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31 March - 6 April

IRELAND’S JUNIOR YOUNG FILMMAKER AWARDS 2014 Odeon Cinema, Castletroy

2nd April 2014

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Welcome to Fresh Film Festival’s showcase of best of Ireland’s young filmmaking talent in 2014.

Films don’t just happen; they are made through the hard work and determination of everyone involved.

They are made of ambition and imagination. Film is a medium for telling stories, and there is certainly a

wide range of exciting stories being told today. Everything from comedy to drama to horror is featured on

the big screen. This is where films belong, on a big screen, in front of an audience. After all, you have made

your films for the audience.

Awards are nice, but whatever happens, the most important film you make is the next one. After today,

turn on the computer, pick up a pen, line up the Lego men and get started on the next one. You might

even find some inspiration here today…

So get comfortable, sit back and enjoy the show.

Jayne Foley

Artistic Director

Introduction

freshfilmfestival1 John’s Square,

Limerick.

Tel/Fax: +353 (0)61 319555

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.freshfilmfestival.net

Session 1 10:00 – 11:15

Cluck CluckDiane O’Mahony, 6th Class,

Cappabue NS, Cork. 1:07

This short film shows Diane

feeding her poultry on the

family farm.

World of CandyBen Naughton, GFC July

Animation Camp, Galway. 0:37

You are what you eat.

The Creation of BufflesA Galactic Pigs Production,

5th - 6th Class, St. Patrick’s BNS,

Cork. 1:17

A strange creature has been

created by a mad scientist and

is unleashed on the world.

DaydreamsAnne-Marie Connors, Trading

Faces Film School, Galway. 5:42

During a boring class, pupils

dream about more fun things

to do.

A Snowy Protest: Sharon’s StoryClaire and Jennifer Conroy,

GFC July Animation Camp,

Galway. 2:18

A protest is set up against the

shutting of a ski lodge.

Check Mate5th & 6th Class, Scoil Mhaoiliosa,

Kockavilla, Cork. 4:57

A young girl who is very good at

chess, is a victim of bullying.

Going AwayAisling Fitzgerald, Young Irish

Film Makers, Kilkenny. 2:19

The misfortunate news of a

leaving friend causes the kids

to develop a few plans.

Chi Chi Goes to EarthKaelan Zipoli, GFC July


Chi Chi, a little alien, goes on a

lightening tour of the earth.

All Talk and Trousers (Allemaal Praatjes)I

Kidscam, Belgium. 4:27

A conversation between a Fox

and a Goose in which the Fox

tries to prove something to

Goose, which can’t be proved.

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Happy Days6th Class, Our Lady of Good

Counsel BNS, Dublin. 4:32

A group of boys living in an

orphanage need a way out of

their situation.

Gone FíS - ingCormac O’Connor & Joshua

Campbell, Entire School,

Cappabue NS. Cork. 5:36

An educational school trip

about the river’s species.

Giddy Up PandaEden Minehan, Clare. 1:13

Mario and Panda’s horseplay

gets a bit out of hand..

Fadó Fadó3rd Class, Our Lady of Mercy NS,

Cork. 4:11

The tales of Cú Chulainn, Helen

of Troy and Oisin in Tír na nÓg

in animated silhouettes.

My Eco Friendly HouseI

Darwin Schultz, Australia. 2:08

This is a super, future proof house.

The NerdsCharlie McCreery, Young Irish

Film Makers, Kilkenny. 2:30

Time stopping nerds get their

own back.

Vinnie’s AngelsEmma O Keefe, 6th Class,

Waterpark NS, Waterford. 2:40

Corrupted mob boss Vinnie sends

his angels to do his dirty work.

The DareGFC August Drama Camp,

Galway. 9:40

A photograph unites a lonely

ghost with her beloved brother.

The Lego City MineNiall Carroll, Cork. 0:40

Working at the Lego city mine.

David’s Syndrome, The Final DaysDavid Waldron, GFC August


Who or what will survive the

final days?

Nerd FightEric Moloney, Jonah Colgan,

6th Class, St. Michael’s NS,

Limerick. 4:18

The struggle of two bookworms

to conquer the classroom.

Sunny Side UpNoah O’Brien, GFC August


A curious egg reaps its reward.

