Irish Film Festival, Boston has opened its’ Call for Entries for the 16th annual Irish film festival.
The film festival takes place March 10th to 13th, 2016 in Somerville, MA. There is an early bird deadline of October 15th, 2015 for entries while the regular submission deadline is November 15th, 2015. Discounts for IFTN members are available. Full details can be found at www.irishfilmfestival.com. Entries are accepted through withoutabox.com.
Entries are being accepted for three categories: the Breakthrough Feature Award honours those filmmakers who's feature films represent Best of Ireland and the Irish on Screen while the Global Vision Documentary awards work that challenges, highlights or explores global issues. The Short Fiction/Animation awards a piece of work that represents the best of Irish film a hundred years after Independence. The winning film in this short category will headline Boston’s "Sixteen in Sixteen" short film program at the festival in March 2016. Winners in each category will receive flight and accommodation to attend the event, as well as various other prizes awarded by festival partners and sponsors. Awards will be presented during the festival following a special screening of the winning films.
The BIFF Awards were inaugurated in 2003 to honour those filmmakers whose work represents the very best of Ireland and the Irish on screen. According to the festival organisers, Irish cinema has emerged as a dynamic global phenomenon, expressing a culture focused on the island of Ireland but spread out to all four corners of the globe. Encompassing a near-limitless array of experiences and aspirations, Irish filmmakers from around the world challenge traditional notions of Irish-ness and force us to expand our understandings of what it means to be Irish in the 21st century.
For more information on the Irish Film Festival, Boston, visit www.irishfilmfestival.com.