Teenagers’ film shortlisted for award at top festival

A GROUP of teenagers who made a film in a month have been selected for top awards at one of the world’s biggest movie festivals.

The Children was the product of the first National Youth Film School in Kilkenny last summer. It brought together 23 young people aged between 13 and 20 who spent a week learning the technical skills and the following four weeks shooting the film.

The film tells the story of a ragged group of orphan children who attempt a desperate walk to freedom across a war-torn country.