YMVC – Youth Music Video Competition is Ireland’s mentorship programme for emerging directors. Each year, ten filmmakers aged 18-25 are selected to make a music video for an up-and-coming Irish act. The programme mirrors the process a professional filmmaker goes through to make a music video. This screening showcases the videos from the 2024 edition.

YMVC is a First Cut Youth Film Festival project in partnership with director Brendan Canty. In addition to Canty, the mentoring team features acclaimed directors Bob Gallagher, Kate Dolan, Tara O’Callaghan and Ellius Grace.

Now in its tenth year, YMVC goes from strength to strength. The number of videos that have become official releases for their track reflects the quality of the work produced and YMVC has been instrumental in launching the careers of several now established directors.

The videos of YMVC 2024 reflect the powerful vision of a new generation of emerging Irish filmmakers. YMVC is supported by The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.