Rising Filmmakers Celebrated at Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Awards 2025

YOUNG FILMMAKER AWARDS QFT-58

Young Filmmaker of the Year EXPERIMENTAL

THICK SKIN (Dir: Danielle Russell) 

Highly Commended 

THE TRODDEN GRASS (Dir: Chander Ramnarine & Noah Turner)

OVERGROWN (Dir: Chiara Rivers)

Young Filmmaker of the Year ANIMATION

WASTING (Dir: Laura Breslin)

Highly Commended 

THE TREES HAVE EYES (Dir: Charlie Johnson)

ANHEDONIA (Dir: Arlo Rea)

Young Filmmaker of the Year FANTASTIC

MAELSTROM (Dir: Henry Fish)

Highly Commended 

DAAYAN (Dir: Rohan Sudan)

BARRACUDA (Dir: Izzy Dalton)

Young Filmmaker of the Year DRAMA

TYPE OF RAIN (Dir: Saskia Steinberg) 

Highly Commended 

SEABIRD (Dir: Eva Churchill).

BADGER (Dir: Martha Crow).

Young Filmmaker of the Year DOCUMENTARY

WE WALK AT NIGHT (Dir: Agnes Athley)

Highly Commended 

THE CAT CLUB (Dir: Edward Turnbull)

VOLUNTEER (Dir: Giovanni Peresson)

Young Filmmaker of the Year SHORT SHORTS

EYE TO EYE (Dir: Shruthi Lakshmanan)

Highly Commended 

THE HOAX (Dir: Oliver Caig)

REX (Dir: Jodie McCrudden)

Young Filmmaker of the Year MUSIC VIDEO

ANOTHER LIFE (Dir: Angus Michie)

Highly Commended 

MODERN MAN (Dir: Benjamin Pritchard, Felix Lawson & Luca Lawson). 

IS THERE ANY SPACE ON THE MOON (Dir: Megan McRitchie)

Audience Award BEST NEW IRISH SHORT 

RIBBONS & SEASHELLS (Dir: Shabnam Qurashi)  

Runner-Up

PIKE (Dir: Andrea Ferran)

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