Film: Exposures Festival Best of the Fest Awards Ceremony
Article published: Saturday, December 4th 2010
Wrapping up three days of excellent screenings and other events, Exposures festival came to a close with the Best of The Fest Awards Ceremony at the Museum of Science and Industry. It was a chance for the finest entries to be recognised, with numerous awards up for grabs – including the coveted Grand Jury Award.
Best of The Fest kicked off late in the evening and was bustling with sponsors, students and professionals alike from across the film and creative industries. The winners of the awards were as follows:
Post Production Award
Anthony Corby for his work on ‘Edith’. Leeds Metropolitan University.
Cinematography Award
Anthony Dias, ‘Moths’. London College of Communication, University of the Arts.
Artists Film Award
Dual Winners, Max Kimber from UCA Canterbury for ‘Cusp’ and Matthew Wood from Manchester Metropolitan University for ‘Umbrella Girl’
Animation
Hyoung-Min Choi for ‘The Mask’. University of Wales, Newport
Documentary Award
Olivia Humphreys, ‘Noctuaries’. Goldsmiths University of London.
Screenplay Award
Julian Kerridge and Jonathon Entwistle, ‘Cotton Stones’. The London Film School
Drama Award
Thomas Marshall, ‘All Fried Up’. University of Westminster.
BBC Best of the North Award
Ian Pinder, ‘Edith’. Leeds Metropolitan University.
Corona Extra Audience Award
Thom Godsill ‘Pigeon’. University of Westminster.
Grand Jury Award
Max Kimber, ‘Cusp’. UCA Canterbury.
There were strong contenders for many awards, particularly the Documentary Award taken by Olivia Humphrey’s ‘Noctuaries’- a tale of grief and overcoming loss, which was also contested by ‘The Candidate’ by David Quinn from the University of Salford which focused on a local campaigner who contested the last general election as an independent candidate for the Salford constituency. Ana Pinheiro’s ‘Billie’, a forceful and stirring story of a formerly homeless woman conquering past hardships and getting clean from drugs, was also an excellent documentary and a cogent nominee for the award
The Animation Award, awarded to deserved winner Hyoung-Min Choi for his effortless and moving ‘The Mask’ was by far a standout from the rest of the nominees in the category. On receiving the award he was forthright about the ideas behind the film :“ I think they were expecting something big and complex but I thought I would go with something simple you know”. The Grand Jury Award, won by Max Kimber’s tender and poignant ‘Cusp’ was certainly a deserved winner.
It is fair to say that this year’s Exposures Festival was resounding success, and whilst not as edgy as some people may have wanted it to be, the standard of work was certainly of a high calibre and reflected the growing level of competition among debutants in the film and creative industries. As it continues to grow, the Exposures Festival and its organizers can certainly be satisfied at this year’s accomplishment.
Mohsin Iqbal
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