Scotland’s leading independent short film programmers The Magic Lantern returned for a third year with a core competition programme celebrating emerging international filmmakers whose innovative, experimental and rule-breaking work introduces them as the strong new voices of cinema. This year GSFF introduced a Best International Short Film Award, judged by a jury of international and local guests, with Johanna Wagner the eventual winner of the £500 cash prize.
For the first time in the UK, the unstoppable American low-budget collective COURT 13, and two extraordinary screenings of films, made in 1988 and 1972, revisited and remade in 2009 by artist Cynthia Beatt and GFF favourite Murray Grigor were screened. Other notable highlights included guest-curated programmes by the likes of Radio Magnetic and New Media Scotland, and this year the Short Film Festival teamed up with LUX, Central Station, RSAMD and Skillset Screen Academy to stage workshops for both filmmakers and visual artists; parties from LuckyMe, Radio Magnetic, Huntleys & Palmers and Optimo; and even a mobile cinema in a caravan. GSFF 2010 thrilled its audience by wedding an international perspective to the best of Glasgow’s dynamic film, art and music scenes.
GSFF is directed by Rosie Crerar and Matt Lloyd of The Magic Lantern.
Glasgow Short Film Festival announced the winner of the inaugural Best International Short Film Award at a short presentation in CCA on Sunday 21 Feb, the closing night of the festival. The competition was judged by a jury comprised of filmmakers Cynthia Beatt (The Invisible Frame) and Ray Tintori (Court 13) and local novelist Louise Welsh. 33 films competed for the prize.
After much deliberation, the jury selected Edinburgh-based filmmaker Johanna Wagner for her documentary PETER IN RADIOLAND, citing Johanna's 'ability to approach a complex and personal subject with unusual honesty and compassion, and her formal innovation and experimentation with imagery.' The award was accepted by Screen Academy Scotland's Karen O'Hare in Johanna's absence. Johanna wins £500 courtesy of The Magic Lantern. Matt Lloyd of The Magic Lantern said 'it's a delight to see our first award go to a local filmmaker in the face of extremely tough international competition, and to a film which refuses easy categorisation. Peter in Radioland is exactly the sort of boundary-crossing, formally exploratory work The Magic Lantern champions. Congratulations Johanna!'
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This year the Glasgow Short Film Festival held a competition for Best International Short Film to celebrate inspiration and innovation in new cinema. Drawn from the programmes of new films, selected by the Magic Lantern team and judged by a jury of film insiders, filmmakers competed for a prize of £500.
Read more about this award, see who's on the Jury and find out about other awards at GFF here.
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