Over the coming months, a wide range of Irish artists and companies will present their award-winning work to international audiences across the US, Asia, Europe and South Africa.

In the film sector a subtotal of €52,000 has been awarded to projects with international implications such as the presentations of films in a range of prestigious festivals including specialist showcases by Kerry Film Festival at Sundance, Cork Film Festival in Morocco, the Craic Film and Music Festival in New York and the London Irish Film Festival. Paul Rowley’s feature documentary ‘Seaview’ will tour to Berlin and ten other cities between February and March 2009.

The list of the film projects and their funding amount is as follows:

Kerry Film Festival promoting Irish Short film at the Sundance Film Festival, January 2009 - €1,500

Marc - Ivan O'Gorman presenting a selection of short films at the Mint Gallery, New Delhi from the 13th - 29th March 2009 - €3,000.

Paul Rowley presenting feature documentary ‘Seaview’ in Berlin and to tour ten cities in February - March 2009- €4,000

Zero Em Comportamento/Irish participation and presentation of Irish cinema in the Indie Lisboa Film Festival, Lisbon from the 23rd April - 3rd May 2009 - €5,500

David P Kelly Films presenting the London Irish Film Festival in various London venues from the 7th - 15th March 2009 - €7,000

Cork Film Festival presenting a showcase of Irish cinema at the Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen du Tetouan, Morocco from the 29th March - 6th April 2009- €6,000

Seamus Byrne presenting ‘Eamon’ at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009 - €3,000

Esperanza Collado presenting Irish film programme in Margenes festival of experimental film and art, Madrid, from the 23rd - 29th May 2009 in Madrid, Spain -€8,000

Fleadh Foundation organising the Craic film and music festival in New York from the 11th - 14th March 2009 - €12,000