The Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2018 competition is now open for entries.
Do you have a talent for making short films? Do you have stories to tell that others need to hear?
If you’re aged 25 or under, living in the UK or Ireland, and passionate about creating short films then you could be the #CYF2018 – Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2018.
All types of film will be considered – fact, fiction, comedy, drama, news programme or documentary, as long as it is original and not longer than 10 minutes.
Chris Shaw, Cinemagic Programmer, says the competition will take place during the Cinemagic Festival in October. And he says every year the young filmmaker competition receives hundreds of entries from young people wishing to share their stories with a wider audiences.
“As well as celebrating their work, showcase events allow young directors to view films made by their peers while creating opportunities to network and talk movies. At the showcase events the shortlisted films will be presented before the 2018 winners are announced,” he said.
And he added: “A digital filmmaking prize will be awarded for the best film in each age and genre category. Winning entries will then progress to be screened as part of the ‘In Competition’ section of the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People in 2019.”
Young filmmaker entrants will also be given the opportunity to take part in a series of Cinemagic workshops and masterclasses with renowned members of the film and TV industry.
The deadline for competition entries is 31 August.
To find out more and download a competition entry form please check out http://www.cinemagic.org.uk/submissions/young-filmmaker-competition.
Cinemagic patrons include Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Suranne Jones, Paula Malcomson and Julian Fellowes.
