Artistic Director, Prestatyn Youth Arts Film Festival 2011
Young Filmmakers on location with 'The Lighthouse' Make a Movie in a Day & the King Kong workshop

'The Lighthouse' On a hot sunny day a group of teenagers take a walk along the beach, unaware of their fate...  
Young people ages 10-14yrs wrote this short horror, filming it the same day at Talacre Beach, Wales, facilitated by Jan Miller with Gavin Porter, National Theatre Wales TEAM

Prestatyn Youth Arts Film Festival Winners 2011
1st Prize Adam Dawson' short horror, 'The Child'
2nd Prize Euan Miller's animation 'Attack of the Ninja'
3rd Prize Jack O'Connor's 'Animation Tutorial'.  

all images ©Jan Miller 2011

Runners-up Joe Shields, Will Newe, Bradley Farrugia & Amy Newe for the trailer "The Casual World of Zombies"; Holly Miller & Evan McLellan (actors) & Rebecca Flannery, (camera) in the thriller "Dead Alive!!!"; Ryan Hughes' "Big Fat World Tour"; Lewis Dawson, Jordan Jackson, actotd in the "The Chase".

Film Director & judge, Sara Sugarman, 
a message for all participants

Dear Young and New Film makers,

Congratulations! You have made a movie! Never wait for permission to make a film, keep doing what you have done, initiated and seen through from start to finish, your own work.  For this reason, you are ALL artists. Never lose this enthusiasm and ambition. Prizes and awards are helpful because they help others see your work but do not judge yourself by awards because these are always other people's opinion of your work.  The most important thing is what you have already achieved, you are 'doing it'.  How many people can say that?  Congratulations everyone who made a movie and is showing it today.  Best wishes,
                               Sara Sugarman (fellow film maker)