Audience Award is Icing on the ‘Cup Cake’ | The Irish Film & Television Network

‘Cup Cake’ was selected by Northern Ireland Screen as part of their Ultra Low Budget Fiction Fund. The feature, which filmed Ballymoney, County Antrimm is written by Christine Murphy (Doctors), produced by Katy Jackson (Charlotte’s Red) and directed by Colin McIvor (Driven) with Cian de Buitlear (Man About Dog) as the project’s director of photography using a HD cam on the four-week long shoot.

In addition to Best, the film also stars Michelle Fairley (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows), Clive Russell (Jam And Jerusalem), Paddy Jenkins (Bel's Boys) Ian McElhinney (Single-Handed) and newcomer Kasia Koleczek as 'Gala', PJ's romantic interest.

The film received its Gala Premiere during the Belfast Film Festival. Following the sold-out screening the film's producer Katy Jackson said: “We were so delighted in the first instance with the turnout and to receive such a reaction on top of that, made the journey all extremely worthwhile.”

Director Colin McIvor voiced his delight also, saying, “The reaction to the film was so overwhelming. Hopefully this will bode well for 'Cup Cake's' festival ambitions.”

Wee Buns Ltd, the company behind 'Cup Cake' is now planning to send the film out to international film festivals and is hoping to secure a distribution deal.

The Audience Award was bestowed on ‘Cup Cake’ following the festival’s closing night premiere of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Tetro’. For more information about this year’s festival visit www.belfastfilmfestival.org

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