End of the Pier International Film Festival

Let's Rebrand Britain is all about exploring kids talents. So The End of the Pier International Film Festival is a perfect example of the kind of competition event we are looking for. The festival, now in it’s 7th year, takes place at The Ritz Cinema, Worthing. The festival is an open competition, aimed at new young independent and low budget film makers from around the world. Film makers as young as 5 years old are invited to submit entries – don't be shy – you could be an Oscar winner one day!

So come on – if you know of any budding film makers, or you are indeed one yourself – now is the time to be bold, be proud and submit your entry. Visit the End of the Pier International Film Festival website for further information now!

The Festival takes place 23rd April to 1st May 2010. This time around, there will be over 40 awards, including:

• 5-11 age group
• 11-15 age group
• 15-19 age group
• The End Of The Pier Best Short Script Award
• The Miracle Screenings Award for Best European Feature Film

Last year's winner, Vicki Psarias, who happens to be a Cypriot, won Best Director and Best Short Film last year. Now she has been nominated for Woman of Year Award. Vicki’s film was a short drama about Cypriots and you can read more about Vicki at: http://www.myspace.com/brokenthefilm.

We would love to hear about happy stories from parents of kids of have followed their dreams and explored their talents. Remember, Let's Rebrand Britain is all about happy stories!

Congratulations Worthing Herald

We discovered this happy feel-good story, which was printed by The Worthing Herald via Twitter. Let's hope that this is a first positive step towards the media printing good news stories, and that The Worthing Herald becomes a trend-setter! The next positive step is that this story would make the front page!

Back to the story ... Katie Norton, a 15-year-old from Worthing, West Sussex, has been named the St John Ambulance Sussex cadet of the year. Katie had to do a presentation, pitch for a TV soap featuring issues concerning young people and also had to have a uniform inspection and give an interview. Being cadet of the year also means that Katie becomes an ambassador for St John. We reckon that she would also be a strong contender for Dragons' Den !

In the future, she hopes her training will help her in her bid to become a doctor. Katies said: "I think having a first aid qualification is important for anyone. It's very useful and I hope it will help me in my career. "I would encourage young people to sign up as you can meet people of your own age and make friends."

Click here to read this fantastic story in full!

Katie's story proves that not all 15-year olds are trouble! We would like people like Katie to join us in our challenge. If you are interested in joining Let's Rebrand Britain, email us at info@rebrandbritain.co.uk