International Film Festival Ireland on Campus

SOUTH TIPPERARY CULTURE gets a boost with the networking and screening of dozens of films during the International Film Festival Ireland, a week-long event organised by Will Nugent (at left). At Tipperary Institute, several break-out sessions run from 2PM-4PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. While watching the Tuesday afternoon running, I was impressed with the cross-section of the audience. It stretched from early teens to late 50s. Moreover, the young people listening to the producers, writers and animators were clearly motivated to try their hands at creating their own short video pieces. As a result, we're going to push forward with a series of afternoon workshops for local Transition Year (TY) students. Those in the workshops will learn to write, script, film and post-produce short films. TY Workshops extend the practise of the Schoolworks programme that Tipperary Institute ran successfully since 2005. It's wonderful to discover the creative talent just around the corner from our third level campus in Clonmel.

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Photo of Will Nugent snapped in Studio Six while he chatted with Media Writing students a few years ago.

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