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2009 UK FILM SOCIETY OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Film Society of the Year trophy.

The Engholm Prize for
Film Society of the Year
FOREST ROW FILM SOCIETY

They also took awards for Best Programme Notes, Best Programming and Best Marketing and Publicity.

The judges recognised the considerable changes in the society over the past few years and commented: "by merely looking at Forest Row Film Society’s programme, the judges could feel how much this organisation is excited by film and by the prospect of screening to its local community. The level of audience engagement in the programming of this organisation is nothing short of inspiring, ensuring that the best films find their way to this East Sussex village."

Visit their website to get a flavour of this top society: http://forestrowfilmsociety.org

The Awards

  • Engholm Prize for Film Society of the Year
    - Forest Row Film Society
    Special Mention – Warwick Student Cinema
  • Best Programming
    - Forest Row Film Society
    Distinction – Ayr Film Society
    Commendations – Bracknell Film Society, Woking’s New Cinema Club
  • Best Programme Notes
     – Forest Row Film Society and Warwick Student Cinema
    Commendation – Solihull Film Society
  • Best Marketing and Publicity
    – Forest Row Film Society
    Distinction – Warwick Student Cinema
    Commendation – Louth Film Club
  • Best Website
    – Louth Film Club
    Distinction – Forest Row Film Society
    Commendation – Keswick Film Club
  • Community Award
    – Octagon Films
    Distinction – Dulwich Paradiso
    Commendation – Forest Row Film Society
  • Best New Society
    – Brampton Film Club
    Distinctions – Chudleigh Film Society, Torbay Film Club.
    Commendation – Bude Community Cinema
  • Best Student Society (sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University)
    – Warwick Student Cinema
    Distinction – LU Cinema
  • The Charles Roebuck Cup - Ros Hill
    BFFS Chair, Donna Anton, paid tribute to Ros's exceptional work over the past three years in setting up the Block Booking Scheme, the new website and, most recently, the Source Book, all undertaken with reducing resources and the uncertainty of the BFFS's future.