Jacques Granier, Jack McCann and Niall Fallon looking forward to the Big Video Challenge at the Brunswick Moviebowl in Derry this Thursday.
Brunswick Moviebowl in Derry will roll out the red carpet for audiences from all over Northern Ireland this Thursday (from 12.30pm – 2.30pm), as the Big Video Challenge takes to the silver screen.
The event is part of CultureTECH, the week-long celebration of creative innovation taking place in venues across Derry this week.
Between March and June this year, hundreds of school children from 56 primary and post-primary schools across Northern Ireland entered the Big Video Challenge, making their own short films that combined their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with their creative flair for film making.
Brunswick Moviebowl.
Up to 50 videos have been shortlisted for showing on the day, with the winners announced across four categories – most creative; best live video; best animation and best educational or industry video.
The prizes include a trip to Google in Dublin and the star prize, a trip to CERN in Switzerland, the European organisation for nuclear research and home to the Large Hadron Collider.
For many students, the Big Video Challenge ignited an interest in film-making.
Martine Mulhern, principal of St Cecilia’s College in Derry, said pupils at the Bligh’s Lane school had “such fun” preparing and making their videos for the event.
Ms Mulhern added: “It was amazing just to step back and watch as they applied their newly learnt technical and digital skills to creating their educational videos.
“The girls managed to explain difficult scientific concepts in the most creative of ways! Steven Spielberg better watch out!
“You want to get into film making? Don’t ask for anybody’s permission and don’t expect anybody to give you what you need to do it.
“You’ve got to be a self starter – then you will find the resources you need to succeed.”
The Big Video Challenge is part of the CultureTECH festival.
Featuring over 200 separate events and sessions, CultureTECH is Northern Ireland’s largest technology and creative industries event, which brings together participants from the arts, culture and technology sectors for seven days each year.
Over 40,000 people – including 15,000 young people – are expected to take part in this year’s festival.
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