The organisers of Cornwall Film Festival’s annual Govynn Kernewek Award (hey, that’s easy for you to say) have set up a panel of advisers to encourage those who have great ideas, but lack filmmaking experience.

Three ideas will be shortlisted from the initial entries, and each of these applicants will receive £150 and expert advice to develop their concept.

In October the shortlisted applicants will be interviewed and the winning applicant will then be awarded £5,000 to make their film. It will receive its premiere a year later at Cornwall Film Festival 2009.

Oh, and the good news is, for once, you don’t have to be able to speak Cornish to enter. Kernewek experts are so keen to put the language in the public eye, they’ll help to translate your film into Cornish, and even coach your actors to perform in the language.

The title to inspire this year’s film is a Cornish wrestling motto (no, us neither) - ‘Gwari hweg yw gwari teg’, which translates as ‘fair play is good play’.

To get involved, send a one-page outline explaining your story or film idea, plus a CV, to Cornwall Film Festival, Krowji, West Park, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 3AJ, by March 31. For further information, call 01209 204655 or email info@cornwallfilmfestival.com

Posted by Thin White Duke

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