Cappawhite National School's movie, The Christmas Truce of 1914, has won Film of the Year at the 2023 FÍS Film Awards.
The short film is all about the famous ceasefire between British and German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I. It also scooped the Outstanding Cinematography prize.
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The FÍS Film Awards 2023 recognises the creative talents of primary school children across Ireland.
The FÍS Film Awards 2023, hosted by RTÉ's Sinead Kennedy, is a collaboration between the Institute of Art, Design and Technology and the Professional Development Service for Teachers It was devised as a grassroots initiative to nurture Ireland’s future moviemaking talent by encouraging them to devise, develop, produce, and submit their short films for consideration in a range of categories.
The event was co-produced by students of IADT’s National Film School and streamed live on the official FÍS website. The full awards show will be available to watch next week on YouTube.
The awards are the end result of all the amazing hours and effort put into the FÍS Film Project. You can see all the winners listed below - just click on the link to view their film!
FÍS Film Awards 2023 Winners!
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Adaptation) - Na Trí Mhuc - Lackamore NS Tipperary
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Acting) - Nelson and his story - Scoil Phádraig (Portarlington) Laois
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Biography) - The Crash - St Joseph's Primary School (Ballinrobe) Mayo
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Cinematography) - The Christmas Truce of 1914 - Cappawhite National School Tipperary
- Award for Best Comedy - The Villains - Carrig NS Offaly
- Award for Best Script - Lena Rice - Scoil Mhuire gan Smál (Newinn) Tipperary
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Costume Design) - Banshee - Milford NS Limerick
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Editing) - The Visitor - Ladyswell NS Dublin
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Direction) TIMPISTE - St Stephen's De La Salle BNS Waterford
- Award for Best Documentary - Friendship Feathers - Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Cork
- Award for Best Drama - The Children of Lir - Gardiner Street School Dublin
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Storyboarding) - The Last Note - Scoil Éanna Galway
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Science Fiction) The Magic Cube - St Mary's BNS Kildare
- Award for Best Junior Film - The Nature Fairy - Glinsk NS Galway
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Storytelling) - Walking Through Time - St Kilian's Deutsche Schule Dublin
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (Production Design) - The Normans - Strawberry Hill NS Cork
- Award for Best Horror - The Last Photo - St Paul's Primary School (Navan) Meath
- Award for Best Newcomer - Patriks and the Giant Watermelon - St Gabriels School Limerick
- Award for Best Soundtrack - Chairs! - St Peter's NS Dungourney Cork
- Award for Best Local Interest Film - The Church Beneath the Waves - Scoil Naomh Eirc Kerry
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking for Curriculum Relevance - 1916 - Scoil Naomh Muire Cork
- An Scannán Is Fearr as Gaeilge - Fáilte go dtí An Córas Díleá - Gaelscoil Riabhach Galway
About the FÍS Film Awards & FÍS Film Project
The FÍS Film Awards Ceremony is the highly successful outcome of the FÍS Film Project. The awards set out to celebrate and embrace the creativity, imagination, originality, special techniques such as animation and special effects that students learn during the process that enabled them to give outstanding performances both in front of and behind the camera.
