IRELAND’S YOUNG FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2023

Screening / Awards | Odeon Cinema | March 30 | 9:30am

A celebration of the best films made by young people aged 13-18 from across Ireland. This gala screening of the finalists in Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards 2023 is followed by the annual Awards ceremony in association with RTÉ and Screen Ireland.

Against All Odds

Screening | Engine Collaboration Center | March 31 | 10am

Extraordinary young people, amazing stories. This unique event showcases films from across the globe. All made by young filmmakers with inspiring stories to tell. From Ukraine to South Korea, these films celebrate diversity and determination.

Introduced by Sinéad Collopy (Smother, Hidden assets, Every Five Miles) is a Limerickborn, award-winning screenwriter whose work is heavily inspired by her twenty years of experience in child protective services in Ireland. Sinéad’s script Every Five Miles was produced as part of RTÉ’s Storyland and centers on a woman’s journey to help a car-washer she suspects is the victim of people-trafficking in Ireland. Sinéad’s work has been selected by the BAI Mentorship scheme, the BBC Writer’s Room, and Her debut feature script ’77 was selected for development through the Screen Ireland Spotlight Scheme in 2020.

Screening of RTÉ Storyland production ‘Every Five Miles’ by Sinéad Collopy

Screening of International Shorts by Young Filmmakers

Wings of Hope

Tahereh Rezaee Goli; Habibe; Nasibe | Portugal

I Don’t Wanna Go

Max Vadset | United States

My Name Is Rhee jin-won

Hyunsoo Choi | Republic of Korea.

Me. My Eleven Years. War.

Marusya Shuvalova | Ukraine.

Beneath the Blade

Ella Lindner | United States.

Freedom is a Choice

Ilona Mikhailova | Russia.

Disconnected Head

Andreas Hans Düerr | Germany.

Eyes Full of Hope

Somaya Qanbari; Mohammad Mohammadi; Alisina Bahadori; Sanam Ghale; Zahra; Mohammad Ghaznawi | Portugal.

The Speech of Txai Surui

Students of the Multimedia Project of Escola Parque | Brazil.

Felix

Nora Puntigam | Austria.