Director: Tinge Krishnan
Writer: Tinge Krishnan
Producer: Sacha Guttenstein
Director of Photography: Catherine Derry
Editor: Lewis Albrow
UK/2007/6 min
Sophie is a teenager with learning difficulties who loves playing the piano. But even her music teacher doesn’t really get her unique style of playing. Unbeknownst to Sophie, her best friend Danko – a rap loving young hoodie – has submitted a tape of her playing to a prestigious music competition. And now he reveals that she has made it to the final.
When they arrive at the competition they stand out as being very different from everyone else. And when Sophie finally plays the judges weren’t prepared for her unorthodox style of music and try and make her leave the stage much to the protestation of Danko. As they leave it is revealed that Danko had cut out the less melodic sections from the tape he had sent in leaving only the “good” bits.
HE SAID
Director: Suzi Ewing
Writers: Suzi Ewing and Line Langebek
Producer: Rory Fry
with Kerry Fox, Steven Elder introducing Jonah Lees
UK/2007/5 min
Eleven-year old Ben struggles to get his father's attention. It's the morning of his Karate competition, and his father Karl can't come to watch due to questionable 'work commitments'. Ben decides to follow Karl, with his younger sister Lisa in tow. After a bus journey they see Karl enter an unknown house. Leaving Lisa outside Ben knocks on the door. Inside he discovers his father has a second family: a wife and two children. Suddenly Ben has his dad's full attention and when Karl agrees to attend the competition it becomes a silent pact between Karl and his son.
EL HOPPO
Director: Marcus Shepherd
Writer: Marcus Shepherd
Producer: Jonathan Taylor
UK/2007/6 min
One hot summer afternoon in a remote Spanish village a stranger arrives, the first man to hop around the world.
Screenings:
The three films were screened to the press on 17, 18 and 19 September at The Hospital Club in Covent Garden. They will also feature as part of The 51st Times BFI London Film Festival’s Industry Programme on 24 October www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/lff, and showcase at Encounters International Short Film Festival on 24 November, www.encounters-festival.org.uk.
The winning films will be broadcasted on the Audi Channel, which broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on Sky Guide No. 884 and www.audi.co.uk . Sky is broadcast to 8 million homes and 21 million individuals.
Note:
We are pleased to announce that this year’s judges have selected FIRST as the one winning film to be printed and to receive additional financial support to enter a series of international film festivals.
We would like to congratulate all of this years film makers on creating such wonderful films, and thank them for contributing to and shaping the reputation of excellence being set out by the Reel Talent Award.
© Main image taken from "XXX"
courtesy of XXX.
