Runaway
3RD YEAR
Naomi suffers from social anxiety which has long isolated her from the world outside her small apartment. For the first time in her life Naomi dares to face her anxiety and run away with her best friend Pan, out into the night.
Director/Režisér: Wilma Sjögren (21)
Co-Director/Režisér: Klas Haggren (24)
Idea behind Project: When I first moved to Stockholm from my small hometown in the south of Sweden, I was struck with massive social anxiety. It is something that I've struggled with before so the feeling wasn't exactly unfamiliar to me. However it did damage a good part of my life when I was 15. I couldn't keep up with things, meeting new people, attending social events, I could barely hold a normal conversation with a stranger without stammering or avoiding eye contact. So when the social anxiety came crawling back to me as a twenty year old I got the idea for runaway. I pitched the idea to a few friends and then it just unfolded from there.
Youth Cinema Network Award
The annual Youth Cinema Network (YCN) Award recognizes excellence in film made by young people. Established in 2016 as a single award, it is now presented to the best films in three age groups:
* ages 0 – 14
* age 15 – 19
* age 20 – 27
In 2021, one more section was presented: *film made in the framework of a short-term workshop.
YCN festivals nominate one film for each group, YCN members cast one vote per age group (a festival may not vote for its own nomination) and the films with greatest number of votes in each age category are declared winners.
Every year the YCN awards are presented at a different festival. Starting with Wicked Wales Film festival, UK in 2016, the awards have been announced at REC, Germany (2017), Nextfilmfestival, Denmark (2018), Enimation, Slovenia / Up and Coming, Germany (2019), Camera Zizanio, Greece (2020) and Nordic Youth Film Festival, Norway (2021).
https://www.youthcinemanetwork.org/ycn-award
