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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama Island Katrina, a 14 year old student from Bishop Michael Elden, focused on an internationally recognized topic affecting young people around the world. She says, “As teenagers it can be hard growing up with peer pressure and bullying. If you have low self-esteem, you can be pushed to the edge like Anna. The story is about killing someone’s self-esteem with words that aren’t said aloud.” The GBYFC panel judged her film to be an excellent short, dramatic film addressing a serious, contemporary social issue. The film displays exceptional production value in its concept, scripting, videography, editing, musical score, performance and direction.
Cyber-Bullying will be premiered at
the 2011 Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival (FLIFF) in Ft. Lauderdale and
FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama.
The GBYFC was created as a component
to the 2011 inaugural FLIFF on Location: Grand Bahama to showcase young
filmmakers’ work from the island. Following its premiere,
Cyber-Bullying
will be made available for public screenings and online through the
Competition’s Facebook, Youtube and Vimeo pages.
In addition, four runners-up were selected by the GBYFC committee: Sophie Paine, age 14 from Lucaya International School for “Tourism on Grand Bahama – A Friendly Conversation.”
Sophie’s film was judged to be a
well-produced travelogue featuring consistently worthy camerawork on
the interviews. It was well-timed and carefully edited with good sound
quality, which produced a charming promotional film.
George McInnes, age 16 from Lucaya
International School for “Stranded”. The committee found this video
production a light-hearted reminiscence of Tom Hank’s “Cast Away”.
“Stranded” features journeyman camerawork, a commendable acting
performance and good editing.
Clifford Bowes III, age 18 from Georgia
Tech University for “How to Talk to Women Bahamian Style”. Using
minimal cinema graphic applications, this social satire features video
clips of a charming stage performance.
Stephane Anglade and John Silvera,
ages 14 from Lucaya International School and The University School for
“Emancipation Day, A Conversation.” Good stage setting and a well-performed
delivery highlight this 41second video endorsement of Grand Bahama.
The Grand Bahama Youth Film Competition was designed for 12 to 18 year olds with a theme of “A Conversation in Grand Bahama”. Students were encouraged to interpret this theme in an imaginative way. 18 films were submitted and judged on four criteria: Creativity/Originality, Delivery of its message, Technical Execution and Overall Impact. In addition to having her film premiered at the 2011 Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Katrina will also receive $500 cash and a Gopro HD camera. The four runners-up will each receive a Kodak Zi8 digital camera. These prizes were made possible by the generous donations of The Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation, James Sarles Coldwell Banker Reality Company, Municipal Motors, “Mr. Bahamas” Robert Harris and an anonymous donator for which The Grand Bahama Youth Film Competition Committee is tremendously grateful.
 Cyber-Bullying will be screened at the inaugural year of, “FLIFF On-Location: Grand Bahama Island", from October 27 – 30, 2011.
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