Lights! Canberra! Action! 20232023 Top Twelve Gala Screening and Awards
Friday 10th March 2023, 7 for 8pm start. More family friendly films in the first half. More mature content after Intermission. Our 20th festival! We are so proud to have made it to this milestone - 20 festivals, 240 Top Twelve films, and about 700 teams of filmmakers! This year also coincides with the World Pride festival, so this year's theme is: Pride Top Twelve 2023In Screening Order. Content 'Rating' is indicative only. These films have not been classified.
FOLLOW YOUR NOSE Quirky heartfelt comedy, 7 mins, G
Filmmaker Bio: Ruth Pieloor and Ujjwal Rai first worked together at Canberra Institute of Technology. Ujjwal is a filmmaker from Nepal who brings unique stories to screen. He has created numerous music videos and short films, some reaching 10 million Youtube views. Following his Diploma in Screen at CIT, Ujjwal is currently developing his first full-length film.Ruth is an established theatre and screen Actor, a Clown Doctor at the Canberra Hospital, improviser, drama tutor, and writer-producer, with 2 published plays. She is passionate about inspiring and encouraging artists to support one another, in order to strengthen and diversify local arts practices.
Filmmaker Bio: Dan Sanguineti is a Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Writer, Film Educator and Content Creator. He is currently the senior teacher at the AIE Film School, and is known for producing Canberra features Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse, Theatre of the Dead, and Love Stuck: The Improvised Feature Film, as well as nominated Best Web Series, At the Phoenix, and CSFF Best Web Series Fragments.
TIED TOGETHER Drama, 7mins, PG (mild references to adult themes)
Filmmaker bio: Riley Eli Jones is a Canberran filmmaker. His films have played and won awards around the globe. He enjoys making films for LCA, as it's fun to roam around Canberra to places he's never been before!
DIALOGUE CHOICES Drama/Animation, 5mins, G
Filmmaker Bio: James is a Canberra based filmmaker. He has worked on several films shot in the local region, including the feature films THE FURIES, SISSY, and IN VITRO, as well as multiple short films.
FIRST DATE Comedy, 7mins, PG (mild sense of menace, mild comedic violence)
Filmmaker Bio: Craig Alexander and Nick Standard have been making each other laugh for nearly a decade. 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…
Filmmaker Bio: Co-producer James Edgar Lim brings over 5 years of improvised comedy experience to combine with Co-producer and Director Zac Bridgman’s 5 years of stifled creativity as a public servant to present a unique office comedy. One night not so long ago, the two formed a simple idea: What if the magical knowledge that Aliens were real was crushed under the bureaucratic weight of the Public Service? They took their previous experience on Canberra film sets and called every talented person they knew with any film experience to bring you their first short film: DEAD.
Filmmaker Bio: With his co-conspirator Chris busy frolicking in Vienna, Trent had to figure this one out by himself. His work as a freelance videographer on various documentary projects recently has inspired Trent's story for LCA this year.
SOUL Spiritual Drama, 7mins, PG (mild adult themes)
Filmmaker Bio: Gabrielle Grégoire is an artist who is fascinated by the human experience and the natural environment that surrounds her. Gabrielle's unique multicultural upbringing and past works in Italy and New York City have engendered a passion for building bridges between people and cultures through film.
LOCKED UP Drama, 7mins, PG (adult themes)
Filmmaker Bio: Ewout and Liz have been a dynamic filmmaking duo since meeting each other at UC in 2016, and have joined forces to produce multiple award-winning films. Liz has been involved with many previous LCA projects, jointly winning 'best director' in 2021 for her work on 'Sister.' Ewout has served as a writer, actor and editor in previous LCA films, but this is his first time competing since his film 'Wombat Man' in 2017, which went on to become a web-series.
She/...They? Drama, 7 mins, PG (implied self harm)
Filmmaker Bio: Jade is a proud nonbinary artist with experience in theatre, film, and tv. No stranger to the LCA screen, this is their first year on the other side of the camera. Producing their own film has been such a surreal experience and they are very grateful to Lights Canberra Action for the opportunity to share their own journey of pride on the enlighten screen.
5 STAR SOPHIA Drama-Thriller, 7 mins, M (violence, menace, adult themes)
Filmmaker Bio: Matthew and Joachim are Canberran filmmakers who had a blast working on 5 Star Sophia. Kudos to the whole cast and crew - Mikayla, Rieley, Jack, Zane, Brendan, Des & James - for all their incredible work to bring this together, we'd be nothing without you all!
CONNECT Documentary, 7mins PG (adult themes)
Filmmaker Bio: I'm a creative hailing from Siberia, yes, that far and cold land. It is already a year in warm Australia and I present you my first solo short film. Originally with bachelor degree in physics (those jokes that every Russian is a physicist, well, yeah) back in the day I realised that it wasn't my true passion. I see beauty in my own unique way, and I am fascinated by the stories of people around me, which I aspire to capture and share through my work. I am eager to continue exploring and expanding my skills as a videographer seeking to collaborate with other like-minded individuals and create meaningful connections.
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The Screen Canberra Award for Best Film
5 Star Sophia, Producers: Matthew J. Thompson & Joachim Ellenrieder The Allhomes Award for Best Use of Theme Connect, Producer: Lilya Kichigina The AIE Award for Best Student Film She/...They? Producer: Jade Breen The Canberra Youth Theatre Award for Best Under 18s Film She/...They? Producer: Jade Breen The Burley & Brave Award for Best Use of an Item The Flag from The Way Sam Sees It, Producer: Dan Sanguineti The Crux Media Award for Best Director Lilya Kichigina, Connect The Eclipse Sound & Lighting Award for Best Sound Design Chris Lancaster, Dialogue Choices The Allhomes Award for Best Original Music Brijesh Shrestha, Follow Your Nose The Enemies of Reality Films Female Filmmaker Award Lilya Kichigina, Connect The Perform Australia Award for Best Performance Mikayla Ryan, 5 Star Sophia The Budding Entertainment Award for Most Memorable Performance Anne-Marie, Connect The By George Studios Award for Best Cinematography Lilya Kichigina, Connect The Full Point Films Award for Best Screenplay Matthew J. Thompson, 5 Star Sophia The Allhomes Award for Best Editing Lilya Kichigina, Connect Marisa Martin Art & Design Award for Best Art Direction John Silvestro, Dead The AIE Award for Best Animation or Visual Effects Dialogue Choices, Producer: James Foulds The University of Canberra People's Choice Award Follow Your Nose, Producer: Ruth Pieloor 2023 Photo Gallery - TOP TWELVE
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