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2009
2009 TFL Kula Film and FAVC Dance Winners
31 July 2009
2009 TFL KULA FILM AWARDS
Natabua High School scooped the main prize, the "2009 TFL Best Film" for their production, "Jaded" at the 2009 TFL Kula Film Awards. This was the fourth year of the Awards and near capacity crowds attended to see the talent on display by our young people. The crowd’s response was overwhelming.
The 2009 TFL Kula Film Awards & the FAVC Dance Competition was held on July 3 & 4 2009 at the Tattersalls Leisure Center (National Gymnasium). The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Electoral Reform, Public Enterprises and Corruption, Industry, Tourism and Trade, Mr. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was chief guest for the first night and the Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama was chief guest on the main Awards night.
FAVC acknowledges with deep appreciation the sponsorship provided by the major sponsor of the event Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL) and other sponsors and supporters such as Air Pacific, SPR, SPC, Fiji TV, Vodafone, USP and Williams & Goslings for making this such a successful event.
To see the films submitted by the schools for this year’s competition go to www.tflkulafilmawards.com.fj
SCHOOLS’ FILM COMPETITION
18 schools took part in the schools’ competition – a record number. All the entries were judged by a panel of independent judges. Awards were given out for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Script, Best Director and Most Popular Film which was determined through public voting.
Natabua High School scooped the main prize, the "2009 TFL Best Film" for their production, "Jaded" at the 2009 TFL Kula Film Awards. This was the fourth year of the Awards and near capacity crowds attended to see the talent on display by our young people. The crowd’s response was overwhelming.
The 2009 TFL Kula Film Awards & the FAVC Dance Competition was held on July 3 & 4 2009 at the Tattersalls Leisure Center (National Gymnasium). The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Electoral Reform, Public Enterprises and Corruption, Industry, Tourism and Trade, Mr. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was chief guest for the first night and the Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama was chief guest on the main Awards night.
FAVC acknowledges with deep appreciation the sponsorship provided by the major sponsor of the event Telecom Fiji Limited (TFL) and other sponsors and supporters such as Air Pacific, SPR, SPC, Fiji TV, Vodafone, USP and Williams & Goslings for making this such a successful event.
To see the films submitted by the schools for this year’s competition go to www.tflkulafilmawards.com.fj
SCHOOLS’ FILM COMPETITION
18 schools took part in the schools’ competition – a record number. All the entries were judged by a panel of independent judges. Awards were given out for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Script, Best Director and Most Popular Film which was determined through public voting.
2009 TFL KULA FILM AWARDS WINNERS
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| BEST ACTRESS (Supported by Air Pacific) | Cheyenne Whippy of Natabua High School for playing the role of "Jade" in their film "Jaded" |
| BEST ACTOR (Supported by Air Pacific) | Rodney Antonio of Sila Central High School for the role of "Mr. Grey" in their film "Devil vs. Evil" |
| BEST DIRECTOR (Supported by Air Pacific) | Doris Gomesh of Tilak High School for their film "Bridges of Hope: Giving a Second Chance" |
| BEST SCRIPT (Supported by Air Pacific) | Mashaba Rubeena Ali Natabua High School for their film "Jaded" |
| TFL MOST POPULAR FILM | Khalsa College for their film "Guruji" |
| 2009 TFL BEST FILM | "Jaded" by Natabua High School |
For the first time, 3 films entered in the Open category. This competition was for amateur and professional filmmakers.
The "Best Film" in this category was "LIVE YOUR LIFE", A PRODUCTION BY ICE BREAKERS
DANCE COMPETITION
16 schools competed in the FAVC Dance Competition. It was a night of full of fun and energy, which had the Tattersalls Leisure Centre reverberating with the sounds of Bulawood, Bollywood and Hollywood.
BULAWOOD :
Sponsored by FAVC
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| CONSOLATION PRIZE | Suva Grammar School |
| 2ND RUNNER UP | Marist Brothers High School |
| 1st RUNNER UP | Dudley High School |
| WINNER | ST.Vincent College |
HOLLYWOOD::
Sponsored by FAVC
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| CONSOLATION PRIZE | St. John’s College |
| 2ND RUNNER UP | Xavier College |
| 1st RUNNER UP | Suva Grammar School |
| WINNER | Khalsa College |
BOLLYWOOD
Sponsored by SPR
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| CONSOLATION PRIZE | Khalsa College, Ba |
| 2ND RUNNER UP | St. Vincent College, Natovi |
| 1st RUNNER UP | St. John’s College, Cawaci, Levuka |
| WINNER | MGM High School,Suva |
| CATEGORY | WINNER |
| MOST POPULAR GROUP | St. Vincent College, Natovi |
| Best Dancer - Bollywood | Vilimoni Tukana - St. Vincent College, Natovi |
| Best Dancer - Hollywood | Victoria Mullar - Xavier College, Ba |
| Best Dancer - Bulawood | Loruama Tuwai - Khalsa College |
The participants in the various dance competitions have received a lot of exposure after the Awards - they have performed at important industry event such as the Tourism Forum and the FTIB exporter of the Year Awards launch.