MediaMagazine Production Competition 2022! Anything Goes! - Results
This year, at long last, we are (nearly) unlocked and able to resume our normal service with a live event! Many of you will have had a couple of horribly difficult years... so our legendary Production Competition is all about shaking off the cobwebs and celebrating your creativity IRL at out showcase event at the BFI!
We were really delighted to receive so many entries from so many different schools this year – nearly back to pre-pandemic levels which, given the pressures you’ve all been under and the forthcoming exams ordeal, is a real tribute to your commitment and enthusiasm. And what a diverse range of entries – from personal memoirs to Netflix Originals opening sequences, from psychological thrillers to game-related fantasy, and music videos from rap to indie. You may have felt locked down over the last couple of years, but your imaginations were certainly kept alive and kicking.
Your entries get more confident, resourceful and creative year on year.
We’d like to make special mention of several film-makers who have not made it to the list. This year the competition was entitled ‘Anything Goes’, and we had one rule only: that the video should be no longer than 4 minutes. Sadly, as always, we received some excellent videos which were far too long, and we had to disqualify them on the grounds of length.
So special credit goes to Johan Stewart for ‘Guilt’, Jonathan Germanos for ‘My Little Darlings’, and Charlie Crome for ‘King of Diamonds’, all of which were highly original, well-scripted and creative, but just too long to make the cut.
Best Music Video
- Kiera Milward, Hurtwood House School ‘Boys Like You'
Best Opening/Trailer
- Jessica Foster, Charlotte Coppellotti, Ellen Smart, Millie Wyatt, Claremont Fan Court School ‘Dodging A Bullet’
Best Short Film
- Phoebe Bunyan, Northampton College, ‘Idea’
The Barney Oram Creativity Award
- Maggie Barksby, Durham Sixth Form Centre for 'Farewell'
Watch the four winning entries here!