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.

Playlist of the 2006 Top Twelve Films

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

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