Animated short film wins top prize

A screen shot from Taupō college student Mina Bixley’s short film which one this year’s Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media Competition. Image: YouTube

A moving and poignant short film created by a Taupō college student won this year's Battle of Passchendaele Multi-Media Competition.

Tauhara College student Mina Bixley, 18, won the annual competition with her animated short film Passchendaele on a Personal Scale which she scripted and animated herself.

The Battle of Passchendaele was one of New Zealand's most deadly conflicts during World War I. On just one day —October 12, 1917 — nearly 850 Kiwi men were killed and more than 2700 wounded.

'Mina's moving entry illustrates the personal nature of remembrance. It also captures the very essence of the competition — ensuring New Zealand's sacrifice on the Western Front is not forgotten,” says Veterans' Affairs Minister Craig Foss.

As part of her prize package, Mina's won a $2000 grant towards her education plus a place as a Youth Ambassador at the Battle of Passchendaele centenary commemorations in Belgium in 2017.

She received her award at a special ceremony marking the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Monday, October 12.

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