Pupils are the reel deal (From Bicester Advertiser)
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Pupils are the reel deal
6:30pm Friday 3rd August 2012 in News
Harry Selwood, Josh Large, Tom Barber, Victoria Picketts, Jasmin Harrison and Shannon Simons
YOUNG actors and directors had their own ‘Oscars’ to mark their talent at a film festival.
Almost 700 primary school children took part in the Bicester Children’s Film Festival, writing, acting in, directing and editing a total of 50 shorts.
Last month, about 200 children, aged four to 11, had a gala award ceremony at Cooper School, off Churchill Road. The overall winner was Longfields School, whose years one and two pupils made a movie called Strange Things and its year five and six pupils won best drama award in their age group for a silent film called Three Angry Men.
Longfields head teacher Paul Hill, below, said: “Seeing the look on the winning pupils’ faces was wonderful.
“The film festival is a great addition to the Bicester School’s Partnership.”
