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We're absolutely thrilled to reveal the nominees for the 2024 Into Film Awards. With 21 films nominated across seven filmmaking categories, the Into Film Awards celebrates and showcases the phenomenal breadth and depth of young filmmaking talent across the UK.
Plus, this year we're also honouring those who support and facilitate young people's filmmaking in our new Filmmaking Champion award.
This year's Awards received hundreds of entries from every corner of the UK, with stories ranging from light-hearted comedies, to thought-provoking documentaries, and with topics such as climate change, mental health, and our ever-increasing reliance on technology also a focus, our nominated films speak to the issues that young people are most concerned about today, as well their filmmaking prowess.
Indeed, our special Time for Action category (sponsored by Swatch) asked young people to create a film that raises awareness of issues important to them and explores the changes they would like to make in the world, whether big or small; personal or society wide.
Our nominees will be joining us at the Into Film Awards ceremony at ODEON Luxe Leicester Square in London on Tuesday 25 June 2024, where a host of filmmaking talent will be on hand to present the various awards. We're also delighted that actor, writer and director Susan Wokoma will join us to host this year's ceremony.
Each of our Ones to Watch nominees will receive a visit to Pinewood or Shepperton Studios and be invited to the Young BAFTA Showcase in November, while the overall winner will also receive £1000 prize money.
Made by Gwennan, aged 11 - Aberystwyth, Wales
Note: this film is in the Welsh language. English subtitles are available using the [cc] button on the video player.
Concerned about the dangers our planet is facing, a climate-conscious hamster interviews several other animals - and Welsh mascot Mr Urdd - about their views on recycling, green energy, and more, in this entertaining Welsh-language stop motion animation.
Yn y ffilm hon, gwelwn fochdew bach sy'n poeni am ddyfodol ein planed yn cyfweld ag anifeiliaid eraill am eu pryderon nhw - mae hefyd yn cyfweld â Mr Urdd! Ymhlith y pwyntiau trafod yn yr animeiddiad Cymraeg yma mae ailgylchu, egni gwyrdd, newid hinsawdd, a mwy.
Made by Benjamin, aged 8 - London, England
This whimsical animation imagines what all sorts of regular kitchen items would look like if they magically became birds.
Made by Ibrahim, aged 11 - Surrey, England
This LEGO-based stop motion animation demonstrates the disastrous results that can stem from a careless decision to not recycle something.
Made by Caireen Ferguson, aged 19 - Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland
This touching, dialogue-free animation sees a young frog deciding he wants to fly like a bird, but when all of his attempts to take wing end in failure, it's up to his father to decide whether to help make his son's risky dream come true or not.
Made by Ben Mullan, aged 18 - Bedford, England
This impressive stop motion animation sees the titular Jim crossing paths with a black cat - unlucky for some! - and proceeding to have a very unfortunate day, as hilarious slapstick incidents ensue.
Made by the whole of Year 8 from Pen y Dre High School - Merthyr, Wales
This strikingly animated film tells one of the tales from The Four Branches of the Mabinogi, thought to be the earliest prose stories in the literature of Britain. Told in Welsh, the tale sees a princess being wed into an unhappy marriage, which results in a great battle - complete with giants, magical cauldrons, and sword-wielding skeletons.
Mae'r animeiddiad trawiadol hwn yn adrodd stori Branwen Ferch Llyr, un o geinciau mwya adnabyddus y Mabinogi; sef y straeon a chwedlau hynaf yn hanes llenyddiaeth Prydain. Wedi'i thraddodi yn y Gymraeg, dyma ffilm sy'n llawn tensiwn, cawr mawr blin, hud a lledrith a sgerbydau dychrynllyd.
Made by Barton Peveril Sixth Form College - Eastleigh, England
This documentary introduces us to Lizzie and Les, two artists who create interactive giant puppet shows in the streets of Southampton in order to create conversations about climate issues in a more accessible way for young people.
