Success for Causeway Coast and Glens students in Moving Image Arts Showcase 2025

This year’s two-day showcase took place at The Nerve Centre, Derry/Londonderry, and Cineworld, Belfast, drawing an audience of more than 600 students, teachers, and industry professionals.

The event highlighted the exceptional talent emerging from schools across Northern Ireland and honoured the achievements of students whose work demonstrated creativity, technical skill, and innovative storytelling.

Evangelia Nicholl from Dalriada School in Ballymoney was awarded third place in the AS Best Animated Film category. The award was presented by Jack Morrow from RETinIZE, CCEA’s Ingrid Arthurs, and NI Screen’s Bernard McCloskey.

GCSE Best Film was named as ‘Reputation’ by Leo Vamos of Limavady High School. He was accompanied to the Nerve Centre event by Kelvin McKernan who was awarded joint second place in the GCSE Best Animated Film category. Their awards were presented by CCEA’s Ingrid Arthurs, and Nerve Centre’s Head of Film Programmes Eavan King.

First launched in 2003 as the innovative ‘Film School in School’, the Moving Image Arts qualification has grown from an initial cohort of 69 students to more than 1,500 entrants across GCSE, AS and A level in 2025. The course has become a significant pathway into creative industries including screenwriting, games design, animation, production, and directing.

Shortlisted films were selected by a panel of industry experts from Northern Ireland Screen, Into Film, ScreenWorks, Foyle Film Festival, BFI Film Academy, the Northern Ireland Creative Learning Centres, Cinemagic, and senior CCEA representatives.