YMVC 2025 is the 10th annual Youth Music Video Competition in Ireland, offering emerging filmmakers aged 18-25 the chance to create a music video for an up-and-coming Irish artist. Ten filmmakers will be selected to participate in this mentorship programme, which includes a two-day workshop, online workshops, and one-to-one support. Directors will be paired with a track and receive a tailored brief, with the opportunity to have their video chosen as the official music video. The competition culminates in a screening at the First Cut Youth Film Festival in 2026.

Following its successful inaugural edition, Queer East Emerging Critics Project will return this April with six participants, in collaboration with Little White Lies. This project is aimed at emerging writers who have had no more than four articles about film or arts published in print or online media outlets, not including self-publishing. It aims to foster a strong creative voice for aspiring film and art critics. We will publish a digital zine of the participants’ work, including a correspondence published in Little White Lies. The programme is designed to be collaborative and an exchange of ideas between the mentors and mentees.

Creative Enterprise: Investment Readiness Programme is designed to equip screen companies with the necessary tools and knowledge for securing various forms of investment, ranging from equity to debt and grants. Our comprehensive program aims to foster a deeper understanding of each investment type, empowering companies to shape a robust investment strategy and optimise their funding requests.

We will empower you and your business to feel confident about the investment journey, and to better communicate the opportunity to the investment community. We will also engage with investors already investing in the sector and with those interested in new investment opportunities; we will educate them about the investment opportunities within the creative sectors and will facilitate introductions.