Glen Bowler

The 26th Annual Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year, presented by Fresh International Film Festival, is hosted by Gemma Bradley and RTÉ's Stephen Byrne. The big night celebrates all the amazing work from young creatives who took part in the senior section (ages 13 to 18) of the Fresh International Film Festival.

In the depths of the countryside lies a school where eight boys are enrolled. Banking on the promises of education and rehabilitation, they struggle to come to terms with the situation of brutality and cruelty they are in. As a plan to escape moulds, and the levels of cruelty increase, the boys try to search for something to grasp, maybe a way out, or the meaning of life itself.

Set in ancient Ireland, rivalry between two peaceful clans gets out of control. One begins to take over the other, families are killed and territory's expand for the enemy. The only hope for what's left of the clan is a special book containing the secrets of the war which can potentially save them. And its left in the hands of a young boy...

Set in ancient Ireland, rivalry between two peaceful clans gets out of control. One begins to take over the other, families are killed and territory's expand for the enemy. The only hope for what's left of the clan is a special book containing the secrets of the war which can potentially save them. And its left in the hands of a young boy...

A retired soldier turned gardener considers what legacy he will leave behind.

A group of surfers on a beach celebrate their experience against a backdrop of a changing sea

In the depths of the countryside lies a school where eight boys are enrolled. Banking on the promises of education and rehabilitation, they struggle to come to terms with the situation of brutality and cruelty they are in. As a plan to escape moulds, and the levels of cruelty increase, the boys try to search for something to grasp, maybe a way out, or the meaning of life itself.

In the depths of the countryside lies a school where eight boys are enrolled. Banking on the promises of education and rehabilitation, they struggle to come to terms with the situation of brutality and cruelty they are in. As a plan to escape moulds, and the levels of cruelty increase, the boys try to search for something to grasp, maybe a way out, or the meaning of life itself.