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And the Senior national finalists are …
Feeling Clean Killarney Young Filmmakers, Kerry
To you St. Aloysius College, Cork
Teenage Pregnancy Loreto Fermoy, Waterford
Lost in Transit Josh Lynas, Down
Waiting Saorla Rodger, Waterford
Time Taxi Waterford Youth Arts, Waterford
Final Shot Michael Keane, Cork
Long Story Short SWAY Project, Waterford
The Depths Aquinas Grammar School, Belfast
The Crying War II Swan Youth Service Darragh Flood, Dublin
Brainboxed Wiktoria Weintritt, Dublin
(No Title) Le Cheile Secondary School, Liza Khubuluri, Dublin
What About Now? The SWICN Clubhouse, Dublin
In The Blink of an Eye Hartstown Transition Years, Dublin
Saol Satan Aedammair Ní Riain, Dublin
Tir Gon Teanga Tir Gon Anam Scoil Dara, Kildare
One Good Turn Swan Youth Service, Dublin
Corrupt Aquinas Grammar School, Belfast
Pins and Needles St Colmcille’s Community School, Dublin
Texback Le Cheile Secondary School, Cornelia Osuagwu, Dublin
The Dead Trim Coláste Éinde 2019/20, Galway
The Entity Coláiste Iogáid, Galway
Paperwork Coláste Bhaile Chláir, Gaillimhe
Last Bus Dara Mac, Roscommon
The Room is Barren and Red Caoimhe Gallagher Lawson, Leitrim
TY2 – Super Mario in Real Life; Making Up; Attack of the Balls; and The Bar. Coláiste Chill Mhantáin, Wicklow
Every Irish mother ever Loreto Secondary School, Wexford
Witch Hunt Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare
The Flag Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare
Perpetuate Fiachra Galvin, Kildare
Toothache National Youth Film Animation School, Kilkenny
Film Liam Boland, Kildare
A Tail of Revenge Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny
Savage Granny County Wexford Youth Film Project, Wexford
When Art is a Passion Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare
First Stage Ethan Dodd, Dublin
Synthesia Milosh Hughes , Dublin
Four Ella Nethercottt, Dublin
Choice Luke Flanagan, Meath
When Pigs Fly Kevin Meggs, Dublin
Broken Reflection Sean Treacy, Wicklow
Out Zac Goold, Wicklow
Missing Luke Flanagan, Meath
Pirates Cal Arnold O’Driscoll, Dublin
Dear Naomi Aoife Rees, Wexford
Enkata Max Hendrickson, Dublin
Wo Ai Ni, Mama Maya Peters, Dublin
The Happy Garden Ben de Barra, Dublin
The Ballad of Denis Moloney Jolie Thomas, Dublin
My Problem Eoin O’Kelly, Dublin
You Shane Joyce, Limerick
In The Future St. Anne’s Film Club, Clare
Magic Shop Limerick Youth Dance Company, Limerick
Birthday Joe O’ Donoghue, Clare
Clare Girls Scariff Community College TY, Clare
Falling Slowly Limerick Educate Together Secondary School, Limerick
Bloody Mary Sparks, Clare
Owen Alfred – Blue Lights Luke Culhane, Limerick
Ali’s Story St. Anne’s Film Club, Clare
Midsummer Beauty Oisín McKeogh, Clare
The Governments Plan. Aaron O’Dea, Kilkenny
Climate Change in the Midlands TY, Tullamore College, Offaly
And the Junior finalists are…
Bean Sí Killury N.S, Kerry
Orphan Girl Behy National School Film Club, Mayo
Project 749 Dawn Reidy, Cork
Fitness Trackers Rang 6, Scoil Raifteirí, Mayo
Adddicted to Blinking Nenagh CBS Primary, Tipperary
The Cat Crusaders Clare Crusaders, Clare
To See You again St Aiden’s N.S., Sligo
Here again comes that Rainbow St Joseph’s N.S., Kerry
Don’t judge the book by the cover Trading Faces Film School, Galway
Second Best Our Lady’s of Mercy, Cork
Little man saves Christmas Thomas Hickey , Cork
Sweet Dreams Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny
Mr.Natas Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny
Little Lies Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny
Mime Blown! Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny
Ardfert on Wild Atlantic Way 4th Class Ardfert N.S., Kerry
Ardfert Eco Ardfert N.S., Kerry
Ardfert Health & Wellness Ardfert N.S., Kerry
One Small Change Cappabue N.S., Cork
The Little Girl and The Woodcutter Archer And Tallulah Little, Cork
Cant we just be nice to the earth Sparks, Clare
Thing a ma bob Waterford Youth Arts, Waterford
The Green Slap Scoil Bhride, Shantalla, Galway
Solunsugs Edjucchio Effour Edmond, Jon Ouman Tandugu, Fo Nee Khen Malaysia
The Cosmospenguin in the OPERA Luca Potskhishvili, Lana Berndl Austria
Bora Eugen Kumičić, FKVK Zaprešić Croatia
A Year in Nature FKVK Zaprešić Croatia
Timeless Friendship Adrian Wang, Ben Lee China
Proxima b Osnovna škola “Antun Nemčić Gostovinski” Koprivnica Croatia
The McGuffin Avery Christmas Thomas Farm Films United States
Creepy Kids n’ Tricks KIDS ‘N TRICKS Germany
The Dog’s Story – Part II Arkip Varfolomeev, Russia
CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY 2020
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, 2019 (National)
- Completed after November, 2018 (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)
Congratulations to all the 2019 Winners
Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year | Sean Treacy, Wicklow for Rue
Ireland’s Junior Young Filmmaker of the Year | Sparks Film Group, Clare for CAT-astrophe
Ireland’s International Young Filmmaker of the Year | Vigga Wagner, Station Next Ida Knudsen, Station Next, Denmark for Bubblehead
For more information about winners check out our posts in news https://freshfilmfestival.com/award-winners-2019
If you want to submit for 2020 check out your category and submit below
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 may not have made the cut for main prizes but the jury feel deserve recognition.
All winners receive a specially commissioned one off plaque and goody bag.
Check out our 2019 montage!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWdZN7tu_QI&t=77s
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. 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.
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