Celebrating ten years of launching new Irish filmmaking talent, the Bord Scannan na hEireann /the Irish Film Board and RTÉ Short Cuts film scheme has commissioned 5 new titles for 2004.
Brian Lynch, who wrote episodes for the BAFTA award-winning series ‘Custers Last Stand’ has written Igloo Films’ ‘Sunburn’ which started production this week with Jennifer Keegan directing. Keegan and Lynch last teamed up on the award-winning short ‘Caca Milis’ , which starred Brendan Gleeson.
Today FM and Q102 commercials director Brian O’Malley has just completed production on his Short Cut entitled ‘Screwback’. Produced by Red Rage Productions, the movie was shot on location around city centre Dublin, Skerries, and Eastwall.
‘Cold Feet’ cinematographer James Maher will co-direct ‘Prey Alone’ with commercials director Stephen St Leger later this month. Maher and St Leger have also both directed a number of successful commercials campaigns. Fantastic Films are producing this short, having just finished co-producing Alan Gilsenan’s low budget feature ‘Timbuktu’ earlier this year.
Ian Power, who’s first short ‘Buskers’ was selected for official competition in Edinburgh, commences production on his Short Cut, ‘Kelvin Kind’ in May. It will shoot in Dublin and Ardmore Studios and is produced by Fastnet Films who previously produced the low budget film ‘The Halo Effect’ starring Stephen Rea.
Psychological thriller ‘Recoil’ is also scheduled to go into production at the end of May. This short will be directed by Billy McCannon and will be produced by Jonathan Cummins.
Previous directors featured in Short Cuts include:
Damien O’Donnell – East is East
John Moore – He Shoots He Scores, Behind Enemy Lines
Kirsten Sheridan – Disco Pigs, In America
Further Information
Louise Ryan
Information Co-ordinator
Tel: +353 91 561398
Fax: +353 91 561405
info@filmboard.ie
