Midsummer Festival Opportunity

First Cut! Film Project has been approached by the Education and Participation Strand of Cork Midsummer Festival (June 12 - 27). Links have been developed through Kath Gorman, Associate Producer, Cork Midsummer Festival.

There are a number of opportunities:

They contacted us looking for a Video Assistant. This is a voluntary position which would give the opportunity to one young person, age 16-25, to participate actively with professional filmmakers in one of the Festival's major productions, FML. This is commissioned by Belgian director Pol Heyvaert of Campo, Out of Order, a 2009 Festival workshop performance which was powerful, darkly humorous and innovative. It's back for a full production in the 2010 Festival, reinvented as FML (F**k My Life)

Other opportunities:

First Cut! young filmmakers will make up a critical audience of 30 young people who on Friday 9th April will view FML. The audience will view the unfinished production and in a facilitated session will give feedback to the young people in FML. They will also be invited to a preview on June 24th. There is potential for those who are interested to become part of the Festivals new and innovative Young Curators Event, providing training to young people who are interested in being involved in creating festivals, shows, productions and arts projects in the area.

I think this is a great learning opportunity and v good for the cv, also it should be good fun.The show is by and for young people, about 20 are involved in writing, acting and film is used in the production.The shooting will take place on some days during Easter, probably 27/28th March and from May 3 to June 19.

N.B. Please let me know asap if you are keen and available. I will contact Kath immediately as decisions are being made next week.

Look forward to hearing from you,

Mary

Co ordinator

First Cut! Youth Film Project

0868139019

Art-Youth-Culture

A meeting of young people and policy makers 27 -29 March 2010 Are you between the ages of 15 and 23? The Arts Council is interested in hearing your views about young people’s participation in cultural life and the arts. Art-Youth-Culture: FYI will be held over three days in Dublin. It will involve a series of arts-based workshops and discussions, concluding with a meeting between young people, arts policy makers, and government representatives. What can you expect from participating in this event? Art-Youth-Culture: FYI is an opportunity to share and brainstorm ideas with other young people who have an interest in the arts. You will have a chance to explore young people’s participation in cultural life and the arts, through arts-based workshops and discussions. You are invited to share your ideas, opinions and suggestions with key policy-makers who make decisions in this area. We hope this event will generate some fresh insights for all those taking part. The Arts Council will take account of the issues raised in developing its new strategy regarding arts provision for children and young people. Similarly, we hope that young delegates will gain information, contacts and ideas that will assist them in accessing, or initiating, arts and cultural activities for young people in their local communities. Accommodation and transport costs for delegates coming from outside of Dublin will be covered by the event. How can I get involved? The Arts Council is seeking 60 young delegates (aged 15-23) to participate in Art-Youth-Culture: FYI. If you wish to participate, please complete a Statement of Interest form, available to download from the Arts Council website: http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/areas-of-work/actions/FYI.aspx Please note that Statement of Interest forms are available for groups and individuals. Information on which form you should complete is available on the website. Completed forms must be returned to the Arts Council no later than 12 March 2010. You can read more about the event on the Arts Council website: http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/areas-of-work/actions/FYI.aspx. If you are a policy-maker with a remit in the area of young people, cultural life and/or the arts, and are interested in participating in this event, please contact Mathilde Veldt at mathilde.veldt@artscouncil.ie.

North West Youth Film Festival

The North West Youth Film Festival will take place in Letterkenny and Derry from 29th Apr - 1st May. The main aim of the festival is to showcase Irish and International youth produced short films.

It's open to anyone under 19 and it's totally free of charge to submit a film. Winning films will be projected on the big screen in both Letterkenny and Derry. The top 10 films will travel to international youth festivals around the world. The deadline is 19th March.

The North West Youth Film Festival is seeking all types of short films. For more information email:

jeremy.howard@nerve-centre.org.uk

or have a look at the submission form linked below:

http://www.nerve-centre.org.uk/Submission.pdf

Fresh Film Festival Deadline Approaching...

If you are between the ages of 7 and 18 years of age and have been involved in the making of a short film don’t forget to enter it to Fresh Film Festival by January 29th, 2010.

Entry details available on request of from www.freshfilmfestival.net or call 061 31955 for more information.

The 13th Fresh Film Festival will take place from March 22nd-25th 2010. The film entry deadline for the Junior and Senior Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards for 2009 is January 29th.

This year's festival will feature an exciting collection of national and international films, special events and Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year awards featuring the brownbag animation award, The Radharc award for best documentary, RTE Two Tube's 60 second Short and The international award.

