PRODUCTION CATALOGUE

IRISH FILM 2013 / PRODUCTION CATALOGUE

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IRISH FILM2013

A YEARIN FOCUS

JAMES MORRIS Chairman Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board

“Because Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board

(BSÉ/IFB) was set up with a dual mandate to develop

both a film industry in Ireland and creative Irish film

making, the importance of the economic benefits of

the industry can overshadow the importance of the

work itself. Irish feature films, feature documentaries

and animated features compete for the relatively

limited screen time available in Irish cinemas with

the best in the world. When given the right exposure

Irish audiences respond very well to Irish films and

increasingly the BSÉ/IFB is engaging with filmmakers

and distributors to support and develop new ways

for Irish films to find their audiences and for Irish

audiences in turn to have access to Irish films.”

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE INTRODUCTION... 4 INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2012.............. 6 FEATURES COMING SOON.................... 12

Calvary.................................................... 14The Hardy Bucks Movie.................. 16Last Days on Mars ........................... 18Mister John.......................................... 20Run and Jump..................................... 22Standby.................................................. 24The Stag................................................. 26The Shadows........................................ 28Black Ice................................................. 29The Good Man...................................... 30Pilgrim Hill.......................................... 31

FEATURES CO-PRODUCTION............... 32The F Word ........................................... 34Stay........................................................... 36Controra................................................. 37Dark Touch........................................... 38The Food Guide to Love ................... 39The Sea.................................................... 40All is By My Side................................. 41A Thousand Times Goodnight.... 41

ANIMATION............................................... 42Song of the Sea................................... 44Planet Cosmo....................................... 46Wildernuts........................................... 48Forest....................................................... 49The Duel.................................................. 49

LIVE ACTION TV...................................... 50Quirke..................................................... 52Loving Miss Hatto............................. 54Ripper Street....................................... 55Vexed Series 2...................................... 56Vikings................................................... 57

DOCUMENTARIES................................... 58Hill Street............................................. 60In the Name of Dignity ................. 61Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God......... 62Sculpting Space................................. 63Showrunners...................................... 64 Sparlo...................................................... 65 The Last Hijack................................... 66 The Road................................................. 68 The Runner.......................................... 69 The Stranger........................................ 70The Swansong of Eliza Lynch..... 71Yximaloo................................................. 72

Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board (IFB) is Ireland’s national film agency. The agency supports and promotes the Irish film industry and the use of Ireland as a location for international production.

Under the Hood: Voices from Belarus.......................... 73 Three Men go to War...........................74

SHORT FILMS............................................ 76Alia........................................................... 78After You............................................... 78Barry's Bespoke Bakery ............... 79Bird Food............................................... 79Doghouse............................................... 80El Toro..................................................... 8oFear of Flying...................................... 81Here to Fall.......................................... 81Home........................................................ 82Homemade............................................ 82I Can't See You Anymore................ 83Irish Folk Furniture...................... 83 Joy............................................................. 84Learning to Fish............................... 84Nouakchott Rocks............................ 85On Departure...................................... 85 Pet Hate.................................................. 86State of Suspension......................... 86Sylvia....................................................... 87The End of the Counter ................. 87The Girl.................................................. 88The Girl withthe Mechanical Maiden................ 88The Tree................................................. 89Tríd an Stoirm................................... 89Two Wheels, Good............................... 90Un Peu Plus........................................... 91

FEATURES RELEASED 2012................ 92What Richard Did............................ 94Dreams of a Life................................. 96Haywire.................................................. 96The Pier.................................................. 97Stella Days............................................ 97The Other Side of Sleep.................. 98This Must Be the Place.................. 98Charlie Casanova.............................. 99A Kiss for Jed....................................... 99Shadow Dancer................................ 100Barbaric Genius.............................. 102Dreaming the Quiet Man............. 102Silence.................................................. 103Grabbers.............................................. 103My Brothers....................................... 104Stitches................................................ 104Death of a Superhero.................... 105Dollhouse............................................ 105Albert Nobbs...................................... 106

