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What Happened at SF-VF 2006 .....

THE SURREY FILM-VIDEO FESTIVAL WAS HELD ON 22 January 2006, in its 22nd year, its new regular spot this time of year.  Likewise we stayed at our favoured central location at Guildford.  We had 26 entries, fewer than previous years, giving us over 4 hours of material.   to cram into 3 hours of show time.  The running time was higher than avarage as one entry was over 50 minutes long!  Needless to say we requested the entrant to produce a short extract for showing at the competiton, to allow reasonable time for other entries to be shown in the limited time available.

The Festival was held at the Electric Theatre, in the county town of Guildford. This superbly equipped theatre, opened in 1997 in the heart of the town for the specific promotion of the arts generally, boasts comfortable raked seating for 180 people, with integrated bar and refreshment facilities.

Facts and Figures from the 2006 Festival ....

Thanks to all those entrants who have provided 26 entries.

Some facts and figures on the entries are listed below. All winners and selected others, were given a big-screen presentation, and every entrant received copies of the comments by each of an experienced panel of judges. There were no restrictions on the subject matter or running time of the entries.

Click here for the Award winners


Of the 26 entries....

  • 23 were shown at the Festival

  • 5 were from clubs or groups

  • 17 were from individuals

  • 22 senior

  • 1 youth

  • 3 students

  • 0 junior

  • 20 were submitted on miniDV tape

  • 2 were on VHS tape

  • 0 were on S-VHS tape

  • 4 were on DVD 

  • no film entries

  • 11 won awards

  • 5 won Certificates of Merit

3 entries were comedy, 14 were documentaries, 7 were fiction, 2 were 'other'.

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