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 ‘To cut a long story short’,

Online workshop for aspiring film editors hosted by Film in Limerick 

Free online workshop will explore the art of editing and career opportunities in the field 

Media Release Thursday 7 May 2020 

Simon at his edit suite.

Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick is delighted to announce that local film editor Simon McGuire, will join us Wednesday 6 May at 2pm for a free online webinar on working as a film editor. 

The workshop is the latest in the Wednesday Workshops series and is open to anyone in the Mid-West with an interest in filmmaking. 

With over twenty five years’ experience in film and broadcast editing, with credits including; RTÉ’s Killinaskully, Mattie and Kevin Liddy’s, The Suffering Kind. Simon lectures on the craft of editing at Limerick School of Art & Design (LIT), and is currently undertaking a Doctorate of Education in Creative Media Practice at Bournemouth University, UK. 

The workshop, titled ‘To cut a long story short’, will explore Simon’s process and the craft of editing as well as the tools he uses to create stories. The session will also focus on work opportunities in Ireland and further training possibilities for aspiring and developing editors. 

Editing time line for the short film ‘Before His Eyes’ (2020). Director, Paul Boyle.

Regional Film Manager, Paul C. Ryan, says: “we are thrilled that Simon will be joining us for what promises to be a really useful workshop for anyone aspiring to develop a career as a full-time editor in Ireland. Simon is one of our most talented editors and a great champion for film students in the region. 

The workshop is the fifth of 10 free online ‘Wednesday Workshop’ events that 

Film in Limerick is running for aspiring and practicing filmmakers in the MidWest. The initiative is supported by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board. 

Register for the event here 

Editing timeline for ‘The Suffering Kind’ Director, Kevin Liddy

Editing Timeline for the Limerick documentary. ‘The Picture House’

A trip down memory lane.

From 2009 to 2011, Apple bites, and then Limerick Insider, was created by Applebox Media to cover stories from around Limerick City and County featuring live events, characters and positive stories.

Below is a link to the first series of Apple Bites, including special interviews and footage. Click on the picture also to access the Vimeo folder.

 

https://vimeo.com/manage/folders/1830971

(As per Film Freeway Site)

2020 will be the inaugural Nenagh Children’s Film Festival, established to support Film and Filmmakers creating work for young audiences. It will take place in Nenagh, Co Tipperary as part of our Nenagh800 celebrations. As an international festival we welcome submissions from all over the world from professionals and students alike.

The 3 day festival, from 12th – 14th June 2020, will include feature film, short film, animated and student screenings as well workshops for young people.

Awards will be given in a number of categories including Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Animated Film and Audience Award.

– All films must be submitted in English or with English subtitles
– All films submitted should be suitable for children
– Short films should be no longer than 15 minutes
– Feature films should not be less than 60 minutes
– A copy of current Student ID must be submitted
– All in-bound & out-bound costs shall be covered by the applicant.
– Once the film has been selected it cannot be withdrawn from the festival programme
– The films must be original and the applicant will take all responsibilities for any copyright infringements
– The Festival does not offer cash awards
– The Festival does not pay screening fees
– The Festival does not pay for accommodation

For the Festival entry link click HERE

Creative Technologies LSAD are pleased to announce details of an upcoming lunchtime talk by Neil Masterson, event co ordinator with OSS Ireland. Outsource Staffing Solutions (OSS) is one of Ireland’s leading recruitment solutions providers specialising in construction, manufacturing, industrial and events sectors. Clients include, Electric Picnic, Longitude, large scale Music tours (Ed Sheeran, Rolling Stones) as well as major civil and infrastructure projects. All Welcome.
For further information on the event and construction positions available check out our eventbrite site:

Photography is coming to Thomond Park

Whelan Cameras are delighted to announce the inaugural Photo Expo will be coming to Thomond Park this May 9th. The Expo promises to be the biggest celebration of photography in Ireland in 2020, with all the main photographic brands in the industry in attendance. Speakers and demonstrators from Canon, Nikon, Sony and DJI head up an impressive list of more than twenty-five exhibitors that will be in attendance on the day.

Manager of Whelan Cameras David Whelan said of the event “Last year we celebrated our 70th year in business so it felt like a natural step to bring something big to Limerick this year. With the help of some of the biggest names in the industry we hope to make this an event to remember”.

The Photo Expo will be a mix of live demonstrations, touch and try opportunities and keynote speakers giving talks. One of whom will be, Canon Ambassador, Sanjay Jogia a leading internationally acclaimed Award-Winning Wedding Photographer.

