Film Nation: Shorts is a competition that invites young people (aged 14-25) to make, and vote for, films celebrating the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Run in partnership with Panasonic, Film Nation: Shorts will introduce young people to film-making, support them in developing their talent, and give everyone who enters a chance to have their work screened around the UK. Winning films will be screened in front of the crowds in venues during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
The competition is accompanied by a UK-wide programme of workshops to provide extra help to young people to begin making films, develop their skills and meet other people to share ideas and develop projects.
Below are four films that City Eye produced with young people while running Fim Nation: Shorts workshops. You can find all four films in the 2012 competition at the Film Nation website www.filmnation.org.uk.
Run in partnership with Panasonic, Film Nation: Shorts will introduce young people to film-making, support them in developing their talent, and give everyone who enters a chance to have their work screened around the UK. Winning films will be screened in front of the crowds in venues during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
The competition is accompanied by a UK-wide programme of workshops to provide extra help to young people to begin making films, develop their skills and meet other people to share ideas and develop projects.
Below are four films that City Eye produced with young people while running Fim Nation: Shorts workshops. You can find all four films in the 2012 competition at the Film Nation website www.filmnation.org.uk.
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THE WALL
A cool kid wants to join a gang of geeks but before he can he must undertake 'The Wall', a series of tasks to prove his geekiness. Our hero attempts to complete the tasks that include winning a thumb war and negotiating the difficult world of the computer keyboard to name a couple. And through sheer determination and some excellent coaching he achieves his goals, or so the geeks think, but have they remembered everything. A tale of determination and friendship that ends with the ultimate test for a young man. |
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FREE DOUGHNUTS!!!
What would you do if you received a text saying 'Free Doughnuts!? Find out what happens when Molly does and the journey she undertakes to get to the free doughnuts. During her journey to the doughnut shop Molly has to prove herself excellent by jumping over 3 cars, courageous by stopping a bully, determined by continuing when she thinks she can't go on and respectful when she knocks someone over. But just when you think Molly's going to do it she pulls a muscle in her leg and it all looks like it's going to go wrong. Luckily there's someone there to help her over this last hurdle only for her and her new friend to discover the strangest of twists to this tale. |
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LIFE WITH TWO SUGARS
The story of one young woman's courageous journey of recovery after the loss of someone close to her all wrapped up in the calming qualities of the great British cup of tea. Jess is distraught at the loss in her life and it is only through the kind help of others that she begins to learn how to stand on her own two feet again and to move forward. And it is the soothing qualities of a cup of tea that raise her spirits and propel her forward into a new world where she can finally begin to live again.
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PAPER ROUND
Five people. A stressed student, a bored worker at a seminar on paper clips, a man shaving, a leaflet distributor and a pupil all have one thing in common as they go about their daily lives; they have forgotten what makes them unique. Using five of the Olympic Ideals “Paper Round” reminds us that you should always hold on to what drives you and let what is inside fly. |
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