A snapshot of Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2020
What will you make for 2021?
Online Finals booklet
And the Senior Winners are …
Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the year 2020 Cal Arnold O’Driscoll, Dublin for Pirates
2nd | Midsummer Beauty Oisín McKeogh, Clare
3rd | Synthesia Milosh Hughes , Dublin
Best School | Four Ella Nethercottt, Dublin
Best Group | Witch Hunt Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare
Highly Commended
Lost in Transit Josh Lynas, Down
Broken Reflection Sean Treacy, Wicklow
Enkata Max Hendrickson, Dublin
The Room is Barren and Red Caoimhe Gallagher Lawson, Leitrim
Specialist Awards
The Flag Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare
Textback Le Cheile Secondary School, Cornelia Osuagwu, Dublin
Audience Awards
Final Shot Michael Keane, Cork
Most online views
Perpetuate Fiachra Galvin, Kildare
And the Junior Winners are…
Ireland’s Junior Young Filmmaker of the year 2020, Orphan Girl Behy National School Film Club, Mayo
2nd | Cant we just be nice to the earth Sparks, Clare
3rd | One Small Change Cappabue N.S., Cork
Highly Commended
Addicted to Blinking Nenagh CBS Primary, Tipperary
Second Best Our Lady’s of Mercy, Cork
Little man saves Christmas Thomas Hickey , Cork
Online Views
Addicted to Blinking Nenagh CBS Primary, Tipperary
International junior
The Cosmospenguin in the OPERA Luca Potskhishvili, Lana Berndl Austria
The McGuffin Avery Christmas Thomas Farm Films United States
Congratulations to all the 2020 Winners
If you want to submit for 2021 check out your category and submit below
CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY 2021
To be eligible for inclusion film entries must be:
- The original work of schools or groups or individuals aged from 7 to 18
- Aged 7 to 12 for the Junior section,
- Aged 13 to 18 for the Senior section
- Completed after 25th of January, 2020 (National)
- Completed after November, 2019 (International)
- 15 mins or less in length (Senior section)
- 10 mins or less in length (Junior section) These times are inclusive of title and end credits
- Submitted with a digital still, synopsis, completed entry form and fee*
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY
- You can submit online here or submit with the printed/pdf entry form.
- The following list of things must submitted with with your completed entry form.
- Your film via USB Flash drive or LINK for online entries. Remember to send us the best quality version of your film.
- The application fee (National submissions only)
JUNIOR / Age 7-12
About
The junior category is open to individual young filmmakers and filmmaking groups. Whether you work alone, with friends, a teacher or adult filmmaker if you are aged 7-12 and have made a film then this category is for you.
Comedy, horror, drama, documentary, music video, animation we want to see them all
IRELANDS JUNIOR YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- 1st Prize – Plaque / Equipment
- 2nd Prize – Plaque
- 3rd Prize – Plaque
Prizes are awarded by our jury of industry professionals, young filmmakers, previous winners and educators. Highly commended awards given at discretion of the judges to films that the jury want to recognise.
All winners receive a specially commissioned one off plaque and goody bag.
If you are an individual or an independent production team made up of friends and not associated with a youth film group, club or school please complete the form for individual entry.
If you are from a youth film group, club or school please complete the form for group entry. The name of your group will appear in any printed material about your film.
Please click the links below for application forms
SENIOR / Age 13-18
About
The senior category is open to individual young filmmakers and and filmmaking groups and schools. Whether you work alone, with friends, a teacher or adult filmmaker if you are aged 13-18 and have made a film then this category is for you.
Drama, documentary, music video, animation we want to see them all!
IRELANDS YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- 1st Prize – €1,000
- 2nd Prize – €700
- 3rd Prize – €300
- Best Group – Equipment
The awards are adjudicated by our jury of industry professionals, young filmmakers, previous winners and educators. Highly commended awards given at discretion of the judges to films that the jury wishes to recognise.
All winners receive a specially commissioned one off plaque.
If you are an individual or an independent production team made up of friends and not associated with a youth film group, club or school please complete the form for individual entry.
If you are from a youth film group, club or school please complete the form for group/school entry. The name of your group will appear in any printed material about your film.
Please click the links below for application forms
INTERNATIONAL / Age 7-18
About
Fresh are delighted to be an international film festival for young people and we welcome films from around the globe to our festival. The International award will be presented to the best international film.
There are a lot of ways to make is easy for international young filmmakers to submit. Fresh accepts submissions online though our application, via pdf application, via FilmFreeway and If you are a member of the Youth Cinema Network, you may also use the YCN application form below or visit http://www.youthcinema.de/html/submit_films.html
IRELANDS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
The awards are adjudicated by our jury of industry professionals, young filmmakers, previous winners and educators. Highly commended awards given at discretion of the judges to films that the jury wishes to recognise.
All winners receive a specially commissioned one off plaque.
Please click the links below for application forms