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The 9th Annual Cornwall Film Festival will take place in November 2010.

Don't forget to send your proposals for the 2010 Govyn Kernewek Award to info@cornwallfilmfestival.com by 31st January 2010!

2009 Winners Announced:

The Cornwall Film Festival's first-ever juried competition took place over the Festival weekend - here are the winners:

Cornish Films in Competition:

     BEST FILM - Aurora's Kiss by Mark Jenkin 

     BEST IDEA - Sunseekers by Jason Bradbury, Luke Martin & Charlotte Whatley

     TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE - Fleapit by Brett Harvey & Ian Bucknole

The jury panel for Cornish Films in Competition comprised: Rebecca Mark-Lawson of Lifesize Pictures, Jan Faull of the BFI, Tamás Gábeli of the Budapest International Short Films Competition, Sarah-Jane Meredith of South West Screen, and Mary Davies, film industry consultant.

The trophy for Best Film was made by Duncan Wilson,
a mature student at Cornwall College

Student Films in Competition

     BEST FILM - Kuganiza by Sam Palmer

     BEST IDEA - Assistance by Rik Burnell, Adam Jones & Joe Wheatley

     TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE - Ctrl Alt Shift by Simon Lane & Dean Moore

The Student Films jury were Film students from Truro College and UCF: Steven Mackay, Robert Wilkes, Luke Fraser and Sophie Long.

The winner of Best Student Film received a copy of Adobe Premiere Pro donated by Adobe UK.

Delabole Slate Audience Awards:

      FILM OF THE FESTIVAL - Hedluv the Musical by             David Brittain & Christina Lauridsen

      BEST STUDENT FILM - Life of Prisk by Steve Wright

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2009 ANOTHER COUNTRY International Short Film Award

      WINNER - Love Child by Daniel Wirtberg 

 Some highlights from the festival:

	1. Cornish-made shorts, features, documentaries and dance films by filmmakers and students from across the county. Two juried competitions plus Cornish-produced documentary Diary of a Disgraced Soldier and Samantha Price’s production of Bad Company.
	2. Reel Cornwall. Footage from the BFI archives dating back to 1904, including promotional films from Holmans of Camborne and the Great Western Railway.
	3. A special screening of the climate-change blockbuster The Age of Stupid, followed by a panel discussion led by Mark Paterson of the Eden Project. Special guest: TAOS cast member and wind farm developer Piers Guy.
	4. Premieres of feature films weeks or months before they’re released in the UK, including Disgrace, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Glorious 39.
	5. Insights into The Men Who Stare at Goats and Other True Tales of Everyday Craziness – book and film – with special guest, author and journalist Jon Ronson.
	6. Murray Lachlan Young, performance poet and BBC Radio broadcaster, hosted this year's Awards Ceremony.

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