A Mile in Our Shoes wins

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One of Europe’s premier independent film festivals – The European Independent Film Festival, ÉCU has awarded A Mile in our Shoes The European Youth Excellence Award in Filmmaking Award. Find out more…

The BFI awards National Lottery Funding for Education Scheme

http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/news/bfi-announce-lottery-funding-for-education-scheme/

FILM NATION UK has been awarded lottery funding of £26 million over four years by the BFI to deliver the BFI’s 5-19 Education Scheme. Find out more…

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First Light in the Classroom

“FLIC has been an arts based project with the most tangible outcomes that we can analyse.” FLIC (First Light in the Classroom) has now been operating for one year and has gone from strength to strength during this time. What started as an exclusively schools-targeted scheme has now evolved into a more comprehensive offer for a range of youth settings including youth offending teams and half term activities. Find out more …

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Handy 'How To' Filmmaking Guides

First Light commissioned Nice Monster to produce a series of 'How To' short films. Each 90 second film will provide top tips for budding filmmakers looking at areas such as film structure, storyboarding, direction, camera techniques, editing and sound and lighting. Find out more …

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