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Ella Nethercott, 17, from Rathgar, Dublin has taken home the title of Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2021 for her film ‘Learning to Dance Like a Bird’. Ella (centre) pictured with actors Erin O’Neill Bailey and Darragh Geraghty
Young film-maker Ella Nethercott from Rathgar, Co Dublin, has taken home the title of Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year in 2021's Fresh International Film Festival.
The Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year senior category of awards took place online via the festival’s YouTube channel, with Stephen Byrne and Justine Stafford hosting the ceremony.