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A Pint in Front of
the Telly by Reg Lancaster Watching England is never that simple. Indeed, after the recent Slovakia match Gary Lineker reckons it should carry a Government Health Warning.... | |
Joseph's Faith
by David Peffer & Frank Hodge A young, un-circumcized Jewish boy with Aryan looks was sent from Germany to Poland to warn the Warsaw Ghetto Jews of their fate... | |
Blowing in the
Wind by Humphrey Park Group The film shows a butterfly collecting nectar and pollen from genetically modified rape and then feeding from dandelions. ... | |
Wall of Tears by
Brian Dunckley After the last conflict in Croatia, someone wrote the name of a missing relative on a brick and placed it on a main thoroughfare in the capital city of Zagreb. The idea caught on and very quickly a wall took shape... | |
Dropping Off by
Ken Wilson Originally it was going to be a serious film looking at one man's life... (but) it became clear at this stage that it was evolving into a black comedy... | |
Living in a Box
by Eleanor Agius A short animation film about a little hand drawn
figure locked into the page/box... |
World Minute Movie Cup
The six films listed above are part of the National Programme. At UNICA there is also the World Minute Movie Cup. It is a great fun event for one-minute long (maximum) movies. Films are paired off and shown, and the audience votes by standing up! Causes a deal of laughter and cheering.
The winning film goes through to the next rouind against another till there are only two left. By the final vote the audience has been bouncing up and down a few times and it is a great relief after some days of watching the more serious National programmes.
United Kingdon has two films in this year - there is a right to a second if last year's film gets to a certain stage in the voting! This year we are represented by
UNICA 2003 Report by Dave
Watterson.
For Full Results of UNICA 2003 - Click
here.
Reg Lancaster in Action.