The First Cut! Film Festival is a new youth film festival that has been developed to showcase new films made by young people in Cork The festival is an outcome of the South and East Cork area Youth Film making project (First Cut!) which has been operating since 2006. The Festival takes place in the Mall Arts Centre, Youghal and is FREE for all to attend.
The First Cut! Film Festival was launched on a trial basis as a one day event in 2009 with the aim of providing a programme of screenings of films made by young Cork people, workshops and talks by guest filmmakers. The success of this event and the response of the young people involved in it has provided the impetus to develop a more extensive festival in 2010.
The First Cut! Film Project is an ongoing partnership between South and East Cork Area Development,(SECAD), the Arts Office of Cork County Council, Cork Film Centre and a range of Youth Organisations based in the urban areas of Youghal, Midleton, Glanmire, Cobh, Carrigaline, Passage West and Ballincollig.
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