Summerscreen Hit Finale

Dated: August 7, 2007

Breakdance crews – Messy Jam and Flaw R*tists – celebrate their award outside the Phoenix Picture House. Oxford. (Sunday 5th Aug)

Best of the Fest – Summerscreen finale
OFVMs Summerscreen 2007 film festival reached its spectacular finale at a packed Phoenix Picture Palace on Sunday evening. An excited audience were there to see the films made by more than 250 people across Oxfordshire created over the last 10 days. Awards went to Animation Station, The Matrix youth project and Modern Art Oxford with top prize going to Barton Breakdancers for ‘Pimp my Film’ – an amazing breakdance film inspired by 25 dancers from top Oxford crews, Messy Jam and Flaw R*rtists.

"We were simply bowled over by the quality of the films we saw on the Big Screen this year. It was certainly the best Summerscreen OFVM has ever run" Geron Swann. Festival Organiser

Summerscreen web site: www./summerscreen to check out all the Crew news from the festival!

Summerscreen Film Festival for young people across Oxfordshire ran from 28^th July – 5^th August and involved over 1000 people on workshops, tours and screenings. OFVM ran the festival with the support of more than 25 national and local partner organisations and received core funding from Screen South, UK Film Council, Media Box, Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxfordshire District Councils, Oxfordshire Community Foundation and The Local Network fund.

Contact: Geron Swann. OFVM Festival Co ordinator. 01865 792731

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