An RSPCA film, which tells the story of an abandoned Christmas puppy who is thrown out with the rubbish, has been named a winner at this year’s Charity Film Awards.
The short film, ‘Stars’, shows Woody the pup being abandoned before he is rescued and taken in for care by the RSPCA.
The movie was made by the charity’s small in-house team to highlight the Kindness at Christmas campaign and was filmed at the Newbrook Animal Centre in Birmingham.
The soundtrack features an acoustic cover of the Simply Red song ‘Stars’, written by Mick Hucknall, and was performed by up-and-coming singer Lucy Ellie, who works for the RSPCA.
Broadcast manager at the RSPCA Alan Laxton said: “Staff gave up their own time to help us with the filming and while this story is of a toy dog – with a twist at the end – this story is played out every day across the RSPCA, but for real. We take in the most cruelly-treated and neglected animals from across England and Wales and work hard to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome them.”
The Charity Film Awards, the third event of its kind, took place in London and was hosted by actress Sally Phillips. The award was presented by 2018 Apprentice contestant Daniel Elahi.
