FIRST CUT Film Festival took place in County Hall Cork last Saturday

FILMS made by groups of young people from all over East Cork and South of the Harbour were screened to a large audience. 18 shorts and 5 animations were made by almost 200 young people who took part in the FIRST CUT Film Project.

Despite tough competition from groups in Youghal, Cobh, Glanmire , Carrigtwohill and Midleton this years Best New Short Film Award was given to Ballincollig Community School. This is their first year taking part in the film making project. The film, THE CHICKEN ROLL, (6 minutes long), selected through an audience vote, was action packed and very entertaining and  really displayed the varied talents of the group of 13.
Karen Forde,TY Coordinator, who facilitated the project within the school said “We are delighted here with our win. The students had a great day and really enjoyed the whole experience.”
The group received a prize from Cork Film Festival Director Mick Hannigan, who formally opened this inaugural youth film festival. The group of young film makers from Ballincollig will be guests for a day at Cork Film Festival in November.

Close runners up were young people from was really enjoyed by the audience, and clearly the group had great fun in the making of it. Those involved were :

1.       Nathan Twomey
2.       Bronwen Howley
3.       Laura Cunningham
4.       Patricia O Neill
5.       Ellie Budds
6.       Thomas Budds
7.       Jason O Sullivan
8.       Gavin Curley
9.      Ricky Roche
Youthreach made a 5 min film about the serious consequences of drug abuse called HAND BALLED.
The Inch/ Killeagh Foroige Club always make a strong contribution.. this year RTE1 NEWS UPDATE , 6 mins, was hilarious take off of RTE1 News with a local news twist.

“Saturday was Brill!!!!!” was Gavin Curleys comment on the day. At the Festival members of the group were zombified with special make up effects and t shirts with help from Nicola Lucey, Foroige Youth Worker, who was there to support all the groups efforts in making this film and in participating in the festival, The day was a great success, a real festival atmosphere with workshops, information and of course most exciting of all the screeening of films.