The Senior Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards 2009 take place on Wednesday March 24th and the Junior Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards will take place on Thursday March 25h.

For applications please contact the office or check Fresh Film Festival website.

Screen Acting Workshop

Saturday, 10th October, 12-1 pm, South Parish Community Hall, Sawmill Street

Allocated Time: 1 h

This is a taster workshop with the intention of highlighting the most common mistakes in screen acting and to give participants basic techniques for working with the camera.

The workshop will give students an insight into

- the specific requirements of screen acting versus stage acting
- close up work
- casting

Outline:

- Introduction/warm up
- On the floor: exercise in specific tasks versus general emotions
( act looking for something/ really search for something)
- On the floor: close-up work: eliminating overacting
(tell a story of your live / think clear, specific thoughts)
- Casting: cold reading, making quick, strong choices
‘cheating’ to the camera
- Exercise: casting a duologue in cold reading


Workshop Leader:
Stella Majewsky is Artistic Director of the Gaiety School of Acting in Cork.
She was originally trained in the acclaimed Bochum Institute for Acting, and under the auspice of Filmstudio Babelsberg Berlin. She has acted for the major production companies in Germany, including ZDF and SAT 1. Currently she is doing practise based PhD research on screen actors training with The International Film School in the University of Wales.

First Cut 2009 Film Festival Update

Unfortunately the Gaiety School of Acting acting for film workshop has been cancelled this Saturday. However, there will still be an information stand from the Gaiety School where it will be possible to book a place on a special acting workshop the following Saturday, October 3rd, free of charge.

And workshops with the Fresh Film Festival and filmmaker Claire Dix will be running as scheduled at 3pm on Saturday coming. Please let us know which of these workshops you'd like to attend- to do so, just call:
MARY MC GRATH, FIRST CUT CO-ORDINATOR on 086 8139019


FIRST CUT 2009
Youth Film Festival




Films / Workshops / Youth Jury

First Cut Youth Film Project

2.00 - 8.30 p.m. SEPTEMBER 26 2009
Cork County Hall

The FIRST CUT 2009 Film Festival is fast approaching...!

We look forward to this new and exciting element of the FIRST CUT Film Project, where, on September 26^th 2009, 18 short films and 5 Animations made throughout 2009 by young people, aged 14 to 21, who participated in FIRST CUT workshops and summer schools will have their first public screening. This Festival, which takes place at County Hall, Cork, is organised by FIRST CUT Youth Film Project in association with Cork Film Centre and funded by The Arts Office of Cork County Council and South & East Cork Area Development, SECAD. The young filmmakers come from Youghal, Passage West, Glanmire, Carrigaline, Cobh,Ballincollig,Carrigtwohill, Togher, Douglas and Midleton.

FIRST CUT Youth Film Project in South and East Cork is now in its third year. During that time two successful and very enjoyable Gala Film Nights have taken place at County Hall, Cork. This expansion from Gala to Festival is due to the increased interest and involvement of young people in this film making project throughout the area.

This year young people from East and South of the Cork Harbour area will gather together to see their films on the big screen.

The Festival will be a lively, informative, creative and fun mix of short films, workshops, information for all.

The Festival Programme will kick off at 2 p.m. in the foyer of Cork County Hall. The inaugural FIRST CUT Festival will be officially opened by Mick Hannigan, Corona Cork Film Festival Director.

In the foyer itself Information Stands will be on view from St John’s College Film Department, The Gaiety School of Acting and animation filmmaker Jane Lee.

Each of the participating groups including youth projects, clubs and schools, who took part in the FIRST CUT 2009 Workshops will also have stands providing information on their groups, their roles and of course their films.

There will be an opportunity for everyone to mix and mingle and look at the information on offer at the Stalls and ask questions.

At 3pm there will be 3 Workshops available to all young filmmakers to choose from

• Fresh Film Festival
• Claire Dix a local, young writer/director of documentary TV, short fiction, animation and also an award winning director of music videos.
• Screen acting with the Gaiety School of Acting

More details on the content of these half hour workshops will be available shortly, meanwhile if you would like to tell us your preference we can set aside a place for you.

At 5.30pm the First Cut 2009 Films will be premiered on Floor 16.
Full Programme to follow.

We at FIRST CUT hope that this Festival adds to your enjoyment of, and interest in, film.

This event is free. For more information please contact:

MARY MC GRATH, FIRST CUT CO-ORDINATOR on 086 8139019