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The first Clare Valley Film Festival came to an end Saturday 23rd January 2010 with stunning results. It was a fantastic day, with packed houses, two screenings sold out and two more added to accommodate the crowd, 7 local teams completed the Clewers 24 Hour Film Challenge, and an array of awards were presented at the closing gala hosted by Grosset and Mount Horrocks Wines.

Plans are already underway for the next Clare Valley Film festival which we’re happy to announce will be 2011, making it an annual event in the Clare Valley’s calendar.

The judges present who had the difficult task of selecting the winners were:

Rob George, International Emmy Award winning writer of Captain Johnno and
The River Kings

Paul Greenaway OAM, Director of Greenaway Art Gallery

Seeta Indrani from ABC’s The Bill, Director MashMosh Films

Greg Pulford, Architect & Independent Arts Foundation of South Australia

Jim Sweeney (on the end of the phone line), Writer and star of Whose Line Is It Anyway.

Festival Directors, Seeta Indrani and Chris Bishop, would like to thank all those who helped and supported the Festival.

Have a fantastic 2010 and see you next year!

The Awards

Best Australian Short Film
The Next El Masri
Directed by Matt Hawkins

Special Mention
Early Checkout
Directed by Jim Lounsbury

Best International Short Film
Das Paket
Directed by Marco Gadge

Special Mention
Jesusito De Mi Vida
Directed by Jesús Pérez-Miranda

Audience Choice Award
Early Checkout
Directed by Jim Lounsbury

Clewers 24 Hour Film Challenge Winner
On the Long Road
by Alex Griffin & Mandy Keulen

Runner Up
Block Sheep
by Pieter Honhoff