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Are YOU the next Young Film Critic of the Year?


THE PRESTIGIOUS Young Film Critic of the Year competition is up and running again - and you have until July 31 to get your entries in.

This year young people with a hearing or visual impairment Visual Impairment Definition

Total blindness is the inability to tell light from dark, or the total inability to see. Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses and
 will also have a chance to win prizes for themselves AND their schools. All you need to do for a chance to win is to write, type or record your own film review of any of this year's cinema releases. Keep it short: 250 words maximum.

There are three age categories: 7 to 11, 11 to 14 and 15 to 18.

You can enter individually - and as many times as you like if you review more than one film - or as a school group.

Nominees in each age category will be invited to an Awards Ceremony at a London West For the European Parliament Constituency, see .

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The winner in each age category will receive a Yamaha Home Cinema System as well as a prize for their school of an interactive white board and film resources. Mail Film Editor Graham Young says: "There is still no other medium quite like film for having the ability to reach into the hearts and minds of all ages, sexes, creeds and demographics. So, whoever you are, wherever your are or no matter where you are from, try to write a review of one of your favourite recent films and see see if you can become the Young Film Critic of the Year!

"Winning a nationwide prize like this is a great feeling, as I found out when I won the Film Critic of the Year Award for regional newspapers."

For more details about how to enter, visit the official website at: www.youngfilmcritic.org You can also enter by video message, Braille, voice message, podcast etc.

Just send your review to: Film Education, 21-22 Poland Street, London W1F 8QQ Email: postbox@filmeducation.org or call 020 7851 9450.

Remember to include these details: Which age category?

Junior Film Critic (7 to 11) or Young Film Critic (15 to 19, or 11 to 14).

You will also need to include your name, age, name of school and class, school address and phone number.

Please don't forget to indicate if you are a hearing or visually impaired person Noun 1. visually impaired person - someone who has inferior vision
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SUBTITLES and audio description (a narrated soundtrack) enable people with a hearing or visual impairment to enjoy movies at the cinema. The most popular films, including Hancock, Kung Fu kung fu
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 Panda, Wanted and Narnia, are now available with subtitles and audio description at almost 300 UK cinemas. Visit www.yourlocalcinema.com

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