2009 - EoR Media: Animation - Film

Lights! Canberra! Action! 2009

The sixth Lights! Canberra! Action! was held February 28th - March 9th 2009
THEME: 'Stakeout'.
2009 was the 100th anniversary of the staking out of the borders of the ACT and as we approached the Centenary of Canberra in 2013, we remembered the selection, planning and building of our city with the theme of ‘Stake Out’.

Top Twelve 2009

Getting Your Steak Out

Comedy 5.25mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Christian Doran
Jimmy just wants to be a filmmaker...

Much Ado...

Comedy 7 mins
Produced by Peter Fock, Written & Directed by Bruce Davie
Shakespeare to Seinfeld in Seven.

The Great Hatsby Stakeout

Comedy 7 mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Clare Martin & Hana Tow
Come morning, that dress will be mine.

Our Difficult Hearts

Drama 6.45mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Asher Floyd
Jared and Ana have just broken up. Jared had thought that following a spontaneous heart could only be the right thing, but maybe he's wrong?

Get Real

Comedy 7 mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Lucas Li
Life and love in modern Canberra, finding yourself through finding someone that really matters.

Stake Out

Comedy 3 mins
Produced & Directed by Torben Sko & Beau Vardos, Written by Torben Sko, Beau Vardos, Mark Russell
A guy uses a social network to stalk a waitress, but it's to no avail, as his social skills let him down once again.

Director's Choice (Screening out of Competition)

The Gift
Fantasy Drama 6 mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Ed Telfer
Sometimes the most precious things are taken for granted.

The Dirty Lens of LCA

Comedy 7 mins
Produced by Christian Doran & Soren Jensen, Written & Directed by Christian Doran
Work experience with Detectives Badger and Colony.

Love

Romantic Comedy 5 mins
Produced by Cameron Brown & Emma Paine, Directed by Emma Paine, Written by Cameron Brown
A socially inept boy gets a date. After hours of preparation, everything goes wrong (pause for laughter).

Food for Thought

Drama 6 mins
Produced by Bobby Farquhar, Directed by Leigh Atkinson, Written by Joe Pelle
In both imaginary things and real, humans are remarkable for the behaviour that brings them praise or blame, ruin or salvation.

Love & Other Garbage

Drama 7 mins
Produced by Carol Williamson, Janine Jeffreys, Winnie Yang, Directed & Written by Carol Williamson
A lonely office worker watches over a colleague who stakes out a pretty girl in their lunch hour.

Brotherhood of the Y II: The Tomb of Lilith

Adventure 7 mins
Produced, Directed & Written by Patrick J Gallagher
Harrison Jones and his girlfriend Sarah must track down an ancient treasure for the mysterious Brotherhood.

Southern Hills High

Comedy 7 mins
Produced by James Hunter, Directed by James Hunter & Sarah Hunter, Written by James Hunter
Welcome to Mr D's excursion to Canberra where there is some confusion over the staking out ceremony of the Performing Arts Academy of Australia

Playlist of the 2009 Top Twelve

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

Award Winners 2009

BEST FILM
Brotherhood of the Y II: The Tomb of Lilith, Producer Patrick J Gallagher

BEST USE OF THEME
Gettin' Your Steak Out, Producer Christian Doran

BEST STUDENT FILM
Love, Producers Cameron Brown & Emma Paine

BEST USE OF AN ITEM
The Great Hatsby Stakeout, Producers: Clare Martin & Hana Tow

BEST DIRECTOR
Brotherhood of the Y II: The Tomb of Lilith, Patrick J Gallagher

BEST SCREENPLAY
Stake Out, Torben Sko, Beau Vardos, Mark Russell

BEST ACTOR
James Hunter,Southern Hills High

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Our Difficult Hearts, Asher Floyd

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Brotherhood of the Y II: The Tomb of Lilith, Patrick J Gallagher

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Southern Hills High, Jeff Evans

BEST EDITING
Stake Out, Torben Sko & Beau Vardos