The Hawthorn Project’s animated film ‘Staying Safe’ has been shortlisted for two major national awards.

CYP Now Awards

This year marks the sixth Children & Young People Now Awards.  The awards were created to share and celebrate best practice for all those who work to improve the lives of children, young people and families.  ’Saying Safe’ is nominated for the the rather apt category ‘The Stay Safe Award’.  The screening will take place on Thursday 17 November in Hammersmith, West London.  Link to CYP Now website here.

Oska Bright Film Festival

Oska Bright run the world’s first film festival run by, and for, people with a learning disability.

Screening will take place at Brighton Dome’s Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton from 22nd – 24th November .

Oska Bright Film Festival screenings will also be shown as part of The Outsiders Festival in Adelaide, Australia. The Outsiders Festival will happen at the same time as the Oska Bright Film Festival.  Link to Oska Bright Film Festival here.

‘The latest Swansea Bay Film Festival runs from May 8-16 and features a vast range of flicks.  Media Master’s eye was caught particularly by a short directed by Sharron Harris and known as I Can’t Strip My Lambretta Down in the Kitchen Blues…’

Thank you ‘Swansea Bay Media Master’ – posted on April 29th 2010.

Links:.

http://www.myspace.com/theanimaljackband

http://www.swanseafilmfestival.com/2010/home10.htm

http://www.amritsa.com/

‘ Well the rest is a bit of a blur really -But it must have happened ..cos Heres the photo ………and No thats not a Monkey Tux…its a Tonic of course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done Shazza We loves Ya …….can we give up our day jobs now ??????!!!!!! ))

Swansea Bay Film Festival is quite an international affair so we were all thrilled to be nominated BUT ….  let Andy’s crazy Facebook ramblings tell you what happened next!

‘GUESS WHAT !!!!!!!!!! We only went and WON the best of the Music Vid’ category at the awards !!!!!………..We went to the Numby Knees party on the Friday …just to say thanks for showing it really …………and it was hinted to us that we should be at the actual awards …….and bring your Tuxedo !….but then when we got there ….ALL the other nommys were there so we thought …..ok there you go….Calm down …Good job we didnt rehearse any speeches or anything………………….Then two hours into it …the category for music vids comes up and on the Big Screen and Oli comes walking down the back lane and they start playing ”Lammy Blues’ !!!!!!!!!

Well the rest is a bit of a blur really -But it must have happened ..cos Heres the photo ………and No thats not a Monkey Tux…its a Tonic of course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done Shazza We loves Ya …….can we give up our day jobs now ??????!!!!!! ))’

Winner of the Smoke & Mirrors 48 Hour Film Challenge 2006.

crew

director: Simon Worley

editor: Sharron Harris

writers: Simon Pearce, Leighton Evans

camera: Gillan Williams

music: Jethro Chaplin

production manager: Simon Churchill

clapper & ftp manager: Roberto Canassa

catering: Antena Williams

cast

salesman: Damian Holcombe

housewife: Rachel John

magician’s assistant: Abigail Neal