Irish Films Land in Boston
02 Mar 2011 :
Deep End Dance Tweet IFTA nominated projects such as ‘Parked’, ‘Deep End Dance’ and ‘The Runway’ are all lined up to screen at the 12th annual Irish Film Festival, Boston later this month. The event will take place from the 24th to the 27th of March and will feature over 35 Irish films screening. The festival, the largest Irish film festival in the United States, will also play host to numerous Irish filmmakers and US distributors who will be in attendance. Darragh Byrne's ‘Parked’ starring Colm Meaney (Kings) will open the festival on March 24th at the 450-seat Stuart Street Playhouse in Downtown Boston. Director Darragh Byrne and producers Dominic Wright (Lapland Odyssey) and Jacqueline Kerrin (Earthbound) will be in attendance at the screening and will be on hand to collect the Aer Lingus Best Feature Award following the screening. Dawn Morrissey, Co-Director, Irish Film Festival Boston has spoken about the opening film: "Parked’ is a piece that shows the intricacies of human connection. It is raw yet filled with warmth. It is fragile, yet shows the power in people. We are honored to premiere this film on American soil and are anticipating a very strong reaction." Fastnet Films’ ‘The Runway’, directed by Ian Power will screen as chosen winner of festival’s Directors Choice – Feature category. Ian will be on hand at the event to collect his award as will Risteard O' Domhnaill and Rachel Lysaght, director and producer of ‘The Pipe’ respectively. The feature doc nabbed the top prize in the category of The Best Documentary. The festival lineup will also feature the American premieres of short films including Conor Horgan’s ‘Deep End Dance’, winner of the Stella Artois Best Short and Domhnall Gleeson’s ‘Noreen’, winner in the category of Directors Choice – Short. Domhnall will attend the screening of his short. Founded in 1999, The Irish Film Festival, Boston is the largest event of its kind outside of Ireland. Deemed one of the top 20 ‘Coolest Film Festivals’ worldwide by MovieMaker Magazine, the festival looks to celebrate the very best of Ireland and the Irish on screen - past, present and future. For more information and a full list of screenings visit www.irishfilmfestival.com Free Industry Newsletter Subscribe to IFTN's industry newsletter - it's free and e-mailed directly to your inbox every week. Click here to sign up.	CONNECT WITH IFTN Find us on Facebook Follow IFTN on Twitter E-Newsletter Subscribe Subscribe to RSS Feed

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