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HISTORY - 2007

The fourth Lights! Canberra! Action! was held March 2nd to 12th 2007

THEME

‘Canberra's Best Kept Secret'
 

ITEMS

Canberra's 666ABC Local Radio listeners voted for places that held secrets
or were the best kept secret in Canberra. The Ten Items were: 

The sound of the whistle on Canberra’s Powerhouse in Kingston

The Braille on the exterior walls of the National Museum of Australia

Redpath Shoe Store in Garema Place, Civic

Bert Flugelman’s Tetrahedron sculpture in Commonwealth Park

The Berlin Wall at the Harmonie German Club in Narrabundah

Any second hand bookshop

A tunnel (any tunnel in Canberra)

All Saints Church in Ainslie

The Lobby Restaurant near Old Parliament House

The ABC News Building Northbourne Ave, Dickson

 

TOP TWELVE 

I Want to be a Pirate  Comedy  7 mins    |  Producer: Josh Aylett & Chris Cooper  Director: Josh Aylett  |  Edward is crowded.  He shares every minute of his day with a cat, a tennis player and a pirate: his secret desires in physical form.

The Negation of the Theme of Love  Comedy  7 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: Asher Floyd & Rory Kelly  |  On a crusade of love, our belated Hero is mistaken for LCA's secret 11th item.
The Cabbie  Drama 7 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: John Frohlich  |  A day in the life of a Canberra Taxi Driver and his daughter.  While he is at work she enjoys a secret day out.
Lexine Solomon: Canberra's Best Kept Secret Woman  Documentary  7 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: Graham Gall  |  Lexine Solomon - substitute mother for her siblings as a teenager and now a world renowned indigenous gospel singer - definitely one of 'Canberra's Best Kept Secrets'.
Secret Society  Sci Fi  5.5 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: Patrick J. Gallagher  |  "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one" - Benjamin Franklin

A Day in the Life: Canberra's Best Kept Secret  Comedy  5 mins    |  Producer:  Emma Keltie Director: Emma Keltie & Rory Kelly  |  The world cried out for a hero…this is what they got.

Top Secret  Musical  7 mins    |  Producer: Peter Fock  Director: Bruce Davie  |  Canberra IS the best kept secret
A Limestone in the Rough  Documentary  7 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: Andrew Scarano  |  Are you like everyone else who thinks there is nothing to do in Canberra?  Maybe you just don't know the secret.
Elephant Secrets  Drama  7 mins    |  Producer: Christian Doran & Soren Jensen  Director: Christian Doran  |  Max has forgotten his wife's birthday, again.  He has to find a present that means something.  But what he finds is a secret he never expected.
Puppet Love  Drama 7 mins    |  Producer: Daniel Sanguinetti & Sarah Keetman  Director: Daniel Sanguineti  |  There have been many tales that have passed through the Old Book Shop, but none like the tale of Love-Sick Timmy.
Play Date  Drama  4.5 mins    |  Produced & Directed by: Belinda Barancewicz & Simon Cadman  |  Simon is awkward around adults and finds it hard to relate at a party, that is, until he meets Jules.
The Secret of Canbr'Argh  Comedy  5 mins    |  Producer: Ben Hamey  Director: Ben Hamey & Stuart Roberts  |  Just another #$%*ing Pirate Movie

 

2007 WINNERS

Best Film

Ben Hamey

The Secret of Canbr'Argh

Best Use of Theme

Patrick J Gallagher

Secret Society

Best Student Film

Luke Elliott

Downunderground

Best Seniors Film

Graham Gall

Lexine Solomon: Canberra’s Best Kept Secret Woman

Highly Commended

Andrew Babington

Aperture

Best Director

Belinda Barancewicz & Simon Cadman

Play Date

Best Actor

Tom Watson

I Want to be a Pirate

Best Screenplay

Josh Aylett

I Want to be a Pirate

Best Cinematography

Simon Cadman

Play Date

Best Sound Design

Ben Hamey

The Secret of Canbr'Argh

Best Music

Alison Proctor, Sam King, Dan Kempers

The Cabbie

Best Editing

Ben Hamey & Nathan Hamey

The Secret of Canbr'Argh

 

Downunderground  Winner of Best Student Film (Not in Top Twelve)
Mockumentary  7 mins Producer: Luke Elliot Director: John Ivancic  |  Maybe Canberra isn't such a boring place after all…

Aperture  Winner of Highly Commended Award (Not in Top Twelve)
Drama  7 mins Produced & Directed by: Andrew Babington  |  A young teenage boy suffers from a visual impairment yet dreams of becoming a photographer.  He spends his days trying to fit into society until he meets Josie who changes his perspective forever.

 

Sponsor ABC 666 CanberraSponsor National Museum of AustraliaPresented by the ACT GovernmentSponsor EoR Media: Enemies of RealitySponsor the Canberra Festival

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