LIGHTS! CANBERRA! ACTION!

2010

The seventh Lights! Canberra! Action! was held February 26th - March 8th 2010. From a record breaking 50 registrations, the judges spent over seven hours watching and deliberating to decide on the Top Twelve & Winning Films. 

THEME

'Flipside'

WATCH

You can watch several of the films via our YouTube playlist.

 

TOP TWELVE

The 2010 Top Twelve films in screening order were:
Dennis sinneD
Dennis sinneD  
Comedy, 7mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Bruce Davie
Dennis had one big regret – now he wishes that's all he had.

Reverse Graffiti Reverse Graffiti   
Documentary, 7mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Nicholas E. Vevers
A documentary about the art of reverse graffiti.

Re RE:   
Thriller, 7mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Patrick J. Gallagher
A lonely road. A mysterious stranger. A hitchhiker gets more than she bargained for when she accepts a ride.

That Flipping Assignment That Flipping Assignment   
Drama, 7mins
Producer/Director/Writer: Benjamin Jack Murphy
In a world where up is down, rain falls up and children are teachers ...when the real world clashes with this one, the worlds swap...

Flipside McGavin Flipside McGavin   
Comedy, 4mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Torben Sko
When a local filmmaker is knocked back from Tropfest, he hatches a scheme to ensure not all is lost.

I Wish I Was A Lion I Wish I Was a Lion   
Comedy, 7mins
Producers: Kristy Randall, Nikki Randall Director: Kristy Randall  Writers: Kristy Randall, Nikki Randall & Danielle Dal Cortivo
Sometimes, I wish I was a lion...I like to imagine the super cool things I could do if I was a lion. Wow. Awesome.

Captain of the Team Captain of the Team   
Documentary, 7mins
Producers, Directors, Writers: Kris Kerehona, Andrew Scarano,  Mary McCartney & Adrian Muscat
When you unite the two flags of Australia and remove the only part that isn't relevant anymore...what do you get?

Broken Broken   
Thriller, 7mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Christian Doran
Sometimes we can all reach our breaking point.

Just a Game Just a Game   
War, 7mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Lucas Li
Scott & Ash are two friends surviving life on the front line the only way they can.

Lookout Lookout   
Thriller 6:30mins
Producer, Director, Writer: Luke McWilliams
A man battles with himself over the decision to commit a crime, realising that his actions, when viewed from another perspective, can be seen as heroic.

Within a Dream Within a Dream   
Fantasy/Drama, 6:15mins
Producers: Liz Weir, Mike Kenneally, Director, Writer: Liz Weir
The tale of a girl from a dream who got lost in reality and the boy who woke her up to find her way home.

Chester Chester   
Comedy, 6mins
Producer, Director, Writer: James Hunter
We review “Last Week on Chester” as the hunt for the Flipside  Killer escalates to a heart stopping climax.

 


AWARD WINNERS

BEST FILM
Broken, Producer Christian Doran

BEST USE OF THEME
That Flippin' Assignment, Producer Benjamin Jack Murphy

 

BEST STUDENT FILM

That Flippin' Assignment, Producer Benjamin Jack Murphy

 

BEST USE OF AN ITEM

Chester, Producer: James Hunter

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Broken, Producer Christian Doran

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Broken, Producer Christian Doran

 

BEST ACTOR

Nikki Randall, I Wish I Was A Lion

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Broken, Scott Wombey

 

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Broken, Andrew Mooney

 

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Reverse Graphiti, Mitchell Berk

 

BEST EDITING

Reverse Graphiti, Nicholas E Vevers

2010 ITEMS

The Pancake Parlour

A skateboard park

The Royal Australian Mint

A flip

Queanbeyan

Civic Flipside Exchange

Garema Place Clock

666 ABC Drink Bottle

'On the Staircase' sculpture in Civic

'The Antipodean' sculpture at the NMA