Cork City Council is joining the Rubbish Film Festival in the 2023–24 academic year. School. If your school is in Cork City and you would like to apply to take part, please complete the Expression of Interest Form

Bernadine Carry (Environmental Awareness Officer, Meath County Council) and Peter Baxter (Director, Createschool) founded the Rubbish Film Festival in 2015-16. Six schools participated that year, and it has run every year except 2020–21.

In 2022–23, the festival became a national competition with a one-minute film and poster category. 52 schools from six counties created 81 films and posters, and more counties have agreed to join in 2023–24.

See the full list of entries on our YouTube channel.