Catalyst International Film Festival presents a film programme that prioritizes stories and storytellers currently under-represented on screen and behind the camera. We want to create a more inclusive industry and films screened here will promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion whether in content, key creative roles or crew. Catalyst is dedicated to addressing under-representation in GENDER, RACE, SOCIAL + ECONOMIC EXCLUSION, DISABILITY, AGE and SEXUAL ORIENTATION on and off screen. This is not a definitive list!
We are currently open for submissions for the 4th Catalyst International Film Festival 30|31 March & 01 April 2023.
2023 AWARDS:
Best Irish Short Film
Best International Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Spirit of the Festival Award
Jury Special Mention Award
Breakthrough Award
Short Screenplay Award (in association with the Writers Guild of Ireland)
THe 10th year of the Richard Harris International Film Festival is now underway with a jammed packed programme of events taking place across multiple venues in Limerick City. With short and feature screenings, networking events and the annual Gala Awards Show, produced by Simon McGuire, LSAD, TUS, this promises to be a great in-person return to the festival since the pandemic.
Check out the schedule below and click on the logo above for the website and more details and information.
LSAD is delighted to bring back the student magazine programme, Word On The Street, for a new series coming later in the Autumn.
The popular programme, now in its sixth series, is produced by the students and staff of the Creative Broadcast & Film Production course at LSAD and this year will fall under the in-house production unit Film CEL (Film Craftsmanship, Excellence & Learning).
For more info please email the team at FilmCEL@lit.ie
To celebrate 30 years of the Limerick School of Acting, Film CEL (Film Craftsmanship Excellence and Learning) at LSAD, TUS, have produced a short doc highlighting the school and its director, Actor Nigel Mercier.
Filmed over a number of days with the schools students the documentary features stories about how Nigel started the school and what he enjoys about it each year.
Filming was completed by both students and staff of the Creative Broadcast and Film Production programme at LSAD with the post production taking place at CRAFT Post House.
Congratulations to Nigel and all the staff and students of the Limerick School of Acting and all the best for the next 30 years.
The Millennium Sessions 2022 will be released on Tuesday April 26th at 7pm on the Programme’s YouTube page. Featuring four fantastic acts, Sean O’Meara, Harriis, Tremor and Static Vision.
Produced by the students and staff of the Creative Broadcast & Film Production and the Music Technology & Production Courses at LSAD, the programme consists of short documentaries on each act as well as a recorded performance from the stage of the Millennium Theatre, TUS, in Limerick.
Check out the programme from 7pm Tuesday 26th April HERE or by clicking on the Millennium Sessions logo below.
Released on April 28th is the final episode of the current series of Word On The Street, produced by the 3rd Year students of the Creative Broadcast and Film Production Programme.
Featuring stories from the TUS campuses, this episode also covers topics that students are concerned with presently, including the expense of travel to college as well as student accommodation.
This is a Film CEL Production (Film Craftsmanship Excellence and Learning)
Initial edit timeline of the special interview with Prof. Vincent Cunnane of TUS.
Following the success of the series so far, a select group of students from the Creative Broadcast & Film production Programme, LSAD, at Moylish, have recorded the very first sit-down interview with the President of TUS, Professor Vincent Cunnane.
Vincent opened up about a number of subjects including his initial reactions to hearing the news about becoming the inaugural president of the Technological University as well what he would like to study if he was to start college all over again.
The Word On The Street Special with Professor Vincent Cunnane is currently in post production and will be released soon on the TUS YouTube Page as well as other social media outlets.
Word On The Street is a Film CEL production, produced by the Students and Staff of the Creative Technologies Programmes of the Dept of Digital Arts & Media, Limerick School of Art & Design, TUS.
These are aimed at those who are interested in pursuing a career as an editor in either area or are considering making a switch in career or who are just curious about editors insights and methodologies. All the best, ISE Committee.
Comedian Pat Shortt and Creative technology students, recording an episode of his Podcast, The Wellness Hour with Paaah, in the LSAD studio, Moylish Campus.
With the deadline for the 2022 CAO fast approaching, why not check out the Creative Technology Programmes at LSAD, TUS.
Creative Broadcast & Film Production – Level 8 (CSO POINTS 310)
Editing timeline for the in-house student production, ‘Word on the Street’.
This skills based programme offers students an exciting opportunity to explore the world of the broadcast media industry, covering a range of disciplines across film and TV production, visual effects, editing, radio, audio mixing, photography, as well as broadcast technologies across a range of new and traditional media platforms. We offer our students a range of prospects for both academic and career progression in the broadcast, film, and creative media industries, as well as extensive hands on production work experience. If you have a story to tell, we will show you how.
Features of the programme: • Industry led Production & Post Production Practices; • Digital Photography & Cinematography Techniques; • Creative Design for CGI, VFX & Digital Art Direction; • Participate in the Limerick International Film Festival (Hosted by the Film Production programme); • Work in our state of the art Millennium Theatre on a range of live events.
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Music Technology & Production – Level 8 (CSO POINTS 377)
One of many music performances that take place in our Millennium Theatre.
This programme is designed for students wishing to build a career in the Music and Audio production industry. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills needed to perform at a high-level in a number of modern technical environments, including: recording studios, video editing suites, and in live theatre.
Graduates will know the principles and operation of studio equipment in both digital and analogue realms; will learn the specifics of music, musical instruments and factors affecting the quality of recording, including: mixing, mastering and mass production. Later in the programme, an emphasis is placed on the music business and business planning, particularly in relation to events and events management.
Music Technology and Production students have access to state-of-the-art recording and production facilities at TUS and our experienced lecturers give students the thorough, hands-on and personal support they need to make the most of their studies. Features of the programme include producing music, i.e. recording, synthesizing sequencing, composing, performing, editing, evaluating, marketing and selling music.
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For more information on these programmes, LSAD and TUS check out the website HERE or clicking the image below.
The first episode of Word On The Street (Series 5) has just been released. Produced by the students and staff of Creative Broadcast & Film Production, the episode covers stories from the Moylish Campus, Wickham Way Market in Limerick and the Crescent Shopping Centre.
This is a Film CEL (Film Craftsmanship, Excellence & Learning) production and will form a number of programmes in the future for students to hone their learnt skills and creativity.
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