It’s 2056 and student filmmakers from Ilim College have cast a bleak vision of the future if we don’t start tackling the climate crisis. The winning film, Save Our Planet, urges us to ‘Start now. Spread awareness and take action.’
Selected films were shortlisted from more than 100 entries overall. Final judging was undertaken by Gary Westmore, Senior Education Producer at ACMI.
Here we present all the winners and finalists in the Junior Years category:
‘Wonderful long takes asks a lot of the performers, but they were all up to the task. Well done. Camera work and acting excellent.’
Winner: Save Our Planet
Grade 6, Ilim College
Highly commended: Procrastination
Felix Hobson, Haileybury Pangea
Finalist: The Perfect Mother's Day
Atticus Lichoudaris, Tarneit Rise Primary School
Finalist: Mt Feathertop: An overnight hike
Rhys Davies, Eltham College