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GUERNSEY LILY FESTIVAL 2000
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GUERNSEY LILY FESTIVAL 2000
- Programme C (mainly Highly Commended)


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1. A CITY OF MUSIC
John Astin, FACI (Herts.)
The subtitle - 'Impressions of Vienna' - says it all.
See also lib. nos: V 224/225 item 2.
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Documentary
12.mins


2. E IS FOR EMMA
Altrincham Video Society
A 'phone rings in the night and a husband and wife are soon on their way to the local hospital to find out what has happened to their daughter Emma. Their son, and Emma's boyfriend, are both also involved ...
See also lib. no: FT/V 221 item 10.
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Story
7.mins


3. STEINBECK
Gunnar Lindholm (Sweden)
A young mother is trying to read a book outdoors, sitting on a public bench. A man at the other end starts eating some crisps - rather noisily! She 'blows her top' at him!! This is only the start of a number of comic incidents ...
BAD LANGUAGE IN SUBTITLES
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Humour
11.mins


4. THE APPLE
Gunnar Lindstrom (Sweden)
Two men are sunbathing in a field, with a wooden fence between them. Suddenly, an apple core lands on one man's bare chest. He is not too pleased and looks over at his neighbour, who doesn't respond. Some moments later it happens again, with the core landing this time in the man's beer. Eventually, a fight breaks out between them ... This allegory has no dialogue, just sound FX.
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Story
7.mins


5. HORACE AND DORIS
Liquid Colour Productions (Swindon)
A husband decides he has had enough of his marriage and applies through the Yellow Pages for a 'contract killer'! Unfortunately, he gets a half-wit!! ...
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Humour
10.mins


6. BIG BALL BAGATELLE
Skylight Studios
A boy builds a working model from a kit and we watch his progress until it actually works.
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Actuality
3.mins


7. A STITCH IN TIME
Keith Tostevin (Guernsey)
We see the planning and the execution of the ten panels of the Guernsey Millennium Tapestry.
Winner of the Guernsey Millennium Competition. Guernsey Lily Commendation 2000

Documentary
10.mins


8. UNCLES
Colin Jones, FACI
A boy tells of all the 'uncles' who used to visit during the war!
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000.

Animation
Humour
2.mins


9. SIMON'S GUARDIAN ANGEL
Horst Bruecker (Germany)
A naughty boy is surprised by his Guardian Angel's final response ...
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Story
8.mins


10. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
Oskar & Daniela Siebert
A teen-aged girl, cycling home after school, is grabbed by a 27-year-old man ... The film is a dramatised version of a typical case.
Guernsey Lily Highly Commended 2000

Story
13.mins


11. TUSCANY - THE TRIUMPH OF THE RENAISSANCE
Willy Van der Linden (Belgium)
A documentary about one of the most attractive regions in Italy. Beautifully shot, well edited, with discreet music and a clearly spoken commentary (in English!) by Colin Howett, each element contributes positively to the whole.
See also lib. nos: V 201/202 item 2.
Highly Commended 2000

Donated by the competition organisers.

Documentary
18.mins


Price:  £4.00 Total running time VHS 101 mins.


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