A BRIDGWATER College student is jetting off to Canada to pick up an award for his role in an animated musical film.

Somerset film production enterprise JUMPcuts has won the Best Educational Film at the Picture This Film Festival for the disabled community.

Cast member Freddie Wolfman who appeared in the movie, Teeth the Musical, is flying out to Calgary with filmmaker Tom Stubbs to collect the accolade.

Tom said: “This is a great honour and a fantastic opportunity for Freddie and I to present our film to an international audience, to fly the flag for Somerset creative business and the talent of disabled film-makers.”