We want to celebrate all the brilliant work that goes on using film and TV in schools and colleges, and the phenomenal filmmaking talent of young people. To recognise young people’s love of film, to spotlight some of our finest rising stars and to honour our most influential educators, we’ve created these awards, in partnership with IntoFilm and Screen Alliance Wales to celebrate the amazing work of young creatives.
All of the categories are open to 11-15 and 16-19 year olds studying at schools and colleges in Wales and England.
This award is for individual or group filmmakers who have made the best original live action narrative film (fiction) during 2020-21. Films should be between 3 and 20 minutes in length, and all filmmakers must meet the relevant age criteria at the time of production.
This award is for individual or group filmmakers who have made the best original live action
narrative film (documentary) during 2020-21. Films should be between 3 and 20 minutes in
length, and all filmmakers must meet the relevant age criteria at the time of production.
This award is for individual or group filmmakers who have made the best original non-narrative or
experimental film during 2020-21. Entries may include music videos, art films and animation, and
should be between 2 and 20 minutes in length. All filmmakers must meet the relevant age criteria
at the time of production.
This award is for the best written or audio visual review of an individual film, created during 2020-21.
This award is for teachers or tutors who, via a film or cinema club, project or other initiative have used film to engage and inspire a cultureof film appreciation, during 2020-21. Entries should demonstrate the impactof the club, project or initiative and can be written or audio visual accounts.
Applications for the awards are now closed. The winners of each category will be informed in September.
Last year we hosted an online celebration, featuring clips of our winners, comments from our judges and the fantastic work that was submitted for our 2020 Awards.
The standard of entries was very high and we were particularly impressed at the amazing creative work produced by all the participants during an unsettling time.
