Winner Best Broadcast Created By Young People For Young People, Children And Young People Now Awards 2008- Safestop, 'Hostel Life'
Winner Koestler Prisons Video Trust Award 2007- HMYOI Huntercombe, 'Boy, Life Just Got Serious'
Winner 1st Prize Koestler Trust Film and Video Awards 2007- HMP Bullwood Hall, 'Locked Up Love'
Winner BT Seen and Heard National Award 2006- Coram Young Parents Project
NEW RESOURCE PACKS AVAILABLE TO PROFESSIONALS
Film It have produced 2 new DVD resource packs for use within the secure estate:
"They gain so much from your workshops just by coming together and
being able to talk things through without being judged. What you are doing
is fantastic"
Tricia Yates
Tyne and Wear Sure Start
DON'T GO MAD: Women prisoners on the Film It workshops give advice to new prisoners on how to deal with 'bang up'. Drawing on their own experiences to make the film, the women encourage new prisoners to view custody as a positive time for reflection and change. Please note this is for viewing in secure settings across the secure estate and not available to the public.
Don't Go Mad is available free if you can cover P+P. The pack comes with 1 DVD, 2 booklets with tips on making a film and engaging young people. Accompanying teaching materials can be downloaded by clicking here.
Please drop us an email stating how many copies you would like.
FIX: An interactive 2 disc DVD game for young people in the penal system experiencing or at risk of acute mental ill-health. Issues explored include coping with incarceration, understanding mental ill-health, changing destructive behaviour patterns and seeking help.
Fix is available free of charge if you can cover P+P. Please drop us an email stating how many copies you would like.
Accompanying teaching materials/resources are available to donwload by clicking here.
Professionals may also find these resources useful:
More Resources: Organisations offering help and support for people in custody.
Resources For Young People: A useful directory of organisations offering help and services to young people.
NEW PROJECT:
Fly Me Home is a unique project working with a group of homeless young people who will learn how to make, build and fly a hot air balloon. The balloon will serve as a 'flying petition'- you can sign the balloon to show your support and raise awareness of the hidden homeless.
In it's first year alone, millions will hear about the project, if your name is on the balloon, millions will hear about you too. Join us in supporting young homeless fly to a brighter future.
For a small donation, you can sign/message/draw on the Fly Me Home balloon...We'll even put your name into a prize draw for a free balloon ride!
Look out for upcoming events or go to www.justgiving.com/filmit to donate, then email contactus@film-it.org.uk with your messages/drawings/images etc as a jpeg.
If your company or organisation would like a square or two of the balloon to sign/message, get in touch.