OUR 40th ANNIVERSARY
Surrey Border Movie Makers was founded in 1984 by the late Sir Paul Holden who would have been very proud to have experienced the amateur film makers club’s continuing success at their special 40th Anniversary meeting.
The evening celebrated with a selection of films created by members past and present over the past 40 years. The evening was compèred by the club’s Competition Officer Tim Stannard who acknowledged the longest standing Surrey Borders member John Thompson (image above) who was in the audience.
The evening commenced with an animation film made in 1989 by Roland Couvela called ‘The Inventor’ which won three trophies. 
This was followed by a film made in 1991 called ‘ ‘Aerial Ballet’ by current member David Jackson, filmed at Farnborough Air Show it won the 1st Time Entry Competition.
The next film produced in 2001 was made by Vicky Jackson and was called ‘The Marche’ it was entered into the Club Competition and featured a lively French Market town.
’The Little Match Girl’ was filmed in Farnham’s Lion & Lamb Yard by Neil Cryer and featured some fine acting by his Granddaughter.
In 2003 Martin Harder entered a film called ‘Spare Some Change Please?’ which won both the 1st Time Entry Competition and also the Most Creative Award.
In 2006 Gillian Gatland’s film ‘Pranburi Rain’ won four awards Best Holiday Film, Best Photography, Best Creative and Best Overall.
Alan Hussey’s film made in 2010 called ‘The Search for the Sultans Elephant’ won the trophy for Best Overall Film.
In 2012 Geoff Bentley made an adventurous film called ‘Alice Lucullan’s Tea Party’ which won the Best Overall Creative Film Award.
The club holds an annual Film in an Evening Competition and in 2014 the film ‘Framed’ was entered by the late Alan Hussey, it won The Albany Shield and The Albany Sound Trophy.
Also in 2014 ‘Cube 3’ was directed and produced by Jeremy Bayne-Powell who used some terrific special effects, entry into BIAFF (British International Film Festival) won him an award of ‘4 stars’.
An animation called ‘Mary Rose the True Story’ by David Skertchly won both the Best Use of Sound and Best Overall trophies in 2020.
And finally coming right up to date Jim Reed’s film ‘Rip van Wrinkly’ using ‘AI’ effects won the best Short Film in Bristol’s BFVS Film Competition.
During the coffee break a light buffet was served and everyone had a chance to chat about filmmaking past, present and in the future.