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About ShortSpace
Interested in short films?
Got a short film to share?
Then ShortSpace is the place for you!
Hosted at Filmbase on the first Thursday of every month, ShortSpace is the place for filmmakers and film fans to get together, screen and discuss short films and short filmmaking.
Previous ShortSpace programmes include:
OCTOBER SCHEDULE:
ShortSpace 7pm, Thursday 7th October 2010
Focus on Comedy
For this instalment of ShortSpace we focussed on short comedies in all their forms and asked the filmmakers present what makes a comedy short!
BONO & MY EX
3.5min | colour | lang: English | 2009
Directed by Ross Whitaker
Produced by Amanda Spencer
Just when you thought you'd closed the book on that relationship, a rockstar comes and stirs is all up...
THE TOWN
6min | colour | lang: English | 2009
Directed by Conor McMahon
Lola and Roxy are best friends...that is until Rob came into town. When Lola starts to fall for him it causes a rift in their friendship and tensions are high as the night of the first date arrives...
NUN FIGHT CLUB
3min | colour | lang: English | 2004
Directed by Declan de Barra
Produced by Ross Murray
Nuns have underground clubs too!
AGRICULTURAL REPORT
3min | colour | lang: English | 2004
Story, Direction, Animation by Melina Sydney Padua
Produced by Barry O'Donoghue
A short film about the bliss of ignorance.
UNCLE BILL'S BARRELL
10min | colour | lang: English | 2008
Written and directed by Eoin Ryan
Produced by Nick Ryan & Olivia Leahy
How a rural family copes with a deceased uncle who refuses to stay in his grave...
THE WEDNESDAYS
14min | colour | lang: English | 2007
Written by Luke Clancy & Conor Ferguson
Directed by Conor Ferguson
Produced by AnneMarie Naughton
Sometimes, when you're in the autumn of your days, you'll try anything just to put a smile on your face again. And so in this funny, sad (and sometimes wobbly) tale we meet two pensioners who manage to re-ignite the love they'd almost forgotten about. Unfortunately, soon the law comes knocking at their door...
DENTAL BREAKDOWN
6min | colour | lang: English | 2009
Written by Dylan Cotter
Directed by Ian Power
Produced by Fiona Kinsella
A musical comedy about five reluctant student dentists whose eyes are opened to the cruel consolations of their career by a sadistic tutor. Warning: this may hurt a little!
MR. FOLEY
5min | colour | lang: English | 2009
Written by Mike Ahern
Directed by D.A.D.D.Y.
Produced by Mary McCarthy
Holy Moley! Mr. Foley wakes up in hospital to find sound effects him and he doesn't know the score.
Filmmakers who took part in the Questions and Answers session on the night included Eoin Ryan, Conor Ferguson, Fiona Kinsella, Dylan Cotter and Mike Aherne.
For details of the current programme visit www.filmbase.ie/shortspace.
For more info on ShortSpace contact Clare Creely at Filmbase on clare filmbase.ie.
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