FILM DIRECTORY.................................. 108

Chief Executive............................................. JAMES HICKEY BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Deputy Chief Executive............ TERESA MCGRANEFinancial Controller.......................... CELINE FORDEIndustry Affairs Executive....... PATRICK O'NEILLBusiness & Legal Affairs Co-Ordinator............... AILEEN MCCAULEYAccounts Co-Ordinator......... SUZANNE KEANE (PART-TIME)

PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT Production Executives....................... ALAN MAHER........................................................................... EMMA SCOTTDevelopment Executive............ ANDREW MEEHANProduction & Development Co-Ordinator............ SARAH DILLONApplications & Schemes Co-Ordinator.................... JILL MCGREGOR

MARKETINGMarketing &Communications Executive.............. LOUISE RYANMarketing Executive................. MAGS O'SULLIVAN

IRISH FILM COMMISSIONFilm Commissioner............................ NAOISE BARRY

ADMINSTRATIONExecutive Assistant To Chief Executive........................... NIAMH O'REILLY

Board Members................... JAMES MORRIS (CHAIR).................................................................. LESLEY MCKIMM.................................................... TRISTAN ORPEN LYNCH................................................................ KEVIN MORIARTY............................................................ KIRSTEN SHERIDAN...................................................................... JOHNNY GOGAN........................................................................ BARRY GRACE

Catalogue Co-Ordinated By........... SUZANNE MURRAY

IRISH FILM BOARD CONTENTS

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I n 2012 four notable Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board (BSÉ/IFB) supported films which exhibited in cinemas and at festivals, specifically spoke to the different aspects of the heart, soul and spirit of Irish culture.

What Richard Did looked into the heart of Ireland‘s young urban middle class with Jack Raynor’s outstanding performance portraying moral anguish and ambiguity. This is the third Lenny Abrahamson film supported by the BSÉ/IFB following on from Adam and Paul and Garage. Pilgrim Hill, Gerard Barrett’s debut film, looked into the soul of the Irish rural landscape and the life of an Irish dairy farmer played by Joe Mullins in a deeply moving performance. Byzantium directed by Neil Jordan brought this author/director back to the horror/vampire genre of his earlier work and saw Saoirse Ronan fill the screen with a performance of soulful beauty and spirited innocence. Silence directed by Pat Collins saw a sound recording artist in search of the spirit of the ultimate sound: silence, and the deep cultural resonances of the stories of the people he met along the way. Of all the creative industries audiovisual production has the most impact on audiences in Ireland and abroad and the films just mentioned show how that impact is brought to light.

For Irish film in 2012, it was also a year of significantly increased audiovisual production activity with Irish film and TV drama expenditure up by 20% on 2011 figures. Feature film production even with the reduced level of BSÉ/IFB funding (18% down from 2011) was steady. BSÉ/IFB provided production funding to 33 projects including 21 feature films, 5 television projects and 7 animation projects. Non BSÉ/IFB local and international finance of €118m was invested in those projects resulting in a funding leverage of €11m investment for every €1m of

BSÉ/IFB funding. Each €11m of Irish expenditure represented roughly 300 full time job equivalents. Film directors supported by BSÉ/IFB in 2012 ranged from first timer Ruairí Robinson with Last Days on Mars to second timer John Michael McDonagh with Calvary. Two films saw directing teams work together. Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor brought us Mister John and Rob and Ronan Burke joined forces on Standby. We had writer/director collaborations on a number of films with Steph Green directing Run and Jump as well as writing it with Ailbhe Keoghan and Mike Cockayne directing The Hardy Bucks Movie in addition to co-writing the project with Gerry Greaney. The year’s production slate is ending with feature comedy The Stag, directed by John Butler who co-wrote the screenplay with actor Peter McDonald. All these films will be seen in cinemas across Ireland and internationally 2013.

