A GROUP of young film-makers from Worthing are celebrating after winning a prestigious award for their short, animated film.
The film, a comedy called Happy Cloud, was made by 61 young people who are part of the Worthing Youth Media (WYM) drama and media club, which meets at The Rosie, in Littlehampton Road, Durrington.
Happy Cloud won the award for best comedy at the First Light film awards. Click on the panel to the right to watch the film.
The animated comedy tells the story of a struggling children's television star who has a glimpse of the future after banging his head.
Daniel Musty, from Compulsive Productions, which led the film projects last year, said: "For me, the award is nothing more than the young people of Worthing Youth Media deserve."
Happy Cloud was filmed in Ford last May.
Animator Evan Wilkinson helped the youngsters understand the intricacies of animated film-making, Tina Walker, professional screen writer, worked with the animation team on the script and voice recording work was done at Worthing's Ivy Arch Studios.
The awards were judged by industry experts such as Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, film actor Joseph Fiennes and television star Ben Miller.
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