Focus on 'Rewind'
DOP turned-director PJ Dillon and his producing team John Wallace and Alex Jones talk to Niamh Creely about their new Irish feature currently in cinemas and the scheme that funded it.
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Minister Mary Hanafin to Launch IFTA
On Wednesday 19th January in the Mansion House, Dublin, Mary Hanafin T.D, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport will officially launch the Irish Film & Television Academy 2011 roll-out as well as announce the IFTA Awards Honorary Award recipient and also convey her congratulations to IFTA 2011 Nominees.
Issue 134 – Rewind
NIAMH CREELY talks to director PJ Dillon and producers Alex Jones and John Wallace about their new feature film ‘Rewind’.
Issue 128 – Shoots & Roots
It’s tough making films. They cost a lot of money and because the economic downturn is showing no signs of levelling out just yet, the chance to get any kind of film made is becoming ever more precarious. With this in mind the Catalyst Project was launched in 2007 – 3 movies, 3 teams of writers, directors and producers, a budget of €250,000 each – and aimed at first-time filmmakers and emerging talent in all areas of production. Can a film be made on €250,000 and will low-budget filmmaking be with us for the foreseeable future?
