Congratulations to the winners in the three categories
Junior winners
Ireland’s Junior Young Filmmaker of the Year 2021: Behy National School, Mayo – The Heist Before Christmas
2nd Place: James Morgan, Dublin – What to Wear?!
3rd Place: Corpus Christi Primary School, Limerick – High Hopes
HC Original Song: Cappabue National School, Cork – We Create Magic
HC Creativity: Scoil Naomh, Kerry – School Around the Corner
HC Music: The Mid – West School for the Deaf, Limerick – The Lonely Traveller
Best International Junior: Escuela, Cámara jAcción!, Argentina –The Eco Battle.
Special Mention RTÉ 60 Second: Sean Fitzgerald, Dublin – Haunted House
Special Mention RTÉ Factual: Nellie Fortune, Wexford – Brigid and Chubby
Online Views: Scoil Raifteirí, Mayo – No Ciníochas!
Senior Winners
Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2021: Ella Nethercott, Dublin – Learning to Dance Like a Bird
2nd Place: Max Hendrickson, Dublin – Wendigo
3rd Place: Aoife Rees, Wexford – A Guide to The End of the World
Best School: Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Antrim – Alamid
Best Group: Kildare Young Filmmakers, Kildare – The Inspector
HC for Directing: Muirinn Carty, Wexford – Taciturn
HC for Cinematography: Sean Treacy, Wicklow – Horizons
HC for Performance: Shane Joyce, Limerick – Coffee Break
HC for Comedy: Asha Murray Bennett, Clare – Toothbrush
HC for Storytelling: Nellie Warren, Dublin – Buachaill
RTÉ 60 Second: Liam Murphy, Cork –URB
RTÉ Factual: Ashish Prasai, Dublin – Stellar
Cartoon Saloon Animation: Nellie Warren, Dublin – Buachaill
Special Mention: TY Scariff Community College, Clare – How to Get Away with Mooder
Special Mention: Lisette Kinahan, Alexandra College, Dublin – Vissi d’Arte
Special Mention: Young Filmmakers The Loft, Schull, Cork –We Are All Human
Audience Award: Emily Reilly, Loreto Secondary School, Wexford – The Essay
Online Views: Young Filmmakers The Loft, Schull, Cork –We Are All Human
International Awards
Best International Film: Alisha Heng, USA – Through Their Eyes
2nd Place: Robert Nelson, Noah Keckler, USA – Ferdinand Avenue
3rd Place: Ava Ghahremanifar, Iran – The Gull’s Shriek
HC Cinematography: Rasmus Henriksen, Paen Productions, Denmark – Epikur
HC Film made in Lockdown: Gabriella Hsu, USA – ValiDate
Animation: Valiantsina Tsedzik, Anastasia Rodionova, Russia – Good Boy, Froggy Fairy
Documentary: Mark Giddel Liwanag, Philippines – The Boats that Sail Backwards
Special Mention
Heat Audience Awards
2nd year, Áine Doohan, Áioibhe Gallagher, Aoife Doyle, Pobalscoil Chlioch, Cheannfhaola, Donegal – MessAGE
Ciara Brady, Sacred Heart Secondary School, Cork – Covid Rose of Tralee
Max Hendrickson, Dublin – Wendigo
Jonathan Edgar, Southern Regional College, Down – Alexa’s Awakening
Nevaeh Doyle, Leon Dunne, Big Scream Community Halloween Festival, Dublin – Last Call
Colm Looney, Kenmare Youth Film, Kerry – CheckmateDonagh Walsh, Louis Martin, Dublin – Passionate Recollections
