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BIAFF 2008 - THREE  STAR  AWARDS

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Entry by: Entry by an individual. = individual Overseas entry. = overseas Junior entry. = junior Youth entry. = youth Club entry. = club

Still from 'Art Deco City'.

Still from 'At Deaths Door'.

Still from 'Dance'.

Art Deco City

At Deaths Door

Dance
Entry by an individual. … and Counting

12

 Travel John Howden Essex
Entry by an individual. About Time Documentary Laurance Miller Surrey
Entry by an individual. And All Because

10

 Story Billy Ellwood Co. Durham
Entry by an individual. Art Deco City

8

 Documentary Gordon Sutton Surrey
Club entry. At Death's Door

14

 Drama Bolton Moviemakers Lancs
Entry by an individual. Blowdown

6

 Documentary Keith G. Grierson Drumfries
Entry by an individual. Bowland Wild Boar Park Documentary Gordon & Anne Sharp Lancs
Entry by an individual. Brother Jack

24

 Documentary Tim Jones Kent
Entry by an individual. Building the Scottish Parliament

12

 Documentary Jim Closs Edinburgh
Club entry. Carnegie's Gift Rejuvenated

4

 Documentary Dave Midgelow &
Maurice Adcock		 Derby
Entry by an individual. Cashflow Story Howard Smith Worcs
Junior entry. Chasing Cars

6

 Music Salesian College
Film Club		 Hants
Overseas entry. Conserve Our Environment

15

 Documentary Marti Arano Oller Spain
Junior entry. Corona Beer Advert

1

 Advertisement Oscar Garth W. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Creating Cinderella at Austers

9

 Documentary Ann Perrin Sussex
Entry by an individual. Creatures of the Red Island

8

 Nature Daphne Barbieri Dundee
Still from 'A Glimpse of Dhanakosa'. Still from 'Hou Moed'.

Still from 'Hopping to Cafe Dublin'.

 Still from 'Heimspiel'.

A Glimpse of
Dhanakosa

Hou Moed

Hopping to
Cafe Dublin

Heimspiel
Entry by an individual. Dalle de Verre

17

 Documentary Peter Copestake Lancs
Entry by an individual. Dance

4

 Animation Philip Rimmer Lancs
Entry by an individual. Day to Remember, A

11

 Documentary James Agland
Entry by an individual. Dearly Beloved

21

 Comedy Andy Carleton Warks
Junior entry. Dick Van Winkle

3

 Animation Winchester House School Northants
Overseas entry. Eht Egnarts Efil Fo Znarf

12

 Story Karin & Bernhard Hausberger Austria
Club entry. English Country Church

13

 Documentary Valley Films Kent
Overseas entry. For the Protection of Barn Owls

10

 Documentary Swa Drofmans Belgium
Club entry. Fragile Peace

14

 Documentary Warrington Cine & Video Society Lancs
Youth entry. Gardener, The

4

 Horror George Paine Berks
Entry by an individual. Gardenistry V2

4

 Comedy Mike Shaw Kent
Overseas entry. Gently With the Door

11

 Story Haegeman Werner Belgium
Entry by an individual. Giant

3

 Animation Wendy & Barry Lockwood W. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Glimpse of Dhanakosa

5

 Documentary Pauline Johnson Edinburgh
Entry by an individual. Grey Heron, The

10

 Nature Cyril Guthrie Northumberland
Junior entry. H2O

6

 Story Anderson Productions Surrey
Entry by an individual. Hanoi

7

 Documentary Bryan Littlewood Essex
Entry by an individual. Harrow's New Day Win

20

 Documentary Godfrey Dyan Middlesex
Entry by an individual. Heaven

8

 Story Angus Allan Dundee
Overseas entry. Heimspiel (25 Years goldbekhouse)

14

 Documentary Gaby Harms Germany
Overseas entry. Hopping to Café Dublin

6

 Travel Willy Van der Linden Belgium
Entry by an individual. Horse Talk

6

 Documentary Ken Martin London
Entry by an individual. Hou Moed

11

 Documentary Bryan A Littlewood Essex
Still from 'Innocents'. Still from 'Keeping the Flame Alive'.

