Film industry professionals helped East Kilbride high school students create a Gaelic short film recently.
With less than a month to go until the entry deadline for FilmG, a talented roster from across the Scottish media sector have been running workshops across the country to support aspiring filmmakers to create their own Gaelic short films.
In East Kilbride, BBC ALBA actor Daibhidh Walker worked with a group of seven pupils at Calderglen High School.
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Their film used this year’s theme of yellow in an imaginative way through storytelling.
Since this year’s competition kicked off in September, workshops have taken place across the country.
During the two-day workshops, tutors worked on the intricacies of good storytelling and technical work, as well as the importance of effective editing to bring the young creatives’ stories to life.
FilmG aims to discover, support and develop the future Gaelic stars of the media industry in Scotland, by utilising the existing talent - both in front of and behind the camera – to impart some of their knowledge to the next generation.
Workshops will be running right up until the deadline of December 9.
FilmG Project Manager Murdo MacSween told Lanarkshire Live: “FilmG fever is really taking hold with entrants working all across Scotland to deliver films.
“We’re still receiving requests to support even more entries and, even with less than a month to go, we’d love to hear from any other schools, groups or independent filmmakers who want to have a go.”
The FilmG competition is aimed at both those under 18 (Youth) and those over 18 (Open), with 17 distinct categories in total, and this year filmmakers will be celebrated for their originality, creativity and for taking initiative.
Since launching in 2008, over 1100 films have been entered, and FilmG has been a hugely-important vehicle for BBC ALBA, with many of its participants going on to develop media careers and receive further industry recognition.
To see the complete list of categories and to enter FilmG visit the website or contact Astar Media via filmg@astarmedia.scot
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