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The Game BreakersSean O’Reilly, Cavan Group,

Action School of Film, Cavan. 9:56

When a video-game obsessed

girl sees game characters come

alive, she must help to return

them to their own world.

Mark and RoseMark O’Mahony, 3rd Class,


Mark loves to play football with

his talented dog.

Break 11:15 – 11:25

Session 2 11:25 – 12:40

Da VinchkiMatas Skudra, GFC July

animation Camp, Galway. 0:38

Little Da Vinchki fills our world

with joy and colour.

Meep!Shona Duffy, Young Irish Film

Makers, Kilkenny. 2:26

The terrifying experience of a

boy that finds his friends dead…

And where is the murderer?

Play Dough ManNiall Carroll, Cork. 1:15

Play dough man has a hard

time keeping it together.

The MansionCian O’Connor, Carrick on

Shannon Group, Action School

of Film, Leitrim. 4:28

A haunted house, a missing ball

and an unforgettable adventure.

Mission: ImpossibleBarra Horgan, Darragh O’Connor,


Three robbers try to break into a

bank with a lot of tricks up their

sleeves, but will they succeed?

Walk this Way!Jonathan Ward, Jack O’Regan,

Jessica Stenson, Lee Lydon, 6th

Class, Scoil Bhride, Galway. 6:24

A humorous movie

highlighting the advantages

of walking to school and the

downsides of driving.

The Final DaysPupils of Inchiclough NS,

Cork. 2:00

The final days at Inchiclough

National School before it closes.

Crash landing Ruairí Roche Fortune, GFC August


Can anyone repair the alien’s

ship and return the creature to

his home world?

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Lesson LearnedPamela Byrne, 5th & 6th Class,

Lisnafunshin NS, Kilkenny. 3:22

The creepy janitor could be

the cause of some mysterious

deaths at Lisnafunshin.

Kids Gone WildCatrina Stanfield, 6th Class, St.

Michael’s NS, Limerick. 2:35

The rebellious youth of

St.Michael’s NS run wild in the

absence of authority.

The StuntmanDavid Waldron, GFC August


No matter how hard you try you

can never outdo the Batman.

Comic HeroOisin McKeogh, Clare. 8:51

On the verge of losing all his

friends, Jim decides to do

something amazing. When all

fails, he’s about to give up, until

a man named Bob wants to

change Jim’s favourite coffee

shop forever...

Páidí The RunnerPáidí Horgan, Cappabue NS,

Cork. 1:31

This movie shows Páidí running

and training for the Olympics!

The BalloonAoibhinn Ni Choille & Cian

MacCoille, GFC July Animation

Camp, Galway. 1:20

A little girl and her balloon

cannot bear to be parted.

The Jabberwocky3rd - 4th Class, Scoil

Chaitigheirn, Cork. 8:45

A girl frees a jabberwocky, but it

turns out to be a troublemaker.

The Amazing Adventures of Larry CotterPaul Culkeen, Trading Faces

Film School, Galway. 3:48

A boy believes that he has

magical powers.

Super Sub4th Class, Our Lady of Good


On cup final day will Adam the

super sub have a part to play?

Doughnut DetectiveKyle Murphy, Grace O’Neill,

Young Irish Film Makers,

Kilkenny. 2:34

Delicatessen devastation.

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The British in Desertserges5th & 6th Class, Ahiohill NS,

Cork. 5:02

A documentary about the

influence of the British

in Desertserges.

Cupcake5th Class, Our Lady of Good


What could possibly go wrong

when pupils give their teacher

a cupcake?

The Book WormAoibhinn Ni Choille & Cian

MacCoille, GFC August


The curious bookworm gobbles

up more than he can digest.

Knights Don’t Feel Any PainI

Erasmiaans Gymnasium,

Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

14:55

Knights can be real he-men, but

it isn’t obvious.

Lunch Break 12:40 – 13:15

Session 3 13:15 – 14:05

The QuakeStruan Bell, GFC July Animation

Camp, Galway. 1:56

Can the little red car escape the

destruction of the earthquake?

SuperstitionSophie Beirne, Young Irish Film

Makers, Kilkenny. 2:51

A series of superstitious events

take place at the YIFM grounds.

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Miss Crewall’s Garden2nd Class, Our Lady of Mercy NS,

Cork. 5:28

Miss Crewall loves her garden.

But one day some children

venture over there.

WordsTrading Faces Film School,

Galway. 2:50

Words can hurt as much as blows.

Play TimeThe Kelleher Family, Cappabue

NS, Cork. 3:02

What are Jessica, Tamara

and Gerard going to play

outdoors today?

The GlitchTrinity Minehan, Clare. 4:23

Sometimes us video game

addicts need to hit a glitch to

remember to return to reality...

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Jim BobRuairi O’Connor, 6th Class,


Oisin feeds hungry pigs, Bob

and Jim, twice a day.

The Magic TurtleI

Isabella Becker, Mano Wladimir

Bernardes, Carolina Sampaio,

Escola Parque, Brazil. 5:40

Two children find a magic

sea turtle on the beach. And

they discover that, despite the

powers of this fantastic animal,

it takes something more to

save the sea turtles and other

endangered species.

The BlobHannah O’Brien, GFC August


A jet pack enables the little blob

to reach new heights.

There is a Happy LandFilm Hub, Learning Hub

Limerick, Limerick. 5:53

John didn’t believe in ghost

stories, until he got caught up

in one.

Head ShotLuca Giamei, GFC July

Animation Camp, Galway, 1:26

Never loose your head at a

football match.

The Haunted School5th - 6th Class, St. Patrick’s BNS,

Cork. 1:28

Three boys can’t believe their

eyes as they find out there is

more to their school than meets

the eye!

Session 4 14:05 – 14:45

International Selected Films*

*These films were selected by

Fresh Film Festival from the

REC for Kids programme (Berlin,

Germany) for screening in Ireland

as part of the 2014 festival.

Gewinner*Kinder Machen Kurtzfgilm,

Germany. 14:00

Paul wants to enter a writing

contest but he needs to find

something to write about. Looking

for inspiration he rides around

his neighborhood, where he sees

thieves stealing bicycles that were

meant for the orphanage. He

follows the story and gets more

than he bargained for.

In die Tasche gesteckt*Midas Kempcke, Germany. 1:00

Midas is a table tennis crazy: the

tournament against an unusual

adversary starts. Things are

stormy, the players hit hard, in

the end though, the result is clear.

Awards

Jekino. Animation In The Classroom Workshop: 31st March, 10:30 – 12:30. Ogonnelloe NS, Co Clare.Jekino. Filmmaking In The Classroom Workshop: 1st April, 12:00 – 15:20. Coláiste Chiarain, Croom, Co Limerick.Jekino is a Belgian organisation where culture, entertainment and education go hand in hand. For more than 35 years, Jekino has been building towards a dynamic, diverse and respectful children’s film culture. Jekino Education specializes in film education for children, young people and their mentors through workshops, projects and educational materials. They develop a wide variety of hands-on workshops for all ages. Live-action, animation, documentary and video-art, every workshop has its own special focus. www.jekino.be/educatie.

Big City Portrait Workshop: 5th April, 11:00 – 13:00. Hunt MuseumThe Big City Portrait, is funded by Limerick City Of Culture and is free of charge to all participants, it will facilitate the production of a collection of micro-documentaries, made by groups of young people in Limerick. The documentaries will focus on aspects of the filmmakers’ lives: an activity, a place, an object, or whatever inspires the creation of a film. Fresh will work with schools, clubs and youth groups, across the city and county to identify young people to create films to tell the stories of Limerick’s young people. The films will be screened in innovative ways across the city and will be collected to create an interactive film online. The project will be launched on Saturday April 5th in the Captains Room of the Hunt Museum, we will host an introductory workshop consisting of a practical introduction to documentary filmmaking, exploring the opportunities for innovative filmmaking in the digital world. This project will run for 2014 and if you have a group who would like to participate please contact fresh film festival.

Reel Exchange / Streetscape 3rd - 6th April 2014‘Streetscape’ forms part of Limerick, City of Culture’s programme and is the international strand of Fresh Film Festival 2014. It is four days of workshops, meetings and screenings in Limerick. Streetscape will include a ‘Shoot the Street’ workshop, a screening of international shorts made by young people, a youth cinema forum and skillsshare session for those using film in their work with young people. The Streetscape programme involves the following elements:

International Shorts Screening 4th April, 10:00 – 12:00. 69 O’Connell StThe screening will feature two unique collections of international films made by young filmmakers. The two collections of films have been programmed by the Seattle Academy (USA) and Fresh Film Festival, and will feature work made by young people from around the world.

