IRISH SCHOOL CHILDREN PRESENTED WITH FILM AWARDS AT NATIONAL FÍS FILM FESTIVAL
The National FÍS Film Festival took place today (Tuesday, 20th October 2009) in the Helix at Dublin City University. Twenty‐five awards were presented to schools to celebrate their outstanding film achievements in areas such as animation, acting, editing and direction.
700 children and their teachers from all over Ireland ‐‐ Donegal to Cork, Sligo to Dublin and counties in between filled the Helix today. The place was buzzing with excitement!
Children in schools throughout Ireland participated in FÍS by writing, directing and producing their own films in a wide variety of genres including comedy, drama, history, horror, documentary and scannáin as Gaeilge freisin. Great excitement was created in local communities as local screenings were organised, sometimes in cinemas! From the many submitted films, twenty‐four were selected for their outstanding achievements to participate in the National FÍS Film Festival.
Commenting on the National FÍS Film Festival, Anne White, National Coordinator with the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE), said, “FÍS truly is a visionary approach to learning and inspires children to let their imagination and creativity take control and allows their ideas come to life in their films. Through the use of digital video they are exploring film‐making and their magical minds.”
This is the fifth year the National FÍS Film Festival celebrates outstanding film achievements by primary school children. FÍS is managed by the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) in collaboration with the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT).
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Please note: Anne White, National Coordinator of the National Centre for Technology in Education is available for interview on 087 293 1628. www.ncte.ie
A DVD of produced films is available upon request. Additionally a selection of films can be viewed at: http://www.eurocreator.com/channels/?channelId=83&vid=1739
FÍS Film Festival 2009 - List of Winners, Award Categories and schools (PDF document)
For further information please contact:
Erin Mullally
Paul Allen & Associates Public Relations
4 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2
Mobile: 087 9056951
Tel: 00‐353‐1‐6769575
Fax: 00‐353‐1‐6769518
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