Made by Safina, aged 17, from South Essex College - Southend-on-Sea, England
In this thoughtful documentary, a Gen Z teenager takes it upon herself to delete her social media apps, exploring how they are deliberately designed to keep us addicted, and pondering how reducing her screen time might affect her mental wellbeing. This includes interviewing her fellow classmates, and her older sister - a professional social media influencer.
Made by Haris, Muhammad, Fatiha, Habeebah, all aged 10, from Feversham Primary Academy - Bradford, England
This documentary takes a look at the city of Braford,exploring its history, culture and heritage, andwhy it has been chosen as the UK City of Culture for 2025. And why is all ofthis being relayed by a sheep named Barry? You'll have to watch to find out!
Made by Aaron, Lucas, Liam, and Cameron, all aged 11, from St Bernard's Primary School - Glasgow, Scotland
Two boys sneak into school one night, only to discover a magic wand, which leads to all sorts of mischief in this fun fantasy that's presented with spectacular special effects (and a few very game performances from the filmmakers' teachers).
Made by twenty young people aged 9-11 from Whitehall Primary School - London, England
This affecting and cleverly constructed drama follows a young girl who joins a new school, only to struggle to make new friends. That is, until one boy makes the effort to reach out. However, all is not quite what it seems...
Made by children from St. Luke's Church of England Primary School - Rugby, England
This hugely creative film melds animation, documentary and drama and uses an array of dazzling techniques to explore the topic of dyslexia, and the difficulties it can pose to young learners.
Made by 16 young people aged 11-14 from Ysgol Bro Dinefwr - Carmarthenshire, Wales
Filled with amusing recreations, this film sees a classroom in Wales being taught about the history of the Welsh language, covering everything from Henry VIII's attempts to ban it, to those who have fought to keep it alive and give the language more prominence in the modern era.
Mae'r ffilm hon yn cyflwyno ac yn ail-greu digwyddiadau allweddol yn hanes yr Iaith Gymraeg mewn dull difyr a diddorol. Dewch am daith yn ôl i'r gorffennol i ddysgu am ymgais Harri VIII i wahardd yr iaith ac i glywed am ymdrechion arwyr cyfoes sydd wedi brwydro'n galed i gadw'r iaith yn fyw.
Made by Indi, aged 14 - Waterlooville, England
In this one-man sci-fi extravaganza, a young boy is trying to enjoy a quiet morning, only to be interrupted by his future self, who has come back in time to save him from a nefarious villain!
Made by 19 young people from St Colmcille's High School - Crossgar, Northern Ireland
Tired of being munched on by an ungrateful Breakfast Club, one school's cereal boxes come to life and turn the tables. Can the school's security forces save the day?
Made by Laquarn McQueen, aged 18, from Big Creative Academy Campus - London, England
In this creepy horror, two youngsters decide to explore a supposedly haunted house, only to get far more than they bargained for.
Made by 15 young people aged 16-19 from TAPE Community Music and Film and Ysgol Y Gogarth - Llandudno, Wales
This inventive film explores anxiety and loneliness via the idea of a person's "social battery", putting an all-too literal spin on the concept, as one young man struggles to find the connection that will keep him going as his battery depletes.
Made by 10 young people aged 16-18 from 104 Projects - London, England
In this measured, thoughtful drama, a girl from a fractured family is haunted by the absence of her mother as her birthday comes around.
Made by 11 young people aged 11-18 from My Pockets and Youth Aspire Connect - Hull, England
This hard-hitting and honest animation recounts true stories of racism experienced by young people and their families, and sets out some simple advice and guidance for how we can all help tackle racist behaviour when we encounter it.
Made by Phoebe Young, aged 18 - Brighton, England
This film aims to develop empathy by highlighting the way people can experience the same things in drastically different ways, as an autistic girl loses access to her headphones, and struggles with anxiety and sensory overload throughout an otherwise ordinary day.
Made by 18 young people from Burnham Market Primary School - Norfolk, England
An enthusiastic and funny call to arms in support of phasing out fossil fuels in favour of renewable energy sources, which aims to make everyone's first association with the word ‘green' be ‘green energy'.
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