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06 Mar 2015 : Seán Brosnan
The Toronto Irish Film Festival takes place from 6-8 March
The Toronto Irish Film Festival release details of 2015 event, ‘Patrick’s Day’, ‘Gold’ and ‘An Bronntanas’ to screen at Irish Film Festa in Rome and first ever Irish Animation awards to be held at the Dingle International Film Festival this month.

Toronto Irish Film Festival runs 6-8 March

The 5th Toronto Irish Film Festival takes place from March 6th to 8th with this year’s event including a selection of projects funded by the Irish Film Board, as well as films funded by NI Screen and independently.

The Opening Night Gala on Friday, March 6, sponsored by Tourism Ireland, is ‘Standby’ which will receive its Toronto premiere at the event. Directed by Rob and Ronan Burke, the romantic comedy ‘Standby’ stars Brian Gleeson (‘The Stag’) and Jessica Paré (‘Mad Men’).

Also receiving its Toronto premiere is ‘Gold’, directed by Niall Heery and starring David Wilmot (‘Calvary’), Maisie Williams (‘Game of Thrones’), James Nesbitt (‘Bloody Sunday’) and Kerry Condon (‘Rome’).

Also screening is the acclaimed feature film ‘Good Vibrations’ which is directed by ‘Cherrybomb’ duo Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn and stars Richard Dormer (‘Game of Thrones’) and Liam Cunningham (‘The Guard’).

The festival will also feature a preview of Yann Demanage’s thriller ’71, which opens in Toronto on Friday, March 13th. The festival closes with ‘Rebuilding The World Trade Center’, the story of hope that is emerging from the rubble and chaos of 9/11. Since 2006, Belfast artist and filmmaker Marcus Robinson has spent over 2,000 days filming the vast new towers rising out of the bedrock of New York City. Using a combination of observational documentary and time lapse photography this film is an artist’s tribute to the tenacity of New York’s construction workers and the spirit of renewal and endeavour that permeates this unique project construction site.

Also screening at the festival is the short documentary ‘Analogue People in a Digital Age’, which looks at eight men who fight to stay relevant on the day of the analogue to digital TV switchover. This short was directed by Keith Walsh and produced by Jill Beardsworth.

Six other short films will also feature with ‘I Am Jesus’, ‘Anya’, ‘Anywhere But Here’, ‘Careful What You Wish For’, ‘I’ve Been A Sweeper’, and ‘Waterlilies’ showing.

The 5th annual Toronto Irish Film Festival takes place from March 6th to 8th 2015.

First ever Irish Animation awards to be held at Dingle Film Festival

The first ever Irish Animation Awards will take place on Friday 13th March at the Dingle Skelligs Hotel in Dingle. This is Animation Irelands’ inaugural awards ceremony to acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding creative talent within the Irish Animation, VFX and gaming industries. The event also recognises and supports animation students, with a designated Best Student Film category.

Each of the 12 categories have been appointed two judges that worked together to agree the shortlist and will choose the final winner. The event’s Chairs and Judges include Jackie Edwards – Executive Producer of Cbeebies Animation, Tim Patterson – VP, Director of Programming at Nickelodeon UK, Sarah Muller Head of Acquisitions at CBBC, Helen McAleer – Chief Global Development Officer for the Walker Group and a host of names from the world of animation and children’s Television.

Winners of each category will receive a statuette designed by animator, film maker and teacher Eimhin McNamara. The statuette resembles a Phenakistoscope which was an early animation device used to create an illusion of motion.

The Irish Film Board/Bord Scannan na hEireann is chief sponsor of both Animation Ireland and the Irish Animation Awards. For more information, check out the Animation Awards website irishanimationawards.ie/.

Irish Film Festa in Rome takes place from 26-29 March

The 8th Irish Film Festa in Rome, a film festival created in 2007 that aims to promote Irish cinematography in Italy, will take place this year from 26-29 March.

This year there will be fifteen short films in competition (ten in the live action category and five in the animation one); a special day dedicated to the Irish language featuring ‘An Bronntanas’, an Oscar submitted thriller directed by Tom Collins that is set in Connemara, and the short film ‘Rúbaí’ by Louise Ni Fhiannachta, both filmed entirely in Irish.

Film highlights of the four-day festival include Terry McMahon’s award-winning ‘Patrick’s Day’, with Moe Dunford, in the role of 26-year-old schizophrenic who experiences love for the first time, and Niall Heery’s comedy ‘Gold’ with James Nesbitt, David Wilmot, Kerry Condon, and Maisie Williams about a man who returns home after years only to find his family dynamic utterly changed.

Irish Film Festa 2015 will also pay tribute to Lenny Abrahamson, the director of ‘Adam & Paul’, ‘Garage’, ‘What Richard Did’ (all screened at the festival), and ‘Frank’.

The complete line-up and schedule of Irish Film Festa 2015 will be announced on March, 17th.

The festival was created in 2007, and it is aimed at promoting Irish cinematography in Italy. The festival is put on in collaboration with Irish Film Institute, supported by Culture Ireland, the Irish Film Board, Tourism Ireland, Irish Embassy to Italy and the Provence of Rome. The event is produced by the cultural association Archimedia.

The festival, held at the Casa del Cinema di Roma, will present new films and old unedited classics. Besides the screenings, all in original version with subtitles and all free entry, the programme includes presentations and meetings with Irish guests (directors, actors, screenwriters and producers) as well as debates and special events.





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