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“Film-makers from the UK, France, Romania and the US were among 11 prizewinners at this year’s Encounters Short Film Festival. The awards were handed out at the Watershed in the UK city of Bristol. Some 1,750 shorts from a record 66 countries entered the event… Audience Awards: A Short Collection Of Hilary Flamingo’s Dream Vocations (Harriet Fleuriot. UK)”

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“In ‘Femmes Fantastique’ – a programme of new shorts depicting women with attitude, collected by Wood and Robertson – A Short Collection of Hilary Flamingo’s Dream Vocations shows a woman at work. She escapes the factory where she works by thinking of other jobs she would like to do. A wig designer, painter of men’s bare bottoms or showgirl are just some of the colourful ‘moving photos’ of Hilary’s imagination. Not anchored in the viewer’s mind by her marital status or sexual availability she is free to play out her fantasies without being judged as silly or childish. Hilary is a lovable, flamboyant character, proving LSFF organiser Kate Taylor’s belief that ‘interesting female characters on screen are as important as those behind the cameras’.” – Lisa Williams

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“Harriet wasn’t sure what she wanted to do when she chose a course specialising in Production Design at the Arts Institute, Bournemouth. After mixed experiences Harriet is now winning funding to produce short films and is showing her work at international film festivals.”

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“The runners up for 2007’s [212 Innovation] awards were Harriet Fleuriot – “A Short Collection of Hilary Flamingo’s Dream Vocations”, Joanna Strong – “Memorie”, Vanessa Caswill – “Pudding Bowl”, Rory Griffin – “Pretty Dolly Robson”, Jonathan Tappin – “A Day at the Beach.” All shortlisted entrants were presented with Carolina Herrera 212 prizes.

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“You might have come across Branchage in the last issue, Marketing Officer, Harriet Fleuriot, along with Shooting People’s Helen Jack, gave us the low down on getting your short films seen in DIY Filmmaking. Now, with Harriet’s experience, Branchage is tipped for success in 2009.”

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“A Short Collection Of Hilary Flamingo’s Dream Vocations is a Sophie Muller-inspired romp through the daydreams of a bored cake factory worker. Hilary’s sweet escape sees her spending her days eating cupcakes and letting the different colours and flavours take her into a variety of fantasy worlds. A chocolate-frosted cake warps into a bed covered with furs, a vanilla sponge sees Hilary dressed in a huge yellow wig and matching underwear. And so on. And so on. It’s well-edited, colourful, highly stylised stuff – akin to watching a Gwen Stefani video and about as meaningful.” – Henry Barnes

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“The Encounters 2007 ceremony also included the presentation of three further awards – each chosen by festival and/or online audiences. Here, the winners were:… South West Screen Audience Award: “A SHORT COLLECTION OF HILARY FLAMINGO’S DREAM VOCATIONS” by Harriet Fleuriot, a graduate from The Arts Institute, Bournemouth, now based in Bristol. She receives a cash prize of £1,000 from and mentoring by an industry professional.”