The 2003 Home Brewed International Short Film Festival screened at Dapto Leagues Club, Dapto, just south of Wollongong in NSW Australia.

Winner of the $5,000 Best Short Film was "Cash Out" a clever comedy from Trent Roberts and Brooke Hely, based around a bungled late night hold up of a petrol station.

Gary Doust & Brooke Wilson's documentary "Murbah Swamp Beer", tracing the aftermath of the historic beer truck accident in Murwillumbah NSW, took out the prestigious Granny's Choice Award.

Selected photos from the event can, appropriately, be viewed on our Photos page. Check out other details about 2003 by accessing the links below:

 

Andy Anderson (Actor, Singer, Screenwriter)

His movie credits include Garage Days, Salem's Lot, Halifax FP (AFI Award for Best Actor in 2000) and Anaconda 2. His TV series list is endless. The Sullivans, Stingers, Xena, Neighbours, Water Rats, Mcleods Daughters, All Saints...no wonder you recognise his face! With a new CD under his belt and projects on the boil, the former Missing Links singer brought a wealth of experience to the Home Brewed panel in 2003.

Kerry Rock (Producer, Potoroo Films)

Kerry Rock joined with Georgina Willis in 1995 to form Potoroo Films. Their feature film Watermark was selected for Directors' Fortnight in this year's Cannes Film Festival. Kerry has also produced and co-written a number of internationally successful short films and is currently working on two new features, Etc Etc and Detour.

Kieran Flannagan (Creative Director, VCD)

As Creative Director of premier advertising agency VCD, Kieran brought to the judging panel an understanding of the importance of the "story" and a keen eye for directing talent, developed through her years of experience in the advertising field.

Dan Landon (Entertainment Editor, Canberra Times)

An angry art-loving and sport-loving journalist who despises nepotism. Armed with a background in sociology and economics and his ongoing experience as the editor of the Times Out section of the Canberra Times, Dan cast his simultaneously ignorant and informed eye over the Home Brewed entries.

Marianne Saliba (State Member for the Illawarra)

As a long-serving member of the NSW Parliament and the Illawarra region, Marianne Saliba brought another important community perspective to the Home Brewed judging panel.

Jennie George (Federal Member for Throsby)

Former President of the ACTU and currently in her second term in the seat of Throsby, Ms Jennie George is a local resident of Dapto, a long-time advocate of the area and a keen community member of the judging panel.

 

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Marcia

Star of stage and screen, for decades Marcia has blown the critics away in all genres from Shakespeare to A Country Practice and from E-Street to the high flying world of corporate advertising. A star in her own right, Marcia's exacting standards and vast experience, despite her winning smile, will only be satisfied by the very best that the Home Brewed finalists have to offer.


Lorna

If you want to win Granny's Choice, this is the judge you have to convince. Gracing the stage for decades, Lorna has only recently turned down the lead in "The Blue Room" to focus on her Home Brewed role. An ongoing student of ancient history and all that is literary, Lorna's keen eye can reduce even the best film maker to a blubbering mess.


Dorothy

The final member of the trio for the Granny's Choice judging, Dorothy will eat you for breakfast if you don't get it right in the first 30 seconds of your film. A long standing Salvation Army volunteer, her current level of fitness and yoga skills would run a 16 year old into the ground. Most importantly, when it comes to film, Dot knows what she likes. So make sure you can produce it.