Welcome to the Moving Image Awards

The Moving Image Awards recognise and celebrate the best moving image productions from students undertaking WJEC qualifications in Film and Media across the UK.

 

The awards provide talented film-makers the springboard they need to stand out in their university applications and during the beginning of their careers.

 

10th Moving Image Awards Celebrates Rising Stars in Filmmaking

 

Young filmmaking prodigies were celebrated at our 10th annual Moving Image Awards at the British Film Institute on 26 February.

 

Proud students, parents, and teachers from across the UK gathered at the prestigious event to celebrate the work of young directors, screenwriters, and producers.

 

The Moving Image Awards, which launched in 2014 in collaboration with the British Film Institute, recognises and celebrates the best moving image productions from students undertaking our qualifications in Film and Media across the UK.

 

Categories this year included Best Short Film, Music Video, TV/Film Extract, Screenplay, One to Watch and Student Jury Prize.

 

Cherry Ellis, from Steyning Grammar School in West Sussex, took home the coveted Student Jury Prize title at this year’s awards for her film titled ‘The Deep Mind Experience’. The film is an experimental stop frame animation, where the protagonist is taken on a psychedelic dream-like journey inside his own subconscious mind.

 

The judges commended Cherry on her use of contrasting images, colour and music to reflect the mundane real-world vs the colourful and beautiful world of the subconscious mind.

 

Following her win, Cherry said: “I am so surprised to have won this award - having watched everyone else’s work, which was just amazing! After they announced all the winners I didn’t realise there was going to be another category, so I was so surprised and so happy when they called my name! I wanted to create a story that was a form of escapism and wanted to emphasis the difference between the mundane everyday life and the crazy, wacky other worlds.”

10th Moving Image Awards Student Jury Prize Winner - ‘The Deep Mind Experience’ by Cherry Ellis

 

The winning videos are available to view on the Moving Image Awards YouTube channel.

“Today’s award ceremony has been absolutely amazing. It’s always so inspiring! I believe the biggest challenge facing young people today is getting over their own limits and beliefs about being filmmakers. What we’ve taken away from today is that actually, the industry is an amazing place. There is enough work for everyone, you just have to really find your voice and believe in yourself. You have to believe that people really want to hear what you have to say and produce. Go for it!”
“Today’s award ceremony has been absolutely amazing. It’s always so inspiring! I believe the biggest challenge facing young people today is getting over their own limits and beliefs about being filmmakers. What we’ve taken away from today is that actually, the industry is an amazing place. There is enough work for everyone, you just have to really find your voice and believe in yourself. You have to believe that people really want to hear what you have to say and produce. Go for it!”
Commenting on this year’s awards is Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Chief Film Critic Metro: