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Oscar Mania at BCFE! Congrats again...

Ballyfermot College is celebrating! We are super proud of animation graduate Richie Baneham for winning yet another Academy Award, for his role as animation supervisor on Avatar: The Way of...

Fresh out of film school to...

Keith Creighton and Anderson Ganguilet just graduated from BCFE’s Visual Effects course in 2022 and in the same year had their names in the credits of The Woman King which has just...

#IWD2023 Live Panel Show

Thank you to everyone who helped make our #IWD2023 event a roaring success. Our presenter and speakers were fabulous. Our 3D Digital and Traditional Art and Design students did a...

BAFTA brought home to Ballyfermot

On the 19th of February 2023, Ballyfermot College graduate Richie Baneham won his 2nd BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on Avatar: The Way of Water. It...

Graduates’ films at Dublin International Film...

A big shout out to Tania Notaro and James Fitzgerald whose short films are being screened at this year’s Dublin International Film festical (DIFF). Set in 90s Dublin, Tania Notaro’s...

Ballyfermot College ‘buzzing’ as two former...

Students and staff at Ballyfermot College of Further Education are “buzzing” as two former students are currently up for Oscar awards. Richie Baneham is nominated for Best Visual Effects at...

Richie Baneham wins Special Visual Effects...

Irish animator Richard Baneham and his colleagues won big at the British Academy Film Awards last night. The Academy award-winning animator and his team collected the award for special visual...

BCFE film grad Jillian Beecher worked...

Amid all the Irish Oscar nominations let’s not forget production designer and art director Jillian Beecher who worked on three of the five Production Design nominees: Babylon, Elvis and Avatar:...

End of Year Digital Exhibition |...

Please join us in celebrating the work of our amazing students. The Inspire 2022 website showcases the work from over 30 courses including Animation, Art, Digital Media, Games, Journalism, Radio,...