INTERVIEWING a top celebrity such as Sir David Attenborough could be a daunting task even for a seasoned reporter.
But nine-year-old Oscar Hewitt put any such fears aside when he mixed with the stars at the Children's Bafta Awards held at London's Hilton Hotel, in Park Lane.
Oscar was there as a reporter for education charity Filmclub, which helps schools set up and run film clubs for young people to watch, discuss and review a wide range of films from past and present, encouraging learning through an informal environment.
The youngster is one of several children at Heage Primary School who are part of Filmclub's talent development programme.
Oscar joined national press reporters and broadcasters to interview some of the red carpet guests who had gathered to celebrate the very best in children's film, television, games and online media of the past year and the talent behind their successes.
As well as Sir David, Oscar also spoke to Mylene Klass, BBC TV presenters Sam and Mark, Despicable Me 2 producer Janet Healy, Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood and awards host Jake Humphrey.
He was asking them whether they knew what they wanted to do when they grew up, what award category they would like to introduce and if they knew what the famous Bafta face symbolised.
Oscar said: "It was fantastic, absolutely phenomenal.
"When I walked in and saw the place where we were actually going to do the red-carpet interviews and the Bafta heads were there – yes, I was really wowed with that. It was just fantastic, I loved it."
Pupils at Heage Primary are no strangers to mixing with Hollywood stars. Earlier this year, Elicia Westran went behind the scenes at Disney Toon Studios and met the makers of major new Disney movie Planes in a once-in-a lifetime trip to Hollywood.
She also interviewed actress Teri Hatcher, who voices Dottie in the film, back in the UK.
And Archie Walker, also 10, had the chance to enrol for the day at Monsters University and interview the director and producer of the Disney Pixar production.
He went to Kings College in central London, where he interviewed the film's director and writer, Dan Scanlon, and producer, Kori Rae, and also quizzed Dame Helen Mirren about voicing the character of Dean Hardscrabble in the film.
Filmclub is looking for more schools to join the scheme and is hosting free start-up sessions for teachers interested in setting up a film club in their school. To join, visit www.filmclub.org/ register or call 0207 288 4520 for further information.
