LIGHTS! CANBERRA! ACTION!

2012

The ninth Lights! Canberra! Action! was held 23rd Feb - 5th March 2012. A horrid week of wet weather meant a difficult time for the filmmakers, but 37 teams braved the conditions and the weather held out for the screening in the wonderful new venue of the Rose Gardens at OPH.

THEME

'Winning'. The theme is tied into the 100th anniversary of the win by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney Griffin to plan the city of Canberra. The story of their entry and selection is quite an interesting one. A late decision to enter, a push from Marion to Walter, a rush to the deadline... A great story, more about which can be read HERE

WATCH

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

 

TOP TWELVE

The 2012 Top Twelve films in screening order were:

 

FIRST PLACE
Director/Producer/Writer: Shane Parsons 
7 mins Comedy
Down on his luck, Hare searches for the answer to change his bad fortune.


 

PARTING GIFT
Director/Producer/Writer: Hew Sandison
7 mins Drama 
When the world is coming to an end, what choices would you make for those you care for?


 

SECOND BEST
Directors: Sean Flynn, Gerard Dewhurst, Nathan Dukes, Steph Leary.  Producer: Sean Flynn , Writer: Gerard Dewhurst
6:20 mins Drama
Under cover of night, two friends roam the streets. Win or lose, they have each other.


 

WINNER
Director: Simone Thomspson Producers: Simone Thompson and Hew Sandison Writers: Simone Thompson and Krosty 
3:20mins Action/Thriller 

You should never walk home alone...


 

THE SLEEPOVER 
Director: Bruce Davie Producers: Bruce Davie and Bernard Pearson Writer: Bruce Davie
7 mins Comedy 
The unauthorised prequel to the hangover.


 

GONE POSTAL 
Director/Writer: Luke Hendrickson Producer: Adele Morey and Luke Hendrickson 
7 mins Action Comedy 
Two rivals find out that winning is not everything in the dangerous world of bicycle couriers.


 

ME, MY MOUSE AND I 
Director/Producer/Writer:Tom Armstrong
6:40mins Comedy 
A public servant is fighting a losing battle with a mouse. Or was he winning the whole time?


 

INNER NINJA 
Director/Writer: Daniel Sanguineti. Producers: Sarah Keetman, Daniel Sanguineti & Andy Minh Trieu 
6:15 mins Kung Fu 
Beware of your Inner Ninja...


 

WINNING THE FOX HUNT 
Director/Producer/Writer: Christian Doran 
5:50mins Psychedelic/Sci Fi
The entire population has succumb to a drug that was first introduced in an energy drink, The Fox.


 

THE FINAL PACT 
Director/Producer/Writer: Patrick J Gallagher
7 mins Horror
The Paranormal A.C.T. team have a chance to win $20 million, if they survive the night...


 

BLUE WORLD ORDER
Director/Producer/Writer: Dallas Bland
7 mins Sci Fi/Action
In a world governed by an electronic virus, Jake Slater is on a mission to save his daughter - a girl who is also the world's last remaining child.


 

WINNING STREAKS
Director/Producer/Writer: Jimmy Ennett 
4:40mins Romantic Comedy
A lovestruck squeegee man tries to win the heart of a forlorn lollipop girl by saving up for some flowers.

 


AWARD WINNERS

BEST FILM
Winning the Fox Hunt, Producer Christian Doran

BEST USE OF THEME
Parting Gift, Producer Hew Sandison

 

BEST STUDENT FILM

Winning Streaks, Producer Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST USE OF AN ITEM

Gone Postal, Producer: Luke Henderickson

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Winning Streaks, Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Winning Streaks, Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST PERFORMANCE

Che Baker, Blue World Order

 

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE

Jared Brown, First Place

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winning Streaks, Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Winning the Fox Hunt, Travis Dom

 

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Parting Gift, Hew Sandison

 

BEST EDITING

Invasion, Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

Winning the Fox Hunt, Gerry Satrapa

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS/ANIMATION

Blue World Order, Gavin Tyyrell & Che Baker

2012 ITEMS

Australians of the Year Walk

'The Acrobats' sculpture at the AIS

The Winning Post at Canberra Thoroughbred Park

A Taxi

A watercolour painting

A trophy

Architectural projections at Enlighten

The winning plan of Canberra at the National Archives

A champagne cork

A checkered flag