LIGHTS! CANBERRA! ACTION!

2014

Lights! Canberra! Action! was held from Feb 23rd to March 3rd 2014. Celebrating its eleventh year of continuous festivals.  45 teams registered. 27 films were completed.

THEME

"Brilliant Possibilities" as inspired by the Brand Canberra Campaign

WATCH

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

 

TOP TWELVE

The 2014 Top Twelve films in screening order were:

When I Grow Up
Comedy, 7 mins
Producer/Director: Lachlan McLennan
On his way to his in-labour girlfriend, David stresses and imagines all the future career possibilities of his new child.


Chicken!
Comedy, 3 mins
Producer/Director: Isack Hoppitt
A chicken attempts to cross a road.



Tilly in UNA Land
Animation, 3.5 mins
Producer/Director: Geraldine Martin
Like Alice in Wonderland, Tilly is lost in a strange land. Will she make it out alive?


Three Oh No
Drama, 7mins
Producer/Director: Keeley Rees
Childhood dreams and birthday countdowns. Jo faces the big three-oh.


Sparks
Drama, 5 mins
Producers: Sophie Brown & Jimmy Ennett, Director: Jimmy Ennett
A love so intense it gives off sparks, but will it survive the tyranny of distance?


The Return of Bunny & Rabbit
Comedy 6.5 mins
Producers: David Doepel & Aaron King, Director: David Doepel
Bunny and Rabbit have a bad hare day.


Tinderony
Comedy, 5mins
Producer/Directors: Foster Nihill & Roger Stonehouse
Dating in the modern age.


In From the Cold
Documentary, 7mins
Producers: Steve Moxey & Bruce Davie, Director: Bruce Davie
One man's struggle to get his life back on track.


The Machine
Drama, 7 mins
Producer: Morgan Gardiner, Director: Kim Gohlich
A professor obsesses over a machine that might save his wife from an accident that has already happened.



The Algorithm
Drama, 7mins
Producer/Director: Hew Sandison
It's 2022, technology has come far, but will you be able to think for yourself?


Adagio
Sci-Fi, 7 mins
Producer/Director: Christian Doran
A young man sacrifices himself for the lives of a thousand, but will he come back?


Cold Feet
Comedy, 6.5 mins
Producers: Sophie Brown, Jimmy Ennett, Sam Tremayne, Director: Jimmy Ennett
A commitment-phobe tries desperately to escape his upcoming wedding without breaking up. He has a warm heart but cold feet.

 


AWARD WINNERS

CBR BEST FILM
The Algorithm, Producer: Hew Sandison

BEST USE OF THEME
Sparks, Producers Sophie Brown & Jimmy Ennett

 

VIDEOCRAFT BEST STUDENT FILM

Chicken!, Producer Isack Hoppitt

 

BEST USE OF AN ITEM

Tilly Goes to Una Land, Producer: Geraldine Martin

 

CBR BEST UNDER 18S FILM

Chicken!, Producer Isack Hoppitt

 

SCREENACT BEST DIRECTOR

Cold Feet, Jimmy Ennett

 

BEST SCREENPLAY

Cold Feet, Jimmy Ennett & Sam Tremayne

 

CADA BEST PERFORMANCE

Luke Henderickson, The Machine

 

MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE

Anthony, In From the Cold

 

ACS ACT BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Algorithm, Hew Sandison & Grace Park

 

MIX 106.3 BEST SOUND DESIGN

Adagio, Travis Dom

 

MIX 106.3 BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

The Machine, Leonard Weiss

 

BY GEORGE BEST EDITING

The Algorithm, Hew Sandison

 

EoR MEDIA BEST ART DIRECTION

The Machine, Ben Langley & Sean Biggerstaff

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS/ANIMATION

The Algoithm, Hew Sandison

2014 ITEMS

WiFi Symbol

'Angel of the North' Sculpture

Stars

Old Light Post

Academy of Science Shine Dome

A Smart Phone

Black Mountain Tower

'UNA' Sculpture

An Empty Road

A Blank Canvas/Piece of Power