43rd Melbourne International Movie Festival
Class `A' Festival of the International Association of Amateur Film and Video Festivals

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 

FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Entries are now being invited
On-line Entry Form

Screening of Movies: 2.30pm & 8:00pm Sat. October 9th 2010

Waverley Masonic Centre
318 Stephensons Road
MOUNT WAVERLEY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
Melways Reference: Map 70 E2

Screening of Additional Entries
8:00pm Thu. October 28th 2010

Oakleigh Senior Citizens Clubrooms
Monash Library
148 Drummond Street
OAKLEIGH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

 

43rd Melbourne International Movie Festival 

 

 

Entries are now being sought for the prestigious MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVAL conducted by the
Oakleigh Movie Club Inc. The "GALA SCREENING" of award winning entries will be held at the Waverley Masonic
Centre, 318 Stephensons Road, Mount Waverley at 8:00pm on Saturday 9th October 2010. A matinee
screening will also be held at 2:30pm on the 9th October 2010.

 

A screening of additional entries will be held at the Oakleigh Senior Citizens Clubrooms, Monash Library,
148 Drummond Street, Oakleigh on Thursday evening 28th October 2010 at 8:00pm. If you wish to attend the second
screening (which is at no cost) please contact Margaret Hawkins on +61 3 9785 6747 for catering purposes.

The annual competition attracts a large number of entries from around Australia and Overseas and is open
to all non-professional moviemakers (refer to definition and entry conditions for further details). The movie judged
the best of the festival is awarded the much sought after Gold Cineman. Movies (Film & Video) may be
entered in one of the following sections:

  • Documentary / Travelogue
  • Animation
  • General
  • Photoplay


The running time of the entry must not exceed 30 minutes.


Award winners for 2009:

  • GOLD CINEMAN (Best Movies of the Festival)
    • FADING AWAY - Fabian Giessler, Germany
      (The above outright winner received the Gold Cineman in lieu of a Bronze Cineman award)
      (Gold Cineman Trophy sponsored by Action Replay)

  • TREVOR LETTY AWARD (Best Movie submitted by an Oakleigh Movie Club Inc Member)
    • GROUP PROJECT - Barrie Thompson, Victoria, Australia

  • BRONZE CINEMAN
    • ANIMATION
      • BETTNASSER (THE BED WETTER) - Ingo Schiller and Steffan Flint Muller, Germany
    • DOCUMENTARY/TRAVELOGUE
      • KLAUS ZIMER HIS LIFE and WORK - Alfred Zanker, South Australia, Australia
    • GENERAL
      • GROUP PROJECT - Barrie Thompson, Victoria, Australia
    • PHOTOPLAY
      • FADING AWAY - Fabian Giessler, Germany
        (Received the Gold Cineman award in lieu of the Bronze Cineman award)

  • DIPLOMAS OF MERIT
    • FALLEN LEAVES - Partners Productions, England
    • HEY KIDDO - Douglas Caputo, United States of America
    • GUITARS - Harry Lederman and Alan Tutt, England
    • BLINDFOLD AT DAWN - James Whalley, England
    • FLIGHT OF THE SKYROCKET SHIP - Colin Paxman, Victoria, Australia
    • ONE IN A MILLION - Tom Vogel, Victoria, Australia
    • DENTOPHOBIA - Christoph Heimer, Germany
    • REFLEXION - Martin Arano Oller, Spain
    • THE THREE SISTERS - Brian and Patricia Deakin, New Zealand
    • MONTSENY RESERVE PARK OF THE BIOSPHERE - Martin Arano Oller, Spain
    • DEATH GAME - Werner Van Den Bulck, Belgium
    • STAIRWAY TO ELEVEN - Thomas Meadmore, Victoria
    • LE BILLET (THE NOTE) - Jeannick and Pierre Michel, France

Tickets:

Tickets for screenings on Saturday 9th October 2010 may be obtained at the door or pre-booked by
contacting:

  • Margaret Hawkins -- Phone: +61 3 9785 6747
  • Barrie Thompson -- Phone: +61 3 9842 3981
  • John Stevenson -- Phone: +61 3 9546 7254


Ticket cost - $12.00 (includes programme), $10.00 (concession and includes programme). Special price for group bookings is
also available. Invitations to the second screening are free. 

Festival Sponsors:

The Oakleigh Movie Club Inc. thank the following organisations for their support in staging the
Melbourne International Movie Festival:

 

Important Dates 

 

Closing Date for Entry Form: 

1st September 2010

Closing Date for Movies: 

1st September 2010

Gala Screening of Movies at the Waverley Masonic Centre
Mount Waverley, Melbourne, Australia

9th October 2010

Second Programme Screening of Movies at the Oakleigh Library Theatrette, Drummond St., Oakleigh, Melbourne, Australia:  

28th October 2010

 



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