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Toon film to hit the small screen

A Newcastle-based community film company will see its award-winning knife crime film screened on a national TV channel.

The Royal Television Society Award-winning film Shank - a collaborative project from Superkrush Films and Sunderland Youth Offending Service - has been selected to be aired on Community Channel, which attracts 1.2 million digital viewers every month.

During 2008 Superkrush Films worked with a group of eight young ex-offenders to create the short film which deals with the negative consequences of knife crime.

Shank is scheduled to be shown several times in late July as part of Community Channel’s ‘Meet the Future Season,’ a month of programmes celebrating the talents and creativity of young people up and down the country.

Community Channel content and acquisitions manager Samantha Ellington said: “Shank really stood out for us among a number of submissions tackling youth crime due to its outstanding production values.

“We were amazed to hear that a number of the young actors in the film have never performed before as they were so natural and believable. In many cases the scenes were improvised which really adds to the strength of the production. The fact that local young ex-offenders were enlisted to help create the film makes it an ideal addition to our ‘Meet the Future’ season of programmes.”

Shank director and owner of Superkrush Films Chris Taylor said: “We are delighted that the hard work of the Superkrush team and, more importantly the young people involved in the project, has paid off again and we are looking forward to seeing the film in all its glory on the small screen.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .