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We are delighted to announce that the Oscar Qualifier Short Film, The Missing Scarf, will have a premier special screening at the 5th Limerick Film Festival in April 2014.

Albert the Squirrel makes a startling discovery … an empty space where once his favourite scarf lay. He heads off into the forest only to find everyone else is preoccupied with worries of their own. He helps who he can before moving on but never seems to get any closer to his goal. Ultimately, Albert’s problem is put in perspective by the friends he helped and the problems they faced and overcame together.

Eoin Duffy, (Dir.), George Takei (nar.) & Jamie Hogan (Prod.)

Eoin Duffy, (Dir.), George Takei (nar.) & Jamie Hogan (Prod.)

Directed by Eoin Duffy, Produced by Jamie Hogan and Narrated by George Takei, The Missing Scarf has won awards at numourous festivals including: Galway International Film Fleadh,Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and New Hampshire Film Festival.

My first short-film, On Departure, and then The Missing Scarf were created back to back. Both were centred around the same event, a recent death in my family. The first was an emotional display of the event; while the second The Missing Scarf dealt with the aftermath. Primarily the seemingly amplification of everyday fears – fear of the unknown, failure, rejection and finally death. The film’s script mirrors my internal debate on the subject – comparing the pros and cons of each, allowing the audience to draw their own conclusions.

– Eoin Duffy

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Eoin Duffy, Director

Along with the screening and subject to availability, a special Q&A session with the Producer Jamie Hogan will also take place.

Jamie is a communication designer based out of Ireland. In addition to design he has also worked in the audio industry with recording and music production. He now contributes as a freelance storyboard designer, concept developer, script writer/editor and producer in the advertising and marketing industry. The Missing Scarf is Jamie’s first animated short where he has taken on the role of producer.

Eoin Duffy (dir.) and Jamie Hogan (Prod.)

Eoin Duffy (dir.) and Jamie Hogan (Prod.)

Confirmation of the venue and the date for the screening will be posted soon but for now please enjoy the trailer of the film below and we look forward to greeting Jamie, The Missing Scarf and you the audience to an event that must not be missed.

More soon.

Simon.

Limerick Film Festival Director.

Click Albert the Squirrel for the film trailer and website.

Albert the Squirrel

Albert the Squirrel

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The Christmas Meeting of the Behind The Scenes Group will be this coming Monday 16th of December at Dolans from 7pm onwards. This is a social event and a chance to celebrate another successful year for film makers in Limerick. 

All are welcome and I hope to see a few of ye there on Monday.

Until then,
S.

Steadicam Curve arrives

Posted: December 12, 2013 in Cameras
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After the wait my Steadicam Curve for the GoPro camera has arrived from Tiffen.
First impressions are good. Back in May at the D&P Products show in Dublin I had my first intro to the curve and as a GoPro camera user I was well impressed with its lightness and ease of use.
Today is no different. Weighing less than 1lb and costing about €75 this is a must to the GoPro user.
I’ll be doing further tests in the coming days and will update with some footage examples.

The Gilt Oscars 2013

Posted: December 6, 2013 in Uncategorized

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With the Christmas season upon us, the filming diary is filling up. We recently worked with the great team of GILT Groupe Limerick and James Sexton Entertainment on their Oscar Themed Christmas Party. With three short films produced and also the VT inserts for the awards show on the night, there was great fun working with the different directors and actors.

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The night it self featured all Oscar themed events with 10 Awards for various categories at the end which was a big hit.

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TSK Shoot

THE SUFFERING KIND directed by Kevin Liddy (Country, Horse) with cinematography by Oscar® nominated Declan Quinn (Rachel Getting Married, The Reluctant Fundementalist, Leaving Las Vegas). The film stars Keith Leonard, Reagan Bongiorno, Vahe Katros, Edward Crawford, Joe James.

Somewhere up the Hudson river, two men, an inner city priest and a sanitation worker, grapple with the ghosts of their past, the longings that haunt them and a chance to set them free. What happens when the treasure you seek is inside you?

(Taken from http://www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/newsletter/2013_filmproduction.htm)

The film is in post production with myself at the helm and we are cutting on Avid Media Composer.

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The room is set and VT playback is ready for tonight’s regional business awards at the Strand Hotel.

LImerick Chamber

“Each year Limerick Chamber, together with event sponsor Limerick Institute of Technology, looks for businesses in the region that have achieved outstanding success in the previous 12 months. The aim of the Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards is to give businesses a platform to showcase their accomplishments.

The Awards will be presented at the Limerick Chamber President’s Dinner on Friday 15th November in the Limerick Strand Hotel.  This event is a celebration of success and highlights business achievements, innovation and excellence in the region.

The winning businesses will have demonstrated a commitment to success through innovation, investment expansion, strategic acquisition or service performance that has led to a significant increase in business.”

We are delighted to be involved in the filming and post production of the VT Inserts for the awards night again this year. There are some great businesses nominated.

S.

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Incase you missed it the team over at the Richard Harris Film Festival had their programme launch on Tuesday night at King John’s Castle in Limerick City.

Check out the Programme for the festival on the Link HERE

 

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Article in Tuesdays (5 Nov) Limerick Chronicle

  • by Alan Owens

The LIT Film Festival will return for a fifth year in April 2014, except now styled as the Limerick Film Festival.

The three day event has grown in size and reputation over the last number of years and, fittingly ahead of Limerick’s stint as national City of Culture next year, aims to attract hundreds of film makers and visitors from across Ireland to the city for the high profile event.

“We are excited to be bringing the art of film, professional film makers, actors, producers, directors and many more to the city for the three day event,” explained the founder of the festival, Simon McGuire, video lecturer and course coordinator in LIT.

“With the new changes planned and a new focus on expanding the festival in and around the city, the Limerick Film Festival will be giving the film making talent of Limerick a chance to shine and show off their skills to a wider audience,” he added.

The popular short film competition will also return, and Mr McGuire said that entry forms and competition details can be found on the festival’s website.

Planning for the festival is well underway and “high calibre” workshops will be again on offer to interested parties.

Previous speakers at the festival have included Pat Shortt and respected Irish film producer Lelia Doolan.

Full details of the festival will be announced next year, but for more information see http://www.limerickfilmfestival.net.

Article Link HERE

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Hi everyone,

Below are the new links for the Application Forms and Articles of Submission for the 5th Limerick Film Festival Short film Competition.

Deadline for entry is March 7th and all entries must be accompanied by a signed application form. (see the ‘Articles of submission’ for all details regarding the competition).

Best of luck and we will see you all in April 2014.

Simon

Festival Founder / Director.

Articles Of Submission

Entry Form