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First Light Film Awards 2006
The First Light Film Awards 2006 took place at Leicester Square's Odeon West End on Tuesday 28 February.
Konnie Huq (pictured) of Blue Peter fame, hosted the ceremony alongside presenters from the film industry including actors James and Oliver Phelps ( Harry Potter Weasley twins), Thomas Sangster (Nanny McPhee) James Purefoy (A Knight's Tale) and Nicholas Hoult (About A Boy); directors Anthony Minghella CBE (Cold Mountain and The English Patient), Gurinder 
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Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham), Amma Asante (A Way of Life), Michael J Bassett (Deathwatch) and Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void); comedians Jenny Eclair and Paul Kaye.
The audience saw a blind date unfold, an African tale told through plasticine, some spooky goings on in a new house, car racing and a new London mayor instated. Ten films were awarded in total inlcuding Best Drama, Best Horror, Best Screenplay and Best Animation.
Over 600 people attended the awards, which were enjoyed by everyone. One young filmmaker said "What a fantastic day... I want to get stuck into another film as quickly as possible!" And a teacher added "...it made us very proud to have been included".
First Light would like to congratulate all nominees and thank them for producing excellent films that were a joy to watch. Also a big thanks to our judges and presenters for their time and help.
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And the 2006 winners were...
Best Animation
The Enchanted Gourd
East Riding School Improvement Service
"Great characters and puppets. Terrific fun and a strong clear story" Curtis Jobling
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Best Horror
Come Play - Calling the Shots
"The film has all the essential elements of a classic spooky ghost story" Michael J Bassett
Best Thriller
Ice House - Cre8 Studios
"Really good performances, brilliant photography and direction" Vic Armstrong
Best Documentary
Babes - All Change Arts
"It blew me away; definitely my winner" Michaela Strachan
Best Comedy
A Right Mayor - Intuition PPIMS
"Great looking, great sounding, slick and extremely accomplished" Martin Clunes
Best Screenplay
The Loneliness of a Spot-kick Penalty Taker - Living Derwent
"Strong dialogue with convincing central performances" Amma Asante
Best Drama
Innocent Reality - Renfrewshire Arts
"Beautiful film, melded into a powerful tale; well told and well acted" Colin Salmon
Best Film by 12s and Under
No Joy - Showroon Cinema
"Genuinely kept me gripped to the very end" Jenny Eclair
Best Film by 13s and Over
Walking and Talking - 104 Films
"Brilliantly written and a thought provoking film with a clever twist" Geoff Taylor (former First Light film award winner)
Special Projects Award: Big Screen Science
The Law of Averages - Barrhead High School
"Fantastic, creative and quirky" Clare Matterson
Photos were taken of all category winners with their award presenter. To request a copy of any of the photos, click here.
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The 2006 First Light Awards judges were...
Vic Armstrong - Stunt coordinator
Amma Asante - Director of A Way of Life
Sir David Attenborough - Legendary broadcaster
Michael J Bassett - Director of Deathmatch
David Caffrey - Director of Life Begins and Divorcing Jack
Gurinder Chadha - Director of Bend it Like Beckham
Martin Clunes - Actor and TV personality
Daniel Craig - Actor and new 007 in Casino Royale
Jamie Crawford - Presenter on TV's Wild Challenge
Jenny Eclair - Perrier Award winning comedian
Pam Ferris - Actor who played Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Martin Freeman - Actor from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Stepehn Garrett - Managing Director of Kudos Films
Sue Geoff - Producer of Jojo in the Stars
Fraser James - Actor from Judge John Deed
Curtis Jobling - Bob the Builder animator
Wil Johnson - Actor from Baby Father and Walking the Dead
Neil Jordon - Director of The Crying Game
Paul Kaye - Actor and comedian from It's All Gone Pete Tong
Kevin Macdonald - Director of Touching the Void
Clare Matterson - from The Wellcome Trust
Anthony Minghella CBE - Director of The English Patient and Cold Mountain
Nina Nannar - ITN News correspondent
Alison Peebles - Directed and acted in After Life
James Purefoy - Actor in Resident Evil and A Knight's Tale
Nicolas Roeg - Director of The Witches
Colin Salmon - Actor from the James Bond films
David Sproxton - Co-founder of Aardman Animations
Michaela Strachan - Wildlife TV presenter
Geoff Taylor - Former First Light filmmaker
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