Friday 31 July 2009

Rushes Soho Shorts '09 - The Winners!!

The Rushes Soho Shorts held it’s Awards Ceremony last night, and what a grand shindig it was!! Presented, as every, by Word legend Terry Christian, the snazzy show in the Curzon Soho announced the deserving winners in each of the eight catagories to a rapt audience. But enough of our guff, who won what?

RSSF LONG FORM
WINNER - Romans 12:20 Directed by The Shammasian Brothers (UK)
NOMINEE - Boy Directed by Joe Morris, Picture Palace North (UK)

NOMINEE - Danzak Directed by Gabriela Yepes , Kunay Films (Peru)


RSSF INTERNATIONAL
WINNER - Charlie Thistle Directed by Bragi Schut, Gallantyne Pictures (USA)
NOMINEE - Next Floor Directed by Denis Villeneuve, PHi Group Inc (Canada)

NOMINEE - 18 Segundos Directed by Zchariass & MacGregor (Spain)


RSSF MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER - Prodigy: Warrior Dance Directed by Corin Hardy, Academy Films (UK)
NOMINEE - Coldplay: Life in Technicolour II Directed by Dougal Wilson, Colonel Blimp (UK)

NOMINEE - No Corras Tanto (Take It Easy) Directed by Cesar Diaz (Independent) (Spain)


RSSF BROADCAST DESIGN
WINNER - BBC ‘Journey To The East’ Directed by Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland, Passion Pictures (UK)
NOMINEE - Audi 'Unboxed' Directed by Aaron Duffy & Russell Brooke, Passion Pictures (UK)

NOMINEE - BBC 'Medieval Mind Trip' Directed by James Price, Strange Beast (UK)


RSSF DOCUMENTARY
WINNER - Avatar Days Directed by Gavin Kelly, Piranha Bar (Ireland)
NOMINEE - The Madman and the Cathedral Directed by James Rogan, Mix UP Film/ Brit Doc (Spain/ UK)

NOMINEE - Irene Directed by Lindsay Goodall, Blindside Productions (UK)


RSSF ANIMATION
WINNER - This Way Up Directed by Smith & Foulkes, Nexus (UK)
NOMINEE - Txt Island Directed by Chris Gavin, Tandem (UK)

NOMINEE - This Is Where We Live Directed by Ben Falk & Josiah Newbolt, Asylum Films & APT (UK)


RSSF SHORT FILM
WINNER - Washdays Directed by Simon Neal, Deeply Vale Productions (UK)
NOMINEE - Post It Love Directed by Si & Ad, Academy Films (UK)

NOMINEE - Hammerhead Directed by Sam Donovan (Independent) (UK)


RSSF NEWCOMER
WINNER - Tight Jeans Directed by Destiny Ekaragha, Pollibee Pictures (UK)
NOMINEE - Quietus Directed by George Taylor, Lucky Red Ball (UK)

NOMINEE - I Stood Up Directed by Lucy Tcherniak & James Willis, Partizan (UK)


Our congratulations to the champs, and to Joe and all at Rushes for another top-notch programme celebrating all things short. If you want to know more, check out the website - www.sohoshorts.com – or wait for our fabulous Feature issue next month with everything short you could ever want … and more!!

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