Call for Entries: FÍS Film Awards – Open to All Irish Primary Schools

FÍS Film Project
Deadline: 5pm, 27 June 2025

There is an open invitation to all Dept. of Education designated Irish primary schools to enter their films into the annual national FÍS Film Awards competition.  To enter, primary schools across the country are asked to create an (up to) five-minute film on a subject of their choice, registration is not required.

Awards may be made in a wide variety of categories including Documentary, Comedy, Acting, Storytelling, Adaptation, Animation, Special Effects, Direction, Costume, Editing, Production Design, Cinematography, Sound Track, Best Newcomer, Best Junior Class Production, Curriculum Relevance, among others.

This year mark’s the 20th Annual FÍS Film Competition and there will be a special category:
2025 Special category title: Met Éireann: Weather, Climate, and Our Future

The FIS website is packed with resources and tools on incorporating film into the primary classroom, with lesson plans, videos, technical guides and templates to help get you started with your submission.

The deadline for entries is Friday 27 June at 5pm, for further details on the competition including the rules and guidelines and judging criteria, please visit fisfilmproject.ie/competition/

Shortlisted schools must be available to attend the FÍS Film Awards Ceremony, which takes place in the Helix Theatre, DCU Dublin.  It is a large-scale national event with over 900 people in attendance, filmed and broadcast by students and staff from the National Film School, at the Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT).