The Irish Film Board and Wildwave have announced the recipients for their new Virtual Cinema short film scheme, with chosen films to showcase at the Darklight Film Festival in October.
The Virtual Cinema scheme offers funding towards the making of high-quality short films that are compatible with the new forms of digital video viewing.
With over 150 applications received for the scheme the following filmmakers have been awarded funding:
• Satellite of Love / Director - Bill Tyson
• Paranoid Fat Chick goes swimming / Director - Cecilia McAllister
• Alley Cat / Director - Niamh Kennedy
• Someone Not like You / Director - Traolach O Murchu
• One Hundred Happy Faces / Director - Robin Murray
• Action Evader / Director - Padriag Mannion
• The True Story of Bono and my Ex / Director - Ross Whitaker
• Club Foot 2020 / Director - Claire Roche
• Solo Duet / Director - Sophie Merry
• Smugglers / Director - Liam Nolan and Agnieszka Reczkin
