Saturday 11th, 6.15pm, The Regal Cinema
YMVC Youth Music Video Competition 2022 First Cut! continues to partner with award-winning director Brendan Canty for the seventh annual YMVC, a unique professional mentorship programme, which hothouses young film talent. Five outstanding young filmmakers were selected in 2022 by directors Brendan Canty and Bob Gallagher for the opportunity to make a music video under their mentorship. Each finalist was matched with a track from the following up and coming Irish acts: Strange Boy, Paddy Hanna, Willzee and Elaine Mai. Thanks to the support of an Arts Council YPCE Project Award, YMVC 2022 offered participants stipends of €1000, and for the first time the winner of best music video will receive a €5000 bursary to kickstart their career! At this event, we are delighted to welcome the filmmakers to the festival and share their videos with a live cinema audience. The 2022 YMVC award will be announced followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers and mentors, moderated by Jessica Bonenfant, the YMVC coordinator.
The 2022 YMVC Directors: Rachel McGill & Fionnuala McCormack Strange Boy
Rachel McGill is a filmmaker from Limerick. She won the Talent Nation competition and was mentored in the prestigious Camerimage festival in 2019. She graduated from the NFS in 2020. She recently completed a film funded through the ENGINE Short Film Scheme. Rachel likes to explore controversial topics in an unconventional way, exploring our deepest fears and anxieties. Based in Meath, Fionnuala McCormack graduated from the NFS in 2020. Her most recent work includes directing a short documentary with BBC Gaeilge on women’s sexuality, and participating in the 25th Ji.Hlava Academy mentored by Khvan De La Cruz. She loves her work to be a collaborative journey with other artists in the hope of conveying the beautiful complexities of the human experience Rachel and Fionnuala are both passionate about female representation in film and media. They love to intertwine experimental visuals within their work, using their films to explore social issues or convey an intimate human experience.
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