Media The red carpet was out for the inaugural 2009 De La Salle Media Awards held in the St Miguel Theatre. Almost 200 people filled the theatre to watch the best of the year’s media offerings. A packed program of 32 short films showcased works from Years 9-12, including 21 VCE films. The standout films on the night included Dean Dragonetti’s No Country for Old, Young Men, a satirical send up of middle aged men. Starring his parents and some of their friends, the film’s hilarious script highlighted the divide between adolescence and middle age. Also popular on the night was Sam Ayres documentary Every Day I Dream About Sneakers. The film investigated the Melbourne underground sneaker scene, revealing some staggering facts about this seemingly popular collecting obsession. Also popular was Jake’s Stewart’s chilling drama The Rest which followed the journey of four friends after one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer. This was by far the largest number of Year 12 films, and the themes represented a range of genres including comedy, horror, drama, action, documentary and music. The talent and skill of the Media Class of 2009 made the evening a great success. On the night awards were presented to James Joo for Best Cinematography, Damien Gould for Best Direction, Joel Boardman for Best Editing and SFX, David Thomas for Best Production Design, Jake Stewart for Best Script and for Best Drama, Sam Ayre for Best Documentary, Dean White for Best Music Video Clip, Dean Dragonetti for Best Comedy, Fraser Henry for Best Film, Ryan Graf for Best Production Design Plan, Matthew Kelada for the Achievement Award. Other awards presented on the night were the Year 9 award for Best Advertisement which was presented to Mitchell Van der Meer, Harry Holden, Tom Monaghan and Nathan Anderson for Mother Energy.
The Best Year 10 film award went to Andrew O’Connor, Ryan Hynes and Angus Cramp for the music documentary about their band “Lukas Vassey”. The Best Year 11 award went to Sam Noble, James Leone, Blake Davies and Sean Geaney for their comical advertisement “V”. Congratulations to all the nominees for their efforts during the year. Ms Kerry Martin Media
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