Still from 'Little Angel, Little Devil'.

 Still from 'Journey Without Maps'.

Innocents

Keeping the
Flame Alive

Little Angel,
Little Devil

Journey Without
Maps
Entry by an individual. Ice - a Melting Problem

3

 Ecological John Howden Essex
Entry by an individual. In the Footsteps of the Bronte's

27

 Documentary Noel Adamson Tyne & Wear
Entry by an individual. In the Heart of Tuscany

9

 Holiday Marc Seccombe S. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Innocents

7

 Story Peter Rouillard, FACI Guernsey
Entry by an individual. Instrumental Friend and Critic

5

 Documentary Marc Seccombe S. Yorks
Club entry. It's A Man's World

22

 Story Poynton & Stockport Moviemakers Cheshire
Entry by an individual. Journey into Yesterday

9

 Documentary Joan & Trevor Spencer W. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Journey Without Maps [website]

14

 Documentary Terry Tkachuk London
Junior entry. Just Feel Better

6

 Drama Hameldon Film Club Lancs
Entry by an individual. Keeping the Flame Alive

5

 Documentary Graham Large Middlesex
Overseas entry. Kimberley Country

15

 Travel John Sirett Australia
Overseas entry. Königliche Visite In Warendorf Comedy Susan Bock, Andre Aver
& Heinrich Beckstetter		 Germany
Entry by an individual. Land of the Kami [website]

45

 Story Pascal Fintoni Tyne & Wear
Entry by an individual. Land of the Pharaohs

9

 Documentary J.Richardson & G.Bishop Warks
Overseas entry. Legacy of Stone [watch]

24

 Documentary Richard Douglas Canada
Entry by an individual. Lemurs

10

 Nature Daphne Barbieri Dundee
Overseas entry. Little Angel & Little Devil

11

 Comedy Christian Pauka Germany
Youth entry. Look Don't Leap

5

 Comedy Threshold Studios Northants
Still from 'Land of the Kami'. Still from 'Legacy of Stone'. Still from 'Miracle Fish'. Still from 'Pass the Parcel'.

Land of the Kami

Legacy of Stone

Miracle Fish

Pass the Parcel
Club entry. Madame Duprés

6

 Comedy Valley Films Kent
Youth entry. Magic Can, The
(Cannette Magique, La)

8

 Comedy Ludovic Piette - Vatos Locos Videos France
Entry by an individual. Making Music

10

 Documentary Paul Chater Worcs
Entry by an individual. Miracle Fish

11

 Story Holly Griffiths Exeter
Junior entry. Mirror, The

6

 Drama Hameldon Film Club Lancs
Entry by an individual. Monica

25

 Story Heron Productions Hants
Entry by an individual. My Way

8

 Comedy Gordon Bullock W. Midlands
Entry by an individual. Nocturnal Newcastle

10

 Documentary Eddy Saint Tyne & Wear
Entry by an individual. Oranges and Lemons

10

 Travel John Astin Herts
Overseas entry. Paintress & the Sea, The

10

 Documentary Rolf Leuenberger Switzerland
Entry by an individual. Paris City of Lovers

18

 Documentary Derek Mathieson Co. Durham
Overseas entry. Pass the Parcel [watch (clip 2)]

6

 Story Arthur Bullock &
Col Tretheway		 Australia
Overseas entry. Place Where Nothing Exists? Namibia, The

20

 Documentary Günther Walz Germany
Overseas entry. Positive/Negative Drama Joseph Hartnett U.S.A.
Junior entry. Pretty Sisters

8

 Drama Hameldon Film Club Lancs
Youth entry. Pure Morning

5

 Music Ash Tulett, Alex Kent, Rosie Steele Beds
Entry by an individual. Red Arrows, The

10

 Documentary Brian Ball Wilts
Entry by an individual. Return to Splendour

20

 Documentary Trevor Spencer W. Yorks
Overseas entry. Roses You Liked So  Much, The (De Rozen Die Jij Zo Mooi Vond)

7

 Story Henk van de Meeberg Holland
Still from 'Scare the Crows'. Still from 'A World So Cold'. Still from 'La Cannette Magique'. Still from 'Vietnam'.

