09:23, 21 March 2025
Words by Abi Scaife, Staff Writer, London
The Smiley Charity Film Awards’ The Bicester Collection International Impact award has been announced!
At the Smiley Charity Film Awards Ceremony 2025, it was announced that the Pebbles Project has won the Film of the Year award. Pebbles Project is a brilliant international charity, aiming to enable children and young adults from agricultural communities to reach their full potential.
They support young people aged 0-25 through education, health, and nutrition services in disadvantaged communities in the Western Cape in South Africa.
Their winning film, titled ‘Kindness’, shows Sophie Warner, the Founder and CEO of the Pebbles Project, and the incredible impact her charity is having on the lives of young people.
Pebbles Project were presented with the Bicester Collection International Impact award yesterday evening at the Smiley Charity Film Awards ceremony on 20th March, World Happiness Day 2025.
To Smiley News, Sylvie Freund-Pickavance, the Group Strategy and Business Development Director said: "We're international, and to be able to partner with an organisation like Smiley to help with our size and power, I suppose to some degree, to help shed some light on the work of all these wonderful, wonderful charities is an honor and a privilege."
The award ceremony took place at Indigo at the O2, and showcased some of the year’s best charity films, giving charity representatives a chance to walk the red carpet alongside a star-studded guest list.
You can watch ‘Kindness’ here on the Smiley Charity Film Awards website.
At Smiley Movement, we like to elevate the work of charities across the world. Here are three charities whose causes align with the themes in this article.
The Fawcett Society. This is the UK's leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women's rights. Support them here.
Gendered Intelligence. This charity works to increase understandings of gender diversity and improve the lives of trans people. Learn more here.
Beyond Equality. This charity is disrupting harmful norms and creating possibilities for positive change, working with men and boys towards gender equality. Find out more here.
