DIFF First Frame 2023

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LSAD TUS presents diff First Frame 2023 student film awards screening and Film Industry event 

Limerick School of Art and Design, TUS in association with Dublin International Film Festival proudly presents a preview screening of diff First Frame awards 2023 nominated student films, a film industry panel discussion and live musical performance in TUS Millennium Theatre, Limerick on Wednesday 22nd February from 9am- 4.30pm.

Short Film Programme

The event includes a screening of diff First Frame 2023 Award nominees. These films are produced by third level students from around Ireland, across a range of genres including animation, documentary, experimental film and drama. The two short film programmes take place at 9am and 2.30pm. 

Film Industry Panel discussion 

A special Film industry panel of interest to film students and film makers alike takes place in TUS Millennium Theatre from 11am-1pm. This includes award winning director, diff Film Maker in Residence 2023 and TUS alumni Laura O’Shea, who’s award winning short film, ‘Wednesday’s Child’ will also be screened on the day. 

Laura is joined by Michelle Ryan – Limerick-based Director and founder of EPIK Media, and Editor and TUS (LIT) alumni Philip Shanahan.  The panel is also joined by Rachael Power, Manager of the National Talent Academy TV+Film (South) Manager and Film in Limerick representative.

Music Performance

A special film-themed live Music performance will feature Limerick-based Mexican soloist, Fer Kenobi.

Film CEL

LSAD’s In-House Production Unit, Film CEL, will be recording and providing a stream link of the event for DIFF. Details of which will be released in due course.

Schedule

9am: Short Film Programme 1

11am: Film Industry Panel 

1-2pm Lunch break 

2pm: Live Music

2.30pm: Short Film Programme 2

The event will be streamed live via diff Eventive (details TBC) 

Tickets 

Admission is free and tickets must be booked in advance via eventbrite. Over 18s. Click on the link below or the image above.

Register on Eventbrite

Keeping it on Track Documentary Wins RSA Award

The team members receiving the award at Croke Park

The RSA Leading Lights Awards show took place at Croke Park on December 13th where the Moyross Youth Academy and other stakeholders won the Education Primary Award.

Education Primary – Moyross Youth Academy, Limerick 

The project aimed to raise awareness of the dangers and risks associated with the misuse of scrambler bikes and quads in urban areas. During Covid-19, the area had seen an increase in this activity with very limited opportunities to address the issue with the then ongoing restrictions. The idea of a road safety awareness documentary scrambler edition evolved from group discussions with interested parties including Limerick City and County Council, An Garda Síochána, National Ambulance Service, TUS and others. 

The project in May 2021 involved the launch of a road safety campaign in the community with the staging of a road crash involving a scrambler and a car, along with the emergency response. This event was witnessed by 6th class students from Corpus Christi School. It was followed by a discussion on road safety between the students, Advanced Paramedic Keith Mullane, and Sergeant Tony Miniter from Limerick Roads Policing Unit. This was then followed by a launch of the new documentary on the issue, ‘Keeping It On Track’ which was shown locally and is available on Facebook.

The documentary was filmed and directed by Simon McGuire with the voice over by Vera Knowles. It can be viewed again on the link below:

Simon filming the Project Off-Road re-enactment scene with the members of the Gardai and Ambulance Service.
Keeping It On Track was edited using Black Magic DaVinci Resolve 16 at the time of post production.

Catalyst International Film Festival 2023 Open for Submissions

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)

Spirit of the Festival

Audience Award

FULL DETAILS AND SUBMISSIONS:

https://filmfreeway.com/CatalystInternationalFilmFestival

Warts & All Wins at RHIFF 22

Simon receiving the award for Best Midwest Short Film from Mayor of Limerick, Francis Foley

The success of the short film, Warts and All’, continued on Sunday night last, with it picking up the award for Best MidWest Short Film at the Richard Harris International Film Festival. There was stiff competition in this category, namely Wednesday Child, directed by Laura O’Shea, which had three nominations in total.

Warts and all editor, Simon McGuire, was present to accept the award on behalf of director Pat Shortt, writer Michelle Lehane and producer Lee Crowley. This award comes on the back of picking up the Best International Narrative Short Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California the previous week. The film will be continuing to screen at various festivals around the country and abroad, so keep an eye out for it in coming schedules.

In the mean time, check out the trailer below.

Warts And All Wins at Newport Beach Film Festival

On the back of successful screenings at the Newport Beach and Kerry Film Festivals, news filtered through from Newport Beach that Warts and All received the award for Best International Narrative Short Film. 

Producer Lee Crowley has let in the thanks via the films Twitter page, “We are absolutely delighted to win Best Short Narrative International Short. Thanks to the jury and all the team @nbff for this wonderful award!”

Congratulations to the Cast and Crew of Warts and All and a special congrats to the director Pat Shortt on bringing the team together to make this project.

For a Full report on all the award winners at the Newport Beach Film Festival Check out the article by clicking the Variety Logo below:

ENGINE Short Film Scheme 2

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ENGINE Short Film Scheme 2

Run by Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick, Engine Shorts is delivered in partnership with the Local Authorities in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, and the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.

The training & production scheme aims to inspire and support up-and-coming filmmakers to create world-class shorts that resonate with a wide international audience.

