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Carol Harrison judges Student Film Awards at City College

13 October 2010

From Friday 15th to Sunday 17th October, City College Brighton and Hove is hosting The Student Film Festival Awards - a celebration of the talents of young film makers. In a series of events in the College's Main Hall, Pelham Street, Brighton, around fifty films from around the world covering a range of genres will be featured and awards will be given for best short film, best short documentary, best music video, best short animation and best feature film. The judging panel for the awards includes award-winning actress and screenwriter Carol Harrison. Carol will also be presenting the awards on Sunday night. Carol's TV work includes starring roles in EastEnders, Kavanagh QC, A Touch of Frost, The Bill, Casualty and London's Burning. No stranger to film, her credits also include such acclaimed British movies as Human Traffic, Quadrophenia and The Elephant Man. Her latest TV movie Martha Jac and Sianco for S4C, recently won eight B.A.F.T.A awards. Carol says:

'I was really thrilled to be asked to support this festival because I've had experience of teaching young people and seeing the potential of budding film-makers. This is a great way to showcase new talent.'

Carol Harrison

Carol Harrison

Festival Director Gus Heimsberg adds:

'This festival is all about giving young film-makers excellent experience of showcasing their work and getting industry contacts as well as networking with others working in the same field. It's fantastic to have the support of Carol Harrison as she's so well-respected within the industry.'

The Festival also features a free workshop on Saturday afternoon for 19-25 year olds, 'An Introduction to Directing ? Creating Performance', in which director Joe Tunmer will demonstrate the necessary skills and techniques to successfully direct actors on screen. To book a place, call 07532 070 577

Entry fee to each event included in festival is £3 for students ? others £5

For full programme see www.studentfilmfestivalawards.co.uk

For media enquiries, please call Brian Bell, Marketing Communications Officer, on 01273 667788 Ext. 488 or email bb1@ccb.ac.uk website www.ccb.ac.uk

About City College Brighton and Hove: Situated in the heart of Brighton, City College Brighton and Hove has become an international centre of vocational excellence. Every year 2,000 full-time, 10,000 part time, over 500 Higher Education and 250 14-16 year old students as well as many international and European students choose City College as their place of further and higher education training. In addition, the College provides training to over 2,000 businesses via its 'City Business Skills' department which focuses on employer training needs. Offering over 700 courses from basic level right through to business and postgraduate training, City College is working with its partners to develop the workforce of the future.