Scare the Crows

A World So Cold

The Magic Can

Vietnam
Entry by an individual. Sacred and Profane

12

 Documentary John Gannaway Surrey
Overseas entry. Save the Moment

3

 Experiment Georg Tasch Germany
Entry by an individual. Scarborough Beneath Our Feet

31

 Documentary Geoff Jefferson N. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Scare the Crows

10

 Story Peter Rouillard, FACI Guernsey
Entry by an individual. Scotland

10

 Documentary Peter & Sandra Heap Scotland
Club entry. Sex, Lives and Videotape

9

 Comedy Derby Movie Makers Derby
Entry by an individual. Small Village Big Community Documentary Gavin Beesley W. Sussex
Entry by an individual. Snow Motion

11

 Travel Gordon & Anne Sharp Lancs
Entry by an individual. South Foreland

12

 Documentary Harold Trill, FACI Kent
Entry by an individual. Space

12

 Documentary Peter & Sandra Heap Scotland
Entry by an individual. Spring Day at Washington

10

 Documentary Billy Ellwood Co. Durham
Youth entry. Stoned

2

 Story Suzanne Fish, Felicia Linder & Alice Lacey-Ward Leicester
Club entry. Summer Solstice

9

 Documentary Jersey Camcorder Club Jersey
Entry by an individual. Sussex Trugs

22

 Documentary Alan Tutt & Harry Lederman Sussex
Entry by an individual. Tank Goes Missing

9

 Story Jane Oliver Kent
Entry by an individual. Time Out

4

 Music Keith Pope Lancs
Entry by an individual. Toxic

14

 Drama Ken Wilson W. Yorks
Entry by an individual. Tramp & The Little Stickmen, The

14

 Story Patrick Woodcock France
Youth entry. True ID

6

 Drama The Video College London
Entry by an individual. Turn Around

3

 Music Mike Shaw Kent
Junior entry. Under Pressure Story Maddiston Girls' Health Group Falkirk
Entry by an individual. Vietnam

10

 Travel Jeremy Holder Surrey
Overseas entry. Wagtails

10

 Nature John Sirett Australia
Entry by an individual. Watercolour Man, The

25

 Documentary Gavin Beesley West Sussex
Entry by an individual. Way Forward, The Comedy Triangle Productions Middlesex
Youth entry. We Need to Talk

1

 Drama Harriet Kidd, Elle Metcalf, Tom Hewman & Danni Starr Beds
Junior entry. Weatherman, The

4

 Music Hameldon Film Club Lancs
Overseas entry. Wedding in Kokino, The

20

 Documentary Anita Djordjieska Macedonia
Junior entry. Wheelie Bin Wars

3

 Animation Winchester House School Northants
Entry by an individual. Who's For Lunch

1

 Nature Jane Oliver Kent
Entry by an individual. Win's Story

13

 Documentary Godfrey Dyan Middlesex
Entry by an individual. Winter Daydream

6

 Documentary John Cant Surrey
Youth entry. World So Cold, A [watch]

9

 Drama Mike Donaghy Lancs

Award       meaning very roughly ...

*

 needs more thought and skill.

**

 shows promise but requires greater discipline, care and attention.

***

 well made, technically competent, keeps our interest and/or entertains.

****

 exceptionally well-made, entertains, makes us care / learn / think.

*****

 the best, outstanding movies.
    ♦     world class.