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Club Flix Juniors win best drama at First light Awards
Club Flix Juniors, scooped Best Drama at this year's national First Light Awards which took place yesterday at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. Hosted by BBC's Dick and Dom, the star-studded ceremony provide a glittering showcase for the best of British youth filmmaking and an opportunity for those involved to receive their awards from celebrity presenters including Sir Ian McKellan, Bill Nighy, Tamsin Greig and Ralf Little.
With Best Drama scheduled as one of the last categories to be announced, the local filmmakers had an exciting and nail-biting wait with fellow category finalists from Worthing and London. But it was Club Flix Juniors who triumphed on the day and went up on stage to receive their award from Ralf Little (BBC's "Royle Family" and ITV's "Married, Single, Other") and Nick Hoult ("Skins" and films "About the Boy" and "A Single Man").
Club Flix Juniors have won widespread acclaim for their eerie thriller, which was described by the judges as " a wonderfully well shot and thought out film with a great ...concept".
The atmospheric feature is a modern take on the classic film noir, "whodunit" scenario, and was devised by the club of 10 to 13 year olds, with support from industry professionals. For most of the children involved, this was their first serious encounter with film production, and the catalyst for a growing passion for movie making.
The First Light Award judging panel this year included Alan Parker and Sam Mendes, and actors, David Harewood, Maxine Peake and David Walliams. Further information on the awards can be found at www.firstlightonline.co.uk
You can see the film by clicking here, which will take you to teh Club Flix website.
Bafta triumph for local animator
Suited and Booted Studios were delighted to hear that freelance colleague and independent animator Emma Lazenby has won this year's BAFTA for the Best Short Animation, along with Sally Arthur. Emma direc ted and Sally produced the film, "Mother of Many" which scooped this fantastic award.
Emma was one of a number of animators commissioned to workwith Suited and Booted to deliver specialist workshops for children and adults as part of the Bath Film Festival.
Congratulations to Emma and Sally on their tremendous achievement from all the team here.
Further information on Emma and Sally's award can be found at www.bafta.org
Haiti Kids Kino Project
Pupils from Air Balloon School, Bristol will have their short animation " Caning, Caterpillars and Motorbikes" taken to Haiti as part of an animation programme for children affected by the recent earthquake. The Haiti Kids Kino project has been set up by the the Cube Cinema, Bristol. to provide much needed respite for young people in the form of cinematic experience and the chance to meet other children, make friends and learn to make film.
The Air Balloon film, made during a school's project led by Suited and Booted Studios and supported by Creative Partnerships, combines filmed interviews and animated memories of past and current pupils during the school's centenary.
More information about the Haiti Kids Kino Project can be found at http://nanoplex.cubecinema.com
Festival screening successes
Our Distribution co-ordinator, Elspeth, has been busy applying to film festivals both at home and aboard, and has recently heard that her hard work has paid off. The Club Flix senior' film "Clippy" was screened at the local heats of the Wiltshire based-Preloader festival last week, and Club Flix steering group member, Jack Crocker has heard that his film "From Choice to Change" has gone through to the Gala final on March 4th. This makes it two in a row for Jack's film which has also been accepted for competition screening at the Videotivoli festival in Finland. Meanwhile Club Flix Juniors scored a hatrick for their debut thriller "Broken Circle" with screening successes at Preloader, Videotivoli and the Leeds Young Peoples' Festival.
Congratulations to all the young filmmakers involved.
FFI Preloader- http://www.mediahubbub.co.uk/projects/preloader.html
Leeds YPFF- http://www.leedsyoungfilm.co.uk/
Club Flix Juniors Spring Programme
The Spring programme of activity has been booked for our Junior members with monthly workshops up to the Easter school holidays. All sessions will run on a Saturday from 10am to 4.30pm at the Percy Community Centre and will be promoted through our website, the Club Flix site www.clubflix.co.uk and members' database. If you're not currently part of our young filmmakers group and would like to join. please email Helen Putler of Izzie Sewell at info@clubflix.co.uk for more information and a membership application, or 'phone Club Flix on 07875 207897.
The dates for the Spring sessions are 30th January, 27 February and 27 March with places available to members at the beginning of each month.
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