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Seren the Super Star!
SEREN – A STAR BY ANY OTHER NAME – In fact Seren means star in Welsh and Seren from Nickolas Hawksmoor Primary School is a star, winning the Rotary GB&I National Filmmaker Award for 2024.
Junior category winner Seren had the idea of using stop motion animation for her short film. For Seren’s submission, it was horrible weather outside that inspired her to get to work inside, during a wet and windy half term. Seren explains. “We went for a walk and were talking about the river. I said ‘imagine if it washed away the bridge, what would we do?’” “My Mum said, ‘it would be rebuilt’. This is where my inspiration came from.”
In the film the bridge is washed away and rebuilt by friends. It shows that friendship is also a bridge which can be rebuilt too.
Judge Ric was a huge fan of Seren’s use of sound, with clear and emotive dialogue and a great choice of music.
Judge Roy said “Watch out Pixar.”
Below we see President Colin from the Rotary Club of Towcester presenting Seren with her award which included a glass engraved trophy, certificate and vouchers. Her video can be viewed on the Rotary GB&I website.
https://www.rotarygbi.org/…/com…/rotary-young-filmmaker/ (Meet the winners.)