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The Amateur "Ten Best" 1956



The well known UK amateur film enthusiasts' magazine "Amateur Cine World" (known by many as "The Moviemakers' Bible") launched a competition for amateur films, sometime after the second World War, around 1948 I think. Originally the prizes were "Oscar" statuettes, after 1950 also with a cash prize of £100. In later years other prizes were often provided by cine manufacturers.

To encourage all the entrants, every film entered in any amateur film gauge - 8mm / 9.5mm and 16mm was actually screened to a panel of judges and some measure of grading was obtained by awarding a star rating - gold; four; three; two and down to just one star. (Yes in my youth I did enter a 9.5mm effort a couple of times and got that one star award - better luck next time as they say!)




The "1956 Ten Best" programme introduction


I have scanned the whole double page spread - sorry if you have to move across and up/down the screen, but it is all legible!



I have scanned the whole double page spread - sorry if you have to move across and up/down the screen, but it is all legible!



The Ten Best 1956 last page and some runners up


Watch one of the "10 Best" prizewinners "Short Spell" on YouTube:- https://youtu.be/DEgRvjWRIdI


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