Past and future brought to life on film

Two short moviestelling stories light years apart have shared the honours at a schools’ film awards.

The space-age animation Power Out, by pupils of Carrigaline Educate Together NS in Co Cork, and Behy NS’s Battle of Ardnaree, re-enacting the 1586 episode in local Co Mayo history, shared the overall Aileen MacKeogh Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film-making at the FÍS Film Festival.

They were among 24 films to receive prizes for their work producing short movies at the ceremony in Dublin City University’s Helix theatre.