Yorkshire Short Film Competition sponsored by ITV Local

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The Carriageworks: Main Auditorium
16 November • 5pm

Based on this selection, Yorkshire has to be most exciting and innovative region for short filmmaking in the country. Settings include the psychedelic living room existence of Wesley in Armchair Anarchist, the gothic junkyard of Ironwerkz where a boy finds forbidden love with a girl from the outside world, and the lake of a local park in Seeds where an old man is giving names to ducks. The winning film will be announced at the end of screening and awarded a £500 cash prize courtesy of the competition sponsor ITV Local.

Double Act
Dir. Jason Beresford, UK 2007, 23 mins, Digibeta
The man with a chicken suit love triangle musical with a twist. He's got an allotment. Jason Bereford's comedy drama was filmed out of Alwoodley in Leeds.
jasonberesford@btinternet.com

Armchair Anarchist
Dir. Charlie Hellier, UK 2007, 21 mins, DV-Cam, World Premiere
Living life in the constant glow of the cathode tube, Wesley's world is a blur between sanity and psychedelia, slipping in and out of consciousness, harassing agony aunt columns and victimising anyone with the misfortune of having their name in the phone book! Filmed in Leeds, from the Northern Film School.
N.Kidd@leedsmet.ac.uk

The Amulet
Dir. Teymour Tehrani, UK 2007, 8 mins, Digi-Beta, World Premiere
A mystical Far Eastern fantasy, made in Leeds! Zhao Yang presents Su Zhen an amulet as a token of his love. The provincial lord also desires and steals the amulet. Zhao Yang swears revenge. Filmed in Leeds, from the Northern Film School.
N.Kidd@leedsmet.ac.uk

6 & Out
Dir. Sarmad Masud, UK 2007, 13 mins, DVD
It's the summer holidays in Bradford and a group of friends meet up to play cricket with a difference on a driveway. A day spent playing with your mates used to be a day well spent.... Independent film, made in Bradford.
Sam_masud@hotmail.com

Ironwerkz
Dir. Mike Kehoe, UK 2007, 15 mins, Digi-Beta, World Premiere
In an isolated Gothic junkyard a boy finds forbidden love with a girl from the outside world and dreams of escaping his repressive family... Filmed in Bradford, supported by YMPA.
theironwerkz@yahoo.com

Me Head's a Shed
Dir. Marco van Belle, UK 2007, 8 mins, Digi-Beta
Eleven-year-old Tiny Brady has spent years in children's homes. Now she's finally been allowed back to live with her mother Maggie. But Maggie's schizophrenia is getting worse, and Tina's fragile existence is set to be shattered forever. Supported by Screen Yorkshire.
tony@screenyorkshire.co.uk

King Ponce
Dir. Samuel Donovan, UK 2007, 10 mins, Digi-Beta
Robbo has a passion for ballroom dancing but, being the new kid at school, he doesn't want anyone to find out, especially not Gaz and his gang, with whom he's beginning to gain a coveted acceptance. Filmed in Sheffield, supported by Screen Yorkshire.
tony@screenyorkshire.co.uk

Seeds
Dir. Tajinder Singh Hayer, UK 2007, 5 mins, Beta SP, World Premiere
A man in a suit is dashing through the streets looking for someone, meanwhile an older man is sitting on a park bench. Filmed in Bradford, supported by Screen Yorkshire.
andrew@blinkmedia.org

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