Fresh Film Festival (Ireland)

The Fresh International Film Festival (Féile Úr Scannán) is a festival for young people which takes place in Limerick, Ireland each Spring.

Running since 1997, Fresh Film is a year round organisation. The annual festival includes its competitive event, Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year, which screens films made by young people aged between 7 and 18 years.

Festival
The Festival's main aim is to encourage young people to make films. The festival screens a number of feature films and hosts workshops, masterclasses and meetings for young filmmakers.

Jury
Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year is judged by a number of film and education professionals and the 1st and 2nd prize winners at the previous years competition.

Best Short Film

 * 2020: Senior Award "Pirates"- Directed by Cal O'Driscoll (director)
 * 2019: Senior Award "Rue"- Directed by Sean Treacy (director)
 * 2018: Senior Award "Choice" - Directed by John Farrelly (director)
 * 2017: Senior Award "Hidden Potential" - Directed by Eamonn McMahon
 * 2016: Senior Award "Poppies" - Directed by Rachel McGill, Limerick Ireland
 * 2011: Senior Award "4:27 AM" -Directed by Seán Murphy
 * 2010: Senior Award "Dystopia" by Seán Conroy from Dublin, Ireland
 * 2009: Senior Award "The Grim Trials of Vida Novac" by Nicholas Sheridan from Wexford, Ireland
 * 2008: Senior Award "Alien Verbatim" by Laurence Snashall from Schull, Ireland
 * 2007: Senior Award "Hang Up Noise Man" by Re Productions from Dublin, Ireland
 * 2006: Senior Award "The Cycle" dir. Eoghan McQuinn from Dublin, Ireland
 * 2005: Senior Award "The Vent" dir. Glenn Lambert DublinMade Films, Dublin, Ireland
 * 2004: Senior Award " The Boy's Revenge" dir. Jonathan Lambert, DublinMade Films, Dublin, Ireland
 * 2003: Senior Award "The Unmentionable" dir. Dónal Foreman & Danny McMahon, DogDay Films, Dublin, Ireland
 * 2002: Senior Award "Weird Evolution" dir. Emlyn Lewis, Cavan
 * 2001: Senior Award "Oxygen" by Jeremy O'Hanlon, Dublin, Ireland
 * 2000: Senior Award "After The War" by Vincent Lambe, Dublin, Ireland
 * 1999: Senior Award "The Jock Club and the Mellon Collie Death of Eugene Nerdlinger" dir. Anthony Kinsella - C13 Pictures

Radharc Trust: Documentary Award
This category is sponsored by the Radharc Trust
 * "The First Rose" -5th Class Scoil Eoin
 * "Sneakers" dir. Patrickswell National School, Limerick, Ireland
 * "Abuelita" dir. Santana Hernandez Power, Kilkenny, Ireland
 * "The Fool's Card" Sian Murray, Dublin, Ireland

Brown Bag Animation Award
The animation award is supported by Brown Bag Films
 * "Ages Ago" -Ryan and Mark Buckley
 * "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limeric
 * "Reflection" by Alfie Hollingsworth and Dylan Bickerton
 * "UpsideDown Goldfish" dir Bryan O'Sullivan, Cork, Ireland
 * "The Last Penguin" by Sacred Heart School, Portlaoise, Ireland

RTÉ 60 second short award
The "short" award is presented in conjunction with RTÉ
 * "Piece Of Cake" Laura Gaynor, Sligo, Ireland
 * "The Show-Offs" by Colaiste Chiarain, Croom, Limerick

International Award

 * "Girls" aka 'Piger' by Ida Gedbierg Soerensen/Stammen, Station Next, Denmark

Workshops
Workshops have included a videogame design workshop and a filmmaking workshop by Eugene O'Connor.

Screenings
The animated feature film Persepolis was screened on the 28th.

A collection of international short films made by young people from across Europe, Palestine and South Korea was screened under the title "Kids on the Move".

Award ceremony
The award ceremony for the senior category is held in March/April.

Trivia

 * 2nd Prize winner for 'Requiem' in 2007, director Patrick Ryan made his 'Irish western' 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' in 2014 Darkness on the Edge of Town (2013).
 * 1st Prize winner in 2003 for 'The Unmentionable', Dónal Foreman has written, directed and edited three feature films: Out Of Here(2013), The Image You Missed (2018) and The Cry of Granuaile (2022).
 * 2nd prize winning director in 1998, Conor McMahon released his feature film Stiches starring British comedian Ross Noble (2012). He is currently in pre-production on a feature film shooting in summer 2019.