a mountain. Edward is the creation of an elderly inventor who dies before he can replace Edward’s scissorhands with conventional hands. The nurturing Peg is protective of Edward and invites him to come live with her family. One of the film’s jokes is that Peg’s job as an Avon lady makes her an outsider like Edward. Although her life on the surface resembles the rest of the town’s, she is the one who embraces Edward and accepts his difference. The world in which Edward finds himself is a model of dull conformity and although he is initially accepted by the community, as an entertaining oddball, they cruelly reject him when things go wrong. Edward’s experience mirrors director Tim Burton’s own struggle to survive the bland, conformist world of his youth. Burton felt isolated and misunderstood, and Edward emerged as a character: “who wants to touch but can’t, who was both creative and destructive… It was the feeling that your image and how people perceive you are at odds with what is inside you.” - Tim Burton
“Depp artfully expresses the fierce longing in gentle Edward; it’s a terrific performance… Edward Scissorhands isn’t perfect. It’s something better: pure magic.” - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone USA.1990. DIRECTOR: TIM BURTON. CAST: JOHNNY DEPP, WINONA RYDER, DIANNE WIEST. DURATION: 1HR.45MINS. CERT: 12
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creativity and digital literacy through the production of their own films and animations.
FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL CITY OF DERRY CRYSTAL AWARDS FOR CCEA MOVING IMAGE ARTS 2012
The festival is delighted to once again celebrate and highlight the talent, imagination, and creativity of the MIA students by awarding the beautiful City of Derry Crystal Awards for the best films of the year. The 2012 event will also showcase a competitive GCSE entry for the first time since the introduction of the new course in 2009.
The 25th Foyle Film Festival continues its support for the annual CCEA showcase of the best short films from Moving Image Arts students. The Foyle Film Festival established this unique award a number of years ago with the support and sponsorship of Michael Bond from City of Derry Crystal, and this annual event has gone from strength to strength. The Foyle Film Festival presents these unique awards to students during the annual Festival in Derry/Londonderry, and also during the Cinemagic Festival in Belfast.
It is with a great deal of pride and pleasure that the Foyle Film Festival provides a platform for the work of these budding young filmmakers from all over Northern Ireland. The festival hopes to be accepting the work of MIA students into the Light In Motion (LIM) Competition which is Oscar affiliated - in the not too distant future.
CCEA’s Moving Image Arts is a modern and dynamic GCSE and A-Level subject that gives students the opportunity to explore and develop their
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