Lights! Canberra! Action! 2006

The third Lights! Canberra! Action! was held March 3rd to 13th 2006.
THEME:  'Trains, Planes & Automobiles' to tie in with the 80th Anniversary of Public Transport in Canberra.

Top Twelve 2006

The 2006 Top Twelve films in screening order were:

Spin City
Film Noir  7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Patrick J Galligher
Detective Cardigan tries to track down the missing brother of a femme fatale.

Oui
Comedy  4.5 mins
Produced by: Bobby Farquhar  Directed by: Steve Little
The Magnet-Mart Man finally meets his match.  Will he keep this job?  Or will he go overseas?  Oui!

The Romantic and his Machine
Comedy  6 mins
Produced & Directed by: Asher Floyd & Rebecca Losik
A lovelorn romantic braves Canberra's urban jungle to pursue the object of his passion.

The Great Australian Race
Comedy  7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Andrew Scarano & Phil Hignett 
Our Nation's Capital is the backdrop for the season finale of the popular TV show 'The Great Australian Race'.

The Transporter 
Sci-Fi  7 mins
Produced by: Soren Jenson & Christian Doran Directed by:Christian Doran
Nineteenth Hole's 'The Transporter' is about a man made to jump through universes.  He is haunted by the memory of the one he left, and can not stop chasing parallels.

The Invitation
Comedy  7 mins
Produced by: Hana Tow & Clare Martin Directed by: Hana Tow
Beware who you invite to your home, you may just get an unexpected visitor.

Items 2006

Canberra's 666 ABC Local Radio listeners voted for Canberra Transportation:
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  • The PS Enterprise
  • Summernats
  • An Action Bus
  • A Hot Air Balloon
  • Canberra Train Station 
  • Mr Spokes Bike Hire 
  • Aircraft Hall at the AWM 
  • A Skateboard 
  • The sounds of a bicycle bell ​
  • The 666 ABC Car
The Big Ride
Film Noir  7 mins
Produced by: John Frolich Directed by: Simon Weaving
In the film noir tradition, a down-and-out journalist meets the dangerously beautiful wife of a transport magnate and discovers the true meaning of trust.

Organised
Comedy  6 mins
Produced & Directed by: James Hunter
Organising the family is Mum's job.  Daydreaming, the job of her teenage son.  Dad's 50th without Dad, the topic on the way to the airport.

Instructing Felix
Comedy  7 mins
Produced & Directed by: John Ivancic
Young Felix thought getting his provisional licence would be simple.  Roger, a replacement driving instructor for Felix's final competency, does not make it so.

Pre School
Childrens 6.5 mins
Produced & Directed by: Belinda Barancewicz
Today we're looking at Trains, Planes, and other things with wheels.

Just a Crack
Drama  7 mins
Produced & Directed by: Sam Burns-Warr & Jordan Prosser
Visiting his old home town Canberra whilst on a business trip, a young man realises he left without packing the essentials.
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Blow
Comedy  7 mins
Produced by: Peter Fock  Directed by: Bruce Davie
Pop Quiz hotshot.  There's a bomb on a bus.  If it stops, it explodes.  What do you do?

Award Winners 2006

BEST FILM
Pre School, Producer Belinda Barancewicz

BEST USE OF THEME
Pre School, Producer Belinda Barancewicz

BEST STUDENT FILM
Organised, Producer: James Hunter

BEST DIRECTOR
The Big Ride, Simon Weaving

BEST SCREENPLAY
Blow, Bruce Davie

BEST ACTOR
Clare Martin, The Invitation

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Just A Crack, Sam Burns-Warr & Jordan Prosser

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Spin City, Patrick J. Gallagher

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Pre School, Michael Sollis

​BEST EDITING
The Great Australian Race, Phil Hignett & Andrew Scarano

Playlist of the 2006 Top Twelve Films

Not all films are available for online viewing, but those that are are here in this playlist