PLEASE NOTE: THE COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO YOUNG FILMMAKERS AGED 25 AND UNDER FROM OR LIVING IN THE UK AND IRELAND.
Cinemagic is looking for imaginative and original films made by young people to be screened as part of CINEMAGIC YOUNG FILMMAKER 2024. The films can be about anything at all! Fact or fiction, comedy or drama, news programme, music video or documentary.
CINEMAGIC YOUNG FILMMAKER 2025 will take place during the CINEMAGIC BELFAST FESTIVAL in October. The event will showcase the best short film entries of the year and we will also be producing a series of workshops and master classes with renowned members of the film and TV industry. A prize voucher, physical award and certificate will be awarded to the Young Filmmaker of the Year in each award category – the winning entries will also be screened ‘IN COMPETITION’ during the CINEMAGIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE in 2026.
Running for 36 years Cinemagic Young Filmmaker has many well-known alumni including – Michael Lennox (Derry Girls), William McGregor (Gwen, His Dark Materials, The Missing, Poldark), Ryan Tohill (The Dig), Andrew Tohill (The Dig), Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground, Evil Dead Rise).
HOW TO ENTER
Please email an online screening link to your film along with a completed entry form to chris@cinemagic.org.uk
Alternatively, you can submit to the competition via FilmFreeway.
The competition deadline is 1st August 2025.
PLEASE NOTE: THE COMPETITION IS ONLY OPEN TO YOUNG FILMMAKERS AGED 25 AND UNDER FROM OR LIVING IN THE UK AND IRELAND.
FILMS ARE TO BE NO LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES.
Entry forms and rules/regulations are available to download from the Cinemagic website: www.cinemagic.org.uk/young-filmmaker/
For more information contact Chris Shaw at Cinemagic.
Email: chris@cinemagic.org.uk
