Jack Nicholson Season at the IFI
The IFI are running a Jack Nicholson American Rebel Season from 1–31 August.
Archive for July, 2010
Viral Video Competition
The European Commission in Ireland, Cultivate and Darklight are inviting filmmakers to make a short film on ‘Your Environment’.
Scottish Film Festival Shorts Competition
Dysart’s Sail in Film Festival is a Flagship Project for celebrating Fife 2010 and is looking for entries to their short film competition.
The National Campaign for the Arts
The National Campaign for the Arts is stepping up gear in advance of the pre-Budget estimates in an effort to protect national and local funding for the arts.
Still Films's ‘Pyjama Girls’ at the IFI
Pyjama Girls, a new Irish documentary by Maya Derrington examining the lives of two of Dublin’s ‘pyjama girls’, returns to the IFI for an exclusive release on the 20th August 2010.
Irish Films at Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
The Kerry Film Festival (KFF) has partnered with a number of film festivals in Spain, Italy, Sweden, Canada, the UK and America in an effort to promote the best of Irish short films.
Darklight 2010 Movie Making Challenge
Following the previous Darklight Festival movie making challenges, ‘Dublin: The Movie’ and ‘Hotel Darklight’, Sony Ericsson are collaborating with Darklight to find 3 aspiring filmmakers.
Issue 133 – Film Ireland – The Summer Issue
The Summer Issue’s fantastic features include an interview with Paul Fraser, the director of the Galway Film Fleadh’s opening film ‘My Brothers’, and, one year on from winning the Best Feature Award at the Galway Fleadh, director Ken Wardrop and producer Andrew Freedman talk sales agents and festival strategy about their acclaimed documentary ‘His & Hers’. Filmmaker Juanita Wilson tells us about her Oscar®-nominated short ‘The Door’ and her debut feature ‘As If I’m Not There’; plus you can Get Into Film with our Education Special as up-and-coming Irish film talent tell us about their college and what they learned there.
Interview with 'Colony' co-director Ross McDonnell
This Film Ireland podcast recorded on Friday July 23rd 2010 was chaired by the IFI’s Sunniva O’Flynn, with ‘Colony’ co-director Ross McDonnell and former Green Party leader and former Minister for Food and Horticulture Trevor Sargent on the panel. The screening of ‘Colony’ highlighted the important role bees play in agriculture and agribusiness worldwide and the problems faced due to Colony Collapse Disorder.
GAZE Film Festival
The 18th annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, renamed the GAZE Film Festival, will run for five days over the August bank holiday in the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin.
Cinema in the Open at Dundrum
Dundrum Town Centre is running ‘Cinema in the Open’ which will see the Pembroke Square at Dundrum Town Centre host free cinema nights under the summer sky every Wednesday from 14 July–18 August.
Red Door film Festival call for short films
The brand-new, three-day Red Door Film Festival, which will be held in Thomastown in Co. Kilkenny on the 13–15 August, is looking for short films.
ISSUE 133 – My Brothers
Paul Fraser talks to AMANDA SPENCER about his feature directorial debut, which opens this year’s Fleadh.
ISSUE 133 – The Producers
What do they do? VANESSA GILDEA talks to Macdara Kelleher, Martina Niland, Cathal Gaffney and John Murray to find out.
ISSUE 133 – Him & Him
Ken Wardrop and Andrew Freedman talk to JAMIE HANNIGAN about their film ‘His and Hers’, one year on from its premiere.
Weekend of Independent Irish Cinema
‘(An) Other Irish Cinema’ will be screening three independent Irish films this weekend as a free event in Exchange Dublin.
Call for entries for The 15 Second Film Festival
The 15 Second Film Festival commission, exhibit and distribute micro-short films all over the world through film festivals and prestigious arts events using ‘The Mini Mogul’ Cinema (a unique 2-seater art deco picture palace).
Not Just Another Bee Movie
With ‘Colony’ being released exclusively at the IFI, Ross Whitaker puts the spotlight on this bee-on-the-wall documentary by speaking with co-director Ross McDonnell.
Chris Rocks! Q & A with 'Good Hair' presenter
Q & A with ‘Good Hair’ presenter Chris Rock about his daughters, what it means to have good hair and his comedy career.
Irish Comedy HAPPY EVER AFTERS DVD Release
Stephen Burke’s wedding comedy, Happy Ever Afters, will be available to own on DVD from Friday 23rd July.
Principal photography now underway on ‘CAMELOT’
Principal photography has begun at Ardmore Studios in Ireland on the new romantic adventure series ‘Camelot’, a fresh telling of the classic King Arthur legend.
Filmbase presents: The Best of the West 2010
Filmbase, in association with the Galway Film Fleadh and The Light House Cinema, present the Best of the West 2010, Award Winning Short Films from the Galway Film Fleadh.
Issue 133 – Opening The Door
Juanita Wilson talks to NIAMH CREELY about her Oscar®-nominated short ‘The Door’ and her debut feature ‘As If I’m Not There’.
