{"id":19552,"date":"2020-11-12T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T14:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/yacf-initiates-broadcaster-collaboration-kids-film-sol\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T18:00:34","slug":"yacf-initiates-broadcaster-collaboration-for-kids-film-sol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/yacf-initiates-broadcaster-collaboration-for-kids-film-sol\/","title":{"rendered":"YACF Initiates Broadcaster Collaboration for Kids\u2019 Film Sol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BFI\u2019s Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has brought together CITV, ITV Hub, ALL 4, My5, TG4, S4C and BBC ALBA to jointly broadcast <em>Sol<\/em>, a new children\u2019s animation about grief.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming to bring light and comfort to families with young children on the darkest day of the year, the Winter Solstice, <em>Sol<\/em> is an uplifting animated film about a little boy\u2019s journey through grief. Originally commissioned by the Celtic-language broadcasters TG4, S4C and BBC ALBA, it will air in three languages (Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic) and with English subtitles on the national U.K. broadcasters and platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-minute film was made by Belfast-based Paper Owl Films. Aardman is distributing. <em>Sol<\/em> has been funded by the YACF and The Northern Irish Language Broadcast Fund and Screen Fund. The Albert calculator and sustainable production certification was used to measure and reduce the production\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Fionnula Flanagan voices Sol\u2019s grandmother, while Myra Zepf (author and winner of Ireland\u2019s Children\u2019s Book of the Year prize) voices Sol\u2019s mother. Sol himself is voiced by 12-year-old Zana Akkoc. The film\u2019s song has been recorded by Moya Brennan, a member of Celtic folk band Clannad.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie Edwards, head of the YACF, said: \u201c<em>Sol<\/em> is about remembering, with love, those we\u2019ve lost, knowing we\u2019re not alone and encouraging families to talk about their loss. Far too many children and young people are experiencing grief this year, and so we wanted to create a moment to pause and reflect, and for PSBs to come together and co-transmit this special film to as many of this country\u2019s young people as possible to support them to find light in the darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Mortimer, head of digital channels and acquisitions at ITV, said: \u201cCITV and the ITV Hub are pleased to support this wonderful initiative. The film is a beautifully realized story that will bring comfort to kids across the U.K. at the end of a dark year for everyone, helping children understand and deal with sadness and grief that may have touched them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Creative director Grainne McGuinness commented: \u201cNow, more than ever, children need strong visual stories to help them deal with unfamiliar emotions and to inspire a way forward full of optimism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BFI\u2019s Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has brought together CITV, ITV Hub, ALL 4, My5, TG4, S4C and BBC ALBA to jointly broadcast Sol, a new children\u2019s animation about grief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":19553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4218,5742,4102],"class_list":["post-19552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bfi","tag-sol","tag-young-audiences-content-fund","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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