FIRST CUT! YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL, CORK

Welcome to the First Cut! Youth Film Festival, taking place this year, with Cinemobile, ‘bringing the magic of the movies to your doorstep’

When:  Saturday& Sunday, October 1^st&2^nd, 2011-09-26

Time:  Saturday: 1.30 – 9:30 p.m. & Sunday: 12.00 – 7:00 p.m.  – Screenings, Workshops, Animation, Acting for Screen, Panel Discussion& Filmmaker Q&A

Cost:  €5.00 Season ticket or €2 per screening

Where: Cinemobile, Glanmire Community College Grounds, Glanmire Co Cork Web:  http://www.firstcutfilmfestival.com

A wonderful showcase of films and events have been lined up including drama, documentary, comedy, animation, horror and artistic/experimental films made by local, national and international young filmmakers under 21 who submitted their films in response to an Open Call.

Due to the overwhelming number of entries this year, a selection of twenty eight films was made with great difficulty by professional filmmakers from Cork Film Centre.

The films are of a high standard and we think you will really enjoy them!

This is a great opportunity for young filmmakers to showcase their work, We are delighted to bring together young filmmakers, film buffs and professional filmmakers to share their ideas and knowledge.

Feature Films at the Festival include Award Winning My Brothers, ( Will Collins, Timmy Creed& Niall Owen will take part in a panel discussion/Q&A Session) and Disco Pigs,(Cillian Murphy, Kirsten Sheridan), both films have strong Cork connections.

International feature films include Project Nim,( From the team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child.)  and The Illusionist, (a stunning animated film).

Workshops

Pascal Scott, well known actor, Kilnascully fame, & Patrick O Shea, Glounthaune Filmmaker are giving an Acting for Screen Workshop on Sunday morning.

This should be great fun & opportunity to learn from the professionals.

Also Animation Workshop for young filmmakers from Jane Lee, 1 1/2 hours, on Saturday 1st.

Both take place in Glanmire Community College.

Funding/ Sponsers: This is a non profit event, with funding from The Arts Council, Cork County Council Arts Office & SECAD.

The Festival has been generously by SuperValu Glanmire.

The Film Project Nim is sponsored by Monkey Maze, Glanmire.

It features films made by young people for everyone.

“As I reflect over the past year I can see that First Cut! Film Project& Festival has really come into its own: short films have never been more popular, we have never showcased so many films and the quality is really good. Film is a powerful tool of communication and imagination, and young people really make their own of it. We think you will be inspired by the shorts made by young people and equally by the award winning features we have chosen for this Festival.” Mary Mc Grath, First Cut! Festival 2011

Mary Mc Grath

First Cut! Youth Film Festival

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The First Cut! Youth Film Festival working in association with Cork Film Centre is funded by The Arts Council and the Arts Office of Cork County Council.