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Athrú Amháin Film Competition Call for Entries

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Tá áthas orainn i First Cut! a fhógairt go bhfuil an clár scannánaíochta trí Ghaeilge, ‘Athrú Amháin’ ar ais, ar bhuíochas le tacaíocht ón gComhairle Ealaíon agus an Chomhairle Contae Chorcaí. Tionscnamh atá sa chomórtas seo do scannánóirí óga chun gearrscannán, idir 1-2 nóiméad ar fad, a chruthú i nGaeilge, a fhiosraíonn an téama d’athraithe…

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First Cut Open Call 2026

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First Cut Youth Film Festival is thrilled to announce that submissions for the 2026 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…

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Cork Young Filmmakers Halloween Workshops 2025

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Are you 14–18 and into film – directing, acting, editing, or camera work? This is for you! 📍 Midleton College 📅 October 30–31 ⏰ 10:30am – 4:30pm A 2-day hands-on filmmaking workshop led by experienced filmmakers. Make a film over two days with other young people who share a passion for expressing themselves through filmmaking.…

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Cork Young Filmmakers Summer Workshops Now Taking Bookings

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Explore filmmaking with Cork Young Filmmakers Summer Workshops 2025 – Open for Bookings! From Monday June 30 to Friday August 1 the Cork Young Filmmakers programme will be offering a series of Summer 2025 hands-on Filmmaking Workshops for Young People, 14 to 18 years old, over 5 days in locations in County Cork! The programme…

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YMVC 2025 Participants Announced

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We are thrilled to announce the YMVC – Youth Music Video Competition 2025 participants, following a competitive open call last year to take part in the tenth edition of this unique programme. YMVC gives young emerging filmmakers based in Ireland the opportunity to create music videos under the mentorship of noted directors Brendan Canty, Bob Gallagher, Kate…

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First Cut Youth Film Festival Awards 2025

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Huge congratulations to the First Cut 2025 Award Winners! First Cut Youth Film Festival Best Film 2025: Rithsaor (Tim O’Leary) First Cut Youth Council Award 2025: Flawless (Murinn Carty) First Cut Youth Film Festival Best Director 2025: Abhaile (Emma Whelan) First Cut Youth Film Festival Spotlight Award 2025: The Keeper (Martha Scanlon) Best YMVC –…

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YMVC @ DIFF!

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We are thrilled to announce that the videos from YMVC 2023/’24 will be screened at Dublin International Film Festival on February 28th at 4pm. Tickets now on sale!  First Cut’s YMVC – Youth Music Video Competition is Ireland’s mentorship programme for emerging directors. Each year, ten filmmakers aged 18-25 are selected to make a music…

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YMVC 2025 Open Call

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YMVC 2025 is the 10th annual Youth Music Video Competition. YMVC is Ireland’s unique mentorship programme for emerging directors and is one of First Cut Youth Film Festival’s flagship programmes. Ten talented filmmakers will be selected to make a music video for an up-and-coming Irish act. The mentorship programme mirrors the process a professional filmmaker…

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First Cut 2025 Open Call

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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…

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

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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.…

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