Lights! Canberra! Action! 20192019 Top Twelve Gala Screening and Awards
Friday 8th March, 2019, 7 for 8pm start, Old Parliament House Rose Gardens Family friendly films in the first half. Mature content after Intermission. The 2019 theme was chosen to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, the televisation of which the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station just south of Canberra, had a lot to do with: "One Small Step" 2019 Top Twelve PlaylistNot all films are available for online viewing. Those that are are included in this playlist.
AJ Family, 7 mins, G
Filmmaker Bio: Kaitlyn Boyé and Janelle McMenamin are a mother/daughter creative duo who first entered LCA with their quirky family film “Buddy”. Their love for film began on the other side of the lens as actresses and has since evolved into a passion for all aspects. Kaitlyn is an AFTRS graduate where she studied camera fundamentals and post production. She can be seen in front of the camera as Abbi on Network 7’s Home & Away as well as upcoming slasher The Furies. Janelle is a Screenwise graduate, voiceover artist and theatre performer soon to play the title role in Hello, Dolly!
Filmmaker Bio: Isack Hoppitt is a Canberra filmmaker whose work has been featured in various film festivals such as Pasifika Film Fest and the Nuku'alofa Film festival. Isack completed a bachelor of Film Production at the University of Canberra in 2017 and is currently working on his honours dissertation.
Filmmaker bio: Sam and Steph are both film students at the University of Canberra, both sharing a passion for storytelling and bringing those stories to life through film. As first time directors producers, they felt especially proud of their achievements as a team and the story they were able to tell in their film.
Filmmaker Bio: Adrian Muscat and Tina Costessi are co-owners of Red Gadget Films and have been making Lights! Canberra! Action! short films together for the last 4 years. Their love of filmmaking will continue for years to come and hopefully branching out into feature films and documentaries
THE MAN IN THE MOON Drama, 7mins, PG (Subtly deals with death)
Filmmaker Bio: Dan Sanguineti has been producing short films for Lights Canberra Action since it's inception in 2004. In 2017, his Top 12 film, 'The Balloon Man' won Best Sound Design and Best Use of Item. Dan has grown his producing career as result of the opportunity and experience LCA has provided and now has four feature film credits, including internationally released cult zombie comedy 'Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse'. For 2019's festival, Dan has for the first time collaborated with Masoud Varjavandi, who is an advocate and producer of optimistic science fiction stories and films, producing 'The Man in the Moon'. This is Masoud's first LCA film.
Filmmaker Bio: BATTERED is an all-female short-film, from initial concept to completion. Each individual took on multiple roles, with Caitlin Harris spearheading the project as Lead Director/Editor. Working together in the private sector, Samantha Bruce (Production Design/Graphics), Jess Docherty (Actor/Producer), Madeline Woldhuis (Actor/Producer), and Rachael White (Sound Design/Audio Operator) came together with a shared passion for creativity, story-telling and film production.
Filmmaker Bio: My name is Callum and I'm a keen videographer/filmmaker from Canberra. I got my current job as a videographer for clients like Swimming, Paralympics and rowing (among others) by making a film about Canberra's icons, so I'm well versed in what angles make the city look good! I look forward to producing more content around the city.
Filmmaker Bio: Nick Stannard and Craig Alexander have been collaborating on various comedy projects over the years, culminating in the founding of The Horse You Rode In On Media as a vehicle for their comedic endeavours. Hailing from the provocative world of financial planning by day, Nick lives a secretive double life as an aspiring writer and producer across multiple art forms by night; whilst Craig, an award-winning professional actor, writer and film/theatre maker, is really just trying to avoid having a real job..
SOMEBODY ELSE'S COUNTRY Sci-Fi, 6mins, M (Gun violence and mild coarse language)
Filmmaker Bio: Philip Meddows, Aaron King and Craig Wilson have been making movies together since graduating CIT in 2013. Each one of us in our own right has achieved great success creating media for leading Government Institutions, working on Feature Films and continuing to nurture emerging Canberra Film Makers.
Filmmaker Bio: Ashlee Kate Robertson is an award winning Canberra film maker. Her experience extends to directing, writing and editing. Ashlee Kate has a passion for story telling and a love for creative expression in all forms.
Filmmaker Bio: Lockie McLennan is the creator of the well known Canberra YouTube channel, Film Squad. Lockie created and uses the platform to learn and build skills for himself and for local Canberra actors and film-makers. He endeavors to one day get good enough to be able to produce feature length films and hopefully bring along the people who helped him get there.
Filmmaker Bio: Max is a 21 year old filmmaker from Canberra who is currently undertaking his third year of a Visual Arts Degree at ANU, majoring in Video and Animation. Max started making short films in 2009 with his friends as a hobby and hasn't stopped since. He has participated in several Canberra based film festivals such as Canberra Short Film Festival, and this is his fourth time entering Lights Canberra Action
ALSO SCREENING (OUTSIDE OF THE TWELVE)
Filmmaker Bio: Hi, I am a graphic artist. This is my first personal short animation this year. Creating animation is something I am enjoying to do and it did not take me too long to make it. I had great fun. Thank you:
Filmmaker Bio: Ananya Giridhar and Grace Clee are two students interested in screenwriting and film making. 'One Small Step Behind' is their first venture into short film competitions and they had a fun time experiencing what it was like to be on a film set, behind the camera and post production.
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Screen Canberra Award for Best Film
MISSION CONTROL Z. Producer: Max Jasinski EoR Media Award for Best Student Film MISSION CONTROL Z. Producer: Max Jasinski University of Canberra Award for Best Under 18s Film ONE SMALL STEP BEHIND. Producer: Ananya Giridhar Award for Best Use Of Theme BATTERED. Producers: Madeline Woldhuis and Jess Docherty EventsACT Best Use Of An Item The Moon in MISSION CONTROL Z. Producer: Max Jasinski Crux Media Award for Best Director Callum Lawrence. ELECTRIC CHAINSAW Her Canberra Female Filmmaker Award Kaitlyn Boyé and Janelle McMenamin. AJ Perform Australia Award for Best Performance Tina Costessi. REUNION GenPlus Hire Award for Most Memorable Performance Michael Caruana. MISSION CONTROL Z LCA Judges Award for Highly Commended Performance Hayley Lewis. AJ By George Award for Best Cinematography Stephanie Jewell. MOON CHILD Hot Dogma Award for Best Screenplay Jess Docherty, Madeline Woldhuis and Caitlin Harris. BATTERED Newcast Studios Award for Best Editing Callum Lawrence. ELECTRIC CHAINSAW EoR Media Award for Best Art Direction Stephanie Rainbow & Gerry Satrapa. THE MAN IN THE MOON Newcast Studios Award for Best Visual Effects/Animation Samantha Bruce. BATTERED Eclipse Sound & Lighting Award for Best Sound Design Emma Horton. MOON CHILD Visabel Award for Best Original Music Camilo Gonzalez. THE MAN IN THE MOON EventsACT People's Choice Award Dan Sanguinetti & Masoud Varjavandi. THE MAN IN THE MOON |
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