After a fantastic red-carpet screening of our film at Vue Cinema in Northampton, I'm very pleased to announce that we walked away with 1st prize in the Film Northants competition 2009! We had the judges to thank for our nomination and the public to thank for our victory, so thanks to everyone for their support.
The cinema-screen really did everyone's film justice, although it was a little stange seeing my face projected 6 metres wide for the 150 strong audience to see. The Mayor of Northampton was in the crowd and offered positive feedback for our film, but did mention behind our backs that he thought our introduction was the worst! I was impressed with the effort that the other entrants had put in, so we were very happy to beat them to the top prize.
The screening was followed by a reception at St. Peter's Church, Northampton where film-makers and industry members enjoyed drinks and conversation. It was a fitting venue for a cinematic evening and it was a pleasure to speak to other passionate film-lovers. I'd like to thank Lily Canter of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo for organising the event and all the other entrants that made the competition what it was.
For the record, I was glad to see both 'Tuhfah' by stacey Swift and 'If Only I Could' by Sharmila Walters gain awards, both being my second favourites to our own effort.
We're already thinking about our next short and I'm sure we'll save one special effort for next year's Film Northants competition.
Take another look at the winning entry below:
Title: No Stone Unturned
Directors: Anthony Dumont & Matthew Dumont
Original Music: Henrik Steenholdt
Starring: Matthew Dumont, Phil Bradley