THE BOOM! AWARDS

Tuesday 7 April 2009: More than 50 BOOM! participants were congratulated at the inaugural BOOM! Awards which took place at the Apple Store on Regent Street in London.

The film-makers and films recognised at the BOOM! Awards event included the Film Junkies club from Bournemouth who won Best Film for their film 'The Daemon Drink' about the peer-to-peer pressure behind teenage alcohol abuse, and Darlington YMCA who won the Oustanding Volunteering Award for their film 'Individuality' which challenges mis-perceptions about people who are homeless. The full list of award-winners is as follows:

• Best Original Idea:
  ELG Interface club from east London - 'Respect'


• Best Camerawork:
  Eye Arts Club from Eye, Suffolk - 'What younger people think of older people'


• Best Front-Of-Camera Performance:
  Leanne Butterfield from SENSE TV Club in Vauxhall, London - 'Chain Reaction'


• Best Editing:
  The Crew Club from Brighton - 'Soldier's Eyes'


• Best Director:
  Rhys Williams from Bromley Film club in south-east London - 'Soldier's Eyes'


• Best BOOM! Blogger:
  Laverne Major from Law, Leisure and Learning club in Birmingham


• Best Community Story:
  Film Junkies club from Bournemouth - 'Life's a beach'


• Outstanding Club Leader:
  Ammara Ali from ELG Interface club in east London - 'Teenage pregnancy'


• Outstanding Volunteering:
  David Midcalf & Adam Sayer from Darlington YMCA - 'Individuality'


• Best Film:
  Film Junkies club from Bournemouth - 'The Daemon Drink'

The Awards event was hosted by Kylie Norman, a presenter on Capital Radio, Classic FM and XFM and a film studies graduate, and also featured a live performance by singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti, who is inviting BOOM! participants to make a music video with a social message for his song Soldier's Eyes. Click here for more info.