HISTORY - 2004
The first Lights! Canberra! Action! was held March 5th to 15th 2004.
THEME
'Places in the Heart'
to tie in with the ACT Heritage Festival.
ITEMS
Canberra's 666ABC Local Radio listeners voted for their 'Places in the Heart' and the Ten Items were:
| Gus’ Café in Bunda Street, Canberra City |
| One of Canberra’s Lakes – Burley Griffin, Tuggeranong or Ginninderra |
| The Cotter Reserve |
| Garema Place, Canberra City |
| The Pedestrian Overbridge between Belconnen Mall and the Bus Interchange, Benjamin Way, Belconnen |
| The Merry Go Round in Petrie Plaza, Canberra City |
| Manuka Pool |
| The Old Bus Depot Markets, Wentworth Ave Kingston |
| One of Canberra’s round concrete orange coloured bus shelters |
| A Celebration |
TOP TWELVE
Bunny and Rabbit | Produced By: James Moller Directed By: David Doepel | Bunny and Rabbit find each other, lose each other and find each other again. Cotter to Civic is a long way when you're stuffed. |
Silent Tears | Produced By: Andrew Scarano and Dhruv Raniga Directed By: Dhruv Raniga | Have you ever loved? Have you ever lost love? I have loved once. And I have lost that love. |
Study One | Produced and Directed By: Damian Heffernan | Places in the heart are occupied by our friends, family, loved ones and even enemies. This film takes a look at all of these through dance. |
My Mind's Eye | Produced By: Renee Kirkham Directed By: Beckie Rose | A girl's journey, struggling with isolation and the loss of her mother. Music instead of dialogue accentuates her internalised feelings. By journey's end solitude is found at a place of the heart. |
At Home in Canberra | Produced and Directed By: Katie Englert | A documentary style film exploring what makes various residents of Canberra feel 'at home'. |
Gone Missing | Produced and Directed By: Geraldine Martin | A birthday celebration is about to begin for Dad, but he has gone missing. During the search for him, places in the city evoke the memories which carry a family's heritage through the generations. |
Choices | Produced and Directed By: Patrick M Gallagher | A couple have car issues. Some lifestyle contemplation and a choice must be made. |
Vampires - The Undead Menace | Produced and Directed By: Gerard Elson and Owen Vandenberg | In 1944, the Australian government considered vampires to be a very real threat. Consequently, a film was produced to warn the public of the Undead Menace. |
Meeting Place | Produced By: Peter Fock Directed By: Bruce Davie | Canberra's rebuttal of the rest of the nation. |
Soliloquy | Produced and Directed By: Michael Cove | A personal philosophy against diverse backgrounds |
Chasing Janey | Produced By: Lucas Danes Directed By: Daniel Stone | Our protagonist is taken on a journey of his old haunts, triggering memories of an old girlfriend and the little things that happened in these places. |
A Few Degrees of Dale | Produced By: David Easteal and Chris Patz Directed By: David Easteal | Through a series of incidents (from a multiply stolen car to romantic heartbreak) in teenager Dale's life, the large country town connectedness of Canberra is depicted. |
AWARD WINNERS
Best Film | Meeting Place | Producer: Peter Fock |
Best Use of Theme | Meeting Place | Producer: Peter Fock |
Best Student Film | A few degrees of Dale | Producers: David Easteal & Chris Patz |
Best Director | A few degrees of Dale | David Easteal |
Best Screenplay | Meeting Place | Bruce Davie |
Best Actor | Soliloquy | Bobby Farquhar |
Best Cinematography | Silent Tears | Dhruv Raniga |
Best Sound Design | A few degrees of Dale | David Easteal & Brian Tam |
Best Editing | A few degrees of Dale | David Easteal |
