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We commend the advances being made by these directors and
producers and specifically single out these short movies- Loop, Silver Lining,
The Birth and To Live Again for Honourable mention. We applaud Loop for its bold innovation
producers and specifically single out these short movies- Loop, Silver Lining,
The Birth and To Live Again for Honourable mention. We applaud Loop for its bold innovation
STANLEE OHIKHUARE'S MOVIE "LOOP" : Wins BEST AUDIO at In – Short
International Film Festival 2012 ( Five Nominations and one
Award)!
Modification of article Originally Posted on November 1, 2012 by 9aijabooksandmovies
In – Short Film festival 2012, a short film festival organized by the International Film
and broadcast academy (with Victor Okhai at the helm of affairs), in partnership
with Goethe Institute, was held last month. A statement from the Chairman of the
jury Shaibu Husseini, captures the three days film screening process with the
emergence of the winners thus :
“… We looked through over 40 entries comprising short films, short documentaries and a couple
of infomercials that aptly captured the theme of this year’s festival, which is
‘Simple Idea…Great movies’. The unprecedented number of entries, in all
categories and from different countries of the world, can lead only to this
conclusion: that the IN-SHORT film festival has, indeed, become a truly
international event. I served on the jury last year, and comparably I would like
to report that this year witnessed a remarkable increase in the quality of the
films submitted.
From their
technical qualities to the acting and directing, the 2012 film slate is most
impressive. We saw films that were well shot and whose stories were dramatically
imaginative with diverse thematic concerns and narrative techniques. The
competition in most categories was very strong and our decisions reflect much
thought and debate.
In all, the
Jury is impressed by the quality and diversity of the storylines of the films
presented. We saw films that told real and uplifting stories: films that were
compelling, films that were visually stylish, films that took full advantage of
the power of the lenses to explore the world, and films that signaled the
emergence of a whole crop of young and ambitious filmmakers who are determined
to keep cinema alive and well.
In fact it took us longer time to agree on the eventual
winner in the different categories because of the unarguably high standard and
convincing styles clearly evident in the nominated films.But we saw films that
left us with sour tastes as though we tasted burnt bread. Not only were their
stories implausible, it was spurious and their scripts did not match their
visual sophistication. The Jury also wishes to highlight that the documentaries
entered this year were of very low quality compared to the maiden edition.
Indeed the Jury didn’t find their examination of the relationship between
subject and the filmmaker, fascinating. Therefore we found that improvement was
needed in the documentary film category. The Jury therefore had to take the
painful decision not to give an award in that category because of shortcomings,
especially the perceivable low artistic level. So there will be no award for
the documentary category this time around. But we have included two categories
this year and that is the music and special effect category. We observed
efforts by some filmmakers to make these elements count in their
films.We commend the advances being made by these directors and producers
and specifically single out these short movies- Loop, Silver Lining, The Birth
and To Live Again for Honourable mention. We applaud Loop for its bold innovation;
Silver Lining for offering a refreshing insight into autism, a condition of which parents and the
general public need to be aware of.
The Birth for its treatment of the Jos crisis and To Live Again for offering a
non-stereotypical insight into the issue of HIV/AIDS. We are, therefore,
unanimous in our decision to honour these four films with a Honourable Mention
from the Jury…”
Shaibu Husseini as stated earlier was the Jury chair, with these notable members: DR.
BOLA ADEMESO (Senior Lecturer at the Department of Theatre Arts, Lagos State
University), DR. BECKY ANGYUR (Visiting Research Fellow/film and media scholar),
AUGUSTA OKON (published writer, lawyer, event manager, film critic and blogger),
YEMI OLADEINDE (Journalist, film critic, programmer and PR/Media Consultant).
NOMINEES AND WINNERS FOR IN-SHORT FESTival 2012
1. BEST SCREEN PLAY
1.
BIG DADDY
2.
NATIONAL CAKE
3.
SILVERLINING
4.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
5.
TO LIVE AGAIN
WINNER: NATIONAL CAKE
2. BEST SOUND
1.
MIND TRIP
2.
BIG DADDY
3.
TO LIVE AGAIN
4.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
5. LOOP
WINNER: LOOP
3. BEST EDIT
1.
BIG DADDY
2.
LOOP
3.
NATIONAL CAKE
4.
TO LIVE AGAIN
5.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
WINNER: BIG DADDY
4. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1.
TO LIVE AGAIN
2.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
3.
BIG DADDY
4.
NATIONAL CAKE
5.
REUNION
6.
MIND TRIP
7.
THE BIRTH
WINNER: TO LIVE AGAIN
5. BEST USE OF MUSIC
1.
TO LIVE AGAIN
2.
REUNION
3.
THE BIRTH
4.
PATRIOT
WINNER: TO LIVE AGAIN
6. BEST USE OF SPECIAL EFFECT
1.
HECTOR
2.
MIND TRIP
3.
NATIONAL CAKE
4.
THE BIRTH
WINNER: MIND TRIP
7. BEST ACTOR
1.
AKINTAYO AKIN LEWIS (NATIONAL
CAKE)
2.
OC UKEJE (TILL DEATH DO US PART)
3.
AKPEN BARNABAS (PATRIOT)
4.
DADA ADESEGUN VICTOR (HECTOR)
5.
WHOBA OGA (SILVER LINING)
WINNER: AKINTAYO AKIN LEWIS (NATIONAL CAKE)
8. BEST ACTRESS
1.
AMAKA ANOIJI (TILL DEATH DO US
PART)
2.
ZARA ABIMBOLA UDOFIA (BIG DADDY)
3. BOLA EDWARDS
(LOOP)
4.
OBONGANWAN BENNET JAMES (TO LIVE
AGAIN)
5.
MONALISA CHNDA (SILVER LINING)
WINNER: AMAKA ANOIJI (TILL DEATH DO US PART)
SPECIAL JURY
PRIZE – BIG DADDY
AUDIENCE
CHOICE AWARD – THE BIRTH
9. BEST DIRECTOR
1.
TOPE OSHIN- OGUN (TILL DEATH DO US
PART)
2.
CHRIS EHIDERO (BIG DADDY)
3.
TOM ROBSON (SILVER LINING)
4.
UDUAK ISONG OGUAMANAM (TO LIVE
AGAIN)
5.
KEMI ADESOYE (NATIONAL CAKE)
6. STANLEE OHIKHUARE
(LOOP)
WINNER: TOPE OSHIN-OGUN
10. BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
1.
REUNION
2.
UNDERGROUND
3.
GHOST 101
4.
TAKE ME TO THE BALL
5.
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
6.
SECOND WIND
WINNER: UNDERGROUND
9. BEST SHORT FILM IN-SHORT 2012
1.
TILL DEATH DO US PART
2.
BIG DADDY
3.
TO LIVE AGAIN
4.
NATIONAL CAKE
5.
SILVER LINING
6. LOOP
WINNER: TILL DEATH DO US PART
