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EDITORIAL
Mar 01, 2009; ... Post-production is a broad and varied, hugely creative, ever-changing and challenging industry. It's a sub-industry of the greater film and television industries and within it are many more sub-industries. An entire issue of this magazine could be devoted to editing alone (although that may ...
SHORT ENDS
Mar 01, 2009; ... Digital Media Awards Stephen Stewart of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media, NUI Galway, won the Connect-World Student Digital Storytelling Award at this year's Digital Media Awards, held on the 13th February. Stewart, who also won the award last year, took the prize for his ...
6th Annual IFTAs
Mar 01, 2009; ... The winners of the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards were announced at a gala ceremony held in Dublin's Burlington Hotel on 14th February 2009. Hunger picked up six awards at the ceremony, including Best Film. The film's star, Michael Fassbender, picked up an IFTA for Actor ...
Morrison Honoured at IFTAs
Mar 01, 2009; ... The Irish Film & Television Academy was delighted to present the Industry Lifetime Contribution Award to Irish documentary filmmaker and archivist George Morrison at the 6th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs), which took place in Dublin on 14th February, 2009. The IFTAs ...
Film Offaly Award 2009
Mar 01, 2009; ... Film Offaly, in association with Filmbase, presents the Film Offaly Award 2009. Film Offaly are looking for unique, original stories by talented new filmmakers, professional and novice alike. The winner will receive: euro8,000 towards the cost of their production; a premier in Tullamore ...
Irish Oscar® Nominations
Mar 01, 2009; ... Irish film was well represented at this year's Academy Awards®, being nominated in no less than four categories. The Irish short film New Boy, directed by Steph Green and produced by Tamara Anghie, competed for an Academy Award® in the Best Live Action Short Film category. Also ...
access>CINEMA News
Mar 01, 2009; ... VIEWING:SESSIONS 09 VIEWING:SESSIONS 09 will be held from 27-29 March 2009 at the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny. The Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny will provide accommodation. Please check on www.accesscinema.ie for more details. access>CINEMA celebrates the ...
8 Directors, 8 Features, 8 Rules
Mar 01, 2009; ... Ireland's Subotica Entertainment, Scotland's Sigma Films and Denmark's Zentropa are joining forces to create the initiative Advance Party II (APII) in order to develop eight new films from some of the most exciting filmmaking talent emerging from the UK and Ireland. The writers/directors ...
Belfast Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 9th Jameson Belfast Film Festival (26th March-4th April 2009, Belfast) Belfast is set to host the 9th Jameson Belfast Film Festival between 26th March and 4th April. The festival will host a packed schedule of events across the city including UK, Irish and European ...
Chicago Irish Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 10th Chicago Irish Film Festival (5-11 March 2009, Chicago) The 10th Annual Chicago Irish Film Festival kicks off this year on 5th March at 7 pm with a screening of the documentary Black 47 ... The Story So Far, followed by a concert by the Irish rock band Black 47 at 8 ...
Celtic Media Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 30th Celtic Media Festival (25-27 March 2009, Caernarfon) Media companies from all over Ireland will be heading to Wales this month to take part in the 30th Celtic Media Festival which takes place in Caernarfon this year between 25-27 March. The festival, which is ...
Fresh Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 12th Fresh Film Festival (24-28 March 2009, Limerick) Limerick will host the 12th Fresh Film Festival from 24-28 March, 2009. The festival includes Ireland's Young Filmmaker Awards, which is the premiere accolade in Ireland for filmmakers aged 18 and under. This year's ...
Heart of Gold FF
Mar 01, 2009; ... Heart of Gold Film Festival (25-29 March 2009, Gympie, Queensland, Australia) Breaking Boundaries, Paul Davey s documentary which follows the Irish cricket team over six remarkable weeks in the Caribbean at the ICC Cricket World Cup, will open the Heart of Gold Film Festival in ...
The Craic Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 11th Annual Craic Festival (12-14 March 2009, New York City) Founded in 1998 as a non-profit organisation, the Film Fleadh Foundation has designed and produced The Craic Festival, annually presenting Irish cinematic and musical culture to the New York City and tri-state region ....
San Francisco Irish Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 6th San Francisco Irish Film Festival (5-6 March 2009, San Francisco) 32A,. Alarm and Saviours will be screened as part of this year's sixth annual San Francisco Irish Film Festival. The festival runs from 5-6 March at the Roxie cinema, 16th street, Valencia St. The ...
Killruddery Silent Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 1st Killruddery Silent Film Festival (13-15 March 2009, Killruddery House, Bray) The first event of its kind to take place in Ireland, the Killruddery Silent Film Festival will feature a broad and eclectic mix of silent treasures, from the rarely seen Visages d'enfants to the ...
Cinemagic Lisburn
Mar 01, 2009; ... 1st Cinemagic Lisburn Film Festival for Young People (30th March-5r.l1 April 2009, Lisburn) Cinemagic and Lisburn City Council have launched a week-long programme of media and moving image events for schools and young people in the Lisburn area, which will take place from 30th ...
Mid Ulster Film Festival
Mar 01, 2009; ... 6th Mid Ulster Film Festival (1-3 May 2009, Omagh) This year's Mid Ulster Film Festival runs from 1-3 May and has an eclectic programme of features, documentaries, films for children, shorts, workshops, seminars, art and music. The festival has enjoyed increasing success, with ...
HOW TO
Mar 01, 2009; ... Visual effects artist John Kennedy gives a practical guide to the commonly used post techniques green screen and crowd duplication. Green Screen YOUR GREEN SCREEN IS NOT YOUR SE. Take a typical person shot against green screen. Now imagine this person in silhouette ....
SOUND AFFECTS
Mar 01, 2009; ... ADAM LACEY talks to sound supervisor Patrick Drummond, Foley artist Caoimhe Doyle and composer/sound designer Giles Packham about that vital dimension of cinema: sound. 'The last creative brushstroke that is put onto a film is the soundtrack. This can be a beautifully thought-out ...