Explore wonders of nature in competition

Northern Ireland’s young people are being encouraged to channel their inner Sir David Attenborough by making a movie about the wonders of nature.
By Community Reporter
Published 11th May 2020, 09:51 BST
Updated 11th May 2020, 10:01 BST
Getting back to nature: Young filmmakers Emily and Josh Gilchrist from Ballyclare prepare to release their inner Sir David Attenborough by taking part in Into Film's 'Nature in Your Neighbourhood' competitionGetting back to nature: Young filmmakers Emily and Josh Gilchrist from Ballyclare prepare to release their inner Sir David Attenborough by taking part in Into Film's 'Nature in Your Neighbourhood' competition
Getting back to nature: Young filmmakers Emily and Josh Gilchrist from Ballyclare prepare to release their inner Sir David Attenborough by taking part in Into Film's 'Nature in Your Neighbourhood' competition

Film Education Charity Into Film have launched ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’, a new UK-wide filmmaking competition that calls on young people aged 5-19 to make a live action or animated short film exploring the beauty on their doorstep.

Entries will be open until Friday, June 19 and the winner will receive a filmmaking bundle worth £300 and two runners up will win a year’s subscription to Netflix.

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Lorraine Magee of Into Film in NI said: “We want our creative young people to use their exercise time during lockdown to explore their neighbourhood, park or garden.

“They can document something they’ve noticed or appreciated while spending more time in their local area with whatever filmmaking equipment that’s available at home, including a smart phone, tablet or camera as well as Into Film’s free home filmmaking resources,” she added.

Into Film has a huge range of online education resources available to young people to keep them occupied during the Covid-19 crisis.

Its Home Learning Hub and the ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’ competition is supported by the BFI awarding National Lottery funding.

For more information on how to enter ‘Nature in Your Neighbourhood’, check out the Into Film website – https://www.intofilm.org/nature-in-your-neighbourhood

Good luck with the photography!

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