Calling all budding filmmakers!
Entry for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2024 is open, with the deadline for submissions on Friday, January19, 2024, as part of the Fresh International Film Festival 2024.
The awards are open to all young lm-makers, between 7-18 years of age. They aim to encourage young people from Ireland and overseas to create, exhibit and share lms. Comedy, horror, drama, documentary, experimental, music video, animation: all are welcome.
For almost three decades, Ireland’s Fresh International Film Festival has nurtured, mentored and given a platform to many of the island’s most exciting new lm-making talent, bolstering Ireland’s emerging lm, television and digital creative sector.
Dublin student Max Hendrickson (17) was named Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2023. His short animated lm, The Tell-tale Heart is a re-telling of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story. Speaking about the Award, Max said: “I have been submitting to the Fresh International Film Festival since I was 12, and it has consistently provided the inspiration and motivation for me to keep making movies. It has been absolutely amazing to attend every year and meet other young lm-makers, and I urge all aspiring lmmakers to submit their work to Fresh.”
The 28th annual Fresh International Film Festival will take place in April, showcasing hundreds of short lms from Ireland’s future screen talent.
Festival highlight, Young Filmmaker of the Year Award has three categories: Junior (7-12 years), Senior (13-18 years) and International (7-18 years). The awards include a prize fund, lmmaking equipment amd mentoring sessions with creative professionals.
Entry details at fresh lm.ie