Winning projects announced for the Irish Film Board low budget dilmmaking scheme, Catalyst Project.
The Irish Film Board has revealed the final three teams of the competitive Catalyst Project initiative, selected from more than 88 applications bidding to win the opportunity to produce a fully funded feature film.
Ifb will now provide each filmmaking team with funding to produce a low-budget feature film, with access to industry experts who will offer mentorship and guidance along the way.
The successful projects are:
Kissing Candice written and to be directed by Aoife McArdle and to be produced by Andrew Freedman;
The Drummer and The Goalkeeper written and to be directed by Nick Kelly and to be produced by Kate McColgan;
Without Name written by Garret Shanley, to be directed by Lorcan Finnegan and to be produced by Brunella Cocchiglia.
Ifb chief executive James Hickey said that a “great reservoir of talent came forward” during the application stage and “the strength...
The Irish Film Board has revealed the final three teams of the competitive Catalyst Project initiative, selected from more than 88 applications bidding to win the opportunity to produce a fully funded feature film.
Ifb will now provide each filmmaking team with funding to produce a low-budget feature film, with access to industry experts who will offer mentorship and guidance along the way.
The successful projects are:
Kissing Candice written and to be directed by Aoife McArdle and to be produced by Andrew Freedman;
The Drummer and The Goalkeeper written and to be directed by Nick Kelly and to be produced by Kate McColgan;
Without Name written by Garret Shanley, to be directed by Lorcan Finnegan and to be produced by Brunella Cocchiglia.
Ifb chief executive James Hickey said that a “great reservoir of talent came forward” during the application stage and “the strength...
- 10/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The winners of the Light In Motion awards for Best Irish short, best international short, best animation and best documentary were announced at the closing of the 24th Foyle Film Festival last night in Derry. 'Downpour' was awarded the award for Best Irish Short. Starring Muireann Bird (Eamon) and Cian Barry (Doctors, Shameless), the short is an ode to Ireland and to Irish rain. The short was directed by Claire Dix (Free Chips Forever!) produced by Nodlag Houlihan of Zucca Films and filmed by Piers McGrail (Kelly & Victor).
- 11/28/2011
- IFTN
Bosnian war drama As If I Am Not There received three Ifta awards for Best Film, Director and Script for the film's Irish writer/director Juanita Wilson at tonight's Ifta awards, celebrating the Irish film and television industry.
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
- 2/12/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Cork born writer/director Margaret Corkery's first feature film Eamon is set to go on sale at retail outlets nationwide on November 19th for €9.99. For those of you who missed this brilliant dark comedy the first time round, Eamon revolves around the character of the same name, a quiet but disturbed 6 year old who can't handle his Coke (...as in Cola), wonderfully played by newcomer Robert Donnelly. When his feisty mother and dull but doting daddy bring him on a holiday, Eamon's fervent affections for his mother ensure that his daddy is left nursing a severe case of sexual frustration. Having deservedly picked up numerous awards on the film festival circuit including awards for Best Film, Best Script and Best Actress, Eamon is one of the best films to come out of Ireland is a long time. Understated with a sharp sense of humour, if you missed it the first time,...
- 11/15/2010
- by nicoladepuis27@gmail.com (Nicola Depuis)
- www.themoviebit.com
'Savage' hits selected Irish cinemas with full force on Friday, September 17th. Written and directed by Brendan Muldowney (The Ten Steps) in his feature film debut, the harrowing film examines the far reaching effects of a violent attack on Paul Graynor, played by Darren Healy (Eamon). Iftn spoke with Brendan Muldowney about making the move from shorts to features and the unsettling areas of inspiration behind 'Savage'. Main protagonist Paul Graynor is an alienated press photographer who lives and works in an unfriendly and threatening Dublin. Falling victim to a random attack Paul finds himself the subject rather than the purveyor of an inner city tabloid story. He tries to come to terms with the attack but the physical and psychological scars refuse to heal.
- 9/16/2010
- IFTN
Film Categories Film The Eclipse – Robert Walpole, Rebecca O’Flanagan (Treasure Entertainment) Ondine – Neil Jordan, James Flynn (Octagon Films) Eamon – Seamus Byrne (Zanita Films) The Secret of Kells – Paul Young,...
