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The inaugural National Youth Film Awards (NYFA) at *SCAPE aims to identify and celebrate talents from the industry and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) offering film-related and animation courses.

Out of 238 submissions received, 47 films by students from nine local IHLs were nominated. The films are reviewed by an 11-member jury made up of well-known industry influencers such as Royston Tan, Jack Neo and Ng Say Yong.

Here are our thoughts on a selection of some very interesting entries.

‘Hero’ by Jonathan Choo

Nominated for five awards, including Best Original Music as well as Best Editing, Hero is a film that takes the viewers through a journey of imagination and empathy.

Directed by Jonathan Choo of NTU, and featuring local veteran actor Wang Yu Qing, Hero follows the story of a boy who aspires to follow in his father’s (played by Wang) footsteps, who moonlights as a vigilante but eventually passes on with cancer.

This film turned out to be a big project – with a stunt team to take care of the stunt work, along with other factors – and it was a challenge since the crew was made up of mainly schoolmates, but it was successful.

I found it particularly interesting how this film humanises heroic figures and paint a different picture of their story. Original and creative, this film delivers the messages with a subtle touch and is not too overbearing.

Heartwarming and feel-good, Hero will definitely give viewers hope for a better tomorrow and something to think about.

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