It also offers the opportunity for emerging local crew to gain real-world experience on funded productions and to receive industry guidance. Shortlisted teams avail of training to develop their project ideas and up to six teams will be awarded production funding of up to €12,500 each to produce a short film.

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Timeline

The deadline for applications from individual writers or teams or writer, director, and producer is Wednesday 30th November (12noon) 2022.

Shortlist projects will take part in the training programme to further develop their ideas and they will then be invited to pitch their ideas to an industry panel.

Following the pitch, up to 6 films will be produced across Limerick, Clare and Tipperary from April to May 2023 with further training and mentoring support provided to teams.

For more information on this fantastic scheme as well as the rules and guidelines do check out the ENGINE Short Film Scheme Website HERE or click on the logo at the top of this page.

If you are looking for post production services for your short film then why not contact us here at CRAFT Post House to arrange a meeting.

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Eunics Short Shorts Screening

EUNICS Short Shorts 2022 – will be held in the Millenium Theatre on 20th October 2022

Expect Action, Comedy, Animation, Drama and more from Short Shorts from Europe Film Festival, a selection of European short films of ten member countries of EUNIC Ireland. 

Let Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, and Spain entertain you with a variety of genres from contemporary, cutting-edge filmmakers. Cork International Film Festival and TUS Limerick School of Art and Design will also present short films from Ireland on the programme. After the screening the audience will be asked to vote for their favourite film via their smartphone.

This event is brought to you by the EUNIC Ireland network in association with Cork International Film Festival, Light House Cinema Dublin, Pálás Cinema Galway, TUS Limerick School of Art and Design and Richard Harris International Film Festival. EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European network of organisations engaging in cultural relations. It advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU.

EUNIC Ireland members are: Alliance Française/Embassy of France, Austrian Embassy, British Council, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Culture Ireland, Goethe-Institut, Embassy of Greece, Instituto Cervantes/Spanish Agency for the International Cooperation and Development (AECID), Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Embassy of Hungary, Embassy of Luxembourg, Embassy of Malta, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Embassy of Portugal, Embassy of Romania, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia and Embassy of Switzerland.

More information can be found Here.

Booking information Book Here

Price(s) Free – Booking Required

Richard Harris Film Festival partners with Amcomri for new €10M Funding Scheme

Taking place at King John’s Castle on Tuesday 16th August, and ahead of the RHIFF’s tenth year – which runs from October 26-31, was a special launch of both a new partnership between the Richard Harris International Film Festival (FHIFF) and Amcomri Entertainment Inc. (AMEN)and a Film Funding Scheme worth 10 million Euro.

Amcomri Entertainment Inc. will make available a new film investment fund of €10m to entrants of the 2022 Richard Harris International Film Festival, while also announcing confirmation as the primary commercial sponsor for the Richard Harris International Film Festival.

The funds can be invested across a number of film projects as selected by the Amcomri Entertainment Film Committee, with funding available to entrants of the 2022 RHIFF as well as previous entrants to the festival. The investments are for feature films (not shorts), animations and documentaries.

Robert Price, Chief Executive Officer of Amcomri spoke to the audience of dignitaries and the local film making community about how this new relationship with the RHIFF will work.

“At Amcomri, we work to encourage project dialogue for film financing, publishing and international distribution and sales so we are thrilled to sponsor this year’s RHIFF. We want to continue to develop long-term relationships which can grow to multi-deal co-production activity and are eager to receive the applicants to the AMEN Film Investment Fund”

Terms and Conditions

  • Projects eligible for the fund MUST be submitted through the portal only. DO NOT email scripts or treatments.
  • The fund (and the decision making process) is entirely separate from RHIFF. The Richard Harris International Film Festival does not have a final say in this process.
  • The directors and any volunteers or contractors associated with RHIFF have no involvement in the selection process of the fund. NO Canvassing RHIFF staff.
  • Amcomri Entertainment does not provide early development funding – each project needs to be developed to the draft, script, & budget stage as a minimum requirement.
  • The investments are for feature films, animations & documentaries.
  • Applications to be made no later than 31/12/2022.
  • Waivers for administration fee will not be granted.
  • Applying to the fund does not guarantee selection at the festival and any submissions to the festival should only be done through film freeway nor does selection at the festival this year or in previous years guarantee that a project is eligible.
  • Each and any investment will be at Amcomri’s sole discretion and based upon their commercial investment criteria.
  • Applicants acknowledge that Amcomri receives a large number of applications from producers globally and that Amcomri will not be liable for an inadvertent similarities between any materials submitted to Amcomri and any film produced with Amcomri funding by another party.
  • Informal approaches (other than queries on the application process & eligibility) and pitches will not be entertained and will be disregarded and this may affect the eligibility of the project.

Copyright & Ownership

  • Writer, Director, and Producer credit will remain with the original filmmaking team.
  • All ownership and rights to material submitted to the investment program remains with the original rights holder until and unless other agreements are made.
  • Should your project be awarded funding, you are not obligated to accept it until and unless other agreements are made.

For more information click the link below.

https://filmfreeway.com/AmcomriRHIFF10MFilmInvestmentFund