The shortlisted entries in DARE2BDRINKAWARE film competition have been announced. The winning films in the five categories of the competition will be announced at a gala awards ceremony in The Digital Hub on Thursday, 23rd April.
Now in its second year, DARE2BDRINKAWARE is a competition for third-level students, aimed at highlighting young people’s attitudes to alcohol. The 10 shortlisted film makers hailing from Athlone Institute of Technology, Cavan Institute, NUI Maynooth and a number of Dublin colleges will also get the chance to meet some of Ireland’s top film and TV industry insiders with their films going forward to be judged by a prestigious panel, made up of RTÉ and Lyric FM presenter John Kelly; Áine Moriarty, Director of the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA), and representatives of the IFI, USI, drinkaware.ie and The Digital Hub. The judges will decide a winner in the following categories of Best Production, Best Original Concept, Best Impact, Public Vote and Best Overall Film.
“The shortlisted teams are in the running to win up to €5,000 in prize money, and they will also get the chance to meet Lenny Abrahamson, one of Ireland’s most successful film directors,” said Fionnuala Sheehan, Chief Executive of drinkaware.ie. “The winning films will be unveiled at an Awards Ceremony next week, at which Lenny Abrahamson will present the top prize and make a keynote speech.
“In addition, all shortlisted teams get the chance to take part in workshops with various Irish film and TV personalities as part of the Cinemagic film festival in May. They can avail of free master-classes with the likes of Patrick Bergin, Ray D’Arcy, Aidan Power and David Caffrey, and all shortlisted films will also be screened at ‘Movies @ Dundrum’ in the coming weeks.”
The following Shortlisted Teams in the 2008 / 2009 DARE2BDRINKAWARE Competition are:
Bag Productions – Coláiste Dhúlaigh and Dublin City University – for their film, ‘Flaws in the Glass’
Craiceáilte – Trinity College Dublin – for their film, ‘28 Drinks Later’
The Final Four – Cavan Institute – for their film, ‘The Last Night’
Michelle Lovelle Glynn – Athlone Institute of Technology – for her film, ‘Drinkorexic’
Gobias Industries – Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology – for their film, ‘On The Cutting Room Floor’
Leddy Productions – Dublin City University – for their film, ‘Choices’
Mmm, I Like That Productions – Athlone Institute of Technology – for their film, ‘A Simple Choice’
Spraoi Productions – University College Dublin – for their film, ‘The Cure’
Thundercat Productions – Dublin City University – for their film, ‘On The Rocks’
Unit People Productions – NUI Maynooth – for their film, ‘Too Many Units’
The competition is organised by the Digital Hub Development Agency and sponsored by drinkaware.ie
For further information visit: www.dare2bdrinkaware.com.
