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Welcome :: Summer Sensational 2010

Get into Shorts with Filmbase this Summer!

Filmbase is delighted to offer visitors the opportunity to catch a selection of free short film programmes around Temple Bar!

Get a snapshot of the fantastic filmmaking talent at work in Ireland today.

Films to be screened during the festival will include a variety of Dance films including RTÉ Dance on the Box films Deep End Dance and Why the Irish Dance that Way. We will also screen a selection of Irish language films including Lasairs An Cosc and Finscéal Pháidí. There will be comedy, documentary, animation, drama and more!

NB These short films have not been classified however, they have been selected to suit a wide audience. It is recommended that the selections chosen for the evening screenings in La Dolce Vita may not be suitable for young children. If you would like more information on any of the films screening at the festival regarding content, age specifications or any other information please email Clare at Filmbase on clarefilmbase.ie.

FREE - no booking required!

Info on Free Luas tickets HERE>

SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS 

Thursday 8th July

• 1 - 1.45pm: Dance shorts
  (Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar)

Friday 9th July

• 1 - 1.45pm: Irish language shorts
  (Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar)

Saturday 10th July

• 1 - 1.45pm: Documentary shorts
  (Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar)


• 5 - 6pm: Live action & animation shorts 1
  (The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar)


• 7 - 8pm: Live action & animation shorts 2
  (La Dolce Vita, Cow's Lane, Old City Area of Temple Bar)

Sunday 11th July

• Animation shorts
  (1 - 1.45pm, Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar)


• 5 - 6pm: Live action & animation shorts 3
  (The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar)


• 7 - 8pm: Live action & animation shorts 4
  (La Dolce Vita, Cow's Lane, Old City Area of Temple Bar)

DETAILED PROGRAMMES FOR EACH DAY

THURSDAY 8TH JULY 

1pm - 1.45pm: Dance Shorts

Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar
(bring your lunch!)

The following are a selection of short dance films that have been funded through the RTÉ / Arts Council funded scheme RTÉ Dance on the Box (more info on this scheme is available HERE>).

• Monitor (2008)
  (Dir: Luke McManus, Chor: Sascha Perfect, Katarin Mojzisova and Nick Bryson, Pr: Eadaoin Patton)


• Match (2006)
  (Dir: Dearbhla Walsh, Chor: Fearghus O Conchuir, Pr: Willie White)


• Why the Irish Dance that Way (2006)
  (Dir: Nick Kelly, Chor: Ronan O Riagain, Pr: Seamus Byrne)


• Unsung (2008)
  (Dir: Morleigh Steinberg, Chor: Liz Roche, Pr: Mary McCarthy)


• Swing Talking (2008)
  Dir: Anna Rodgers, Chor: Lucy Dunne, Pr: Siobhan Ward)


• Her Mother's Daughters (2010)
  (Dir: Oonagh Kearney, Chor: Cindy Cummings, Pr: Rachel Lysaght & Steven Davenport)


• Deep End Dance (2010)
  Dir: Conor Horgan, Chor: David Bolger, Pr: Martha O'Neill)

FRIDAY 9TH JULY 

1pm - 1.45pm: Irish Language Shorts

Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar
(bring your lunch!)

All of the following films were funded through the Filmbase/TG4 Lasair scheme, apart from Féileacán which was funded by the Irish Film Board.

• Finscéal Pháidí (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Colm Bairéad, Pr: Greg Corcoran)


• Féileacán (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Cecilia McAllister, Pr: Bronagh McCartan)


• Tóg Mise Leat (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Aaron O'Reilly, Pr: Brian Bourke)


• An Cosc (2008)
  (Wr: Hugh Travers, Dir: Vincent Gallagher, Pr: Claire McCaughley)

SATURDAY 10TH JULY 

1pm - 1.45pm: Documentary Shorts

Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar
(bring your lunch!)

This selection of shorts includes two films by the award-winning team Ken Wardrop and Andrew Freedman from Venom Film (The Herd & Useless Dog). Also included are Terminal Communication, which focusses on a junction at Rosslare Harbour and various drivers' attempts to figure it out. Recent winner at Silverdocs, Bye, Bye Now, is an affectionate look at the removal of the humble telephone box from the Irish countryside. Finally, the other two films in the selection were produced as part of the Filmbase Documentary Filmmaking Course.

• It's Only Gathering Dust (2006)
  (Dir: Peter Murnaghan, produced as part of the Filmbase Documentary Course)


• The Herd (2008)
  (Dir: Ken Wardrop, Pr: Andrew Freedman)


• Useless Dog (2004)
  (Dir: Ken Wardrop, Pr: Andrew Freedman)


• Terminal Communication (2008)
  (By: Michael Fortune)


• Deer Don (2009)
  (Dir: Jenny Wilson, produced as part of the Filmbase Documentary Course)


• Bye, Bye Now (2009)
  (Dir/Pr: Ross Whitaker & Aideen O'Sullivan)

5 - 6pm: Live action & animation shorts 1

Venue: The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar

The first selection of live action and animation shorts includes a range of films funded through the Filmbase/RTÉ short film awards scheme and through a variety of funding schemes run by the Irish Film Board.

