Yesterday the 2017 Into Film Awards brought together some of the brightest new young filmmakers in the UK to celebrate their achievements, and promote the ongoing commitment to teaching film in schools. Many of the young filmmakers walked the red carpet before the ceremony, rubbing shoulders with some of our finest actors, directors and producers, and we were able to speak to many of them.
Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Craig, Amma Asante and Charles Dance were among those attending the event, and our collection of interviews are below. The great work Into Film undertakes to promote film education is second to none. Supported by the BFI and the National Lottery there is much to celebrate here, and we wish them well on their continuing adventure.
Scott Davis and Dave Sztypuljak were on the red carpet yesterday to speak with the new stars of the British Film Industry. Here’s how they got on…
Best Animation – 12 and Under, Sponsored by Warner Brothers Creative Talent
Winner: THE MAGIC PENCIL
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and My Pockets, Leeds
Awarded by: Jenn Murray (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Love & Frienship)
Into Film: Into Space and Home – 12 and Under, supported by UK Space Agency
Winner: TIM & SKY’S ADVENTURE
Timmergreen’s Primary School, Arbroath
Awarded by: Freddie Fox (Pride, The Riot Club)
Into Film: Into Space and Home – 13 and Over, supported by UK Space Agency
Winner: SPACE COFFEE
Eleanore Webb-Thomas, Shrewsbury
Awarded by: George Blagden (Les Miserables, Vikings) and Sophie Cookson (The Huntsman: Winter’s War and Kingsman: The Secret Service)
Best Documentary – 12 and Under
Winner: THE LOST STATION
Barrow Island Primary School and Signal Film and Media, Barrow-in-Furness
Awarded by: Charlotte Hope (Game of Thrones) and Alexandra Roach (The Iron Lady)
Into Film Teacher of the Year, sponsored by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Winner: Nic Williams
Blue Nell Hill Primary School, Nottingham
Awarded by: Amma Asante (A United Kingdom, Belle)
Into Film Club of the Year: 13 and Over
Winner: John Paul Academy, Glasgow
Awarded by: Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Theory of Everything)
Best Live Action Film – 12 and Under, sponsored by Saban’s POWER RANGERS
Winner: YSBRYD (GHOST)
Ysgol Cefn Coch, Penrhyndeudraeth
Awarded by: Eleanor Matsuura (Alan Partridge, Breaking and Entering) and Lizo Mzimba (BBC Arts Correspondent)
Ones to Watch, sponsored by EON Productions
This category honours three young people aged 14 to 19 who have demonstrated exceptional talent and ambition in and around film.
Winners: Dylan-Starr Adams, Kerri Donohue, Nicholas Connor
Awarded by: Charles Dance (The Imitation Game)
Best Animation – 13 and Over
Winner: GO FORWARD
Child and Family Services Swansea and Winding Snake, Swansea
Awarded by: Laura Haddock (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Inbetweeners Movie)
Review of the Year, sponsored by IMDb
Winner: Dorothy for I, DANIEL BLAKE review
Barnstaple
Awarded by: Rebecca O’Brien (producer, Bean) and Jason Solomans (film critic BBC News, Sky News)
Best Documentary – 13 and Over
Winner: MIRACLE LIFE
The Haven, Two Way Street and My Pockets, Hull
Awarded by: Daniel Craig (Skyfall, Spectre, Casino Royale)
Best Family Film of the Year, in association with First News and sponsored by The Cinema and TV Benevolent Fund
Winner: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Awarded by: Radzi Chinyanganya (Blue Peter)
Into Film Club of the Year: 12 and Under
Winner: Meadows Primary School, Telford
Awarded by: Ruth Wilson, actor (The Lone Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks, The Affair)
Best Live Action Film – 13 and Over, sponsored by Universal Pictures International
Winner: MY NOT SO ORDINARY LIFE
Mencap and X-ray Eye Films, Belfast
Awarded by: Lawrence Rickard (Horrible Histories, Bill, Yonderland)
