Students use gorilla tactics in quest for film awards
The five-minute movies, the second of which focuses on a boy’s search for his lost childhood, were among nine submitted by seven schools throughout West Cork, as part of an initiative by the Department of Education to introduce film as a teaching aid.
In conjunction with the Film In Schools project (FIS), about 150 schoolchildren used state-of-the-art camera and sound equipment in the making of their films, and included special effects.
Each school involved in the project received an award at a prize-giving ceremony in Bantry, attended by Oscar-nominated scriptwriter Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener), though, just two were chosen to go forward to the national awards ceremony at The Helix on October 20.
Quest by Kilmeen National School and the comedy Jack’s Revenge by Scoil na mBuachaillí, Clonakilty, will be among 25 films from around the country to be shown at the ceremony. In Bantry, the award for best use of special effects went to Kilmeen NS, while the prize for best original music went to Scoil na mBuachaillí for Mr Swindler, which also won best set design for Jack’s Revenge.
Other prizes include best soundtrack, awarded to Togher NS, best use of costume by Innishannon NS, best original script by Kealkil NS, best use of location and best use of camera went to Sherkin Island NS, with best acted film won by Ballinadee NS.
