Submissions are now open for the sixth edition of First Cut‘s Youth Music Video Competition. The annual competition offers 5 directors between the ages of 18 to 23 the opportunity to create a music video for an up and coming Irish act under the mentorship of director Brendan Canty.
Submissions are now open for the sixth edition of First Cut‘s Youth Music Video Competition. The annual competition offers 5 directors between the ages of 18 to 23 the opportunity to create a music video for an up and coming Irish act under the mentorship of director Brendan Canty.
The selected filmmakers will take part in a day-long hands-on workshop with Brendan Canty and Loclainn McKenna in January in Cork before being paired up with an artist. Previous years’ line-ups included CMAT, Pillow Queens, Ye Vagabonds and Le Galaxie to name a few.
![CMAT - Another Day (kfc) [Official Video]](https://files.nialler9.com/wp-content/cache/flying-press/aee13b2c31b2c71c24c67b232f87f48f.jpg)
The winning submissions will be screened at First Cut! Youth Film Festival in May 2021.
To enter:
Email entries before 5pm, Monday 4th January 2021January 4th,. Further details on the application process are available here.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
