Lights! Canberra! Action! 2008

The fifth Lights! Canberra! Action! was held February 29th - March 10th 2008
THEME:  ‘Y'. 
2008 was the 100th anniversary of the selection of Canberra as the site to be the Nation's Capital and as we approach the Centenary of Canberra in 2013, we remember the selection, planning and building of our city with the theme of 'y' - Why Canberra? Y-axis? Why? Y!

Top Twelve 2008

One Day

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​Comedy  7mins, Producer/Director: Peter Copeman
It's Mike's wedding day and he's having second thoughts.  Is he marrying the girl he fell in love with or a bridal monster?

Babe, it's a slippery slope

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Drama  4.5mins, Producer/Director: Asher Floyd
Karl’s desperate, and it’s a long walk back.​

Accommodating Circumstances

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Comedy  7mins
​Producer/Directors: Clare Martin & Hana Tow
Why do people choose Canberra?  Two young documentary filmmakers ask why. 

A Man Called Canberra

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Drama  7mins,
Producers: Sarah Keetman & Daniel Sanguineti, Director: Daniel Sanguineti
A man called Canberra returns to his home to face his horrific past 

The Call

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Comedy  7mins, Producer/Director: James Hunter
Money can change your life…so can a phone call.  No one is ever  prepared for THE CALL. ​

CamBRA Boys

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Comedy  6mins,
​Producer: Peter Fock, Director: Bruce Davie
In a city famous for its razor gangs comes a tale of the most notorious

Y Fronts in the Wind

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Animation  7mins, Producer/Director: Sarah Firth
An unlikely love story. 

Back to the Capital

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Comedy 7mins,
​Producers: Brendan Woolcott & Grant Woolcott, Director: Brendan Woolcott
When Sydney is declared the capital city of Australia, Marty McFry is sent back in time to save Canberra. ​

Scribbly Gum

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Drama  5.5mins, Producer/Director: Carol Williamson
With only a short while to complete their project and a list of items to check, a middle-aged couple explore why they should enter. 

The Parliamentary Zone

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Comedy  7mins
​Producers: The Holgate Brothers & Ian Thomson, Directors: The Holgate Brothers
Canberra's greatest game show!!! 

...what is is good for?

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Drama 7mins,
​Producers: Sebastian Becher, Miles Nicholls, Ed Telfer  
Director: Miles Nicholls
A chance meeting on a battlefield brings together two unlikely allies, and forces them to question 'why'…

Brotherhood of the Y

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Drama  7mins,
​Producer/Director: Patrick J Gallagher
Nick and Emma are on the trail to uncover the truth about the secret  Brotherhood, and Canberra itself. 

Playlist of the 2008 Top Twelve Films

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

Award Winners 2008

BEST FILM
CamBRA Boys Producer Peter Fock

BEST USE OF THEME
Brotherhood of the Y, Producer Patrick J Gallagher

BEST STUDENT FILM
Back to the Capital, Producers Brendan Woolcott & Grant Woolcott

BEST USE OF AN ITEM
CamBRA Boys, Producer: Peter Fock

BEST DIRECTOR
Brotherhood of the Y, Patrick J Gallagher

BEST SCREENPLAY
Y Fronts in the Wind, Sarah Firth

BEST ACTOR
Patrick J Gallagher, Back to the Capital

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Babe, It's a Slippery Slope, Asher Floyd

BEST SOUND DESIGN
...what is it good for?, Ed Telfer, Miles Nicholls & Sebastian Becher

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
CamBRA Boys, Bart Black

BEST EDITING
​The Parliamentary Zone, Scott Holgate

Items 2008

  • A yowie 

  • ACT Number Plate 

  • Y-Fronts 

  • King O'Malley (The 'Yank') 

  • Yarralumla Woolshed 

  • Y-Audio (supplied) 

  • Canberra's Y Plan 

  • National Museum of Australia 

  • Australian-American War Memorial 
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  • Yarralumla Bay 

Winning Films 2008