• Source: Fresh Film Festival (Ireland)

      • The Fresh International Film Festival (Irish: Féile Úr Scannán) is a festival for young people which takes place in Limerick, Ireland each Spring.
      Running since 1997, Fresh Film is a year round organisation. The annual festival includes its competitive event, Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year, which screens films made by young people aged between 7 and 18 years.


      Festival


      The Festival's main aim is to encourage young people to make films. The festival screens a number of feature films and hosts workshops, masterclasses and meetings for young filmmakers.


      Jury


      Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year is judged by a number of film and education professionals and the 1st and 2nd prize winners at the previous years competition.


      Winners




      = Best Short Film

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      2020: Senior Award "Pirates"- Directed by Cal O'Driscoll (director)
      2019: Senior Award "Rue"- Directed by Sean Treacy (director)
      2018: Senior Award "Choice" - Directed by John Farrelly (director)
      2017: Senior Award "Hidden Potential" - Directed by Eamonn McMahon
      2016: Senior Award "Poppies" - Directed by Rachel McGill, Limerick Ireland
      2011: Senior Award "4:27 AM" -Directed by Seán Murphy
      2010: Senior Award "Dystopia" by Seán Conroy from Dublin, Ireland
      2009: Senior Award "The Grim Trials of Vida Novac" by Nicholas Sheridan from Wexford, Ireland
      2008: Senior Award "Alien Verbatim" by Laurence Snashall from Schull, Ireland
      2007: Senior Award "Hang Up Noise Man" by Re Productions from Dublin, Ireland
      2006: Senior Award "The Cycle" dir. Eoghan McQuinn from Dublin, Ireland
      2005: Senior Award "The Vent" dir. Glenn Lambert DublinMade Films, Dublin, Ireland
      2004: Senior Award " The Boy's Revenge" dir. Jonathan Lambert, DublinMade Films, Dublin, Ireland
      2003: Senior Award "The Unmentionable" dir. Dónal Foreman & Danny McMahon, DogDay Films, Dublin, Ireland
      2002: Senior Award "Weird Evolution" dir. Emlyn Lewis, Cavan
      2001: Senior Award "Oxygen" by Jeremy O'Hanlon, Dublin, Ireland
      2000: Senior Award "After The War" by Vincent Lambe, Dublin, Ireland
      1999: Senior Award "The Jock Club and the Mellon Collie Death of Eugene Nerdlinger" dir. Anthony Kinsella - C13 Pictures


      = Radharc Trust: Documentary Award

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      This category is sponsored by the Radharc Trust

      "The First Rose" -5th Class Scoil Eoin
      "Sneakers" dir. Patrickswell National School, Limerick, Ireland
      "Abuelita" dir. Santana Hernandez Power, Kilkenny, Ireland
      "The Fool's Card" Sian Murray, Dublin, Ireland


      = Brown Bag Animation Award

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      The animation award is supported by Brown Bag Films

      "Ages Ago" -Ryan and Mark Buckley
      "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limeric
      "Reflection" by Alfie Hollingsworth and Dylan Bickerton
      "UpsideDown Goldfish" dir Bryan O'Sullivan, Cork, Ireland
      "The Last Penguin" by Sacred Heart School, Portlaoise, Ireland


      = RTÉ 60 second short award

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      The "short" award is presented in conjunction with RTÉ

      "Piece Of Cake" Laura Gaynor, Sligo, Ireland
      "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick


      = International Award

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      "Girls" aka 'Piger' by Ida Gedbierg Soerensen/Stammen, Station Next, Denmark


      = Workshops

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      Workshops have included a videogame design workshop and a filmmaking workshop by Eugene O'Connor.


      = Screenings

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      The animated feature film Persepolis was screened on the 28th.
      A collection of international short films made by young people from across Europe, Palestine and South Korea was screened under the title "Kids on the Move".


      = Award ceremony

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      The award ceremony for the senior category is held in March/April.


      Trivia


      2nd Prize winner for 'Requiem' in 2007, director Patrick Ryan made his 'Irish western' 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' in 2014 Darkness on the Edge of Town (2013).
      1st Prize winner in 2003 for 'The Unmentionable', Dónal Foreman has written, directed and edited three feature films: Out Of Here(2013), The Image You Missed (2018) and The Cry of Granuaile (2022).
      2nd prize winning director in 1998, Conor McMahon released his feature film Stiches starring British comedian Ross Noble (2012). He is currently in pre-production on a feature film shooting in summer 2019.


      References




      External links


      Fresh Film Festival: Official Website

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