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ZYFA Shortlist and Winners 2008

Check out the shortlisted films and who went on to win the coveted awards below....

Best Film in Age category 8 – 13

  • WINNER Mirror Mirror – Made by Monmouth Film School
  • Spooky Radio – Made by Penryhs Arts Centre
  • Country Come to town – Made by Monmouth Film School

Best Film in Age Category 14 – 25

  • Life’s a beach- Directed by Abbey Jenkins for Bournemouth Screen Academy Summer School/SSAW.
  • Viva Elvis - Directed by Meg Davies and Chris ** for Pontypool Media Group/Coleg Gwent.
  • WINNER Seeing is Believing – Directed by Ellan Jones, Rosemary Lippard & Ryan Hacker for First Light Movies/Independent Cinema Office.

Best Performance

  • Ella Hughes – Addiction.
  • Craig Barlow – Seeing is Believing
  • WINNER Shane Williams – Excuses

Best Direction

  • WINNER James’s Nightmare – St Cenydd School
  • Life’s a beach – Directed by Abbey Jenkins (Bournemouth Screen Academy Summer School/SSAW)
  • Seeing is believing – Directed by Ellan Jones, Rosemary Lippard & Ryan Hacker. (First Light Movies/Independent Cinema Office)

Best Animated film

  • WINNER Children’s Rights – Made by the young people of Bute Town for C.H.I
  • Army Strikes – Made by Llamau
  • Little Red Riding Hoodie – Made by Moonoo / Zoom

Best Documentary

  • Sporting Marvels – directed by Carwyn Willis for Sporting Marvels
  • WINNER Two Men and their Ponies - directed by Emma Bailey for St Albans School
  • A Brief History – Penrhys arts centre

Best Fiction

  • James’ Nightmare. Directed by Andrew Gough (St. Cenydd School)
  • Life’s a beach. Directed by Abbey Jenkins (Bournemouth Screen Academy Summer School/SSAW)
  • Mirror Mirror. Made by Monmouth Film School
  • WINNER Seeing is Believing. Directed by Ellan Jones, Rosemary Lippard & Ryan Hacker. (First Light Movies/Independent Cinema Office)

Best Welsh Language Film

  • WINNER Anweddus – Made by Carwyn Willis
  • Newyddion – Made by Urdd Gobaith Cymru

Zoom Award

  • WINNERSkate Park – Made by the young skaters of Merthyr for Merthyr Council Youth Project.
  • Lord of the Ring – Made by Alan, Lloyd and Paul of Betws boys & girls club for Valley and Vale Community Arts.
  • Seeing is Believing - Made by Ellan Jones, Rosemary Lippard & Ryan Hacker for First Light Movies/Independent Cinema Office.

Zoom Audience Award Winner - Little Monsters - Coed-y-Lan Primary School