Alex:
From our first issue of the year reviewing Joker 2, to a lovely look at politics and penguins, it has been quite a ride for the Film section this year. It's truly been a pleasure to assemble the section every paper and read all your fantastic articles, but the highlight of my year has been getting to know my amazing Courier family - it's crazy to think I didn't know any of you this time last year! Thank you to my brilliant sub-eds Chrlotte and Ciara, our Culture parents Adam and Sarah, and our iconic SMO Lucy who we will miss so much! I'm sticking around next year so I look forward to doing all of this again but in the meantime, if you want my elongated thoughts on movies, check out my Letterboxd at Apaine17. Have a fantastic summer everybody, and see you in the autumn!
Charlotte:
Thank you to everyone in student media for making my final year at Newcastle one of the best! Being part of the film team this year has brought me so much joy and helped me discover a passion for film journalism that I hope will last a lifetime! I want to give a special thanks to the senior team for helping me out along the way, to Alex and Ciara for being the best co-sub editors I could ask for, and most importantly, our writers! We couldn't have done this without you, thank you for all your hard work and for sharing our love of films! Have a wonderful summer and good luck to everyone graduating in the next few months!
Ciara:
This is my final year at Newcastle and it has without a doubt been my favourite year, so I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped make student media such an enjoyable part. Thank you to the senior team for teaching me how to handle the trials and tribulations of Indesign and to Alex and Charlotte for being so fun and collaborative to work with. But the biggest thank you, of course, has to go to all of our writers. Thank you for coming to each SMA and for contributing your brilliant articles and ideas. And to everyone reading this, I hope you've enjoyed our silly little spreads as much as I've enjoyed making them and have the best summer!