BSÉ/IFB supported films shot in various counties across Ireland including Wexford (The Sea), Kerry (Run and Jump and Pilgrim Hill), Sligo (Calvary), Leitrim (Black Ice), Belfast (The Good Man), Wicklow (The Stag), and the streets of Dublin (The Food Guide to Love). International locations included Jordan (Last Days on Mars), Singapore (Mister John) and South Africa (The Good Man). This year also saw BSÉ/IFB projects involved in co-production with a variety of countries including the UK (Last Days on Mars), France (Dark Touch), Germany (Run and Jump), Italy (Controra), Spain ( The Food Guide to Love), Singapore (Mister John), Luxemburg (Standby) and Canada (Stay and The F Word).

As important, 2012 was also a record year for cinema releases in Ireland with 19 films supported by BSÉ/IFB released in cinemas across the country. BSÉ/IFB will continue to support cinema distribution of Irish film in Ireland. The cinema posters for each of these films can be found at the back of this catalogue.

2012 saw international film festivals continuing to provide a global platform to showcase the quality and diversity of Irish filmmaking. Three Irish feature films screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Colorado (Grabbers, Shadow Dancer and This Must Be The Place); two feature films and three feature documentaries at the Berlin Film Festival (Dollhouse, Shadow Dancer, The Reluctant Revolutionary, Anton Corbijn: Inside Out); four feature films and three feature documentaries in Toronto (Jump, Byzantium, Call Girl, What Richard Did, Men at Lunch, Perverts Guide to Ideology and Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House of God) and seven feature films and three feature documentaries at the BFI London Film Festival. The year is ending with the news that feature documentary The Summit and short film Irish Folk Furniture have both been selected to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in January 2013. These screenings and selections in addition to the Irish film festivals held in cities throughout the world from London, New York, Boston, LA and Toronto to Moscow and Singapore shows the interest in Irish filmmaking talent remains strong.

New talent ranging from director Gerard Barrett (Pilgrim Hill) to writer Kevin Lehane (Grabbers) to actor Jack Reynor (What Richard Did) all debuted in 2012 with films supported by BSÉ/IFB and are going from strength to strength. Academy Award ® nominated Steph Green and Ruairí Robinson directed their first features in 2012.

The Irish animation industry was also in the spotlight in 2012 with the world famous Annecy International Animation Festival paying a special and well deserved tribute to Ireland with a host of screenings and events. Animation Ireland worked very hard this year to ensure that the Cartoon Finance conference took place in Dublin. This important event saw animation professionals from across Europe gathering to

discuss new ways of funding animation series, whilst emphasizing new business and revenue opportunities. The highly successful event shone a spotlight on the business and co-production opportunities available in Ireland. The highly coveted Children’s BAFTA Awards recognised two very talented animation companies picking up awards with JAM Media winning for the television series Roy and Boulder Media picking up an award for The Amazing World of Gumball.

The year 2013 will present new challenges and also new opportunities. BSÉ/IFB funding is likely to be further reduced in 2013. Changes and improvements are proposed for our tax incentive (Section 481) arising out of a Department of Finance Consultation launched in May 2012. There are reviews of the BAI Sound and Vision Fund II as well as a new proposed five year plan for the public service broadcaster RTÉ. Work is still being undertaken on the implementation of the Creative Capital Report which was published in July 2011 and which focused on the expansion and development of the audiovisual production sector with a doubling of turnover from €500m to €1 billion annually and a doubling of jobs numbers from over 5,000 to over 10,000 full time equivalents all by the end of 2016.

Yet we still have as many if not more applications for funding and a vibrant community of talented writers and directors and producers as well as cast and crew all of whom want to see their creativity up on the cinema screen as well as earning a livelihood. BSÉ/IFB remains committed to supporting and enabling this talent to flourish to the fullest extent possible.

JAMES HICKEY Chief Executive / PhríomhfheidhmeannachBord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board

FILM IS A CULTURAL ART AND A CREATIVE INDUSTRY. AS WELL AS CREATING JOBS, EXPORTS AND A REPRESENTATION OF IRELAND AT HOME AND ABROAD, IRISH FILM SPEAKS TO THE HEART, THE SOUL AND THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND AND THE PEOPLE OF THE REST OF THE WORLD.

