Simon McGuire

A new series of Short Film Bursaries has been announced by Limerick City and County Council this week. There are two available and will amount to €8000.

There is an application process followed by an interview process which is adjudicated by a selected panel.

Eligibility is made out as follows:

Individuals and organisations based in Limerick are invited to apply for the above bursaries to support film projects at all stages, whether in the initial phase of research and development or at the later stages of production, given that they:

•   Are professional film makers;
•   Are based in Limerick;
•   Are submitting an original proposal or development work in relation to an existing piece.

Limerick Short Film Bursaries will not be allocated to fund the following:

•   Proposals which do not have an artistic objective, for example, sport, heritage, historical, tourism, general recreation, etc.;
•   Persons in full time undergraduate and postgraduate level study;
•   Charity fundraisers;
•   Artist in Schools Residencies (separate grant funding stream);
•   Tyrone Guthrie Bursaries (separate grant funding stream);
•   Publications;
•   Day to day operational or administrative costs;
•   Capital requests for building improvements to workspaces and venues.

For more information go to the website below where you can download the application guidelines and form.

 LIMERICK SHORT FILM BURSARIES 2018