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CRY FOR BOBO
by David Cairns
2001, Comedy, 10', UK
S16mm, English
Persecuted clowns take up robbery to earn some extra money.
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AWARDS
UK - 2001 TAPS WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDS - 14th December 2001 WON ÔBest
Completed Short FilmÕ Category. TAPS = Television Arts Performance Showcase
UK - 2001 ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY PROGRAMME AWARDS - 19th March 2002
WON Best Regional Programme Award . RTS Jury citation read as follows
:- ÒSensational, sophisticated, imaginative and visionary were all words
used by Jury members to describe this short film. It combined dark humour
with beautiful imagery to demonstrate all that is excellent in this scheme
to encourage new young talent for the Scottish film and television industryÓ.
UK - 3rd ANNUAL JIM POOLE AWARD for BEST SCOTTISH SHORT FILM - 28th April
2002 WON with unanimous jury decision at the Cameo Cinema in Edinburgh.
USA - ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL, ATHENS, OHIO - April
2002. WON the BEST NARRATIVE category first prize.
RUSSIA - XII 'MESSAGE TO MAN' INT'L DOCUMENTARY, SHORT AND ANIMATED FILMS
FESTIVAL, ST. PETERSBURG - June 2002. The DEBUT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
judges awarded a JURY DIPLOMA to the film with the comments Ôfor its logical
absurdityÕ.
USA - PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, PALM SPRINGS - August
2002 Won an Award Audience.
ITALY - MILANO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - MILANO - September 2002 Honorary
Mention in the Aprile Award category, voted for by film directors at the
festival.
ITALY - NAPOLI FILM FESTIVAL, NAPOLI - September 2002 WON the FICE Prize
by audience vote. FICE = Federazione Italiana Cinema dÕEssai.
SPAIN - SITGES 2002 INTÕL FILM FESTIVAL OF CATALONIA, SITGES - October
2002 WON the MƒLIéS DÕARGENT for Best European Fantasy Short Film.
UK - BAFTA SCOTLAND NEW TALENT AWARDS, GLASGOW - November 2002 Received
a Nomination in the BEST SHORT FILM DIRECTOR category.
PORTUGAL - FIKE - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, ƒVORA - November
2002 WON BEST FICTION AWARD
CHILEAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, SANTIAGO - November 2002 SPECIAL
JURY MENTION in the International Fiction category.