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First Cut Youth Film Festival is an annual event based in Youghal, County Cork dedicated to showcasing new films by young filmmakers. It presents films in all genres by individual filmmakers, schools and youth groups as well as offering workshops and talks by film industry professionals.

The 2025 festival is First Cut’s sixteenth edition. Firmly rooted in Youghal since 2014, it will take place over a six-day period: 3-8 March 2025. It will offer its usual rich programme of screenings, workshops and talks in Youghal’s beautiful Regal Cinema with online programmes to reach a global audience.

First Cut! Youth Film Festival receives (core) annual funding from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Cork County Council (Arts Office), and is supported by Cork Education and Training Board, Youghal and Cork Credit Unions, Cork Film Centre and local business sponsorship.

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LATEST NEWS

First Cut 2025 Open Call

Posted on: 22 November, 2024

First Cut Youth Film Festival is thrilled to announce that submissions for the 2025 festival are now being accepted! Calling young filmmakers, aged between 12-24 years! Do you have a short film that you want to see in one of Ireland’s biggest and most exciting youth film festivals? Then First Cut wants to hear from…

Earth Echoes: Capturing Ireland’s Environmental Voices in Virtual Reality

Posted on: 19 November, 2024

First Cut is delighted to present an exciting and innovative new project: Earth Echoes. Earth Echoes is a Virtual Reality (VR) based project for young people facilitated by artist Andrew McSweeney. The participants have full control over the development process, with the aim of producing a VR project which addresses their thoughts about our environment.…

First Cut is Hiring: COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Posted on: 22 August, 2024

Job Vacancies – Paid Deadline 16/09/2024 17:00 Job Type Part-Time / Contract from end of September 2024 – end of September 2025, with a view to extending pending confirmation of funding Fee: €12,000.00 Communications Coordinator About the Role This is an exciting new role at First Cut, this person will be responsible for managing and enhancing…

First Cut is Hiring: FESTIVAL MANAGER

Posted on: 22 August, 2024

Job Vacancies – Paid Deadline 16/09/2024 17:00 Job Type Part-Time / Contract from end of September 2024 – end of March 2025, with a view to extending pending confirmation of funding Fee: €12,000.00 FESTIVAL MANAGER –First Cut Youth Film Festival We are delighted to invite applications for a new and exciting position. The Festival Manager…