‘Shoot The Street’ Give & Take Workshop 3rd - 5th April.• Meet & Develop Odeon Cinema • Script & Shoot 69 O’Connell St & On Location • Swap & Edit LCFE •

Irish and International students will develop shoot and edit films over three days. The films will be sited in and dedicated to a street in Limerick. The workshop will use the ‘give and take’ format. This format involves small crews shooting films then swapping them with another crew for editing. The workshop will support up to twenty-five young filmmakers, comprising a group of twelve young filmmakers from the international partners working collaboratively with a group of up to thirteen young filmmakers from Ireland. The five groups of young filmmakers (mixed national and international) will shoot, swap and edit five micro-films and present them at the forum.

‘Make Your Mark’ Leader’s Film Project 5th April. 69 O’Connell StLeaders from visiting groups will take part in making a short film in order to share practical skills in parallel with the ‘Shoot the Street’ workshop.

‘Make Your Mark’ Forum 5th April, 12:00 – 16:30. 69 O’Connell StThe ‘Make Your Mark’ forum will explore Irish identity in short films with a focus on films produced by young filmmakers. Tony Tracy from the Huston School of Film and Digital Media (NUIG) will present an introduction to Irish short film as a mode of expressing and exploring Irish identity.

En Route - vlog 6th April. Multiple SitesA travel vlog event, run in association with Fáilte Ireland.

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& the Nominees for Most Helpful Contributor are…

Board of Directors: Dave Burns – Industry Donal Foreman – Filmmaker Mark Griffin – Limerick College of Further Education Alicia McGivern – IFI Education Brendan Maher – Arts Manager Pauline McNamara – RTÉ Young People’s Programming Sean Molony – Education Pat Shortt – Entertainer Tony Tracy – Huston School Of Film & Digital Media

Artistic Director: Jayne FoleyFestival Manager: Ciarda TobinTechnical Manager: Pete MolesPR and Event Coordinator: Miriam Garcia MortellIYFYA Administrator: Manon GuyotLight & Sound: Pat Shortt, Conan Heffernan, Richard RyanAdvert/Promo Production: Laura Gaynor & Alfie Hollingsworth Design: Paul Callanan at Design AssociatesPrint: Davis PrintersIllustration: Alé MercadoFeatures Partner: Irish Film InstitutePhotographer: Val O’ConnorFestival AV Documentation: Carsten Zoon, Joey Tang, Matthias Lycklama á NijeholtInterns: Louise Berg, Lorraine Cleary, Dominic Coleman, Megan Duffy, Edel Egan,

Conor Gibbons, Kathleen Horan, Eoin Kennedy, Jennifer Loughman, Joanna McAuliffe, Sean McNamara, Leon O’Connor, Chris Pinkerton, Emmanuel Cobbs Sarko, Gaelcholaiste Luimnigh, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Newport

Workshop Tutors: Elfi De Vos & Annelies Van Der Auwere – Jekino, Shane Serrano, Pete MolesStage Manager: Kerrie AhernFOH Manager: Mary Grace

