Poole your efforts

Short film competition calls for entries

by Amber Wilkinson

Submissions are now open for the Jim Poole Scottish Short Film Award 2006.

Launched in 1999 by the Cameo Cinema to jointly celebrate its fiftieth birthday and to demonstrate a commitment to supporting emerging filmmaking talent in Scotland.

A spokesman said: "Last year we had well over one hundred submissions, which we narrowed down to ten of the finest Scottish short films judged by an exclusive panel which included Ewen Bremner and film theorist and lecturer John Orr.

"Highlights from last year’s shortlist included the Pilton Video production Watching (written by Julie Duff and directed by Erik Ferguson) which won the overall Award, Iota(written and directed by Simon Dennis) which claimed the Audience Award, and Milk(written and directed by Peter Mackie Burns) which also won the Golden Bear in the 55th Berlinale International Short Film Competition.

Prizes for the Award total £1500, with the winner of The Belmont Audience Award receiving £500, and the overall winner receiving £1000 and complimentary delegate passes to the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

For further information visit www.scottishshortfilmaward.org

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