Cinemagic Film and Television Festival for Young People returns to Dublin this May and June with a programme jam-packed full of diverse creative opportunities to inspire and motivate young people.
This year will see a number of new exciting elements added to the programme and visits from representatives from Aardman Animations, Brown Bag Films and Cartoon Saloon! A new screening series entitled Talking Pictures will offer the chance to view Irish movies with talks from filmmakers and film professionals involved in the productions.
“We are thrilled to present our 12th Cinemagic Dublin Festival programme and we are really excited about this year’s line-up of diverse, creative film opportunities. We are looking forward to meeting lots of festival goers and celebrating film talent across a wide range of disciplines and in doing so helping to educate, inspire and motivate young people.”
Joan Burney Keatings MBE (Cinemagic Chief Executive)
Among the industry names who will take part will be Frank Berry, Carmel Winters, Lee Cronin, Aislinn Clarke, Paddy Breathnach and Andrew and Ryan Tohill.
For an even more immersive experience, young people can be part of the first Cinemagic Talent Lab Boot Camp for 16+yr olds and it will include masterclasses, seminars and Q&A’s with film professionals who will provide insight into the industry in a range of disciplines such as Production Management, Assistant Directing, Editing, Camera, Sound, Art Department & Costume, Hair and Makeup and Location Management.
TALKING PICTURES
As part of the very popular film and television festival for young people, this series of screenings, entitled Talking Pictures will give a unique insight into the real world of film-making.
Hear acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach talk about Rosie written by Roddy Doyle. Learn the process of creating the gripping feature The Dig (winner of Best Irish Film at Galway Film Fleadh in 2018) from Irish directors and brothers Andrew Tohill and Ryan Tohill.
Find out how the critically acclaimed director Frank Berry brought Michael McCrea’s story to screen in the multi-award-winning Michael Inside (30th May).
Learn some tricks of the filmmaking trade from Carmel Winters as she gives an insight to Float Like A Butterfly (31st May). Hear about Irish writer/director Lee Cronin’s creative process from putting pen to paper to seeing his story unfold on screen as The Hole In The Ground (4th June), and Aislinn Clarke, the first Irish female to direct a feature horror movie, The Devil’s Doorway (5th June), will give the A-Z on bringing her film to the silver screen!
To check out the festival’s full lineup this year, check out their website for more details.
About Cinemagic
Cinemagic is an award-winning charity festival that embraces the magic of film, television and digital technologies to educate, motivate and inspire young people.
Cinemagic Dublin is funded by the Department of Education and Skills.