Image Copyright Sanjay Jogia Photography

Also in attendance will be Nikon Ambassador and fellow Award-Winning Wildlife Photographer Tom Mason. Tom has a huge passion for the natural world and will show his collection of work and give brilliant insights into what it takes to be a great wildlife photographer.

Image Copyright Tom Mason Photography

 

One of Ireland’s leading landscape photographers Bernard Geraghty will discussing Arctic Light in the main hall. Bernard leads tours around Ireland, Italy, Norway and Tenerife to name a few. “Photography allows me to live the dream. I can be alone, at one with the world around me, and yet feel as though I am at the centre of the universe when I capture that split second in time.”

Image Copyright Bernard Geraghty Photography

Tickets are €10 and are available through Eventbrite and The Photo Expo website, www.thephotoexpo.ie. Group tickets are also available for groups of ten or more booking together available by emailing info@thephotoexpo.ie. Tickets allow entry to all demonstrations and talks, keynote speeches will be on a first come first served basis on the day.

Follow The Photo Expo on Instagram @thephotoexpo.ie for more announcements and information on the expo as more speakers and demonstrators confirm their attendance at the event.

 

Catalyst Film Festival

Posted: January 27, 2020 in Film, live Event
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The deadline (Feb 7th) is fast approaching for the inaugural Catalyst Film Festival, which will take place in Limerick on the 20-21st of March.

The organisers are encouraging student entries to the festival “that prioritizes stories and storytellers currently underrepresented on screen and behind the camera.

For more info please check out their website at: https://catalystfilmfest.com

A new Monthly Meet-up for local filmmakers in the city kicks off on Tuesday December 10th at 6.30pm at Engine. And each month we will have a guest speaker from the industry followed by networking drinks. We are thrilled that our first guest is script and pitch guru Brian McGill who will be doing a session on The Art of Pitching. All those working or interested in working in filmmaking are very welcome to attend. See you there for Brian’s talk at 6.30pm which will be followed by Christmas drinks. Spread the word and RSVP to film@limerick.ie The event is supported by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and Film in Limerick

 

 

About this Event

Creative Broadcast & Film Production are pleased to host an open casting call for actors interesting in taking part in a short student film, and or voice over parts. We are looking for males and females of all ages (over 18 only)

Millennium Theatre – Moylish Campus, Limerick Institute of Technology.

Thursday November 21st 201916:30 – 18:30

For further info & to secure your place, just book a ticket and you will be sent a short script to prepare along with further registration instructions.

For further information & to secure your place booking is via:

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A message from Nora Ní Fhlatharta, Programme Leader of the Creative Broadcast & Film Production Programme, LSAD.

Day two Creative Broadcast & Film Production opendays and today we are running film screenings in our Clare St Campus and Camera demos in Moylish campus. It has been brilliant to meet with our future students. Huge thanks you to all the staff who helped out, to Art O Laoire, tecnichal supervisor, IT staff, Tom Brophy and Annette Bowman, to Des Farell and Mike Fox LSAD for making us feel so welcome, to lecturers, Simon McGuire, Muireann DeBarra, Mike Gavin, John Greenwood, and Mark Griffin, to our head of department James Greenslate, to Ken Coleman of Game art and design, but most of all to Creative Broadcast and Film production students. I get the pleasure of working with the hardest working, creative, and funfilled crew in the world. Thanks so much to all the @creativetechlit student volunteers who made our opendays a joy to be part of. Thanks a million everyone. Nora Ni Fhlatharta @lsadlimerick @limerick_it #CreativeBroadcastFilmProductionlit#openday#filmcrew

Video produced by Amerson Fortunato , 2nd Year Creative Broadcast & Film Production.

Delighted to announce that I will be giving a short talk on the findings of ‘cinema memories’ from the documentary I edited called ‘The Picture House’, at the Mining Memories Symposium in November 2019 in Cork.

Alphaville Journal, in association with the Irish Audiences Research
Network and the Cork Movie Memories Project, is delighted to announce
that registration is now open for an international symposium on Cinema,
Memory and the Past. We are delighted to welcome Professor Annette Kuhn,
Professor and Research Fellow in Film Studies, Queen Mary, University of
London, as our Keynote speaker. The event takes place on Nov. 22 at
University College Cork, Ireland.
You can check out details of the programme and download a registration
form HERE