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.
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🚨Online Filmmaking Workshops 🚨
During the pandemic, Fresh International Film Festival produced a series of informative online workshops covering everything from animation to FX makeup, optical toys to costume and props – presented by a host of industry insiders! 🎞
Not sure if you’ve seen them all? Good news! They are still available on our YouTube page, and we will also be sharing snippets of each workshop here. Get ready to learn! 😍 🤓 🎬
Next up is a ‘Cinematic Smartphone Techniques’ workshop with videographer, photographer and editor @lucydawson84 📱📹
To watch the full workshop, visit the Fresh International Film Festival Youtube page at the link in our bio!
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🎪 LEARN TO JUGGLE WITH @isacsireland 🎪
We are delighted to be involved in Circus Explored, the #cruinniunanog initiative that encourages every child in Ireland to learn to juggle! 🤹♂️
Circus Explored is a project which sets out to make circus skills possible for everyone, no matter where you are from, or who you are. Every child in Ireland will be able to join this project from their very own home and learn to juggle in 4 weeks – all for FREE! 🤩
➡️ Request your set of juggling balls today at the link in our bio! Registration closes on May 25th, and supplies are limited ⬅️
Brought to Cruinniú na nÓg Limerick in partnership with @limericklibraries in Limerick City, Dooradoyle, Kilmallock and Newcastle West 📚
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Some fabulous news from this year's Ireland’s Junior Young Filmmakers of the Year, Lucy and Ruby Hand from Dublin! 🥰
The girls, who won the competition with their film ‘Litter Picker’, created with the @lycs_yp Youth Work Programme, were presented with an award at Dublin’s City Hall in recognition of their Fresh International Film Festival success! 🏆🎬
Lucy and Ruby were commended for encouraging pride among youths for the physical landscape of North East Inner City Dublin in their film ❤️
Well done girls!!! 👏
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Have you checked out the full programme for Cruinniú na nÓg Limerick 2022, happening June 11? 🤩
A host of free creative activities for children and young people will take place across Limerick city and county, delivered by @limerickarts 🎭🍿🎨
Click the link in our bio to find out more!
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🚨Online Filmmaking Workshops 🚨
During the pandemic, Fresh International Film Festival produced a series of informative online workshops covering everything from animation to FX makeup, optical toys to costume and props – presented by a host of industry insiders! 🎞
Not sure if you’ve seen them all? Good news! They are still available on our YouTube page, and we will also be sharing snippets of each workshop here. Get ready to learn! 😍 🤓 🎬
Next up is a ‘Makeup FX’ workshop with film and TV hair & makeup designer @grainnecoughlanmua, who has worked with many famous faces and theatre companies, such as Galway’s @druidtheatre 💄🎥
Visit the Fresh International Film Festival Youtube page at the link in our bio!
@artscouncilireland @limerick.ie @limerickarts #FreshFilm #freshinternationalfilmfestival #film #filmmaking #artscouncilat70
Just when you though @_talkaboutitpodcast couldn’t get any better – it has! 🤯
Amelyne will be bringing us another Fresh International Film Festival instalment, this time chatting to RTÉ’s @stephenbyrne, @gemmabradleymusic and @mcluvs2laugh, hosts of Ireland’s Junior and Senior Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards about their experience of presenting the award show and bringing it to @rte2 television for the first time ever! 🤩🍿
We’re super excited for this one – make sure to follow the podcast and Fresh Film for updates on the episode’s release date! 🎧
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As part of Cruinniú na nÓg Limerick, we are calling all schools in Limerick City and County to take part in our biggest You Judge It classroom peer jury yet! 🎬 😲
Click the link in our bio to download the flyer, follow the four easy steps and vote for your winner 🏆
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🚨🎬 Fresh Film is delighted to work with Limerick City and County Council and @creativeireland for Cruinniú na nÓg Limerick! 🎬🚨
To kick off the programme, we want YOUR CHOICE of feature film to be screened in People's Park, Limerick City on June 11! 🤩
For older audiences, at 1.30pm Cruinniú will screen either 'West Side Story' or 'La La Land' – simply scan the QR code on this poster to vote for the film you want to see! 🍿💃🕺
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🚨🎬 Fresh Film is delighted to work with Limerick City and County Council and @creativeireland for Cruinniú na nÓg Limerick! 🎬🚨
To kick off the programme, we want YOUR CHOICE of feature film to be screened in People's Park, Limerick City on June 11! 🤩
For younger audiences, at 11am Cruinniú will screen either 'Gold Rush' or 'Wizard of Oz' – simply scan the QR code on this poster to vote for the film you want to see! 🍿👨🏻🧙🏼♂️
