Student filmmakers have shared fantastical visions of now, the future, and the hereafter, at Independent Schools Victoria’s Student Film Festival showcase at ACMI.
The showcase audience was especially charmed by the Grade 1 and 2 students from Al-Taqwa College, awarding them the People’s Choice Award for their story of a Fantastical Lost Bag, filled with treasures and delights born of their imagination.
ISV Chief Executive Rachel Holthouse said the student festival was not unlike the bottomless bag in the story – filled with imagination and hidden depths.
‘These films display the talent, creativity and technical skill of the student filmmakers,’ she said. ‘But the young artists have also shared with us their fears and dreams.’
Students in different year level categories were recognised for their creative and technical expertise. Selected films were shortlisted from more than 100 entries, and final judging was undertaken by Senior Education Producer at ACMI, Garry Westmore.
Read the full media release on ISV’s website. Click below to see the winning entries and finalists.
Winner: Gravarè
Kai Cheung, John Monash Science School/Virtual School Victoria
Highly commended: Waves of Blue
Eliza Murphy, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
Winner: Digital Hell (or Heaven)
Soumil Aggarwal, Beaconhills College
Highly commended: Letters from Doug
Elijah Ignasiak, Kilvington Grammar School
Winner: SOS
Kerming Wang, Joshua Zheng, Ivaan Sethi & Samuel Gu, Yarra Valley Grammar
Highly commended: The Jacket
Caleb MacLaren, Melba College
Winner: Save Our Planet
Grade 6, Ilim College
Highly commended: Procrastination
Felix Hobson, Haileybury Pangea
Winner People’s Choice Award: The Fantastical Lost Bag
Grade 1 and 2 Media, Arts Class Al-Taqwa College
