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Australian Rubbish Film Festival Pilot Launch with ATOMQLD and COEX

Skyline view of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

With the valued support of Containers for Change QLD (COEX) Queensland, Australia, the Rubbish Film Festival is launching a 2026 pilot programme with Queensland schools, delivered in partnership with the Australian Teachers of Media Queensland (ATOMQLD). Check out the announcement video! The pilot invites students to explore sustainability and positive environmental action by creating one-minute […]

Creativity & Climate Action at Carlow Rubbish Film Festival Awards

Screen onstage displaying "Rubbish Film Festival Carlow Awards"

This week creativity and environmental awareness came together at the Carlow Rubbish Film Festival Awards at the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. The Rubbish Film Festival challenges Transition Year students to think critically about waste, sustainability and climate action, and then express those ideas through one-minute films they’ve written, shot and edited themselves. Over the past few years, […]

Spotlight on Rubbish Film Festival 2026 School in Waterford

Today, Transition Year students from St. Declan’s Community College featured in an article published by regional paper “Waterford News & Star” that highlights their participation in The Rubbish Film Festival 2026. Along with over 150 schools across the Ireland, the students of St. Declan’s Community College were tasked to create a 1-minute film that highlights […]