Primary Schools had until 30 June to submit their films to the FÍS Film Awards Comeptition 2021.
Schools have been shooting and editing for the past few months, but there is still time to get your cinematic creations in for the judges.
You can see what they are looking for and how to enter below.
Judging Criteria - what they are looking for
- Imagination and creativity
- Originality of the story
- Curricular relevance (include details of subject/ strand/ strand unit where relevant)
- Support of pupils' literacy and/or numeracy skills development
- Excellence in set design, costume design, film direction, film production, the use of sound,acting, cinematography, etc,
- Excellence in the art of storytelling
- Excellence in the use of special techniques, eg animation or special effects
- Excellence in visual interpretation of a story or concept
Film Criteria
- Film Duration (excluding credits) must be no longer than five minutes
- Film file format must be .mp4 or .mov
- Use of copyrighted visual material or music including re-recording by the school is not permitted and will lead to automatic disqualification
- Parental Consent & Release Form available HERE… with Irish Version available HERE
- Location Release Form available HERE…with Irish Version available HERE
You can submit your film HERE
To help you make your movie there are loads of great resources at the FÍS Film Project site HERE!
