Attention all young film directors, producers and crew! Put down the popcorn and get into that edit suite! The FÍS Film Awards competition is open for entries until Friday, 30 June at 5pm SHARP!!
The annual FÍS Film Awards competition is open to Primary Schools across in the Republic of Ireland. Designated Deprtment of Education primary schools are invited to make a short film, up to 5 minutes maximum duration, and enter it to FÍS before the deadline.
Find out all about the competition here!
You can see the highlights from the 2022 Awards in the video up top and have a look at the 2022 Winners from Cappawhite National School below.
Their short film, The Christmas Truce, 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.
Teachers wishing to introduce film making into their primary classroom can avail of a wide variety of teacher resources at the website and hear what other teachers have to say about the benefits of film making to pupils.
Whether you are a newcomer to FÍS or want to refresh your skills before embarking on a new film making project with your pupils our comprehensive suite of resources will support you.
Click here to see the teacher resources
2023 Competition Details
Judging Criteria Highlights
- 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, e.g., animation or special effects
- Excellence in visual interpretation of a story or concept
- Cuirfear faílte ar leith roimh scannáin as Gaeilge
Full details of Rules & Guidelines and Judging Criteria are available at HERE.
All entries will be acknowledged via email, judging will take place in early Autumn. The shortlist will be announced before the end of September.
Following this competitive process shortlisted schools will be invited to a 'red carpet’ event at the Helix Theatre, Dublin, ie the National FÍS Film Awards Ceremony. Each year over 900 school children attend the prestigious ceremony which is filmed and broadcast via live stream by students from the Institute of Art, Design & Technology’s (ADT) National Film School.
About FÍS Film Project
The FÍS Film Project is an initiative of the Department of Education managed by Institute of Art, Design & Technology's FÍS Office and the Professional Development Service for Teachers (Technology in Education Dept.)
FÍS is the Irish word for vision and an acronym for 'Film in Schools’. The project has been in operation for over 23 years and encourages teachers and children to engage in the process of film making in a cross-curricular way in the primary school classroom.
FÍS helps develop active learning, creative thinking, language, imagination, collaborative learning and problem-solving skills, as well as giving children hands-on experience of using technology as part of the film making process.
The FÍS methodology enables teachers to embed creativity and IT in a cross-curricular way in their classrooms. FÍS Film Project is cited as an exemplar for the creative use of technology in the Dept. of Education’s Digital Strategy for schools.
