YOUNG members of a North Wales film group have been busy filming their submission for a festival in Rhyl.
Out for a Film Media, a new partnership between filmmakers Thomas Ellis and Addie Davies, will show their entry at the Rhyller Thriller film festival.
Dubbed a “family-friendly” entry, the film will be shown at the festival at Rhyl Town Hall on Saturday, May 18.
Thomas said: “Having worked in the industry for over 10 years for some of the biggest companies in the area, our mission statement is to make film more accessible to the community of North Wales, especially young people.
“We believe that, despite all of the expensive equipment needed for filmmaking, sessions should be available to young people at a similar price to the more standard after school activities offered locally, such as sports clubs and dance.”
Out for a Film Media runs a workshop every Tuesday at Llanddulas Youth and Community Centre between 4.30-6pm, aimed at those aged between 6 and 18.
The group will also be running one-day filmmaking workshops in Llandudno and Prestatyn on March 27 and April 2 respectively.
Thomas added: “Our sessions are really exciting. At our weekly filmmaking club in Llanddulas our group of 10 students have so far created short films with speed boat chases, elves on the shelves coming to life and documentaries about their interests.
“We love seeing the young people so creative and the ideas they come up with.”
Addie said: “The students come up with all their own ideas for films and with our instruction and support we help them to write the scripts, storyboard the scenes, act on screen, run the camera and sound and even direct.
“It is really fun to see and so important too, as filmmaking is a powerful tool for children to express themselves, foster collaboration, build confidence, learn new multimedia skills and provide a lifelong hobby or potential future career.”
Thomas added: “We are really appreciative of the support the club has received so far, including from the Rhyller Thriller film festival in Rhyl.
“We were delighted when they reached out to us to offer our students the chance to produce a short spooky, family-friendly film.
“The students were so excited to start work on the film and have come up with a uniquely original tale featuring a variety of monsters including witches and skeletons.
“We have started filming as a group, using a variety of skills such as green screen and VFX skills and will be continuing to film over the next few weeks.
“We can’t wait to show everyone the students’ brilliant creation.”
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