Newpark Comprehensive School Clean Up at the dlr Rubbish Film Festival Awards 2025

Newpark Comprehensive School were awarded the top prize at the Rubbish Film Festival in dlr LexIcon this week, with Rockford Manor awarded runner up, and Cabinteely Community School won in the Best Poster category. The students from Newpark will now progress to the national awards where 150 schools will compete for the top prize.

Challenged to create one-minute films tackling key environmental issues such as climate change, sustainability, and waste reduction, students from eight schools in dlr took part in workshops during the year where they developed their filmmaking, editing, and storytelling skills under the guidance of industry professionals.

An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Councillor Jim O’Leary said: 

“By addressing environmental issues through creative platforms like film, we give a voice to these important challenges and energise and inspire people to take action to protect our local environment.”

Commending the amazing talent of all the students whose films were screened at the Awards, Frank Curran, Chief Executive, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, said: 

“Engaging young people on environmental issues is a core goal for delivery of key Council policies such as the Climate Action Plan 2024-2029. These fantastic films will not only generate awareness of the sustainability challenges and opportunities facing us but will also arm these students with the tools to be leaders on climate action in the future.”

A showcase of all the films entered in the competition is available to view above.