surrey film-video festival 

Moving to Guildford...... the SF-VF in 1998

THE SURREY FILM-VIDEO FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON 25 October 1998 and locatede in its new venue,  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. 

This year we have obtained sponsorship from Harpers AV ltd of Woking, who supplied video projection equipment for which we are most grateful. 

The Festival Awards....

Surrey Film-Video Festival - 1998 award winners.

Entry No
Leonard Robinson Trophy for the Best Senior Movie 14
Perfect Christopher Mander

Ewhurst
Croydon Trophy for the Runner Up. 13
A Song For Tommy D J Mottram

Epsom
Woking Cup for Comedy 9
Sentimental Journey Ron Clements

Church Crookham
Surrey Fiction Award. 27
Faith Dealer Daniel Samray

London
Surrey Documentary Cup 26
Village Craftsman and Character Eric Piper

Petersfield
George Sewell Trophy for an Individual IAC Member 2
Fish Out of Water Steven Hore

Southampton
Derrick Seagrave Trophy for Animation. 5
The Dangerous Video Company John Houston

Fareham
Angus Bryant Trophy for Natural History

(not awarded)


Roy Pullen Trophy for the Best Entry from Outside Surrey 29
A Dream of Steam Don Currie

Reading
Special Effects Cup 11
Incident at Sodon Woods Stan Baker

Gosport
The Other Cup 10
A Day in the Park Ron Clements

Church Crookham
Student Open Trophy for Best Pro-Am Student Entry 2
Fish Out of Water Steven Hore

Southampton
Surrey Youth Cup for Best Youth (age 18-21) Entry 27
Faith Dealer Daniel Samray

London
County Junior Award for Best Junior Movie 20
Mission Unpossible Matthew Goodwin

Basingstoke
County Junior Award for Best Junior Movie

(not awarded)


County Fiction Award
(not awarded)


County Documentary Award
(not awarded)


County Animation Award  
(not awarded)

Certificate of Merit 1
Land At Your Discretion
 Graham Mew

Basingstoke
Certificate of Merit 30
Rough Guide
 Claire Pringle

Guildford
Certificate of Merit 41
Lifeboat
 Bruce Dawes

Reading
Certificate of Merit 41
Gangland
 Daniel Greenway

Surbiton
Certificate of Merit 41
Members Day Out
 Keith Bamber

Gosport

Entrants

Of the 40 entries...

  • 36 were shown at the Festival

  • 4 were from clubs or groups

  • 25 were from individuals

  • 27 senior

  • 6 youth

  • 5 student

  • 6 junior

  • 0 were submitted on miniDV tape

  • 1 was on Hi-8

  • 17 were on VHS tape

  • 16 were on S-VHS tape

  • 0 were on DVD  (not invented yet!)

  • 5 were on Super 8 film

  • 3 were on 16mm

  • 13 won awards

  • 5 won Certificates of Merit

5 entries were comedy, 18 were documentaries, 7 were fiction,  0 natural history, 5 were 'other'. 3 of these were also animation.

The judges were: Bryan Richardson (Guildford Odeon mager), David Hanks (ex BBC TV cameraman) and Mike Coad (fellow film maker).  


Last revised: 21 November 2007    ©  Surrey Film-Video Festival