Congratulations to The Learning Centre’s LensHeads Film School who saw off competition from across the UK to win the First Light Award for best screenplay for their short film BackFire.
The announcement was made on Tuesday 2 March at a ceremony in London’s Odeon Leicester Square, with UK director Sam Mendes and actor Ralph Fiennes among the judges.
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North Lanarkshire’s school pupils have been nominated for the prestigious First Light Awards 2010, the annual celebration of young people’s film making in the UK.
North Lanarkshire’s school pupils have taken Scotland’s top film-making prize for under 18’s at the Discovery Youth Screen Award 2009.
Two Lensheads films “Backfire” and “Seaweed” have been shortlisted for the Discovery Youth Screen Award 2009.