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THE BRITISH AMATEUR VIDEO AWARDS (BAVA) 1998 WINNERS
The complete 10 winners of the competition sponsored by Fuji in association with Camcorder User, Video Camera and What Video & TV?, as premiered at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in Piccadilly in November 1998.
1. | LIFE! IS A CIRCUS Leandro Blanco (Spain) A series of beautiful underwater shots of fish, corals and all things submarine, accompanied by a song composed and performed by Miguel Zelada and the maker. |
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2. | WHERE'S BINGO BETTY? Brainwave Films (Keith Wright) Bill Harrison (Dennis Drury) is interviewed by Arthur Crudd (Keith Wright) about his wife Betty (Jane Drury), who is reported to have been taken by aliens ... Widescreen format. |
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3. | BREAKING NEWS undercurrents production (Oxford) A very disturbing report about the way the police are trying to stop (mainly freelance) photo-journalists from reporting news of public protests; sometimes the tactic is to confiscate material already shot and only return it after the deadline is past. There are also interviews with accredited reporters. |
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4. | LOTTO PANTS Adam Chamberlain A zany comedy making fun of the lottery TV show - with particular reference to Mystic Meg! |
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5. | GOD'S NOT LETTING ANY STRANGERS INTO HEAVEN Marcus Harrison (London) A fascinating and humorous look at the soap-box exponents at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park. This really is a case of 'All human life is there' - both in the 'orators' and in their respective audiences/ hecklers! Well shot and edited to capture the marvellous atmosphere. IAC Silver Seal 1999; Guernsey Lily 1999 |
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6. | BLINDSPOT A New Life Production We hear a young boy telling his story of everyday life and events, with particular emphasis on his mother, while seeing relevant images, but we never see either of them. It is quite a compliment to the makers that this holds our attention so well. Narration by Lewis Howell; written and directed by Nick Horrell. |
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7. | FISH OUT OF WATER Bournemouth University/Steven Hore Carl Hempsel (David France) is now the boss of a growing company. His brother Harry (Charles Haydn), with whom he fell out some years before over Carl's wife, comes back to tell him what has been happening ... Widescreen format. SOME STRONG LANGUAGE |
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8. | MISSING YOU Leandro Blanco (Spain) Beautiful and colourful underwater sequences make an appropriate tribute to Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997) and to Carl Sagan (1934-1996). Music specially composed by Miguel Zelada. |
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9. | FRIED WHITE RICE Moray Wedderburn A documentary taking a look at present-day Hong Kong, i.e. since its return to Communist China rule. There are interviews with various notable residents and the guide is Anjali Rae. |
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10. | FATHER'S CHRISTMAS Stoke Cine & Video Society Father (Nigel Peever) is 'caught in the act' on Christmas Eve, putting the presents round the tree, by his two daughters (Amanda and Samantha Banks), but is finally 'rescued' from his predicament ... This is a charming, unsentimental movie directed by Paul Humphrey. IAC Silver Seal 1998 |
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Running time 102 mins.
Unavailable for hire at present.