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JANUARY MARCH

APRILFEBRUARY

Grabbers, Shadow Dancer and This Must Be the Place screen at the Sundance Film Festival The Pier and Haywire go on release in cinemas across the country Albert Nobbs screens at the Palm Springs International Film Festival The Lighthouse Cinema re-opens Volta, a new Irish Video on Demand service, is launched Vexed Series 2 begin filming in Dublin

Mister John, the first Irish/UK/Singapore co-production, begins principle photography

The IFI present a special showcase of features, documentaries and short films from Irish production company Fastnet Films Irish filmmaking talent is highlighted across the world with a host of Irish films screening at the Irish Film Festival Boston, Toronto Irish Film Festival, Brisbane Irish Film Festival and the Moscow Irish Film Festival Irish feature films Stella Days, This Must Be the Place and The Other Side of Sleep go on release in Irish cinemas Irish delegation head to SXSW where Irish feature film Citadel has its World Premiere as part of the Midnighters Section and scoops the Audience Award. Dollhouse, Dreams of a Life, Joy and Foxes also officially selected to screen during the festival TV drama series Ripper Street begins filming in Dublin Broadway version of Irish feature film Once opens to rave reviews and goes on to win eight Tony Awards

Oscar nomination for IFB funded short film Pentecost and three nominations for Albert Nobbs including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Make-up Four Irish films officially selected for the Berlin International Film Festival. Dollhouse, Shadow Dancer, Anton Corbijn: Inside Out and The Reluctant Revolutionary receive their European premieres. The IFB hosts a stand at the European Film Market The Guard wins Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Supporting Actress and Albert Nobbs wins Best International Actress, Best Original Score, Best Make-up & Hair and Best Sound at the IFTA’s. John Michael McDonagh is named the 2012 Rising Star Irish Talent Spotlight shines on directors Pat Collins, Ian Fitzgibbon and composer Brian Byrne at JDIFF. The annual Untitled Screenwriting Competition takes place with Michael Kinirons and Jamie Hannigan winning for their project Come Monday, We Kill Them All. Death of a Superhero, Nuala: A Life and Death and Silence scoop awards at the festival

Moviemap, a new online tool for researching film and television production made on location in Ireland is launched Irish documentary The Pipe picks up awards at the Jaipur International Film Festival in India and the Ile-de-France International Environmental Film Festival in Paris Dark Touch begins production in Dublin

IFB and Enterprise Ireland support ‘Ireland on Screen’ at MIPTV Babygirl, Death of a Superhero, El Gusto and Foxes all screen at the Tribeca Film Festival Dreams of a Life, The Reluctant Revolutionary and Home Turf screen at Hot Docs Loving Miss Hatto begins production in Dublin Albert Nobbs goes on release in Irish cinemas

INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 2012

MAY President Michael D. Higgins attends a special screening of Academy Award® nominated Irish shorts at the Lincoln Centre in NYC Irish/South African Co-production treaty signed at the Cannes Film Festival Morgan Bushe is selected as Ireland’s Producer on the Move at the Cannes Film Festival Citadel, Earthbound, El Gusto, Dreams of a Life, and Foxes screen at the Seattle International Film Festival Minister Deenihan visits the set of Ripper Street Charlie Casanova, A Kiss for Jed and Barbaric Genius go on release in Irish cinemas

Last Days on Mars, Controra, The Hardy Bucks Movie and All is by my Side go into production

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IFB launches its Irish Film Hub iPhone App Citadel and Grabbers pick up awards at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival in Switzerland The ensemble cast of Dollhouse pick up the award for Best Acting at the Odessa International Film Festival in the Ukraine Eleven awards in total given to feature films, documentaries and short films supported by IFB at the Galway Film Fleadh. These included Best Irish Feature for Good Vibrations, Best First Feature awarded jointly to Earthbound and Citadel, The Bingham Ray New Talent Award went to Gerard Barrett for Pilgrim Hill, Best Irish Feature Documentary went to Natural Grace Vikings, a major TV drama series for The History Channel goes into production in Wicklow

