# Kingston Smith announces winning charity films of 2016 Creative Vision Award

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/31/kingston-smith-announces-winning-charity-films-2016-creative-vision-award/
- Published: 2016-10-31T09:00:07+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Two films, created for [Refuge](http://www.refuge.org.uk/) and [Create](http://createarts.org.uk/),
have won this year’s 2016 Creative Vision Award, announced by [Kingston Smith](http://www.kingstonsmith.co.uk/)
and Bournemouth University.**

 

The short brand films were created by film students and the awards are worth £150,000
each.

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Refuge’s film (main image) by the Alpaca Chinos, a team of film students from Bournemouth
University, is a toy animation set in a child’s bedroom, showing a woman trapped
through domestic violence. It uses a snow globe to demonstrate how a woman experiencing
abuse is trapped and isolated from the outside world by her perpetrator. As the 
female character begins to reach out for support, she is assisted by the other toys,
which represent Refuge, and breaks free from the globe to begin a new life.

 

Team Pablo’s winning film for Create reflects the [sense of empowerment](https://blog.curriculosolutions.com/student-empowerment-achieving-success-once-you-graduate)
that Create’s workshops bring to young carers, who can often feel isolated by their
responsibilities. It showcases the breadth of creative art forms that Create works
in, from photography to music to art, the film shows how the charity’s workshops
provide young carers with skills, friendship and confidence.

 

 

 

 

Nicky Goulder, co-founder and chief executive of Create, said:

 

> “We’ve been blown away by the creativity, ingenuity and skill of the young animators,
> and are delighted with the film they have created. The issues faced by young carers,
> including social isolation, lack of opportunities and low levels of confidence,
> are largely unknown by the general public. This animation will help us to raise
> awareness of these issues, and of the life-changing power of the creative arts.”

 

The Creative Vision Award was [launched by Kingston Smith](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/16/kingston-smith-competition-offers-free-film-charity/)
in 2015, in partnership with Bournemouth University’s BFX Competition to encourage
and support success and innovation across two of Kingston Smith’s key sectors: charity
and media,

 

The event also marked the launch of the 2017 Creative Vision Award, which opened
on19th October, and offers two further charities the opportunity to win their own
digital brand film. More details about the Kingston Smith Creative Vision Award 
and how to apply are [available on its website](http://www.ks.co.uk/cva).

 * **[DEBRA & Re-Cycle win Kingston Smith Creative Vision Award](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/07/debra-re-cycle-win-kingston-smith-creative-vision-award/)**(
   7 February 2017)
 * **[St John Ambulance wins Charity Film of the Year Award](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/03/21/st-john-ambulance-wins-charity-film-year-award/)**(
   21 March 2017)
 * **[News Corp donates £100,000 to UK charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/07/07/news-corp-donates-100000-uk-charities/)**(
   7 July 2017)

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