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Congratulations to 20 young people aged 10-11 from Burnham Market Primary School in Norfolk, England, whose film S.I. - Superficial Intelligence has won Best Film 5-11 (sponsored by Working Title Films) at the 2025 Into Film Awards. The award was presented by James Norton.
In S.I. - Superficial Intelligence, worried by the amount of homework they've been given, two children decide to build their own deep thinking artificial intelligence robot named S.I. to complete all their work for them. However, the more S.I. learns, the more out of control it seems to become in this accomplished and amusing exploration of the risks posed by artificial intelligence.
The film began life as a classroom joke about their glitchy interactive whiteboard acting like a terrible AI, which quickly sparked the idea for their film.
Ash Williams, teacher at Burnham Market School, explained that film is a crucial part of the school's learning and teaching, with pupils analysing and making films to support learning across the curriculum, as well as making films of their own in the school's film club. This has created a culture of film appreciation at the school where everyone can see themself as a potential filmmaker.
During the making of the film the group learnt about framing camera angles, editing, script writing and story planning, and banded together to build all the props and sets. After holding auditions, a local actor, Callum Adkins, was brought in to run workshops on performing for the camera and gaining confidence.
"Making S.I. Superficial Intelligence has brought our school together in a way I'll never forget", said Williams. "What started as a class joke has become a shared passion for storytelling. The film itself and its message around AI has become a teaching stimulus in the school and our wider academy, and the children have all experienced how amazing filmmaking can be."
"Bringing the magic of filmmaking to our small school in rural North Norfolk has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my teaching career. Out here, opportunities to work with professional film equipment or industry experts are rare, but I was determined to change that. I wanted my class to experience the joy, creativity, and teamwork that come with making a film, and hopefully inspire more rural children to make movies."
