BellTime Magazine Spring/ Summer 2016 May 2016 | Page 45

CALLING YOUNG
FILM CRITICS
THE OSCARS ARE OVER FOR ANOTHER
YEAR
BUT ... NOW COMES YOUR CHANCE
TO BE ON THE CINEMAGIC DUBLIN
FILM JURY ‘CINEFOCUS’ AND CHOOSE
THE WINNERS.

So you might have watched the
Oscars or the BAFTAs or any
of the many awards ceremonies
on TV recently and wondered
what it would be like to be on a
film jury and decide who wins.
Well now you can. The Dublin
Cinemagic International Film
and Television Festival for Young
People is back and is recruiting
film critic jury panels of 12-18
year olds from all over Ireland to
watch and judge a series of  films
from around the world during
the Festival on Saturday 21st and
Sunday 22nd May.
The jury will meet in Cineworld
Cinemas Parnell Street where
they will enjoy a feast of film,
learn how to review and critique,
and choose the winning films of
the weekend. Meet other young
film fans with a passion for film
and learn about the role of the

film critic.
The young film critics jury offers
young people the chance to meet
others with a similar passion
for film, to discuss and debate,
and to make new friends, whilst
expanding their understanding of
the different genres of film. 
To register to be part
of a weekend of film
fun just download a Dublin
registration form from www.
cinemagic.ie and return to
Cinemagic, (Belfast admin
address: 49 Botanic Ave, Belfast
BT7 1JL) or email: Claire@
cinemagic.ie to request a
registration form.
The cost to participate is €10.00
per person payable in advance to
Cinemagic to reserve a place.

The jury initiative is a crossborder initiative.
The Dublin Cinemagic
International Film and Television
Festival for Young People
runs from 13th - 22nd May and
includes an exciting array of
film screenings, workshops and
masterclasses for children ages
4-25.
The Festival is funded by The
Department of Education
and Skills and supported by
Cineworld Cinemas, The Lab,
Filmbase.