A young filmmaker from Kaitaia has been named 'Stand Out Winner' in a film competition to promote sustainability.
Charlee Collins from Kaitaia College wrote and directed The Break Up, a 3 1/2 minute film which tackles the issue of climate change through five teenagers in a 'Dear John' telephone conversation.
The film was entered in The Outlook for Someday film challenge, which asks young people up to the age of 24 to produce a sustainability-related film of up to five minutes long, of any genre and using any camera they like.
The Outlook for Someday is a partnership between Connected Media, The Enviroschools Foundation, WWF New Zealand and TVNZ 6.
The judges, who came from the worlds of media, education, government and business, said "this year's entrants demonstrated a clear understanding of how climate change is affecting them, a strong desire to bring change to their environment, and remarkably strong film-making skills to communicate their message and passion."
The awards for the 20 winning filmmakers and teams are being held today at TVNZ, and the films will screen on TVNZ6 from tonight. Voting for Audience Favourite is open now on the project website www.theoutlookforsomeday.net.
- NZ HERALD STAFF
Kaitaia student wins filmmaking award
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