Monthly Archives: July 2017

We’re listing below a selection of ‘Play’ films made by primary schools – from London and Lincolnshire.  There are some common features – children daydreaming their way out of class; magic portals to different realities – while all following the … Continue reading →

And finally, from this year’s secondary screenings, one of the four pieces shot by Strodes College.  Actually, the group shot one film, but each of four students edited their own version.  This one is by Pete Messum, and creates something … Continue reading →

Joe Hoddy is moving on from SMM after – 9 years? – having been a great supporter and advocate of the programme for the past 5 or 6.  This year his A level Film Studies group followed the programme after … Continue reading →

Three Year 8 students at London Nautical, supported by CCAJ alumnus Ian Blackburn, and teacher JP O’Brien, made a short entry to ‘Le Jeu’.  In the end, it was substantially the boy’s own work, with the exception of one shot … Continue reading →

Illawong is the name of a film, and a place, made by students (and some staff) at Menai High School in Illawong, New South Wales, Australia.  The film is very fixed on its setting: the makers were determined to use … Continue reading →