An animated film created for YouTube by Best For You has won the award for Best Charity Film (Health and Wellbeing) at the Big Syn International Film Festival.
The film, ‘What are eating disorders?’, was co-created with clinicians and people with lived experience of mental ill-health to ensure it was inclusive and informed young people about eating disorders without including imitable or triggering detail.
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As a result of the win, the film was highlighted on Piccadilly Lights at Piccadilly Circus in London on Thursday 14 November, raising the visibility of Best For You and encouraging people to seek mental health support if they’re struggling with an eating disorder. The film’s clear message is that help is available, and it is possible to recover.
The Best For You team worked with BB Productions, Plastic Milk Animation, and Coda Post Production to make the film, which was made possible thanks to a partnership with YouTube Health.
Johan Redelinghuys, Child Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead for Best For You Digital, said: ‘This animation is the first in a series exploring some of the mental health conditions which are most commonly affecting young people, ensuring they have access to clinically credible information. We’re delighted that the film – and the wider Best For You programme – has been recognised in this way, and we’re excited to continue to create content that resonates with young people, and signposts them to much-needed support and resources.’
Best For You
Best For You is an innovative approach to mental health care designed for – and in consultation with – young people and their families.Â
By joining up different elements of support, it is helping to address the growing and urgent crisis in young people’s mental health, making it easier for them to access the help they need.Â
The project is run in partnership by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, West London NHS Trust, and CW+. It is being evaluated by academic experts at Imperial College.Â
Big Syn International Film Festival
The Big Syn International Film Festival is the world’s biggest sustainability film festival and was founded in 2019 to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which cover topics as diverse as health and wellbeing, climate action, and work and economic growth in their aim to make sure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity. Â Â
This year’s Grand Jury included BAFTA and Oscar award-winning filmmakers and representatives from bodies such as the House of Lords, New York University, and the United Nations.