- 2/21/2010
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
London -- Writers/directors Margaret Corkery and Brendan Muldowney, actors Darren Healy and Robert Sheehan, director/producer Tomm Moore and director Ken Wardrop are all in the running for this year's Irish Rising Star Award.
Dished out during the Irish Film And Television Academy awards next month, the rising star award is picked by a special jury and is sponsored by Bord Scannan na hEireann (Irish Film Board).
Corkery's credits include "Eamon" which also stars Healy while Sheehan has appeared in productions including "Cherrybomb" and "Misfits." Moore directed and co-produced "The Secret of Kells" while Muldowney is writer/director on "Savage" and Wardrop is nominated for "His & Hers."
Previous winners include Michael Fassbender who last year waltzed to the jury prize for his star turn in "Hunger." In 2008, Saoirse Ronan secured the trophy after her breakthrough turn in "Atonement."...
Dished out during the Irish Film And Television Academy awards next month, the rising star award is picked by a special jury and is sponsored by Bord Scannan na hEireann (Irish Film Board).
Corkery's credits include "Eamon" which also stars Healy while Sheehan has appeared in productions including "Cherrybomb" and "Misfits." Moore directed and co-produced "The Secret of Kells" while Muldowney is writer/director on "Savage" and Wardrop is nominated for "His & Hers."
Previous winners include Michael Fassbender who last year waltzed to the jury prize for his star turn in "Hunger." In 2008, Saoirse Ronan secured the trophy after her breakthrough turn in "Atonement."...
- 1/25/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- Neil Jordan's "Ondine" and "The Eclipse," directed by Conor McPherson lead the pack with eight nominations apiece in the race for film glory at the upcoming 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards.
Both Jordan and McPherson will battle it out to win the evening's top director nod while the movies themselves find themselves vying with one another in the best film category.
The pair face John and Kieran Carney ("Zonad") and Jim Sheridan ("Brothers") in the best film director section while "Eamon," "The Secret of Kells" and "Zonad" all present a challenge to "Ondine" and "The Eclipse" in the best film category.
Dished out by the Irish Film and Television Academy at a ceremony in Dublin next month, the IFTAs serve as a timely reminder of the wealth of talent from the emerald isle. Nominees this year include newcomer Darren Healy alongside Colin Farrell, Ciaran Hinds,...
Both Jordan and McPherson will battle it out to win the evening's top director nod while the movies themselves find themselves vying with one another in the best film category.
The pair face John and Kieran Carney ("Zonad") and Jim Sheridan ("Brothers") in the best film director section while "Eamon," "The Secret of Kells" and "Zonad" all present a challenge to "Ondine" and "The Eclipse" in the best film category.
Dished out by the Irish Film and Television Academy at a ceremony in Dublin next month, the IFTAs serve as a timely reminder of the wealth of talent from the emerald isle. Nominees this year include newcomer Darren Healy alongside Colin Farrell, Ciaran Hinds,...
- 1/11/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canada's most avant-garde film festival have released their entire slate for their 38th edition. Apart from Lee Daniel's pegged for Oscar - Precious, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Lars von Trier's Antichrist and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Los abrasos rotos), this year's edition is filled to the gills with obscure titles and names that even a hardcore connoisseur of world cinema such as myself is unfamiliar with. - I've just completed an exhaustive 35 film slate at Tiff and I've got very little time to recharge the batteries for The Festival du nouveau cinéma. Canada's most avant-garde film festival have released their entire slate for their 38th edition. Apart from Lee Daniel's pegged for Oscar - Precious, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Lars von Trier's Antichrist and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Los abrasos rotos), this year's edition is filled to the...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
Grand Pictures, in association with Park Films, are to release 'Situations Vacant' on digital only format in cinemas across the country on Friday, December 4th. The feature length Irish comedy is a humorous examination of job-hunting in contemporary Ireland. The film was written by Dubliner Steven Murray, produced by Anne Marie Naughton (Tara Road) and stars Diarmuid Noyes (Five Minutes of Heaven), Sam Corry (The Clinic), Shaun Dunne (Hoodies), Mary Murray (Eamon), stage actress Julie O'Halloran and Lorna Dempsey (Fairycatcher).
