Festival film entries

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33883, 1 July 1975, Page 16

Festival film entries

Two Christchurch men > have entered the first Asian Broadcasting Union film festival, to be] held in Shiraz, Iran, this August. They are Max Quinn, a cine cameraman, and Simon! Sedgley, a film editor, who] both work for Television] Two. The festival, for amateur; and professional film makers! aged under 30, was proposed! by the National Iranian Radio; and Television organisation at the union’s ninth general assembly in Teheran in 1972.] An international jury will] award prizes. The top award' is the A.B.U. Golden Prize! and SUSIOOO in cash for the 1 best film ‘‘in the absolute I sense.” A golden prize and SUSSOO | will be awarded for the best I film in each category, as | well as up to five silver I prizes and $5OO each for films I chosen by the jury as hav- ■ ing exceptional qualities.

Mr Quinn has entered a 12minute film entitled “The Red Button.” It features a former CHTV3 “Focus” reporter, John Gatfield, and the narration is by Rodney Bryant. The camera work and visual effects emphasise the nuclear devastation the film finally reveals. Mr Sedgley’s entry lasts seven minutes and is called “From Darkness Into Light— Again?” which was filmed partly by Mr Quinn and edited fully by Mr Sedgley. The film offers sharp contrasts between old World War II footage and scenes |of now disused gun emplace|ments around Banks Penin-> Isuia. Emphasis is provided ;by the music of Eumir Deo- : dato.