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Silence is Golden
'Silence is Golden' wins the TCM Classic Shorts Award
The prestigious TCM Classic Shorts Award was presented
to Slinky Pictures' 'Silence is Golden' at a ceremony in London on
Wednesday 1st November.
Liverpool born Chris Shepard, Director of the film, collected the
award alongside Producer Maria Manton and the film's main star
Conor Morris. The presentation was made by Imelda Stanton and
Andrew Collins at the National Film Theatre as part of the 50th
London Film Festival.
The short film which received a £5,000 Lottery Short Film
Completion Award from North West Vision has screened at over 20
International film festivals this year including the 25FPS
International Film Festival, Zagrebeg where it won the Audience
Award.
Chris is no stranger to this level of success, having already
gained BAFTA nominations for two previous projects. His 2003 Short,
'Dad's Dead' (another project carried out with his Slinky Pictures
partner, Maria) won over 20 international awards including Best
Short at the British Independent Film Awards.
'Silence is Golden' is a 14-minute live action and animation short
film. Made in assciation with Autour de Minuit and with support
from Arte France, North West Vision and UK Film Council Lottery
Fund / Arcadi, it can be viewed now on the BBC film Network:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork
For further information on the work of Slinky Films, visit: www.slinkypics.com
Other websites:
http://tcmonline.co.uk/microsites/classicshorts/classic-shorts-home.jsp
