Young filmmaker's debut wins top award

Grace Holt's film No Dice was named best film in the 16-19 age category of the Into Film awards

A 19-year-old student has scooped a top award in a competition to celebrate young filmmakers.

Grace Holt, from Sheffield, triumphed in the best film category 16-19 at the Into Film awards.

Written as part of her A-Level coursework the film, No Dice, is described as an "hilarious comedy" that makes "great use of special effects, and shows that there's no age limit on having fun".

Grace said: "It feels absolutely insane, I still can't really believe it - it feels a bit embarrassing, but also amazing."

The film, centred around a Dungeons and Dragons-style fantasy role-play game, was shown at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square as part of the awards ceremony.

Grace said others at the ceremony had given her "words of encouragement" about her future in the industry.

"At the very least, it might have put my name on the map a bit and given me a bit of a boost to keep making films - and making my skills better," she said.

"I really hope it'll help give me a little bit of a leg up too."

Ms Holt, who is now studying at Lancaster University, said her family had been her "biggest supporters".

"I'm so happy that they're supporting me, they're really, really incredible and cheered for me so hard."

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