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The story of four groups aiming for success at the FilmG short film competition.

A' leantainn ceithir buidhnean is iad ag amas air a' chùis a dhèanamh aig farpais FilmG. The story of four groups aiming for success at the FilmG short film competition.

Gaelic films have made serious progress since the language first appeared on screen in the 1935 film 'Eriskay - A Poem of Remote Lives'. The reason for, and speed of, development in Gaelic film has been similar to the rest of the film world - cheaper and more accessible technology giving more opportunities to people.

Since 2008, Gaelic films have had a very specific outlet giving young and old the chance to creatively tell their own stories on screen - in the form of the FilmG competition. This annual competition has gone from strength to strength, with 100 films entered in 2011. It's open to factual and drama films between 3-5 minutes, with adult and youth categories.

In this programme we follow four different groups as they set out for success at FilmG. Two groups of students, trying to get a first foot on their media career ladder. A collection of drama group hobbyists from the Outer Hebrides trying to make a film for the first ever time. And a group of high school students, making a film under the school's banner for the last time before it closes. 

Without much money or resources, or experience, and battling the Scottish winter, how will they deal with each hurdle to deliver a finished film? Will they make it to the glitzy heights of the awards ceremony, and indeed, get to take a prize home?

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