LIZARS TROPHY
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LIZARS TROPHY
This is the top award in the Annual Competition and may be won by a film entry.
It is our oldest cup and dates back to our first Annual Competition in 1937.
It is solid silver, presented by the Optical and Photographic retailers, Messrs J Lizars.
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50th ANNIVERSARY TROPHY
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50th ANNIVERSARY TROPHY
This award is made to the film which is runner-up to the Lizars winner.
Originally the Lizars Trophy was for a cine film entry; the 50th Anniversary Trophy was
presented in 1986 to be awarded to the Best Video but, as both cine-film and video are
regarded equally, this trophy is now for the Runner-Up.
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ALAN HARPER TROPHY
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ALAN HARPER TROPHY
The award for the best Documentary Film was given by Alan Harper, a Director of Campbell-Harper
Films which specialised in the making of documentary films. Alan Harper regularly appeared on
judging panels for the E.C.S. Annual Competition.
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HENDRY TROPHY
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HENDRY TROPHY
The original designation was for the best family or holiday film'. This still applies but
it is more often given to a family film now. Jim Hendry who gave the cup, was a former
President of Edinburgh Cine Society and made successful 16mm family films.
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DOUGLAS TROPHY
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DOUGLAS TROPHY
An award for the best Travel Film, it was specially commissioned, cast in silver and takes
the form of a hand holding a cine camera. The name comes from Douglas Lornie who, at the time,
was the owner of the Douglas Studios, a Reprographic and Photographic processing firm in the city.
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THE WAVERLEY PLATE
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THE WAVERLEY PLATE
This trophy was presented anonymously for the best Fiction Film. It takes its name from
the original title of our Society which for the first two years of its life was known as
'The Waverley Cine Society'.
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REG CARDEN SCISSORS
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REG CARDEN SCISSORS
This is an unique trophy and consists of a pair of scissors mounted on a wooden base.
As its name and design implies, it is for editing. Now that video film entries are
accepted the trophy may be won by a videotape or dvd, even though scissors are no longer
used in editing videos! Reg Carden was a most enthusiastic member when he lived in Edinburgh;
he has now retired and lives in the New Forest.
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THE BILL WALKER TROPHY
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THE BILL WALKER TROPHY
This trophy was presented as a Sound Award and shows a microphone mounted on a wooden base.
It is not so much for the physical quality of the sound track but rather for the USE of
sound and originality in the construction of the sound track.
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THE SCOTIA QUAICH
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THE SCOTIA QUAICH
No prizes for guessing that this is an award for a film about Scotland or on a Scottish subject.
It is actually a real quaich and, surprisingly, it has sometimes not been awarded as there were
no films or videos about Scotland!
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THE ELLIOT TROPHY
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THE ELLIOT TROPHY
Intended as an award for comedy or humour but the judges have sometimes been rather pedantic
in the interpretation of 'Comedy' as opposed to 'Humour'. This should really be quite
irrelevant and, if a film is sufficiently funny or witty to make you smile or laugh, then it
should be eligible.
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THE BROCK TROPHY
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THE BROCK TROPHY
This trophy is for the film showing the greatest imagination. Difficult to assess
sometimes and occasionally it has been withheld but each year we hope that there will
be some film with sufficiently imaginative filming or ideas behind it to justify its award.
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ELENA MAE TROPHY
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ELENA MAE TROPHY
Once this trophy was for the best film made in artificial light; now it is for the best
animation film but sadly there have not been many eligible entries in the last few years.
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THE MARWICK SHIELD
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THE MARWICK SHIELD
A recent sub-committee reviewing the various awards recommended that this Trophy be awarded as
"The Judges' Choice". You might argue that the Lizars winner is the judges' choice of the
best film; however, the idea behind the reasoning is that it could be awarded to, say, an
excellent fiction film which was runner-up to the Waverley Plate winner. There is no other
class it could get an award in, so let it be rewarded with the Marwick Shield.
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THE VICE-PRESIDENT�S PRIZE
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THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S PRIZE
This is awarded on the first of the two nights showing of the entries in the Annual Competition.
It gives the audience a little additional interest in the viewing of the films.
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THE FRANK WALKER SALVER
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THE FRANK WALKER SALVER
Originally the President's Prize, it is now named after Frank Walker, an excellent film-maker
who was four times our President. This trophy is awarded on the basis of the audience vote on
the final night of the film showings. Should there be only enough entries for a single night,
then the Frank Walker Salver goes to the film with the highest marks and the Vice-President's
Prize to the runner-up in this vote.
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GEORGE MARAN PLAQUE
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GEORGE MARAN PLAQUE
The "First Award Competition" is a sub-competition to the main Annual Competition, it is open to
any member who has never previously won a film or video competition (either in E.C.V.S. or elsewhere).
There is no restriction on subject matter, no set theme and no time limit. There are two awards
for this event; the top award is the GEORGE MARAN PLAQUE.
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NOVICE CUP
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NOVICE CUP
The "First Award Competition" is a sub-competition to the main Annual Competition, it is open to
any member who has never previously won a film or video competition (either in E.C.V.S. or elsewhere).
There is no restriction on subject matter, no set theme and no time limit. The runner-up in this
competition gets the NOVICE CUP.
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