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Lenny Abrahamson’s forthcoming feature film ‘Frank’ has been offered €1m in the latest round of Irish Film Board funding.
The Michael Fassbender and Domhnall Gleeson-starring project is one of 59 projects that have been offered development, distribution or production support in the third round of funding this year.
Abrahamson’s feature – which will begin shooting in December and is being co-produced by Element Pictures – received the largest offer of support.
Other notable offers were made to Treasure Entertainment for Vivienne DeCourcy’s ‘Wild’ (€300,000); Samson Films’ ‘The Sea’ (€220,000) and Tidal Productions’ ‘Oops…Noah Is Gone!’, which has been offered €350,000.
A documentary directed by Michael Madsen, entitled ‘The Visit’, has been offered a provisional offer of commitment.
Two projects which have already been completed were offered a total of €100,000 in production loans. Kirsten Sheridan’s ‘Dollhouse’ has been offered €20,000 while Lance Daly’s ‘Life’s A Breeze’ has been offered €80,000.
In total more than €2.4m has been offered in production loans by the IFB. The Film Board has also offered more than €491,500 in development loans and nearly €210,000 in distribution funding. The total funding on offer is €3.13m.
Among the writers and filmmakers offered development loans for projects are Kirsten Sheridan, ‘Skippy Dies’ writer Paul Murray, Ian Fitzgibbon and Ron Hutchinson.
Sizable distribution offers were made to Element Distribution which has been offered €150,000 of the €209,750 offered for two projects - ‘Grabbers’ and ‘What Richard Did’. Both projects have received €75,000.
The full list of projects offered funding are:
Production Loans
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production
Co |
Funding
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| Fiction Feature
Films |
| Frank |
Lenny Abrahamson |
Jon Ronson & Peter Straughan |
Element Pictures |
€1,000,000 |
| Wild |
Vivienne DeCourcy |
Vivienne DeCourcy |
Treasure Entertainment |
€300,000 |
| Life's A Breeze |
Lance Daly |
Lance Daly |
Fastnet Films |
€80,000 |
| The Canal |
Ivan Kavanagh |
Ivan Kavanagh |
Park Films |
Provisional Offer of Commitment |
| Dollhouse |
Kirsten Sheridan |
Kirsten Sheridan |
Warehouse Pictures |
€20,000 |
| Fiction Creative
Co-Production |
| The Sea |
Stephen Browne |
John Banvillle |
Samson Films |
€220,000 |
| The F Word |
Michael Dowse |
Elan Mastai |
Fastnet Films |
€80,000 |
| Animation |
| Oops...Noah Is Gone! |
Sean McCormack & Toby Genkel |
Richie Conroy & Mark
Hodkinson |
Tidal Productions |
€350,000 |
| The Dual |
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Terry Pratchett |
Giant Creative |
€30,000 |
| Forest |
Evelyn McGrath & Kris Kelly |
Evelyn McGrath & Kris Kelly |
Blacknerth Studios |
€25,500 |
| Documentary |
| Yximaloo |
Tadhg O'Sullivan |
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Research Bureau |
€25,000 |
| Taking The Boat |
Tom Roberts |
Mark O'Halloran |
Soho Moon Pictures |
€25,000 |
| The Swan Song Of Eliza Lynch |
Alan Gilsenan |
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Coco Television |
€35,500 |
| Richard Ford: Borderlines |
Pat Collins |
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Harvest Films |
Provisional Offer of Commitment |
| Slow Food Story |
Stefano Sardo |
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Element Pictures |
€15,000 |
| Born John Burke, Died Mohammad
Omar |
Ross McDonnell |
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Fastnet Films |
€90,000 |
| Get The Picture |
Cathy Pearson |
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Ferndale Films |
€25,000 |
| The Visit |
Michael Madsen |
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Venom |
Provisional Offer Of Commitment |
| Completion
Fund |
| Black Ice |
Johnny Gogan |
Brian Leyden |
Bandit Film & Still Films |
€50,000 |
| Roadside |
Joe Comerford |
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Puddle Films |
€15,000 |
| First Stage
Documentary |
| Angel |
Viko Nikci |
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Samson Films |
€15,000 |
| Antikythera |
Christina Gangos |
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Three Legged Dog Films |
€8,000 |
| Waking |
Morag Tintos |
