An innovative, charitable, non-profit making organisation & film production agency

Welcome to Clapperboard UK

Clapperboard UK is a highly successful, youth-led and industry supported film-making charity. Our aim is to give a voice to young people and their communities through the medium of film.

Clapperboard Awards

Every year, we host our Clapperboard Awards Ceremony to recognise the hard work and celebrate the achievements of our young people and support staff.

Giving a Voice to Young People

Clapperboard UK seeks to use the medium of film to give a voice to young people and their communities, and to set them up with opportunities to participate and succeed in the film and television industry.

Clapperboard UK is a successful, youth-led and industry supported film-making charity. We aim to give a voice to young people and communities through the medium of film. We seek to encourage creativity and developing film literacy. We work in all aspects of education, handling the whole process from script to screen.

Best Script – The Learning Rooms with Hollyoaks actor Amy Conachon actor Eithne Browne and writer Elliot Hope.jpg

Best Script - The Learning Rooms with Hollyoaks actor Amy Conachon actor Eithne Browne and writer Elliot Hope Photo by Dave Munn

Best Performer – Lucy Woods with Hollyoaks actor Trevor A Toussaint, Eithne Browne and PHHolt Trust Manager Anne Edwards.jpg

Best Performer - Lucy Woods with Hollyoaks actor Trevor A Toussaint, Eithne Browne and PHHolt Trust Manager Anne Edwards Photo by Dave Munn

Best Achiever Award Ryan Barr with Hollyoaks Actor Luke Jerry, Eithne Brown and Journalist Peter Grant. Photo by Dave Munn

Credit: Kat Hughes, Merseyside BFI Academy Film-Maker

Ricky with Participants Andrew Galbraith and Bethan Griffiths outside JAH

Winner of Echo Best Achiever Award Chris Purcell (holding Echo award) with Sefton Hub Members Presented by Hollyoaks Loveday family members Jacqueline Botswain and Karl Collins

Winner of Alison Steadman Award for Active Citizenship - Lisa Simpson (with husband and assistant) Presented by actors Alison Steadman and Kieron Bimpson

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Alison Steadman Award for Active Citizenship

Clapperboard Awards Ceremony 2019

All the news from this year’s Clapperboards awards ceremony, a star-studded celebration of the hard work of all of our young people and their mentors.

Film And TB Industry Alumni Attend Launch Of New #METOO Media Merseyside Project

Featuring screening of the movie Funny Cow plus Q+A with award-winning actor Maxine Peake and acclaimed writer Jan McVerry

Clapperboard UK / BFI Academy Launched at Toxteth TV

Award-winning Liverpool actor Ricky Tomlinson and Hollyoaks professionals launch Clapperboard UK-BFI Film Academy at Toxteth TV.

Clapperboard UK shortlisted for the Creative Careers Champion Award 2018

Clapperboard UK are proud to announce our shortlisting as a finalist in the Creative Careers Champion Award @ the North West Educational Awards 2018.

Clapperboard Presents ‘The Be All and End All’

The cast and crew screening of ‘The Be All and End All’ was a major success and thanks to everyone who attended. Keep your eyes peeled for the next one.

Clapperboard Award Ceremony 2017

2017 was another great year for Clapperboard and the many young people we work with. Our annual awards ceremony was a star-studded event, check out these great photos!

Videos

Hands

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Knife and Hate Crime

These Streets!

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Young people celebrate inclusion and community.

Northern Symphony

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Riots and young people.. challenging assumptions

We Are People Too!

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A video challenging Hate Crime made by people with Learning Disabilities

What’s It All About?

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Whats It All About? Why young men may riot... unemployment!?

FakeBook

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Online safety and gender bullying

Oddy (2015)

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Clapperboard Promo 2017

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Our 2017 promo video

Head Girl

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Clapperboard Promo 2013

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During the year 2012-13 project, Clapperboard has worked with young people from Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Rumours and Images

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A video from Broadgreen International School. Playground gossip no longer happens by word of mouth... and rumours can hurt!

In The Bag

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Buile Hill Visual Arts Colllege It's the last week of term and three rival groups are preparing to put on a show. Meanwhile, that morning, someone made a terrible choice.

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