Festival Cast & Crew

Gaye Tanham, Audrey Keane and The Arts Council of Ireland – Karl Wallace, Mike Fitzpatrick, Cathy O’Grady and all the staff and Board at Limerick City of Culture – Eleanor McSherry – Sean Taylor and LSAD – Jenny Traynor and all at Dance Limerick – Anne O’Gorman and all at NYCI – Amy and all at Lighthouse Cinema – Management & staff at Odeon Cinema, Castletroy – Chris O’Neill and all at Triskel Arts Centre – Fergal McGrath and the staff at Town Hall Theatre – Louise Donlon, Gill Fenton and the staff at the Lime Tree Theatre – Dave O’Donovan, Deirdre Flynn and Jay Kavanagh at 69 O’Connell St – Sheila Deegan and Limerick City and County Arts Office – Nenagh Arts Centre – Siobhan Mulcahy, Clare County Arts Office – Barnaby Taylor and The Dublin Business School – Paul Patton and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board – Naomi O’Nolan and all at the Hunt Museum – Alicia McGivern, Deirdre Quinlan, Elaine MacGinty and Irish Film Institute – Mary McGrath and The Cork Film Centre – Peter Dunn and The Radharc Trust – Cathal Gaffney, Brian Gilmore, Jennie Stacey and all at Brown Bag Films – Sheila de Courcy, Pauline McNamara and Michelle Carty at RTÉ Young People’s Programming – Kevin Cummins at RTÉ Factual – Céire Duggan and Pyres Walsh and RTÉ Supporting the Arts – Julian Hills – Padraig at TG4 – Annette Maye and The Galway Junior Film Fleadh – Rosemary Day and the Media Department in Mary Immaculate College – Mark Griffin and Limerick College of Further Education – Detlef Fluch and Berlin Jugend Medien Festival, Germany – Lito Theodosiou and Camera Zizanio Festival, Greece – Marija Ratkovic, Ksenija Sankovic and Four River Festival, Croatia – Nisse Koltz, Station Next, Denmark – Jekino, Belgium – NFFS, Netherlands – Cheryl Hidalgo and the Seattle Academy, USA – Caitlin Meissner, Vee Bravo and all at the Tribeca Film Institute, NY – Kid’s Eye, Hungary – Rhiannon Wyn Hughes and all at Scala, Wales – Jonathan Lambert – Andrew Jordan – Conor Foran – all at YIFM – Garry McHugh – Brendan Maher – Elena Horgan – Maeve McGrath – Dominik Kosicki – Matt Kelly and Coláiste Chiarain – Shortt Comedy Theatre – Simon McGuire – Apate Films – Steve Hall – Cian Hennigar – The Irish Film Board – Ciara Donnelly, LA Creative College – Sally-Anne McFadden – Jess O’Connor, Peadar Cronin – Filmbase – Laura Gaynor, Robert Gaynor and Alfie Hollingsworth – Paul Holmes and Red Rage Films – John Buckley and Spun Out – Richard Lynch and I Love Limerick.com – Cian de Buitléar and Teach Solais – Gillian Binchy, Ellen Redmond, Alex Connolly and Fáilte Ireland – all our staff and volunteers and all of those who have assisted us post publishing…

…Many thanks to you all!

Festival ProgrammeDate Event Times Venue Admission

Mon 31st March SCREENING 10:00 – 11:30 Odeon Cinema €5.00

INTOUCHABLES

WORKSHOP 10:30 – 12:30 National School FREE

JEKINO. ANIMATION IN THE CLASSROOM

Tue 1st April SCREENING 10:00 – 11:30 Odeon Cinema €5.00

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (Kokuriko–Zama Kara)

WORKSHOP 12:00 – 15:20 Secondary School FREE

JEKINO. FILMMAKING IN THE CLASSROOM

Wed 2nd April IRELAND’S JUNIOR YOUNG 10:00 – 14:45 Odeon Cinema FREE

FILMMAKER AWARDS

Thur 3rd April IRELAND’S YOUNG 10:00 – 18:00 Odeon Cinema FREE

FILMMAKER AWARDS

Fri 4th April REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* 10:00 – 12:00 69 O’Connell St €1.00

SCREENING OF INTERNATIONAL SHORTS

REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* 13:00 – 18:30 69 O’Connell St Invite

SCRIPT & SHOOT and On Location

REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* 13:00 – 18:30 69 O’Connell St FREE

‘MAKE YOUR MARK’ LEADER’S FILM PROJECT

Sat 5th April REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* 10:00 – 12:00 Limerick College of Invite

SWAP & EDIT Further Education

WORKSHOP* 11:00 – 13:00 Hunt Museum FREE

BIG CITY PORTRAIT

REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* 12:00 – 16:30 69 O’Connell St FREE

FORUM ‘MAKE YOUR MARK’

Sun 6th April REEL EXCHANGE / STREETSCAPE* All Day Multiple Sites Invite

EN ROUTE - VLOG

BOOKING LINE 061 319555 FOR MORE INFORMATION www.freshfilmfestival.net

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* These events have been funded by Limerick City of Culture 2014.

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