Avenue Productions are delighted to announce that the award winning ‘Warts & All’ short film, directed by Pat Shortt, will screen on Monday 15th December on RTÉ 2 at 11:30pm as part of the Shortscreen programme.
After a hugely successful festival, there is anticipated excitement in looking forward to the screening to a national audience.
Hugh congratuations to all the cast and crew and all those who worked so hard to bring this story to screen.
This is episode 2 of series 9 of Word On the Street, a production by Film CEL. LSAD’s in-house production unit.
The new trailer for the first series of The Wayfinders has dropped along with the release date on the Angel.com platform. The series which was primarily filmed at Troy Studios and multiple locations around the Mid-West of Ireland and beyond, and employing a strong Irish crew will be released on December 16th.
The Trailer can be viewed at this link below or click the image above
The renowned ENGINE Short Film Scheme is back for a 3rd Edition. The call is now open for emerging filmmakers based in Limerick, Clare or Tipperary to join the training programme, which will commission up to six new short films in the region in 2025. Shortlisted teams join the training programme to develop their project ideas and up to six teams are awarded production funding of €12,500 each to produce a short film locally.
The Engine Shorts initiative is a key mechanism for developing filmmaking talent in the Mid-West of Ireland, supporting skills and talent development through industry-led training, as well as tailored training and practical experience for crews on commissioned projects. The commissioned projects are all filmed in the region, crewed by locally-based talent and offer skills training and career development for all those involved.
Click the Link HERE or the image above for full details on the application process.
David Puttnam will speak to TUS students and staff on Tuesday 19th of November through Teams at 10.30am about his illustrious career and the theme of positive male role models running through his films. A short panel discussion will involve Dr. Simon McGuire and Alan Tobin. Register your attendance here – https://tus.ie/edi/events/
With the support of Screen Ireland, the new 14 week programme aims to develop the next generation of film programmers, supporting 15 early career film curators to develop their skills.
Expressions of Interest are now open!
The programme, running July-September, provides participants with all they need to know to plan and promote their own screening event. It combines online learning through the ‘Curate-It’ app alongside in person meetings with the cohort and programme leaders.
At the end of the programme participants will curate and promote a film season at the Light House cinema in Dublin.
The programme is aimed at beginners or those with intermediate knowledge of film curation. It is open to anyone aged 18 – 24 living in Ireland.
You can find out more about the Irish Film Curators including how to apply here. Full info pack available here.
Please share across your networks. Deadline for EOIs is 24 April
Gráinne Humphreys
Executive Director
Dublin International Film Festival
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Announced recently by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin (TD), Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Innovate Limerick / Film in Limerick and the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) are delighted to announce that Limerick City in Ireland has won the competitive bid to host the Cineposium conference, a major global film conference.
AFCI’s Cineposium event, which will take place in the last week of September 2023, brings Film Commissions and industry leaders from around the world together to discuss policy, economic development and screen production and will serve as an opportunity to showcase Limerick and the west coast of Ireland to major studio execs.
Hosting the event is the result of a competitive bid process open to all AFCI Film Commission members, won this year by Film in Limerick. Over the past decade, Cineposium has taken place in the US, France, New Zealand, Spain, South Korea, Russia and Colombia. The annual Cineposium conference connects AFCI members and film industry professionals with production industry partners and policy makers worldwide.
Screen Ireland has put a key strategic focus encouraging the growth of film and television production nationwide, and recently announced the establishment of a new fund to support regional activity, ring-fencing €3.5 million from the agency’s budget for the fund. Designed to develop crew resource and skills all around the country, the fund will require commitments in the areas of Diversity and Inclusion, sustainable production and on-set initiatives.
Sourced from: Screen Ireland
GASP!, is a creative industry conference in Limerick on the 30th and 31st March. One of their events is Student Salon du Chat, and is running Friday 31st March from 10:30am – 12:00pm in Limerick city.
The GASP! Salon du Chat is specifically aimed at students studying creative and digital focussed courses such as design, media, UX, animation, web development, film production and broadcasting.
Students will sit at tables in groups of 3 to 5 and have the opportunity to chat in an informal and comfortable setting with senior professionals who have extensive experience and knowledge of the creative industries. The Salon du Chat menu is the ideal conversation starter for getting chatting to the creative professionals about their experiences in the industry, their recommendations for graduates, job opportunities, the work environment and more. Salon du Chat offers chat, without the chit. It’s networking but in a comfortable, curated and inspiring setting.
The Industry professionals joining us include Andrew Warner, Director of Design at Maverick, Sarah Sherlock, Senior Art Director, Events and Campaigns, at Salesforce, Victoria Brunetta, Senior Graphic Designer at Piquant, Iain Slater, Founder and Managing Director of Slater, Gillian Horan, CEO and Founder of The Pudding, Robin Foley, Founder and Creative Director of Hurrah Hurrah and Rachael PowerFilm in Limerick Crew Academy Manager – we will be announcing more professionals soon!
Tickets are priced at €5 and can be purchased through Eventbrite here.
Continuing the previous post about the short film Warts and All, I edited, and it being selected for this years Galway Film Fleadh, there has also been success for a number of LSAD Graduates of the Creative Broadcast & Film Production programme (and its previous variation).
On behalf of the academic team at LSAD, we say congratulations and we are delighted with the continued success of these and all our graduates. If you happen to be visiting the Fleadh in July we recommend you check out their films and work.
Melissa is the producer on Vonnie: Ireland’s Forgotten Fashion Icon.
Fashion, Family and Fate. An intimate family portrait is woven as three sisters recollect the legacy of their mother Vonnie Reynolds, a forgotten Irish fashion icon forced to retire after a tragic accident.
Directed by Renata Lima, and produced by Melissa Collins
Screens on Sun 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00 / 18+
Laura is the director on Wednesday Child
Wednesday’s Child- Marie faces her first day on the job as a social care worker. Despite her optimism, a house call to a family in crisis quickly brings her down to reality.
Directed by Laura O Shea and produced by Caroline Harvey & Charleigh Baileigh
Screens on Sat 09 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00 / 12+
James directed the short documentary A Stone Place
A Stone Place is a visual journey showcasing a unique rock that is quarried on the side of the biggest cliffs in Europe, and that has created the aesthetic of a small rural town in the West of Ireland.
Directed by James Skerritt and produced by Pete Moles.
Screens on Sun 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00 / 18+
Philip directed Tides of Time
Tides of Time – Taoidí Ama
A hidden door, a jungle, and a journey into the past – an adventure for all the family. Join Molly and Beth in a story that crosses time and generations, for risk-takers young and old.
Doras dofheicthe, dufair, agus turas siar ar an am atá caite. Bí i dteannta Molly agus Beth i scéal a ghluaiseann tríd na glúinte a thing romhainn – eachtra dóibh siúd a ghlacann rioscaí, idir óg agus aosta.
Directed by Phil Shanahan and produced by Cathriona Murphy & Gerard Keenan
Screens on Sun 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 12:15 / 12+
In addition to the afore mentioned graduates, lecturers Muireann de Barra and Andrew Keogh also have their project Focail Nua (New Words) premiering at the Fleadh.
Ireland has two full-time terminologists whose job is to create hundreds of new Irish words and phrases every month. Focail Nua is a celebration of the vitality, complexity and depth of the language.
Directed by Andrew Keogh and produced by Muireann de Barra
Screens on Sun 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00 / 18+
Congratulations to all and best of luck on the screenings at the Galway Film Fleadh, and continued success of the films.
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.
Simon McGuire 