Deadline: 27 June 2025
The 20th Annual FÍS Film Competition is now open for submissions to empower teachers and children to explore the medium of film and digital media in the primary curriculum.
FÍS helps develop many different areas of the primary curriculum and in particular develops active learning, creative thinking, language, imagination, collaborative learning and problem solving skills as well as giving children hands-on experience of using creative technology as part of the film making process.
Categories
- Documentary
- Comedy
- Acting
- Storytelling
- Adaptation
- Animation
- Special Effects
- Direction
- Costume
- Editing
- Production Design
- Cinematography
- Sound Track
- Best Newcomer
- Best Junior Class Production
- Curriculum Relevance
Eligibility Criteria
- The FÍS Film Awards Competition is open to all primary schools in the Republic of Ireland.
- Only films created and produced by Republic of Ireland, Dept. of Education designated primary school pupils and their teacher(s) will be eligible, i.e., the film must be the school’s own original work.
- There is no need to register in advance – simply make your film and enter before the end of June.
Judging Criteria
- Imagination and creativity
- Originality of the story
- Curricular relevance (include details of subject/strand/strand unit where relevant)
- Support of pupils’ literacy and/or numeracy skills development
- Excellence in set design, costume design, film direction, film production, the use of sound, acting, cinematography, etc
- Excellence in the art of storytelling
- Excellence in the use of special techniques, e.g., animation or special effects
- Excellence in visual interpretation of a story or concept
Application Requirements
- Each school must complete the online entry form available.
- To complete the online form you will need to have the following to hand:
- Roll Number, School Name & Address
- Contact details (email/phone)
- Film Details (Title, Classes involved)
- Storyboards (optional) scanned to one doc (word, pdf, jpeg, etc) ready to attach
- Films can only be submitted using a YouTube URL link which can be pasted into the entry form.
- A tutorial is available here to show teachers how to set up a you tube profile account, upload film files and copy the URL for your entry.
- If your entry is shortlisted they will require the actual film file later in the FÍS film competition process. Movie file format must be either .mp4 or .mov.
For more information, visit FÍS Film Project.
