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Thursday 7th June
Shorts Collection - Recent Filmbase Shorts
Venue: Basement Space, Filmbase
Time: 1pm
- In this Way Dir. Andrew Keogh 16' 13''
- Peace Cubed Dir. Ronan Carr 14' 11''
- John Duffy's Brother Dir. Mikel Murfi 14' 02''
- Tell it to the Fishes Dir. William Sinclair 10'
The following shorts are just some of the more recent films made through the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Awards scheme. This award scheme is run twice a year and awards up to 10,000 euro and production facilities to the winning candidates to facilitate the creation of a new short film. This award has led to the creation of a range of short films from fantastical tragedies to grittily realistic comedies.
Shorts Collection - Irish Language Shorts
Venue: The Auld Dubliner (1st Floor)
Time: 2pm
- Gnáth-Phíosa Éadach Dir. Roisin Loughrey 8'
- Failte go hEirinn Dir. Graham Cantwell 11' 17''
- Mac an Athar Dir. Colm Bairead 21' 12''
Three original Irish shorts that explore human relationships through the Irish language, Gaeilge. These films were made through the Lasair scheme funded by TG4 and administered by Filmbase. This scheme has led to the production of over 17 irish language films, from comedy to drama and sci-fi to love stories. Another Lasair film Eireville can be seen as part of the Fantasy shorts collection on Friday 8th.
Shorts Collection - Comedy
Venue: The Ha'Penny Bridge Inn
Time: 4pm
- Tell it to the Fishes Dir.William Sinclair 10'
- Not There Yet Monster Animation & Design 5' 38''
- Bongo Bong Dir. Ken Wardrop 10'
- Me Bollix Dir. Simon Gibney 10'
- Pilgrim Monster Animation & Design 3' 22''
- Jellybaby Dir. Rob & Ronan Burke 10'
Any film that features Dylan Moran's with his feet encased in a block of concrete has got to be worth a look and that's only the first in an excellent line up of comedy shorts. Come along and have a giggle in the home from home of comedy, The Ha'Penny Bridge Inn.
Feature Screening: The Honeymooners
Dir. Karl Golden
85m, Samson Films/Utah Films (2003)
Venue: Basement Space, Filmbase
Time: 7.30pm
Classification: 15
A funny and poignant debut film from writer-director Karl Golden, The Honeymooners strips away the gloss from the traditional romantic comedy creating a sparkling and universally appealing love story that also manages to be raw, honest and true.
David Ryan (Jonathan Byrne) is left at the altar on his wedding day when his bride to be (Justine Mitchell) has a last minute change of heart. After drowning his sorrows at the airport, Ryan misses his flight and finds himself being driven to the cottage that was to have been his wedding present. His driver is Claire Kennedy (Alex Reid), a recently fired waitress with a few romance issues of her own. In the depths of rural Ireland David and Claire's worlds collide and the pair begin a hilarious and chaotic adventure that proves that sometimes love lies in the most unlikeliest of places.
Digitally shot on location in Donegal, The Honeymooners is a surprisingly intimate and youthful 'indie' alternative to the comedies of Billy Wilder and Woody Allen. Brilliantly performed and vividly realised so as to make a virtue of its micro-budget, it's a remarkably assured, auspicious and delightfully frills free first feature.
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