@limerick.ie @limerickarts @artscouncilireland #freshfilm #cruinniúnanóg #freshinternationalfilmfestival #creativeireland #artscouncilat70 #limerick #film
It was such a buzz to have the @rte2 crew at Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2022 🤩🤯
We hope it added a little bit more magic to the experience – we know there will be plenty more red carpets in the future for you talented bunch! ⭐️🎬
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Let's take a minute to talk about our Regional Final Audience Award winners! 🏆
These were the films that proved most popular with the audience of each provincial and virtual final! Congratulations filmmakers on creating such a hit! 🍿
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Did you know that the film 'Stranger Danger' by Johnathan Connolly, which was Highly Commended for Direction at Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year 2016, has amassed over SIX MILLION views on Youtube? 😲
Watch the full film and hundreds of other entries from 26 years of Fresh on our Youtube channel by clicking the link in our bio! ⏯
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Fresh manager Ciarda was in Rostock, Germany this week for FISH Film Festival for young people in Germany and the Baltic states! 🎬🤩
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The latest episode of @_talkaboutitpodcast features Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year @explorerte 60 Second Award winner Erin Jade and Best Director and @aardmananimations Award winner Nellie Warren! 🎧
Be sure to tune in – link in our bio! 🎙
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Nellie Warren won both Best Director and the Aardman Animation Award for her brilliant film 'How I Wonder' at this year's Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards 👦🏻 ✍🏻 🎬
Watch the full film or Award Show at the link in our bio!
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🚨Online Filmmaking Workshops 🚨
During the pandemic, Fresh International Film Festival produced a series of informative online workshops covering everything from animation to FX makeup, optical toys to costume and props – presented by a host of industry insiders! 🎞
Not sure if you’ve seen them all? Good news! They are still available on our YouTube page, and we will also be sharing snippets of each workshop here. Get ready to learn! 😍🤓🎬
First up is an 'Industry Insight' workshop with @odysseystudios.ie founder @markmahersculptor, who you may remember from this year's Careers in Screen event at @lsadlimerick! 🎥
@artscouncilireland @limerick.ie @limerickarts #FreshFilm #freshinternationalfilmfestival #film #filmmaking #artscouncilat70
Our 3rd Place Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year, Aoife Rees with ‘A Sad Excuse for a Teenage Girl’! 👫🍿
Watch the full film or RTÉ Awards Show at the link in our bio!
@artscouncilireland @rte2 @rtekids #FreshFilm #freshinternationalfilmfestival #film #filmmaking #artscouncilat70
@_talkaboutitpodcast is back with two more incredible Fresh Film podcasts! 🎧
One was recorded live from this year's Fresh International Film Festival, chatting with nominees, past winners, actors, directors, animators, and editors about their filmmaking experience, the buzz Fresh has, their passion for film and more! 🍿
A second podcast sees Amelhyne chat with Audience Choice Award and Best Ensemble Cast Winners Donagh & Louis about their film 'Teenage Type Beat', as well as Dylan, animator and director of the film 'Faces', which won the Best Visual Innovation Award at this year's festival. 🎬
Make sure to tune in at the link in our bio to find out all there is to know about this year's award-winning films! 🤩
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Here’s this year’s 2nd Place Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year, Max Hendrickson with ‘The Oubliette’! 🚢 🎬
Watch the full film or RTÉ Awards Show at the link in our bio!
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Here's our full list of senior International winners! 👏🏆
🎞 First Place Senior International Film: Beth by Ava Bounds, UK 🇬🇧
🎞 Second Place Senior International Film: Epistolary Films by 10th-grade students of La Guerche-de-Bretagne, France 🇫🇷
🎞 Third Place Senior International Film: Time off Track by Tessa Roe-Stanton, Seidou Rouse-Rhys, Kaia Suman, Halima Hamid, Julian Annan, Ibrahim Hamid, Edie Faulkner-Wootton, Rio Redwood-Sawyerr, Zara Loyas, Gabriel Rogers-Mullen, 1A Arts, UK 🇬🇧
🎞Best International Documentary: A Square Peg by Matilda Crowther, Australia 🇦🇺
🎞Highly Commended International Visual Storytelling: Recuerdos de un Ballerina by Iván Melguzo Martín, Spain 🇪🇸
🎞Highly Commended International Idea: Queen's Pawn by Lazaros Mylonas, Greece 🇬🇷
🎞Highly Commended International Cinematography: What's Ahead of Us by Izac De castro, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Well done to you all on your fantastic entries! 🎬 🤩
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