The Micheál O' Loinsigh Memorial Irish Language Youth Film Maker Award 2024
This Award is kindly supported by Denis Lynch and Michael Lynch Jnr.
€1000 in Prizes
Youth Filmmaker Award
Chapel Hill School of Art is excited to announce the Micheál O’Loinsigh Youth Film Competition and Award 2024.
This is a youth film competition in two categories 13yrs to 18yrs and 19yrs to 25yrs. We are looking for films with an identifiable Irish language element of 1-to-5-minute duration. This competition is open to young people all over Cork. We are looking for your experience of your cultural environment expressed through film.
The competition opened on March 9th at First Cut Youth Film Festival in Youghal and closes September 1st 2023 at 5pm. The Awards and screening event will be held on Culture Night, September 22nd at Chapel Hill School of Art.
Now Open for Entries until Easter 2024 - Entry Form Below
First Prize Winner 2022 of €350 - Rachel Sharkey - Thios Cois na Tra Domh, 2022
Rachel Sharkey, This Cois na Tra Domh, 2022 - 1st prize Winner 18 to 25 year old category
Second Prize Winner 2022 of €250 - Mary O Leary - An T- Oilean, 2022
Mary O Leary, An T- Oilean, 2022 - Second Prize winner 18 to 25 years olds
First Prize Winner, Jnr. Category, of €200 - Tom Ó Neachtain - Fuinneog Cúil, 2022
Tom Ó Neachtain - Fuinneog Cuil. 2022
Joint Second Prize Winner of €100, jnr. category - Sinead Ni Rinn - Athrú Aeráide, 2022
Sinead NI Rinn, Arthur Aeraide, 2022
Joint Second Prize Winner of €100, jnr. category - Dylan Sheehan, Cad é an Scéal, 2022
Dylan Sheehan, Cad é an Scéal, 2022
Third Prize Winner of €50, jnr. category - Nora Ni Thuama - Mearfhaisean, 2022
Nora Ni Thuama, Mearfhaisean, 2022
History of the Award
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Micheál O’Loingsigh was born in the Bronx, New York in 1931 and returned to Ireland when his father bought a farm in Berrings, Co. Cork, circa 1937. Though they settled and farmed in Berrings, he people were from Derrynasaggart and Clonkeen and his connection to this gealtacht area was strong. He attended De La Salle college in Ballyvourney where his love of the Irish language was nurtured and after his third level education in U.C.C. he became a secondary school teacher in Irish and History. After several years teaching, he became a Primary School’s Inspector and was relocated to Abbeyfeale in West Limerick and then Ennis, Co. Clare. His passion for place, history, language and sense of one’s self never waned until his death in February 2022.
The winners from Micheal O Loinsigh Irish Language Youth Film Competition 2022
Micheál O’Loinsigh Youth Film Competition & Award 2024 - Entry Form
Youth Filmmaker Award
Chapel Hill School of Art is excited to announce the Micheál O’Loinsigh Youth Film Competition and Award 2023.
The competition opens on March 9 at First Cut Youth Film Festival in Youghal and closes September 8th 2023 at 5pm. The Awards and screening event will be held on Culture Night, September 22nd at Chapel Hill School of Art.
Judges
Dónal Ó Céilleachair - Anu Pictures
Dónal Ó Céilleachair is a multiple-award winning filmmaker with 30 years of experience in cinema, broadcast television and the arts. His work has been shown in cinemas, museums, galleries, film festivals and on broadcast television and streaming services worldwide. Donal is a Macroom native and and a valued supported of our endeavours at Chapel Hill School of Art. We are honoured to have Donal on our judging panel for a second year
Anu Pictures
Chris Hurley - Cork Film Centre
Chris was director of Cork Film Centre from 1995 to 2014, fostering projects by filmmakers, animators and video artists. He continues to work with the Film Centre on youth film training projects, and curating for the Cork Film Centre Gallery. Chris is a huge contributor to Youth Filmaking in Cork for many years, his dedication to the art of filmmaking is comparable to none. We are honoured to have Chris on our judging panel for a second year.
Cork Film Centre is a resource-based organisation, focused on developing, promoting and facilitating the advancement of creative film and video making. It provides support and access to resources for filmmakers, artists, animators, and those engaged in multi-disciplinary work involving the moving image, with special emphasis placed on developing the area of youth filmmaking. The Film Centre is a not for profit organisation. Services include education, equipment hire, advice and information for artists and filmmakers.
Cork Film Centre
The Award
The Award takes the form of cash prizes and a screening celebration of the winning Films at Chapel Hill School of Art on Culture Night - September 22nd 2023:
There are two categories to apply for:
18yr to 25yrs category 13yrs to 17yr category
1st prize €300 1st prize €250
2nd prize €200 2nd prize €150
3rd prize €100 3rd prize €50
4th prize €50
Email: projects@chapelhill.ie
Tel : 026 20927 | 086 409 5610
Terms & Conditions
20% of the Film to contain a Irish Language element: e.g.. music, sub titles, poetry, spoken work, text.
You can shoot the video any place you want, but should not contain abusive and exploiting words
Video between 1 and 5 minutes
Submission after the end date is not considered
By completing the entry form you are authorised to distribute the film
By completing the entry form you approve the distribution of the film
You understand that your information will be stored by Chapel Hill School of Art in accordance with Data Protection Policy and Welfare and Child protection policy
Competition and Award will not run if there are insufficient entries to warrant a fair competition.