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12-14-2007, 01:36 PM
Culture film short scoops top award
Dec 14 2007
by Neil Hodgson, Liverpool Echo
A FILM designed to persuade people to visit Liverpool for its 2008 year as Capital of Culture has won a major industry award.
The 2½ minute film by the North West Development Agency (http://www.nwda.co.uk/) entitled The Beautiful North, highlights the cultural richness of the region
Featuring local talent against the backdrop of the region’s world-famous architecture, it won the travel and leisure category of Campaign Magazine’s annual media awards.
The film features actress Sue Johnston, comedian Johnny Vegas and a whole host of cameos including Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie and Dave McCabe from hit band the Zutons.
It is being shown in art-house cinemas across London and the south east, reasserting the region’s position as a hotbed of cultural talent.
NWDA executive director of marketing, Peter Mearns, said: “To win in such a highly contested category is fantastic and demonstrates the agency’s commitment to improving the region’s image.”
Source: Liverpool Echo (http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/12/14/culture-film-short-scoops-top-award-100252-20247978/)
Dec 14 2007
by Neil Hodgson, Liverpool Echo
A FILM designed to persuade people to visit Liverpool for its 2008 year as Capital of Culture has won a major industry award.
The 2½ minute film by the North West Development Agency (http://www.nwda.co.uk/) entitled The Beautiful North, highlights the cultural richness of the region
Featuring local talent against the backdrop of the region’s world-famous architecture, it won the travel and leisure category of Campaign Magazine’s annual media awards.
The film features actress Sue Johnston, comedian Johnny Vegas and a whole host of cameos including Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie and Dave McCabe from hit band the Zutons.
It is being shown in art-house cinemas across London and the south east, reasserting the region’s position as a hotbed of cultural talent.
NWDA executive director of marketing, Peter Mearns, said: “To win in such a highly contested category is fantastic and demonstrates the agency’s commitment to improving the region’s image.”
Source: Liverpool Echo (http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/12/14/culture-film-short-scoops-top-award-100252-20247978/)