An interactive website for primary children with filmmaking and literacy teaching resources.

This website is a real treasure trove of all things film related for primary age children. Resources include teacher guidance and support, lesson plans, interactive online activities and of course lots of film clips.

Competition - Animate IT '09: To cut a long story short

In partnership with the National Year of Reading, the Picture Production Company and Kudlian Software are inviting children under 12, primary schools and after school groups to make an animated trailer to promote their favourite book; their patron is CBBC's Ed Petrie.

Aspiring young filmmakers can use any type of animation to make their trailers. The winning trailers will be shown in Film Street’s Cinema and the winning animators will win animation equipment and software from Kudlian Software, and a tour around the offices of top trailer makers, the Picture Production Company.

To make the competition accessible to as many young people as possible entrants can download a free five day trial of Kudlian’s award winning animation software I Can Animate. Entries can be submitted by email or post on CD, DVD or video in any format by Friday 3rd April 2009.