<strong>Peninsula</strong> Prospects <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Page 2
<strong>Peninsula</strong> Space for Short article.... Film ? Festival Rosebud’s former Broadway cinema roared back to life with the inaugural <strong>Peninsula</strong> Short Film Festival [PSFF]. 500 cinema patrons, who came from across Melbourne and interstate were entranced with a variety of short fi lms from all genres. Over 100 entries were submitted, and of the top ten fi nalists seven were <strong>Mornington</strong> <strong>Peninsula</strong> entrants. Themes covered comedy, environment, mental health, modern life, living in a marginalised world, and social media. The standard of entries was sensational and augurs well for future contributions. The organisers of the PSFF have big plans for the event in future years and the <strong>Business</strong> Development Team will be again supporting the organisers in their quest. The Film Festival fulfi ls a key date in the Shire’s events calendar that will hopefully grow into a nationally recognised event. Secondly, the PSSF will encourage budding fi lm makers, writers, producers and directors into the entertainment arena. This is an industry with great potential and there is opportunity for new entrants to make a mark even on the international stage. Jayco Herald Sun Tour The MPS sponsored the Queens Stage of this year’s Jayco Herald Sun Tour cycle race from Sorrento to Arthurs Seat. The gruelling 134 kilomtre race included 3 ascents of Arthurs Seat and this proved to be a decisive stage of the race and it is an ideal site to create a special major event.. The carnival atmosphere on Arthurs Seat was fantastic with several thousand spectators lining the hill just like its famous big brother Alpes d’eus of the Tour de France. SBS2 covered the race live with direct feed throughout Australia into New Zealand and Asia. The social Blog Sites were absolutely enthusiastic about the event and we hope to create the Mt Panorama of Cycling on Arthurs Seat. The JHST will emerge as Australia’s pre-eminent stage cyle race and more importantly be an attractor for cyclist tourism, an emerging high yied tourism market segment. Just like the Tour de France, thousands of cyclists will precede, or follow the route and these cycling tourists are high yield tourists who will stay in the region and purchase our local produce. The major winners in the fi rst year were: 1st IPhone Warfare by George & Luke Arnold 2nd Go, Go, Go by Frank Magree 3rd Kevin Is by Matt Mirams Film buffs, students, families and the general public joined celebrity judges including Samuel Johnson, Lachy Hulme, David Reyne, Nash Edgerton, Kaarin Fairfax, Sally Ballieu and John Molloy to view the 10 shorts selected as fi nalists, with the winning entry Iphone Warfare by George and Luke Arnold winning the overall $3,000 prize. To complement the event the SBS coverage highlighted the regions attractions surrounding the race route, and the Tourism Team were responsible for organising the commentary. Many positive testimonials have been received about the TV coverage and commentary. The start of the race in Sorrento became a part of the weekend festival, and there is great potential to showcase the famous village in conjunction with the JHST. Congratulations to all the organisers, Hinterland Tourism Association for running the Scarecrow Festival, Sorrento Chamber of Commerce and Beachside Tourism Association for making the inaugural event such a success and for establishing the platform to build the event. The pictures clearly show the family friendly atmosphere that everyone helped to create and next year will be even better. <strong>Peninsula</strong> Prospects <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Page 3
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