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BBC News
5 days ago
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'Best film' nomination for Sheffield teenager's filmmaking debut
An 18-year-old's filmmaking debut has been nominated for best film at a red-carpet ceremony in Holt, from Sheffield, wrote and directed her genre-subverting short film 'No Dice' for her A-Level Film Studies film, which is shortlisted in the 16-19 age category, will be shown at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square, as part of an awards ceremony organised by the film charity Into Film."Having my name out there already is a dream come true. It fills me with hope that if I keep making things I'm passionate about, those efforts will be noticed," said Grace. Grace, who is currently a student at Lancaster University, said being recognised, at such a young age, was a "really big surprise" given the film industry's reputation for being notoriously difficult to get ahead added: "If I were to continue doing this, which I really want to, I feel like [being nominated] is something you'd expect to come later in your career. "It's happening now, which is really weird."'No Dice' follows a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy role-play game, and shows a world within the game alongside the lives of the real-life players, who are residents in a care home. "In almost every fantasy thing you see, the older members of the cast are always like, a sage old wizard," Grace said."I thought it would be interesting and fun if the older characters were able to play reckless, stupid characters that make mistakes and get involved in brawls."The cast, whom she found on local acting websites, with the help of her teachers at Wales High School, were "amazing and so accommodating"."At the start I was a bit too nervous to say anything, but I think, as we went on, I got into it more and was able to say what my vision was," she London awards ceremony, on 24 June, will screen the nominated films in each will be hosted by actress and Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis, who said she was "honoured" to host."The standard is extraordinarily high and just shows how important it is to give young people a voice through filmmaking," she annual ceremony has previously been attended by film actors including Daniel Craig, Lashana Lynch, Martin Freeman and Lily James. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Cambrian News
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cambrian News
Penygroes children's film nominated for UK award
The mentor worked with the group on the story, trying to avoid traditional stories (werewolves, vampires, zombies!). They worked on the story and script for a day, using the Into Film resource (Storio) as a prompt. Everyone shared the roles on the film.
BBC News
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Teens in Cornwall want to discuss issues raised by Adolescence
Teenagers in Cornwall say they would welcome the opportunity to watch the television drama Adolescence while at of a youth group in Callington said they wanted the chance to discuss the issues raised by the programme's Netflix drama focuses on the corrosive impact of social media and the power misogynist influencers can have on some teenage Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed an announcement by Netflix that the drama will be available to all UK secondary schools through the Into Film+ schools streaming service. Madison, 14, said she had controlled her use of social media after suffering abuse said she talked to her mother about social media issues, including being sent hateful messages by someone she knew well."I'll make videos on TikTok and I'll turn my comments off so people can't comment on me,"she meets friends Cara, 15, and Ruan, 14, at a local youth club to play pool. They all said they were keen to watch Adolescence, which has has become the first streaming show to top the UK's weekly TV said: "It sounds relatable to our age so it's probably one of the better shows to watch."I don't really use social media except to watch a couple of videos but other than that it's not really a big part of my life." Cara said she used Snapchat to keep up with friends and her parents trusted her to use it said he only used Snapchat to talk to his friends and blocked any messages that made him feel Phippen, a professor of digital rights at Bournemouth University, said young people often thought their parents would "freak out" if they told them about any bullying or hate crimes they may have seen on social research partner with the UK Safer Internet Centre said Adolescence was a good way of starting a conversation about misuse of social said: "Young people want to speak to parents but they are worried if they speak to someone things will get worse."
