Ani-mazing competition for children and schools

Film Street, First Light Movies' award winning children’s filmmaking website and educational software house Kudlian Software have got together to launch an ani-mazing filmmaking competition. For Animate IT '09: To cut a long story short children under 12, primary schools and after school groups from across the UK are being invited to make an animated trailer to promote their favourite book!

Encouraging children to use their talent for animation to promote their love of reading, the competition is also supported by CBBC's Ed Petrie, the National Year of Reading in England (November is Screen Reads month), and leading film marketing agency, the Picture Production Company.

Aspiring young filmmakers can use any type of animation to make their trailers. The winning trailers will be shown in Film Street’s Cinema and the winning animators will win animation equipment and software from Kudlian Software, and a tour around the offices of top trailer makers, the Picture Production Company.

To make the competition accessible to as many young people as possible entrants can
download a free five day trial of Kudlian’s award winning animation software I Can
Animate. Entries can be submitted by email or post on CD, DVD or video in any format by
by Friday 3rd April 2009.

Last year, Animate IT ’08 received over 600 entries from youngsters from across
the UK. We hope that Animate IT ’09: To cut a long story short will provide a new creative
challenge that will tempt even more young people to get creative with animation!

Further information and full competition rules can be found at www.filmstreet.co.uk

P.S To give our potential entrants an idea of what we are looking for Carl and Karen from FLM had a go at animating their own trailer for 'Fantastic Mr Fox' by Roald Dahl.....!?!