surrey film-video festival 

Moving to Guildford...... the SF-VF in 1997

THE SURREY FILM-VIDEO FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON 23 November 1997 and moved to a new venue, only just opened, the Electric Theatre in Guildford.  This superbly equipped theatre, opened in January 1997 in the heart of the town is for the specific promotion of the arts generally, boasts comfortable raked seating for 180 people, with integrated bar and refreshment facilities. those of you familiar with the Festival will now that for several years now, we have been at the Bourne Hall, Ewell.  This was financially sustained by JVC's sponsorship and our gratefu thanks go to them for all their past help.

Video projection equipment was supplied for this festival by Surrey University and a new top trophy, in memory Leonard Robinson, was provided by Terence Patrick, the Festival chairman 

The Festival Awards....

Surrey Film-Video Festival - 1997award winners.

Entry No
Leonard Robinson Trophy for the Best Senior Movie17
Spread A Little HappinessCircle Eight Film Group

Guildford
Croydon Trophy for the Runner Up.10
SerendipColin Pain

Kingston
Woking Cup for Comedy15
Little Blue SpotCraig Griifith

SIAD Farnham
Surrey Fiction Award.39
The Flight of the AlbatrossDominic Fahey

SIAD, Farnham
Surrey Documentary Cup16
Clown TownDon Currie

Reading
George Sewell Trophy for an Individual IAC Member10
SerendipColin Pain

Kingston
Derrick Seagrave Trophy for Animation.3
Fancy a Drink?Jemma Fastnedge

Queen Mary's College, Basingstoke
Angus Bryant Trophy for Natural History25
Bio DiversityPenny Johnson

Farnham
Roy Pullen Cup for the best entry from outside Surrey22
ReminiscencesJoan Woolmer,

Church Crookham
The Special Effects Cup10

(not awarded)




The Other Cup37
Somebody
Peter Dunphy

SIAD, Farnham
Student Open Trophy for Best Pro-Am Student Entry15
Little Blue SpotCraig Griffith

Farnham
Surrey Youth Cup for Best Youth (age 18-21) Entry28
The EscapeDaniel Samray

London
County Junior Award for Best Junior Movie27
An Invitation to SupperDaniel Greenway

Kingston
County Documentary Award
(not awarded)


County Animation Award  
(not awarded)
Certificate of Merit29
Run Crazy
Daniel Samray

London
Certificate of Merit40
The Story
Liza Gomer

Farnham
Certificate of Merit4
First Day At School
Ben Whittaker

Basingstoke
Certificate of Merit5
Beyond Your Senses
Louise Aps

Basingstoke
Certificate of Merit33
Sex Snatchers From Outer Space
Mark Poole

Guildford
Certificate of Merit31
Remember Steam
Stan Baker

Gosport
Certificate of Merit21
Wrong Footed
P Dickens

Farnborough

The judges were: Jack Saltman (TV producer & director), Daniel James and Omid Nooshin, all living in Surrey

Entrants

Of the 40 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: 24 November 2007    © Surrey Film-Video Festival