16mm

  • 12 won awards

  • 6 won Certificates of Merit

10 entries were comedy, 17 were documentaries, 19 were fiction,  6 natural history, 7 were 'other'. 6 of these were also animation.

Last revised: 11 July 2010   © Surrey Film-Video Festival