Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival is a spectacular celebration of the art
\nof the moving image, and the largest film festival in the North East and
\nScottish Borders, located in the border town of Berwick upon Tweed.<\/p>\n
The Festival is set to return for a 7th time, Friday 23 \u00ac- Sunday 25
\nSeptember 2011, spilling out of the Maltings Theatre and into various unique
\narchitectural locations across the town during one action-packed weekend.<\/p>\n
The Festival is now seeking submissions of short films and moving image
\nworks made by young people under 19 to compete for the Chris Anderson Award
\nand a cash prize. The winning film will also be screened at the Leeds Young
\nPeople’s Film Festival \u00ac one of the biggest film festivals in the UK for
\nyoung people. This competition commemorates the life of Chris Anderson who
\nwas an active supporter of both the Festival and young filmmaking.<\/p>\n
The Chris Anderson Award was launched in 2007 to encourage young people
\ninvolved in filmmaking and to identify promising new talent across the North
\nEast and Scottish Borders. The award offers a cash prize which has kindly
\nbeen donated by the family of Chris Anderson – his widow Chrissie Anderson,
\nand his son Paul WS Anderson, director of Resident Evil and Alien Vs
\nPredator.<\/p>\n
Selected films for the competition will be screened at The Maltings Theatre
\non Saturday 24th September.<\/p>\n
A young programming committee from the Festival Film Club at Berwick Youth
\nProject will select the programme of films that make up the final
\ncompetition programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was great to get selected for and win the Chris Anderson Award and have it screened at Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival. It made me and my friends feel very proud.\u201d Chelsea Feeney (age 18) Beacon Hill Film Project, \u2018The Pirate and the Mermaid\u2019 Winning film 2010<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting a special mention was cool, it was great to have so many people enjoy my film\u201d Abby Thomson (9) Director of \u2018How to Make Friends\u2019 Jury Special Mention 2010
\nFor submission guidelines and entry form go to http:\/\/berwickfilm-artsfest.com\/chris-anderson-award
\nDeadline for submissions is Friday 26th August 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival is a spectacular celebration of the art of the moving image, and the largest film festival in the North East and Scottish Borders, located in the border town of Berwick upon Tweed. The Festival is set to return for a 7th time, Friday 23 \u00ac- Sunday 25 September 2011, … Continue reading Young Filmmakers Competition – deadline this Friday<\/span>