The short film will screen on the closing night of Clones Film Festival, Sunday 27th October 2019.
The festival in association with Clones Credit Union, is seeking to further develop its support for film production in the town of Clones, and County Monaghan, by commissioning an original short film, shot in Clones and the surrounding areas.
Under the commission by Clones Film Festival, an award of €4,000 will be made towards the cost of the film production; scripting, shooting, editing, and screening. Short film, short documentary, and short animation will all be considered.
Applications are invited for original script ideas from filmmakers at all stages of their development.
The selected filmmaker & team will be required to:
Produce a locally shot short; film, documentary, or animation, with a minimum run time of 5 minutes, and no longer than 30 minutes.
Include local street scenes or iconic historic location shots within Clones Town, or the locality. At least two from:
• Round Tower,
• Celtic Cross,
• Old Abbey,
• The Diamond
• Fermanagh Street,
• St.Tiarnach’s Park,
• Canal Stores,
• Butteryard,
• Churches.
• Clones Town Name Road Signs
• Other Easily Recognisable Clones Landmarks will be considered
Applications for the 2019 Film Commission are can be submitted online here
The deadline for applications is June 22nd 2019.
