{"id":113385,"date":"2020-07-01T13:48:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=113385"},"modified":"2021-11-04T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:49:38","slug":"bfi-announce-winners-of-see-yourself-on-screen-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2020-2\/bfi-announce-winners-of-see-yourself-on-screen-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"BFI announce winners of See Yourself On Screen Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFinalists received 1-to-1 virtual masterclasses from the likes of Konnie Huq, Reggie Yates, Jessica Hynes, Rob Delaney, BBC Children\u2019s Cheryl Taylor, Harry Hill, Matthew Lewis, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Robert Popper <\/strong>
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\nThe BFI, through its Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), has today announced the winners of its See Yourself on Screen Challenge<\/strong> – a UK-wide competition for 4-18-year olds, launched by doctor and TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh last month. Fifteen winners have received virtual masterclasses from mentors including Rob Delaney, Reggie Yates, Harry Hill, Konnie Huq, Matthew Lewis and Jessica Hynes, and their TV shows will now premiere on national TV across Channel 5\u2019s Milkshake!, CITV, E4, S4C (Welsh language) and TG4 (Irish language), next month.<\/p>\n

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The pan-industry initiative, supported by Animation UK, BAFTA Kids, film education charity Into Film, The Children\u2019s Media Conference, Pact and Northern Ireland Screen, called on young people from all corners of the UK to create and star in their own mini-TV show, reflecting their lives amidst lockdown. The See Yourself on Screen Challenge was launched by the BFI as part of the Young Audiences Content Fund, which supports the development and production of high-quality television which truly reflects the lives of children and young people in the UK, screening on free-to-air, public service broadcasting channels.<\/p>\n

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Hundreds of young people sent in their 30-second video pitches, with an esteemed panel of industry judges choosing 15 overall winners. The finalists then received one-to-one virtual masterclasses from famous and influential figures from the world of TV: Konnie Huq, Jessica Hynes, Rob Delaney, Cheryl Taylor, Harry Hill, Matthew Lewis, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Robert Popper and Reggie Yates. Each mentor offered hints and tips to help guide the finalists through the script writing and shooting process, before the finalists turned their idea into a reality.<\/p>\n

The two-minute long mini-TV shows for 4-7\u2019s (Milkshake!) and 8-13\u2019s (CITV) will air between 8th-10th <\/sup>\u00a0July, with indigenous language winners airing in Welsh (S4C) and Irish (TG4), and 14-18\u2019s (E4) will air w\/c 13h<\/sup> July.<\/p>\n

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Head of the BFI\u2019s Young Audiences Content Fund Jackie Edwards said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe launched the See Yourself on Screen Challenge as a way of giving a platform to young people from across the UK, whose lives have changed significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown, and we were utterly thrilled to receive so many brilliant pitches. The Young Audiences Content Fund exists to bring quality content which entertains and reflects young people from all over the UK, and this Challenge has enabled them to tell their own stories on screen and, excitingly, have it aired on national television; it\u2019s a real celebration of the creativity of our young people for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis Challenge was also a great chance for our industry colleagues who care about great public service broadcast to join hands with young people and do something supremely positive for young audiences all over the UK for whom television has taken on an even more significant role in their lives during lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The winners\u2019 finished projects, which they filmed themselves at home during lockdown, and their mentors are as follows:<\/p>\n

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Age category 4-7 (airing on Milkshake!) <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n