FILM FESTIVAL PRIZE WINNERS

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32430, 17 October 1970, Page 18

FILM FESTIVAL PRIZE WINNERS

The Los Angeles Cinema Club, with its film "The Legend of San San Ku” has won the premier prize, the Hei Tiki Trophy, in the Christchurch International Amateur Film Festival of 1970. The festival, promoted by the Christchurch Movie Club, attracted 39 entries from 12 countries—Australia, United States, Germany, Finland France, New Zealand, Can ada, Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Jugo slavia. Public screenings of the films will be held on Octobei 31, November 2 and 3 in the Canterbury Museum Thea trette. ' Section winners in the festival are: Fiction, "The Legend of San San Ku;” travel, “Image of India,” .R. D. Chariton (Australia); documentary, “Tule Lake,” F. C. Harshberger (California); genre, “Afrodite,” R. Niiniranta (Finland). Special Awards.—Photography: “Image of India.” Editing: “Fantasy On Two Wheels,” E. Stecconi (Paris). Nature: “The White Butterfly,” J. Goggin (Petone). Humour: “Here’s Health,” J. and P. Dowling (Aus* tralia). Monochrome: “A Handful of Sand,” B. Wasenius (Finland). Scenario: “The Long Night Drive,” R. H. Bannister (Auckland). Club or Group Film.—“Th® Legend of San San Ku.” New Zealand Entrants.—Best

film on New Zealand subject: B. and B. Robinson. Best film on l«n.m.: “The White Butterfly.” Best film on Bmm.: “Optical Jazz,” A. M. Richardson. Ten Best Films (in alphabetical order).—“Afrodlte;” “City of of Klongs and Gods,” O. H. Horovltz (United States); “Dutch Treat” and “Image of India,” R. D. Charlton (Australia); “Jazz Flections,” L. Paquette (United States); “Morocco On My Mind,” M. Krakower (United States); “Optical Jazz;’’ “Origami,” Rose Stuart Dabbs (United States); “The Legend of San San Ku;’’ “Tule Lake.” Awards of Merit (in alphabetical order).—“Come Walk With Me,” C. W. Aldred (Canada); “Death of a Drop Out, ’ A. Lansdowne (Australia); ‘Tantasy On Two Wheels;” “Food for Tomorrow,” R. Ayral (France); “Here’s Health;” “Impressions of Salzburg,” H. Stranger (Germany); “Neptune’s Kingdom,” J. Babkes (United States); “Railway Story,” W. Klssling (Switzerland); “Skichrome,” R. Mandolesi (Italy); “The Ages of Man,” Dr W. Shaw (United States’; “The Flying Years,” E. Peralta (England); “The Nullabor,” V. J. Cochrane (Australia); and “The White Buf terfly.”