The Irish Film Board has announced the successful applicants for funding for the third quarter for fiction, animation, and documentary in development, production and distribution stages. Some of the leading talent behind this year’s Irish titles on the international festival circuit and in the Irish box office are visible in the following awards.
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The Oscar-winning Irish director of 'The Secret Scripture' and 'In the Name of the Father' filmed the short over a mere two days in London. Sheridan co-wrote the script based on the real-life experience of Irish journalist Lise Hand during the 9/11 attack in New York with Oskar Slingerland.
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O'Reilly is the Writer behind 'Kubrick by Candelight', the recent winner of the bursary from FilmOffaly which is part of a wider initiative to encourage filmmaking in the midlands. We talk through the real-life inspiration behind his project, which is a creative exploration of Kubrick's own time filming in Ireland while making 'Barry Lydon' in the 1970s.
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The MEDIA programme has been a means for the EU to fund the development, distribution and promotion of film and television content since 1991. A selection of MEDIA funded films has been curated by Creative Europe Desk Ireland MEDIA in order to mark the anniversary.
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Wes Anderson's multiple Oscar-winning film will screen at Belfast Design Week, preceded by a talk with the designer, who will speak through her work with the leading director on Friday, November 11th. Her discussion on the intricate design will cover everything from packages to telegrams, the carpet patterns and creating props.
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The programme of events, screenings and workshops is designed for younger audiences and filmmakers, and runs from July 9th-12th 2017. In keeping with previous years, strong examples of world cinema are present in the programme, which complement school's language curricula.
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The day-long symposium launches the 2016-17 training programme next Saturday October 22nd, coupled with informative talks on the latest innovations in VFX, animation, games and VR.
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Clones Film Festival which runs from October 27th-30th will announce the winners of its short film competitions on its closing night, who will also receive places on the course hosted by Barry Devlin and Daragh Carville.
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The six-part series which is funded by the Irish Language Broadcast Fund and produced by Park Films in association with Imagine Media, will air from 10pm Wednesday, November 2nd. The project is directed by Sinead O'Brien (Blood Fruit, The Fields of Athenry) and written by ‘An Klondike’ actor Seán T. Ó Meallaigh (Love is a Sting).
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The Galway UNESCO City of Film welcomes Oscar-nominated Director, Lenny Abrahamson, to Galway on Saturday, November 12th. Abrahamson will take part in an interview about his work with Conn Holohan, Director of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway.
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