Youth Film Festival Winners Announced
Saltus Grammar School shared the results of the second annual Bermuda Youth Film Festival held at BUEI in the Tradewinds Theatre on Wednesday, 21st June.
A spokesperson said, “The festival was founded by Therese Bean, Head of Creative Arts at Saltus Grammar School, in 2022 to encourage young people between the ages of 11 and 18 from across Bermuda to feel inspired to share their stories in film.”
Therese Bean shared, “It has been exciting to have Brooke Williams, Rashun Robinson, and Andrew Kirkpatrick back on board as our industry judges. There are exciting developments happening in film in Bermuda and it is hoped that the festival will inspire a new generation of Bermudian talent.
“We also appreciate Digicel lending their support to sponsor the major prize of an iPhone & 12-month Data Sim. The judges were really impressed with the participants’ growth in skill and storytelling ability and they were unanimous in their selection of the first place winner for Best Film, Star Land, from Mia Baccaglio of Warwick Academy, and Best Production Values going to Sienna Mosquera of Saltus Grammar School.”
Judge Brooke Williams added, “I’d like to thank all the budding young filmmakers for their excellent submissions. It was wonderful to see such creative and abstract stories and insightful documentaries, making each film completely unique. A lot of hard work went into creating the shot lists and editing, and the standard was really high.”
The awards and winners are listed below:
- Best Film – Star Land – Mia Baccaglio, Warwick
- Best Production Values [Cinematography & Editing] – What it Takes to Go Pro – Sienna Mosquera, Saltus
- Best Documentary – Tech Revolution: The Impact of Technology on Teenagers’ Lives – Harmony Seymour, Myla Graham, Carmela Easton, Lara Burnett, and Evelyn Carvalho, BHS
- Best Director – Point Blank – Annabelle Davidson, BHS
- Best Post Production/Edit – Wrath of the Giant Hamster – Zen Marley Mello, CedarBridge Academy
- Best New Talent – What is Silence? – Florence Russell, Warwick
- Best Original Screenplay – The Disappearance – Karen Wetmiller, Saltus
- Best Genre Film [Comedy] – A Day in the Life of a Pair of Shoes – Lindsay Bull, Warwick
- Best Use of the Signature Item – Watercolour – Basil Soares, Warwick
- Best Up & Coming Filmmaker – A Longtail’s View of Bermuda – [Ashling DeSilva, BHS]
The spokesperson said, “Thank you to everyone who helped make this year a huge success, particularly our supporters from across Bermuda’s education sector; Mr. Larry Bucher [Saltus], Mrs. Trudy Bucher [BHS], Ms. Sarah Bowers [Warwick], and Ms. Michelle Laylor [CedarBridge], and our kind sponsors; Digicel, Red Laser, PTech, Audio Visual, La Trattoria, AF Smith and Specialty Cinema. We look forward to next year.
“Ms. Bean announced the due date for next year’s festival submissions will be May 24th and the ‘signature item’ to be included in each film will be the ‘Bermuda tree frog’. If you would like to view the films, they can be found on our webpage: www.saltus.bm/film-festival.”
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