ASPIRING young film makers from Camborne are heading to London (JUNE 13) for an awards ceremony after their work was short listed in a national competition.
The four eager Kehelland School pupils saw their two short films selected in the University of Birmingham 'Thank You Film Awards'.
They have been invited to a ceremony at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square on Thursday where they will find out if their films have won the top prize - a £100 for their school, a trip to a major media company and digital SLR cameras.
There films will also feature on the university's Jubilee Centre website, creating a map of 'Gratitude Britain'.
Researchers will be looking at the content of the films and text provided by the entrants to explore what gratitude means to young people, and how practicing gratitude affects their behaviour and daily life, if at all.
Year six pupil, Nico Roskilly-Pugliese, 11, created a film thanking the American clergyman and anti-racist campaigner Martin Luther King.
While classmates, Chloe Yates, 11, Lauren Coumbe, 11 and Thomas Fogg, 10, highlighted the work of cancer research charities with an inspiring message of hope and thanks for the thousands of people that survive the disease.
The children used the school's virtues project as inspiration for the films and created their own story boards setting out the content and how they would be filmed.
Teacher, David Rayner, said he was delighted that their work was short listed having being judged against primary schools across the UK.
He said: "We are a small school and had just one week to create the films. The children used free internet software and basic digital cameras. Both films did well compared to schools where they have larger pupil numbers and better technology.
"The group worked well together despite all being strong minded characters. They listened to each other, were excited and shared their ideas, working very hard to meet the deadline which also gave them a taster of what working in the real world is like."
He said the children were overjoyed on hearing that their work had been nominated, but said their "eyes lit up" when they were told that the school would sponsor their trip to London so that they could attend the ceremony.
During the two day trip the pupils would also get in some sightseeing taking in the M&M store on Leicester Square and the Science Museum.
