First Cut Youth Film Festival

Film festival with screenings by young people, workshops, & talks by industry professionals held in Youghal, Cork. 3 - 8 March 2025 🎥🎈🐋🎶

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🎬 Lights, Camera, Action! 🎬

Six wonderful days of free film screenings, exclusive guest talks, and unmissable events—all celebrating the bold creativity of young filmmakers aged 12 to 25!

✨ "A must for young filmmakers!" ✨

📍 March 3-8 ,Youghal, Co. Cork.

#FirstCut25

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Tune in to Cork's 96FM and C103 Cork tomorrow from 8–10 AM as our festival director, Mary McGrath, talks about the exciting highlights in store for this year’s festival! 🎥✨

@Corks96FM @C103Cork @elmarie96

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A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of this year’s First Cut Youth Film Festival! 🎥✨

Join us at First Cut Film Festival 2025 from March 3-8 at the Regal Cinema, Youghal.

⭐️ For full programme details, visit our website https://t.co/5UHtc5E99A ⭐️

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Some highlights from our ‘Earth Echos’ workshop at Nano Nagle ✨🎥

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Calling all Budding Young Filmmakers! Take part in this Young Filmmakers Halloween Workshop. 12 Places. Learn from professionals, everything there is to know about filmmaking in front of and behind the cameras!

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We are delighted to team up with the wonderful Briery Gap @BrieryGap , billed as the 'place where culture happens' in Macroom, to screen a selection of short films with a Macroom connection made by young people over the past decade.

@CultureNight
#culturenight

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First Cut is hiring a Communications Coordinator and Festival Manager.

Both roles are part-time with a view to extending after the contract subject to funding. You can view more information at https://t.co/p9JT1ZLt7Q / link in bio

#Jobfairy #ArtsJobs

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All 5 workshops are now fully booked out!

Email [email protected] to join the waitlist or head to https://t.co/oNd17O4QoS or link in bio to learn more about the workshops.

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#Bloomsday2024 Awards
🏆Best Irish Experimental Short Presented by
@JamesJoyceCentr

'Did you miss it?'
Directed by Lawrence Cook

#ExperimentalFilm #Bloomsday24 #BloomsdayFilmFestival

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aemi announces mentorship programme with First Cut Youth Film Festival and filmmaker Lawrence Cook.

And we couldn't be happier for Lawrence and @aemi_ie !

Keep reading👉 https://t.co/PSCMVRo3AQ

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Great to see our Cork Young Filmmakers summer workshops in @yaycork!

Read all about it👉https://t.co/zrPQ4OdhU8

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Let's meet the 2024 Youth Music Video Competition Participants👇

Read more about the participants
👉https://t.co/wdY93P61WE

@TheArtsCouncil
@CorkCountyArts
@ScreenIreland

[Cork International Film Festival @CorkFilmFest]

Are you 18-24, love film & want experience @ Ireland's 1st & largest film fest? Then apply now for our Young (Film) Programmers Project 🎬
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⏰ Deadline Fri 19 Apr
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👉https://t.co/k1hH167jbD
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@artscouncil_ie @UCC @uccfilmstudies @MTUArtsOffice @MTU_Crawford @DouglasSt_CCFET

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Your weekend viewing is sorted!👌 There are just two days left to view the international selection of films of the online programme; ending March 24th.

👉The Online programme is available at https://t.co/eJmZNqOt3K
#FirstCutFest24

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Well done @Samwbell1 proud mum on Mother’s Day 🎬🎥♥️

[EmergingLimerickFilmmakers @ELFilmmakers]

Always a joy to go to Youghal for incredible festival.

Rat King is a testament to the results that can be achieved when young filmmakers are properly supported and resourced.

I’m grateful to our incredible members, their supportive parents and everyone who makes this work.

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First Cut Youth Film Festival Best Film 2024
🏆 Rat King (Róisín Leahy-Sahin)

Congratulations!

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First Cut Youth Film Festival Best Director 2024
🏆 Áine Fahy (Tomorrow)

Congratulations!

#FirstCutFest

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First Cut Youth Council Award 2024
🏆 Ivy (Fiachra Cotter)

Congratulations!

#FirstCutFest

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First Cut Youth Film Festival Best Experimental Film 2024
🏆 Did You Miss It? (Lawrence Cook)

Congratulations!

#FirstCutFest