Video Of The Year: VOTY

VOTY

Toward the end of each year members submit videos to be judged by a panel of skilled external judges. If appropriate, awards are made for videos in the categories:

  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Music Video
  • Special Techniques
  • Travel
The best of these is awarded the President’s Trophy as the best “Video of the Year”. Other prestigious awards are made from the VOTY competition entries and from the best of videos submitted for club night competitions:
  • Ted Northover Prize for best fiction video entered in VOTY.
  • Gwen Stoney Prize to most improved videographer of the year.
  • Best meeting Night Videographer team to the team with the highest score for the year.
  • Best meeting Night Vidoegrapher to the best individual member with the highest score for the year.
  • Audience popular choice award, selected by voting for the videos screened on VOTY night.
Each year dependant on individual entry length usually about twenty of the entries are able to be screened. Judging scores are used to decide which entries are screened. To add to the prestige and style of the evening the event is held in the “Roxy Theatre” part of the Film Australia Facility at Lindfield. Members and their friends can watch their work on a full size screen in a luxurious theatre. Entries close on October club night. Don’t miss out, get your entry in on time - the October 2011 Club Night. Members and teams planning to enter will find full competition entry details in the download section of this website.

 

VOTY 2011 Winners
Owner Title Category Awards
John Sirett Diamond Bird Documentary 1st + VOTY+ Excellence in Photography + Audience Award
Nuts Team Special Delivery Drama 1st
Ron Cooper Tchaikosvsky Vision Music Video 1st
Ruskin Spears Toooooo Much Brotherly Love Special Techniques 1st
Max Milgate A Natural Gem Travel 1st

 

Other Awards
Gwen Stoney Prize Neville Waller
Best meeting Night Videographer Team Packers Team
Best meeting Night Vidoegrapher Ruskin Spears
Ted Northover Trophy Nuts Team

 

2nd & 3rd Places
Owner Title Category Awards
Gordon Davis Fight to Survive Documentary 2nd
Andy Doldissen Pass the Baton Documentary 3rd
Bob Hallett The Judgement Drama 2nd
Ruskin Spears Under the Bonnet Drama 3rd
Ami Levartovsky If the Whole World .... Music Video 2nd
Ian Howard The Didgeridoo Man Music Video 3rd
Ernest Cheung Free Trip Special Techniques 2nd
Toolang Group Falling for Grace Special Techniques 3rd
Merv Blanch Up and Down Travel 2nd
Jim Whitehead Extract of Beijing Travel 3rd

 

 

VOTY 2010 Winners
Owner Title Category Awards
Andy Doldissen and Chris Saville Voyage of La Perouse Documentatry 1st + VOTY+ Excellence in Photography
Ernest Cheung and Bob Hallett My Son Drama 1st + Ted Northover
Ron Cooper The Session Music Video 1st
Packers Team Heaven Sent Special Techniques 1st
Noel Leeder Frozen Fantasy Travel 1st
Max Milgate "Hangin" Around Documentary Audience Award

 

Other Awards
Gwen Stoney Prize Ian Howard
Best meeting Night Videographer Team Packers Team: Chris Saville, Don Reade, Kent Fry
Best meeting Night Vidoegrapher Neville Clare