News from the Irish short film sector - new doc 'City Wild' in production at the Phoenix Park; with Irish dramas 'Noreen' and 'Miss Remarkable and her Career' screening at International festivals.
‘City Wild’ Documentary In Production
Only two weeks of principle photography remains on Whackala Films short documentary ‘City Wild’ in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. The film is directed and produced by Leticia Agudo with fellow Whackala founder Paul McGrath (Forty Foot).
‘City Wild’ is a documentary that follows the Phoenix Park’s current and retired rangers, keepers and gardeners who live inside the 707 hectare park. The doc aims to show how these people experience the park everyday, some who have even grown up and retired in the Park. Andrey Andonov and Paul McGrath are camera operators on the project which was filmed with a HD DSLR camera. Funding for the documentary was raised through a crowd-funding initiative where over €7,000 has so far been donated to fund the project. To follow ‘City Wild’ project updates go to http://citywildthemovie.com/blog/
‘Noreen’ Continues Festival Run
‘Noreen’, a short film directed by Domhnall Gleeson (Sensation) and produced by El Zorrero Films, continues its successful run in the international film festival circuit.
Starring Brendan Gleeson and Brian Gleeson, it tells the story of two policeman who get more that they bargained for when they find a dead body on a routing house call.
Following on from its screening at Tribeca Film Festival in April, upcoming screening include Rushes Soho, Sao Paulo, Rhode Island, Traverse film festivals and the International Music & Film Festival in Latvia. The film recently won Best Narrative short at the Gold Coast International Film Festival. ‘Noreen’ is funded by Film Offaly in partnership with Filmbase. It has received travel support from Culture Ireland and print provision from the Irish Film Board.
‘Miss Remarkable and her Career’ for Melbourne
The Irish/Swedish/Danish animated co-production ‘Miss Remarkable and her Career’ is another short continuing to have a successful run in the international circuit. The film is based on the graphic novel of the same title from Joanna Rubin Dranger, who also directed the short. David Rylander acts as animation director on the short which tells the story of Miss Remarkable’s struggle with her own demons, crushing parental expectations and a career meltdown.
Irish producers are A Man & Ink in Ireland, which has received support from the IFB. The short will be screening at the 60th Melbourne International Film Festival which takes place from 21st July-7th August. ‘Miss Remarkable and her Career’ (the English language version) uses the voices of Sharon Horgan, Marcus Lamb, Hugh O’Connor, Maria O’Leary and Orla McGovern. It previously won the Fipresci Award at the 50th International Annecy Animation Festival in 2010 and the audience award for best international short film at Cork Film Festival 2010.