- 10/29/2009
- IFTN
In Margaret Corkery’s “Eamon,” “Selfish, bratty little Eamon (Robert Don-nelly) shoos his father aside for a privileged place in his mother’s heart. King of her bed and dictator of all things quotidian, he leaves no space in her affections for anyone but himself, having banished his father to what feels like a distant planet – a planet where touching your spouse is punishable and sleeping on the couch mandatory. Lonely and …...
- 9/4/2009
- indieWIRE - People
'Eamon', the debut feature for writer/director Margaret Corkery, which stars Darren Healy (Frankie), Amy Kirwin (The Roaring Twenties) and seven year old Robert Donnelly who plays the title character of Eamon, has been chosen to be screened at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in the 'Discovery' category. The film, which recently won the Independent Camera Award at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, tells the story of Eamon, a little boy with behavioural problems and the destructive relationship of his parents. Produced by Seamus Byrne of Zanita Films, 'Eamon' was made as part of the Catalyst project.
- 7/24/2009
- IFTN
Curioser and Curioser.. First off, the world premier of road trip comedy Bunny & The Bull which we reported on a Long time ago. Next is Gaspar Noé's Cannes premierer Enter the Void which didn't fare too well.. I'm betting this is a new edit. The winner of the grand jury prize at Cannes, Un Prophete will have a special screening. Hugo Weaving's gritty Aussie thriller Last Ride (we'll have a review up soon, got a screener!) is also playing along with another flick from down under we've been clocking, Beautiful Kate. Let's not forget the world premier of Yoichi Sai's ninja flick Kamui.. plus so many more!
Full listing of films added by section after the break.
Vanguard
Accident Soi Cheang, Hong Kong, China
North American Premiere
Gripping and smartly constructed, this unconventional crime thriller/psychological drama, revolves around assassins who commit murder by making perfectly staged crimes look like unfortunate accidents.
Full listing of films added by section after the break.
Vanguard
Accident Soi Cheang, Hong Kong, China
North American Premiere
Gripping and smartly constructed, this unconventional crime thriller/psychological drama, revolves around assassins who commit murder by making perfectly staged crimes look like unfortunate accidents.
- 7/24/2009
- QuietEarth.us
- It's world cinema at your fingertips. Tiff have announced 21 offerings for their Discovery sidebar mostly gathered from international film festivals not including Berlin, Venice or Cannes. Among the 21, we find seven world premieres from the likes of Margreth Olin (The Angel) and J.Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed). Here is the full list of titles including Samantha Morton's directorial debut, The Unloved. The Angel Margreth Olin, Norway/Sweden/Finland World Premiere A young mother (played brilliantly by Maria Bonnevie) struggles with a history of drug abuse in this exquisitely rendered and deeply compassionate piece, the first fiction film from one of Norway’s most respected documentary filmmakers. Applause Martin Pieter Zandvliet, Denmark North American Premiere Paprika Steen delivers a tour-de-force performance in this devastating drama about an alcoholic actress trying to put her life back together. Bare Essence of Life Satoko Yokohama, Japan International Premiere In this original fusion of black comedy,
- 7/23/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Margaret Corkery's feature film 'Eamon' wins Independent Camera Award at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. 'Eamon' the debut feature for writer/director Margaret Corkery which stars Darren Healy (Frankie), Amy Kirwin (The Roaring Twenties) and seven year old Robert Donnelly who plays the title character of Eamon, has won the Independent Camera Award in the Forum of Independents section at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
- 7/14/2009
- IFTN
Margaret Corkery's feature film 'Eamon' has been selected to screen at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (3 – 11 July). 'Eamon' is the debut feature for writer/director Corkery and stars is written and directed by Corkery and stars Darren Healy (Frankie), Amy Kirwin (The Roaring Twenties) and seven year old Robert Donnelly who plays the title character of Eamon.
- 6/24/2009
- IFTN
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