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| Location | Limerick, Ireland |
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The Fresh Film Festival (Irish: Féile Úr Scannán) is a festival for young people which takes place in Limerick, Ireland each Spring.
Running since 1996, the Festival includes the annual competitive event, Ireland's Young Film Maker of the Year, which screens films made by young people aged between seven and 18 years.
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The Fresh Film Festival's main aim is to encourage young people to make films. The festival screens a number of feature films and hosts workshops.
Ireland's Young Film-maker 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.
The 13th Fresh Film Festival featuring Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards took place in Limerick between the 21st and 24th March 2010. Workshops included a screenwriting workshop with Fast Show writer David Cummings and an animation workshop with artist Michael Fortune. The Young Film-Maker Awards divided into two age categories: Junior (7 –12 yrs) and Senior (13 -18yrs) had an entry of over 160 films from young people from across the island of Ireland. Dublin student Sean Conroy was named Ireland’s Young Filmmaker for 2010 for his timely film 'Dystopia' which details the coming to power of an authoritarian leader in Ireland following an economic collapse.
Brown Bag Animation Award: "Reflection" by Alfie Hollingsworth and Dylan Bickerton
Junior Award: "Bionicle Legend" Leon O'Connor, Limerick, Ireland
RTÉ 60 second short award: "Piece Of Cake" Laura Gaynor[1], Sligo ,Ireland
International Award "Girls" aka 'Piger' by Ida Gedbierg Soerensen/Stammen, Station Next, Denmark
RTE 60 Second Short Award: "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick
Brown Bag Animation Award: "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick
Junior Award: "Ruairi" by Geallscoil Ultain, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
Brown Bag Animation Award: "The Last Penguin" by Sacred Heart School, Portlaoise, Ireland
Radharc Documentary Award: "Sneakers" dir. Patrickswell National School, Limerick, Ireland
Radharc Documentary Award and Junior Award: "Abuelita" dir. Santana Hernandez Power, Kilkenny, Ireland
The Brown Bag Animation Award: "UpsideDown Goldfish" dir Bryan O'Sullivan, Cork, Ireland
Radharc Documentary Award: "The Fool's Card" Sian Murray, Dublin, Ireland
Fresh Film Festival 2011 was held between the 28th and 31st of March.
Workshops included a Videogame Design Workshop and a Filmmaking Workshop by Eugene O'Connor.[2]
The animated feature film Persepolis was screened on the 28th.[3]
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".
The award ceremony for the senior category was held on the 30th of March[4], and awards were given by Rob Ross, RTÉ presenter. The junior category were screened on the 31st, and awards were given out.
1st Place "4:27 AM" -Directed by Seán Murphy
2nd Place "Az Utolosó Livoskaja - The Last Princess" -Directed by Seán Conroy
3rd Place "Have You Ever?" -Dean Gilchrist, Gearóid Gibbs & The Knockbeg Film Society
The Radharc Trust: Documentary Award "The First Rose" -5th Class Scoil Eoin
Highly Commended for Editing "Somnium" -Arran Tenzin Bradstock
Highly Commended for collection & script "Let Time go Lightly" -Alan Doyle
Judges recommendation for Brownbag "Ages Ago" -Ryan and Mark Buckley