AWARD WINNING FILMMAKERS ATTENDING NOISE FLICKS

Nicky Phelan, Director of the 2010 Oscar-nominated animated short 'Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty', and Ken Wardrop, Director of the IFTA award-winning feature documentary 'His and Hers', will be in attendance at the 2nd annual NOISE Flicks Youth Film Festival on the 20th March.

Sheila DeCourcy, Commissioning Editor of Young People’s Programming at RTE, will also join the filmmaking pair at RUA RED, South Dublin Arts Centre.

NOISE Flicks is a youth film festival initiative of South Dublin County Council’s Arts Office that aims to showcase and celebrate the creative talent of young people in South Dublin County whose ages range from 14 to 25. The festival also aims to provide an opportunity for young people to meet and hear from professionals in the filmmaking industry.

Sheila DeCourcy, the Commissioning Editor of Young People's Programming at RTÉ will present the awards to filmmakers selected by NOISE Flicks judges Ken Wardrop, Shane Hogan, and Gerry Gilvary.

More information about the NOISE project is available at www.noisesouthdublin.com