The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale recently partnered with the Microsoft Store located at Scottsdale Fashion Square to showcase club members’ excellence in the area of multimedia art as part of the Digikids Film Festival.

The program encourages club members to learn and practice in digital arts, including movie making, music making and graphic design.

The young honorees and the public got the chance to view their movies on the big screen, courtesy of the Harkins Theatre at Scottsdale Fashion Square.

After the movie screenings, the festival moved to the Microsoft Store where a red carpet and awards presentation took place.

Taking home “Best Harlem Shake” honors, a new award based on the popular viral videos popping up online each day, was none other than the team from Fountain Hills’ own Mary Ellen & Robert McKee Branch.

Dozens of youth members helped plan the “shake” and participated in the video.

The video will now be entered into the national competition where it will be up against regional winners in all 50 states. National winners will be announced at the end of May.

In addition to seeing their work on the big screen, the kids were honored at the event with a Microsoft Store goody bag filled with over $75 worth of items including a lunch pail, sunglasses, store discount cards, games and more.

Club members worked all year to master the skills of digital art through the program.

The arts, which develop creativity and cultural awareness through all different types of mediums, is just one of five core areas focused on at the Boys & Girls Clubs.

The non-profit organization also promotes leadership development, education, life skills and sports, fitness and recreation through its 100 youth development programs.

“We fully support creativity through technology, and we’re excited to deepen our commitment to the Scottsdale communities by providing technology and resources to the Boys & Girls Clubs,” says Melissa Brewer, community development specialist at the Microsoft Store.

“We were so impressed by the grasp youths have today on software tools and technology.”