• Pump Action (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Frank Reid, Pr: Shirley Weir)


• Free Chips Forever! (2009)
  (Wr/Dir: Claire Dix, Pr: Freya McKenzie)


• Out of the Blue (2008)
  (wr/Dir: Michael Lavelle, Pr: Ciara Hyland)


• Charred and Feathered (2007)
  (wr: Robbie Byrne, Rory Byrne & Ronan McMeel, Dir: Rory Byrne, Pr: Barry O'Donoghue)


• Birds & Beasts (2009)
  (Wr/Dir: Claire Dix, Pr: Freya McKenzie)

7 - 8pm: Live action & animation shorts 2

Venue: La Dolce Vita, Cow's Lane, Old City Area of Temple Bar

This selection kicks off with Filmbase/RTÉ short film Blood Coloured Moon which is set in rural Ireland on Good Friday night, 1967. Also included is Oscar nominated short drama The Door and a selection of other comedies and dramas.

NB The film selections sreening at La Dolce Vita may not be suitable for young children.

• Blood Coloured Moon (2009)
  (Wr: Barry McKinley, Dir: Marc-Ivan O'Gorman, Pr: Gordon Murphy)


• The Door (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Juanita Wilson, Pr: Louise Curran, James Flynn)


• If I Should Fall Behind (2009)
  (Wr/Dir: Morgan Bushe, Pr: Rory Dungan)


• The Red Ball (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Alan Holly, Pr: Barry O'Donoghue)


• Atlantic (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Conor Ferguson, Pr: AnneMarie Naughton)


• Tell it to the Fishes (2006)
  (Wr/Dir: William Sinclair, Pr: Carol Murphy & Chloe Mercier)

SUNDAY 11TH JULY 

1pm - 1.45pm: Animation shorts

Venue: Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar
(bring your lunch!)

This selection of short animations has been programmed to suit film-lovers of all ages!

• Agricultural Report (2004)
  (Dir: Melina Padua, Pr: Barry O'Donoghue)


• A Film From My Parish (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Tony Donoghue, Pr: Janet Grainger)


• The Crumble Giant (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: John McCloskey, Pr: Pearse Moore)


• Trolley Boy (2009)
  (Wr/Dir: Teemu Auersalo, Pr: Nicky Gogan)


• Pilgrim (2006)
  (Dir: Matthew Darragh, Pr: Gerrard O'Rourke, Jason Tammemagi)


• End of a Scarer (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Chris O'Hara, Pr: IADT)

5 - 6pm: Live action & animation shorts 3

Venue: The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar

From black & white silent film The Chronoscope to short comedy Teeth this programme has something for everyone.

• Teeth (2007)
  (wr: Ruairi O'Brien, Dir: John Kennedy & Ruairi O'Brien, Pr: Noreen Donohoe)


• Jellybaby (2005)
  (Wr: Pierce Ryan, Dir: Rob & Ronan Burke, Pr: John Wallace)


• The Chronoscope (2009)
  (Wr/Dir: Andrew Legge, Pr: Morgan Bushe & Ben Keenan)


• The Beekeeper's Son (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Jamie Hannigan, Pr: Shirley Weir)


• Tilly & the Teeth (2004)
  (Wr/Dir: Brian Durnin, Pr: Michael Duffy)


• Questions (2008)
  (Wr/Dir: Mark Noonan, Pr: Venom Film)

7 - 8pm: Live action & animation shorts 4

Venue: La Dolce Vita, Cow's Lane, Old City Area of Temple Bar

The final selection of shorts for the Summer Sensation includes the terrifying The Ten Steps as well as the award-winning New Boy.

NB The film selections sreening at La Dolce Vita may not be suitable for young children.

• Of Best Intentions
  (Wr/Dir: Brian Durnin, Pr: Paul Holmes)


• The Ten Steps
  (Wr/Dir: Brendan Muldowney, Pr: Conor Barry)


• The Mill
  (Wr/Dir: David Freyne, Pr: Rory Dungan & Rachael O'Kane)


• Revelations (2007)
  (Wr/Dir: Jane Lee, Pr: Stephen O'Connell)


• New Boy
  (Wr/Dir: Steph Greene, Pr: Tamara Anghie. Based on a short story by Roddy Doyle)

These screenings are brought to you in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust The Summer Sensational. For more info on all of the other events taking place around Temple Bar as part of the Summer Sensational visit visit www.templebar.ie.