Come along to celebrate the achievements of young people and meet the filmmaking stars of the future at the 2026 Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Awards Presentation.
🗓️ Sunday 25th October, 1:00pm
📍Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast
Awards will be presented to the best films in several different genre categories including – Drama, Animation, Documentary, Fantastical and Experimental.
Every year we receive hundreds of entries into Cinemagic Young Filmmaker from young people wishing to share their stories with a wider audience. In 2026 we received over 400 short film submissions from the next generation of young creatives, from throughout the UK and Ireland, and we a delighted to showcase and celebrate their creativity.
Content warning: Please note content screened during the awards may contain flashing images which can affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Age Suitability: This event has been given an age recommendation of 15+ due to potential adult themes and strong language included in film clips.
