Interesting topics, good scripts, flawless acting, and mature direction - students from nine city schools impressed one and all with their 10-minute short films at Bosco Premiere 2016, hosted by Don Bosco School, Park Circus.

Apart from the host school, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Our Lady Queen of the Missions, Salt Lake, Delhi Public School Megacity, St. James' School, Modern High School for Girls, La Martiniere for Girls, Mahadevi Birla World Academy and Don Bosco, Liluah, participated in the first-of-its-kind movie-making event.

The topics given to the participants were Carpe Diem, Relationships and Emotions, and Top of the World. Modern High School chose Carpe Diem. Titled One Last Time, their short narrates the tale of a group of students on their last day in school as they go down memory lane.

Queen of the Missions, Salt Lake, portrayed the "most honest relationship", that between human beings and the mirror. Aptly naming the film Insight, the movie recounts the life of the protagonist, who pretends to be a tomboy in front of her friends, but unveils her emotions only in front of the mirror. "Mirrors never judge us - we can be our true selves in front of it. Though I directed the film, my passion is acting. I plan to take admission in Anupam Kher's acting school after I pass out," said Angela Mondal, a Class XII student and director of the film, which bagged the Best Film trophy.

La Martiniere for Girls and Don Bosco, Park Circus, chose to work on Relationships and Emotions. While the former spoke about a girl's changing relationship with the society after her father's imprisonment in Trapped, the latter showed the special bond between a theatre artiste and the stage in Stoic Muzek.

"Schools don't usually host movie-making competitions. So, this was a platform for film enthusiasts to try their hands at something new," said Class XII student Rishab Agarwal, president of the event.

Teacher-in-charge Annie Thomas was delighted with the response. "This was the first edition of Bosco Premiere, and we are happy with the way it shaped up. Everyone is interested in films, and events such as this one encourage students who wish to pursue filmmaking or directing later on. The participants made great films with limited resources," she said.