Meet the Film Competition Finalists 2018

The finalists come from around the UK and will find out where they have placed in their categories at the finalists’ event in BFI London on the 3rd July.

This is the ninth annual Childnet Film Competition inviting young people aged 7-18 to create short films to inspire their peers to use technology safely, responsibly and positively.

Harnessing the positive power of digital creativity, the project gives young people an opportunity to take the lead in educating and empowering young people in their school and across the UK.

The Childnet Film competition is delivered as part of Childnet’s work in the UK Safer Internet Centre.

The 2018 Film Competition

This year we asked all of our entrants to create a film around the theme of ‘Connect with respect – a better internet starts with us!’

This year we had more entries than ever before, and all of the entries were of an extremely high standard. We would like to thank all of the schools who entered, and we hope it was an educational and fun experience for you and your pupils.

Meet the finalists

Primary Finalists:

• Grange Primary School – Connect with respect
• St Anne’s Primary School – Connect with respect Rap
• Trinity Church of England Primary School – Footprints

Secondary Finalists:

• Esher Church of England High School – One post
• Queen Mary’s Grammar School – A better internet
• The Ferrers School– Game Over

On the 3^rd July the finalists will get to see their films on the big screen at the BFI on London’s South Bank, find out where they have placed in the competition and receive their prizes.

The films will be available to view on the Childnet website on the 3^rd July following the finalists’ event.

Who decides the winner?

We have a team of expert judges deciding who will take home the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place prizes in each category. The judging panel are:

• Lisa Prime – Children’s Events Programmer at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
• Catherine McAllister – Lead for online safety and Head of Safeguarding in the Children’s department, BBC
• David Austin OBE – Chief Executive, British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
• Joanna van der Meer – Film Tutor and Family Learning Programmer, BFI Southbank

The Childnet Film competition will be open again for entries next year so keep an eye out for news on our social media and website.