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Prestigious award for brand new school
Youngsters from Isambard Community School in North Swindon will have more than being the fi rst ever pupils to attend the school to re-
member their childhoods by.
Eleven will recall the day they their story of the transition between fi lm director Gurchetan Singh and Mattey said, “I am very proud of the
walked up the red carpet for an primary and secondary school from screencomposer Barry Andrews students. The process of making the
Oscars-syle ceremony at London’s young girls and boys to teenagers, by Mobile Media at Swindon’s fi lm was a wonderful experience for
Leicester Square Odeon, and the from different backgrounds to fel- Council’s Create Studios. them and so was going to London to
thrill of their school being called out low pupils forging the identity of Pupil Ryan Jones, who gave the hear they had won. We look forward
as winners of the First Light Movie a new community. acceptance speech, said, “it was to watching their fi lm making go
Awards for best documentary, at a The children worked with indus- incredible to be up there and receive from strength to strength.”
star-studded event on 4 March. try professionals to learn scripting, our award from Lizo Mzimba who The Child and Me was selected
Their fi lm entitled The Child and creative writing, fi lming and acting we see on TV every week. from over 200 entries from across
Me was made last summer and tells skills and were teamed with local “It was great making the fi lm, Britain and was judged by Orlando
and I can’t wait to plan our next Bloom, Kevin Spacey, Nira Park,
The Isambard winning crew with Blue Peter presenter Lizo Mzimba
project now that we have had this Stephen Fry and Sam Mendes. It can
and Andy Burnham, MP, Minister for Culture, Media and Sport.
incredible award.” be seen at: www.electricdecember.
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