Issue 136 – Film Ireland – The Spring Issue

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Get a spring in your step with the current Film Ireland Spring Issue out now. Enter the world of Hammer Horror with our exlusive interview with Aidan Gillen about his latest feature Wake Wood , the first Hammer horror film to be shot in Ireland. Say goodbye to the departing chief executive of the Irish Film Board Simon Perry in his revealing interview. Find out what our neighbours think of the Irish Film Industry. Learn what the web can do to help filmmakers. Get into the bowels of this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival with this issue’s focus on Ireland’s biggest festival. This and so much more in a bulging issue of Film Ireland.

Contents

Hammer Time
Robert Simpson talks to Aidan Gillen about his latest feature Wake Wood.

Eurovision
Ross Whitaker talks to the departing chief executive of the Irish Film Board, Simon Perry.

What Do the Neighbours Think?
Gemma Creagh asks those in the know how Irish film is perceived abroad

What Can the Web Do for You?
Ross Whitaker on how to make the most from the web when it comes to funding your film.

Catching the Wave
David O Mahony explores the birth of the Romanian ‘New Wave’.

Sound and Vision
Felim Mac Dermott talks to director Pat Collins about his new documentary, Tim Robinson: Connemara.

Talking Documentary: Finance, Form and… the Future
Vanessa Gildea reports from the Talking Documentary seminar.

The Weather Station
Niamh Creely caught up with Johnny O’Reilly, the Irish director of the Russian thriller premiering at JDIFF .

Play As You Go
Classical pianist Elaine Brennan on the challenges of creating a film’s soundtrack whilst watching it for the first time – live, with an audience.

And The Winner Is…

Jamie Hannigan talks to Aine Moriarty, CEO and founder of the Irish Film & Television Academy.

Best of Both Worlds
Luke McManus talks to some Irish directors who are forging ahead with Irish-Scottish co-productions.

Continuity
Maeve Clancy explores the problems of continuity in Film Ireland’s comic page.

Sounding Off
Recognition rather than reward should be the mandate of award ceremonies, according to Steven Galvin.

Plus our usual regulars

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