Young Nobber student among prizes at Limerick film festival

A young Meath filmmaker was among the prize-winners in Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards, which were presented in Storm Cinemas in Limerick last week as part of the Fresh Film Festival. Sixteen year-old Julie Stafford, a student of O'Carolan College, Nobber, took third place in the senior category for her film, 'Away In A Home'. Chairperson of the judging panel and artistic director of Fresh, Jayne Foley, commented; "The standard of films submitted this year was extremely high and the panel were struck by the overall level of innovation and creativity." The Fresh Film festival has been running for the past 13 years and has gone from strength to strength. Each year, the festival is host to the premier accolade in Ireland for filmmakers aged 18 and under and also offers a forum for young filmmakers, workshops and exhibitions, screening of features and other events.