Fresh Film encourages young Filmmakers and Empowers them as artists
Fresh Film runs programmes throughout the year under five headings; Fresh Events, Fresh Education, Fresh International, Fresh Production and Fresh International Film Festival featuring Ireland’s Young Filmmaker Awards.
Fresh Film encourages young people to make films and empowers them as artists.
Make. Watch. Share. Inspire
Submissions to Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year are welcome from September to January
Celebrating Young film makers
Hothouse Programme
Cruinniú na nÓg Programme
Festival
Festival
Young Filmmakers Day
Young Filmmakers Day
Engaging film programmes
Annual Showcase
IN FOCUS
Young Programmer
Fresh Screens
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This year’s virtual Reel Exchange brought together young filmmakers from across Europe. Young filmmakers from Croatia, Greece and Ireland came together to write, shoot and edit. All filmmaking groups shared their experience of island life.
Reel exchange is Fresh’s annual international exchange programme.
A big thank you to the three groups Fís na hÓige, Kerry, Kythera Cinema Club, Greece and Filmska Skupina Mali Lošinjj, Croatia
#freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #internationalfilmfestival #irishfilm #screenireland
Next up in our ‘In Focus’ series is ‘Hair and Makeup’
Ever wondered what exactly a ‘gaffer’ does on a film set? Fresh Film in association with IFI education are delighted to present ‘In Focus’ a series of videos focusing on all the different roles on a film set! #freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear
So excited to share this with you! Fresh Film’s National Showcase
This Annual Showcase is created to inspire you to make a film. Watch award winning films from Ireland's Young Filmmakers of the Year 2021 and hear tips and thoughts from the young filmmakers themselves.
Introduced by award winning director/writer/actress @clare.dunnebear! the showcase is a great way to get ideas for your next film or first film!
Available through the IRish Film Institute Careers👉link in bio @artscouncilireland @irishfilminstitute #freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #youthfilm #youngfilmmakers #irishfilm
Great to see students from Dublin, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary taking part in our Young Programmer TY Course today.
Our Young Programmer course is in conjunction with the @dublinfilmfestival and UL’s Festive Arts and provides young people with the skills to run their own film events!
A big thank you to VMDIFF Festival Director @grainnehumphreys for her wonderful presentation and insights into programming for a major international film festival.
@artscouncilireland #freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #transitionyearireland #irishfilm #screenireland #filminschool #filmeducation
'In Focus' interviews coming soon.
And all good festivals must come to a close. Thank you to our hosts @nuff.2021 and our @youth_cinema_network colleagues for organising a great conference. We are missing the snow already! Some very exciting things to come #newcolaboration #freshfilm #internationalyoungfilmmakers #youthfilm
Our final Hothouse film to feature is from animated film ‘Celine’ directed by Gabi Bania
"Celine" tells the story of a teenage girl with a physical disability who starts high school during the pandemic. The online classes she participates in allow her to hide her disability from her classmates, for fear of being rejected by them if she reveals her secret. The animation does not only convey a message of social acceptance and friendship, but also shows that the current difficult pandemic situation can also bring positive results.
Gabi is a young animator from Poland, we first discovered Gabi’s work as part of our International competition. To watch Celine and all the other films featured go to the RTE player ‘Fresh Screens’
#freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #polishfilm #youthfilm #rte @rteplayer @artscouncilireland @creativeireland @screenireland
Next Up is the youngest of out Hothousers! ‘Critical 5’ directed by Ben de Barra is set in the dangerous world of Dungeons and Dragons, the film tells the story of 16 year old Sam who plays Dungeons and Dragons every week with her friends George, Luca, Josh and Leo. However everything goes awry when they run into some criminals who kidnap their Dungeon Master. Want to see more? Go to RTE Player under ‘Fresh Screens’ #freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #rte #youthfilm #dungeonsanddragons @artscouncilireland @rteplayer @creativeireland
Our Second Hothouse film to feature is ‘Spokes and Robbers’ directed by @emmanuel_li_
The film tells the story of runaway sisters Isabel and Violet who drift, grift and shoplift in the hopes of skipping town. But an ironic twist of fate on the eve of their great escape sees them stranded in the marshes, where they reckon with their relationship, futures and places in the world.
Emmanuel is from London and was the Fresh International winner in 2020. We are so excited to see what’s next for this very talented filmmaker. To watch ‘Spoke and Robbers’ go to the RTE Player ‘Fresh Screens”
#freshfilm #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #freshfilmfestival #youngfilmmaker #newtalent @rteplayer @artscouncilireland @bfifilmacademy @futurefilmfestival
This week we are going to take a closer look at the 4 Hothouse films made earlier this year!
What is Hothouse? Fresh Hothouse is an annual development programme supported by RTE. Hothouse brings together the best of young filmmaking talent, working with some amazing filmmakers such as Jim Sheridan, Dearbhla Walsh, Lance Daly and last year Sarah Gavron.
2021 was our first International Hothouse. We provided funding to four young filmmakers to help them realise their films.
First up is ‘Little Moments’ directed by Oisin McKeogh. Beautifully shot, Little Moments reveals several events that help to shape the adolescence of a teenage girl in rural Ireland. Be sure and check it out on the RTE Player under ‘Fresh Screens”
#freshfilm #youthfilmfestival #talentedyouth #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear @rteplayer @artscouncilireland
Interested in working with Fresh Film & Fresh International Film Festival?
Running for over twenty five years, Fresh International Film Festival is for young filmmakers.
Held in Limerick, Ireland each Spring it includes the prestigious Irelands Young Filmmaker of the Year competition, workshops and screenings involving young people from Ireland and across the globe.
Various opportunities arise as part of the festival and other activities with Fresh Film and we are creating a panel from which we can build teams for the 2022/23 programme and into the future. We are looking for:
Arts project managers
Event organisers
Film workshop facilitators – in any film skill
Social Media
Press Officer
Technicians and Projectionists
If you would like to work with us, please send us your CV with a cover letter referencing your expression of interest to be on the panel by November 19th.
In accordance with best practice and our Child Welfare Policy, selected applicants will be required to interview, provide references and be Garda vetted.
Applications by email only to: info@freshfilmfestival.net #irishfilm #youthfilm #youthfilmfestival #youngfilmmakers #freshfilm
We are so excited to share some really big news!!! Fresh is now on the RTÉ player! Showcasing some of best in young filmmaking and premiering our four funded Hothouse films- more on this to follow. Thanks so much to @rteplayer for giving the next generation of filmmakers the opportunity to share their work with such a wide audience! Search for ‘Fresh Screens’ on the player #freshfilm #rteplayer #youngfilmmakers #irelandsyoungfilmmakeroftheyear #irishfilm @artscouncilireland
Excited to share our new image for Fresh 2022! Thanks again to the talented @alemercadodraws. Now what are you waiting for? Get out those cameras 🎥 🎬🎞
Amy Rowan Casting and the Engine Short Film Scheme are looking for two Limerick-based teenage boys, aged 15-17, to star in an upcoming short film 'Sour Milk'. Those interested should send their name, age and location to office@rowancasting.ie
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Our interview with Fresh Alumni @chrisoneill2020!
1. Intro – Who you are? Background of yourself? Where are you from?
My name is Chris O’Neill. I had films screened at the Fresh Film Festival in 1999 and 2000, when I was 17 and 18 years old. I was burn in The Netherlands, mother is Irish, father is British, and have been based in Ireland since I was 10 years old.
I’ve tried my hand at all kinds of filmmaking such as narrative, documentary, music videos, but lately I’ve been focussing on video essays, experimental films, and cutting trailers.
2. As a filmmaker what is your favourite part of the process? What stories are you most inspired to tell?
I think the editing is where I’m most comfortable – and, to me honest, most skilled at, if I am to be critical of my own work. Stories is a tricky one, many of my films are not story based, but I guess I find myself drawn to past periods rather than the present, in style/thinking if not literally in setting, and character-personality driven, even my more abstract stuff usually feature human faces/voices.
3. Do you have any tips for young filmmakers?
Be truthful with yourself and try and figure out what area you have a passion for, and follow it. Besides focussing on being a director, editor, writer, etc. seriously consider what kind of films you want to make – narrative, documentary, video essay, whatever it might be – and go with it.
4. What impacted did Fresh have on your life or your career as a filmmaker?
Well after years of thinking about it – I made for very first film ‘White Star’ because I had heard about the festival and thought I’d give it a go! So it encouraged me to start making movies.
5. What’s next for you? What are you working on now?
I’m being commissioned to create video essays and trailers for Blu-Ray and DVD companies in America, Australia and Britain, which is exciting. British Film Institute asked me to do one on the Irish film Maeve (1981) and a shorter version can be viewed online: https://youtu.be/Yg1efpSXhFE
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Our interview with Fresh Alumni @andrew.jordan94!
1. Who you are?
My name is Andrew Jordan. I’m an editor and director from Templeogue in Dublin. I graduated from the Film & Television degree at the National Film School in IADT in 2016 and majored in editing. Since then I’ve been working as a freelance editor and videographer. I’ve filmed and edited TG Lurgan’s Irish language music videos for four years and work for Virgin Media News as an Avid Editor also.
2. What is your favourite part of the filmmaking process?
My favourite part of the filmmaking process is getting to see and experience audiences enjoying your work. It’s especially exciting when something you have made sparks a conversation and makes someone question what characters they sympathise with and why.
3. Do you have any tips for young filmmakers?
Keep making films. It doesn’t matter if they’re good, bad or utter nonsense. By constantly making films you are learning and honing many craft. Don’t be disappointed if you’re not happy with a project. Take the lessons learnt with you into the next one.
4. What impact did Fresh have on your filmmaking career?
Fresh is the reason I do what I do. It drove me to become a better filmmaker as a teenager. It gave me the platform to apply to IADT with a good portfolio. It gave me the opportunity to meet like minded people. 10 years later I still regularly speak to and work with with multiple friends I made through Fresh.
5. What’s next for you? What are you working on now?
I recently directed the Junk Kouture Grand Final.
#freshfilm25 #alumnispotlight
Today’s Filming Tip to Creating Better Films is to go Manual!
It might be tempting to let your camera do all the work when you're not really sure how to handle your camera or expose a shot, but you should really always shoot in manual mode. That means adjusting your settings to fit the needs of your shot, including the shutter speed, ISO, and aperture.
#freshfilm25 #filmingtiptuesday
Join us tomorrow(from anywhere) as our panel discuss making films in languages other than English. Speakers @itsmichaelkeane @gabibania @nicliamo Book 👉https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cruinniu-na-nog-webinar-making-films-in-many-languages-13-year-olds-tickets-156541466741 #cruinniúnanóg #freshfilm25 #creativeireland #limerickartsandculture
Visit https://www.limerick.ie/discover/whats-on/festivals/cruinniu-na-nog-2021
The greatest filmmakers, sports stars and just in general successful people start off with one simple concept which is to make a routine.
An idea is the first step young filmmakers!! It’s simple just write and generate an idea for just say 10 minutes every morning or evening whatever tickles your fancy! And it is a great habit to get into, while also helping you on your way to become a successful filmmaker!!!
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