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Soho Moon Pictures |
€5,000 |
| Circus On The Road |
Dieter Auner |
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Ikandi Productions |
€5,000 |
| Stadium & Street |
Michael Doyle |
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Cutstone Productions |
€10,000 |
| Unbreakable |
Ross Whitaker |
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True Films |
€5,000 |
Development Loans
Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production
Co |
Funding
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| First Draft
Loans |
| Island |
Ian Fitzgibbon |
Ian Fitzgibbon & Deirdre
Kinahan |
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€16,000 |
| The Estate |
Lorcan Finnegan |
Garrett Shanley |
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€16,000 |
| A Million Miles An Hour |
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Brendan Grant |
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€12,000 |
| The Son Of God |
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Ivan Kavanagh |
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€12,000 |
| Pikey King |
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Carmel Winters |
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€12,000 |
| Black Rainbows |
Hugh O'Connor |
Paul Murray |
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€16,000 |
| Prison Movie |
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Kirsten Sheridan |
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€12,000 |
| To Chicago |
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Barry Devlin |
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€12,000 |
| Detox |
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John Butler |
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€12,000 |
| Fiction
Development Loans |
| Big Silver Lining |
Paul Durnin |
Paul Durnin & Mark Doherty |
Angelo Films |
€15,000 |
| La Domestique |
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Ciaran Cassidy |
Blinder Films |
€12,000 |
| Frost Island |
Michael Kinirons |
Mia Ylonen |
Blinder Films |
€10,000 |
| The Legend Of Longwood |
Lisa Mulcahy |
N. Kemper & G. Eckhaus |
Grand Pictures |
€10,000 |
| Family Remains |
Gaby Dellal |
Eoin O'Connor |
Grand Pictures |
€12,000 |
| Appetite |
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Johnny Ferguson |
Igloo Films |
€20,000 |
| Ted & Mabel |
Marian Quinn |
Marian Quinn |
Janey Pictures |
€20,000 |
| Simple Farmers Son |
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Ron Hutchinson |
Soho Moon Pictures |
€16,000 |
| Four Letters Of Love |
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Niall Williams |
Element Pictures |
€40,000 |
| Good As Gold |
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Colin Carberry & Glenn
Patterson |
Wall Of Sleep Productions |
€20,000 |
| Harms Way |
Cathal Black |
Adam Rynne |
Blinder Films |
€10,000 |
| Annie Likes This |
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Rebecca O'Flanagan |
Treasure Entertainment |
€14,000 |
| Dark Zone |
Anders Banke |
Tom Cosgrove |
Fantastic Films |
€10,000 |
| Animation
Development Loans |
| Nightglider |
Darragh O'Connell |
Jeremy Shipp |
Brown Bag Films |
€15,000 |
| My Fathers Dragon |
Nora Twomey |
M. Le Fauve & J. Morgan |
Parallel Film Productions |
€30,000 |
| Maya Gor |
Gerry Gill |
G. Gill & D. Stack |
Wiggleywoo Limited |
€25,000 |
| What Will Katy Be? |
Jody Gannon |
Peter Reeves |
Treehouse Republic |
€37,000 |
| Tipto |
Andrew Kavanagh |
Andrew Kavanagh |
Kavaleer Productions |
€25,000 |
| Papa's Boy |
Levi Lemmetty |
Levi Lemmetty |
Ink & Light |
€26,500 |
Distribution Loans
| Project |
Director |
Writer |
Production
Co |
Funding
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| Print
Provision |
| Men At Lunch |
Eamon O'Cualain |
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Sonta Productions |
€3,650 |
| Marketing
Support |
| Shadow Dancer |
James Marsh |
Tom Bradby |
Paramount Pictures |
€27,500 |
| Grabbers |
Jon Wright |
Kevin Lehane |
Element Distribution |
€75,000 |
| What Richard Did |
Lenny Abrahamson |
Malcolm Campbell |
Element Distribution |
€75,000 |
| Dollhouse |
Kirsten Sheridan |
Kirsten Sheridan |
Eclipse Pictures |
€28,600 |
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