DVD Launch of Tyskennow Kernow 2
Come and join us to celebrate the launch of the second in our groundbreaking series of DVD compilations of short films made in and about Cornwall and the Cornish language - Tyskennow Kernow!
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Screen 2 at the Plaza Cinema, Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PN
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Mon 21st June, 6–8pm
FREE ENTRY
Please contact denzil@awen.org.uk in advance if you wish to reserve a seat.
TK2 DVDs will be for sale at the event for a special discount price of £10.
This unique Cornish language film event comprises:
TYSKENNOW KERNOW 2 LAUNCH & PREVIEW
Where else could you find lobster boats at dawn, giants entertaining traffic jams, poets throwing benches from cliffs, or Kick-Ass Kung Fu Kweens fighting dastardly laser beams to save the day?
From magnificent wing-walking wonders of a bygone age, life-size puppets and larger than life Droll-tellers, to wind-up Cornish Bards illuminating illustrious opinions on the riveting renaissance of the Cornish language.
The DVD includes the first ever Cornish language film drama and a gleaner's sheaf of Award Winning Films from the Celtic Media Festival, Lodz International "Mediaschool" Film Festival, Poland and the Govyn Kernewek Award Winning films from 2003 (the first GK Award!) and 2007.
Watch the trailer and selected short films from TYSKENNOW KERNOW 2:
Will Coleman's 'Tom and the Giant', Winner 'Entertainment' at Celtic Media Festival 2008;
Andrew Edmonds' 'Pymp Gwel' – an irreverent accompaniment to some of the Cornish poetry written and performed by Pol Hodge.
THEATRICAL PREMIERE SCREENING 'SKATH'
Last years Govyn Kernewek Award winner was Paul Farmer's film 'Skath – The Cornish pilot gig'.
The 43-minute film, in Cornish with English subtitles, tells the story of Cornish poet Pol Hodge's reclaiming of his marine heritage through the sport of Cornish pilot gig racing. The film follows Pol through six months of his life as he struggles to go from unfit novice who has hardly even set foot in a boat, to serious competitor in the World Pilot Gig Championships in Scilly. This is an exhausting, potentially dangerous sport and there is no faking, no special allowances – Pol learns the hard way.
Skath's producer and director, Paul Farmer said: "Skath was hard to make. But it is the best film I have been
involved in. It took nearly eight months to shoot but I enjoyed every second, even when I was freezing cold and soaking wet!"
GOVYN KERNEWEK AWARD 2010 WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
The Govyn Kernewek is a competitive annual commission of £5,000 to make a short film using Kernewek.
The award is supported by Cornwall Film Festival, MAGA and awen productions cic.
The winner of GK10 will be announced at the end of the evening.
Gelwys owgh hwi dhe dharvos fylm arbennek orth an Plaza yn Truru dy' Lun 21ns a vis Metheven. Y fydh lonch a'n DVD Tyskennow Kernow 2, keffrys ha diskwedhyans a'n fylm Skath (kynsa diskwedhyans a'n fylm war skrin bras!) ha deklaryans gwaynyer a'n Govyn Kernewek 2010. Da via kavos niver bras a Gernewegoryon orth an darvos splann ma, ow solempnya fylmow gwrys yn Kernewek – ni a wayt agas gweles ena!