Silence is released in Irish cinemas

Annecy International Animation Festival and Market (MIFA) pays tribute to Ireland with a host of screenings and events IFB partners with the Banff World Media Festival to create a territory "Spotlight on Ireland" Filmmakers and writers including Jim Sheridan, John Boorman, Pat McCabe, Colin Bateman, Peter Bogdanovich and Stephen Frears take part in The John Ford Ireland Symposium The Reluctant Revolutionary and We Went to War screen at Sheffield Doc Fest Needle Exchange and Home Turf selected to screen in competition at the AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival in Washington Good Vibrations opens the Karlovy Vary IFF. Grabbers and Dreams of a Life also screen during the festival Titanic: Blood and Steel picks up the award for Outstanding European Producer in the Drama TV Series category at the Monte Carlo TV Festival Run and Jump goes into production in Kerry and Stay begins production in Galway Shadow Dancer, Grabbers and Anton Corbijn: Inside Out screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

Dreaming the Quiet Man goes on release in Irish cinemas

Stitches picks up the award for Best Death and Grabbers scoops the award for Best Monsters at the Film4 FrightFest IFB partners with Tourism Ireland to lead a trade mission to Mumbai and meets with major Bollywood studios Ek Tha Tiger, which filmed in Dublin, goes on release and becomes the highest ever grossing film at the Indian box office. The film is seen by over 100 million people worldwide The Food Guide to Love and Standby go into production Grabbers, My Brothers and Shadow Dancer go on release inIrish cinemas The Reluctant Revolutionary, Anton Corbijn: Inside Out and Very Extremely Dangerous screen at the IFI Stranger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

What Richard Did and Byzantium have their World Premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. Jump, Men at Lunch, The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology and Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God also screen at the festival. Call Girl screens as part of the Discovery Section and picks up the FIPRESCI Prize Pilgrim Hill receives its International Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival The Los Angeles Irish Film Festival, the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and Irish Film New York partner to showcase a host of Irish films and talent Calvary, The Sea and The F Word go into production

Milo opens Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam Pilgrim Hill, Stitches and Good Vibrations screen at The Busan International Film Festival A Thousand Times Goodnight begins production IFB and Enterprise Ireland support ‘Ireland on Screen’ at MIPCOM

Stitches and What Richard Did go on release in Irish cinemas

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER Dollhouse is released in Irish cinemas Frank starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhaal begins pre-production in Dublin The Summit and short film Irish Folk Furniture are selected for the Sundance Film Festival Irish Companies Jam Media and Boulder Media win at the Childrens BAFTA Awards 2012

Bye Bye Now represents Ireland at EU Film Festival in China Death of a Superhero is released in Irish cinemas Men at Lunch, The Reluctant Revolutionary, Anton Corbijn: Inside Out; Snake Dance, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence In The House of God and Remember Me My Ghost screen at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Animated feature film Song of the Sea begins production along with feature films The Stag and TV series Quirke Call Girl opens the Stockholm Film Festival where Citadel, Anton Corbijn: Inside Out and The Perverts Guide to Ideology also screen Hold on Tight picks up a Radharc Award Citadel picks up Audience Award at Celluloid Screams Minister Deenihan visits the set of Vikings Three IFB documentaries Knuckle, Barbaric Genius and Dreams of a Life are nominated for the prestigious Grierson Awards The Irish Film Festival London screens new Irish cinema and hosts a number of events

IFB partners with RTÉ to present Ireland on Screen which sees a selection of top Irish films broadcast on RTÉ One. The screenings attract over 2.3million viewers

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CALVARYF ather Lavelle is a good man intent on making the world a better place, but he is continually shocked and saddened by the spiteful and confrontational inhabitants of his small country town.

One day, his life is threatened during confessional, and the forces of darkness begin to close in around him. Director/Script John Michael McDonagh Producers James Flynn, Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo Photography Larry Smith Editor Chris Gill Production Design Mark Geraghty Art Director Fiona Daly Music Patrick Cassidy Main Cast Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aiden Gillen, Isaach de Bankolé Irish Locations Sligo, Dublin

Production Companies Octagon Films Tel + 353 1 276 9686 james@octagonfilms.com, Reprisal Films Financiers IFB, BFI, Aver Media, LipSync Post Distributors Momentum Pictures Sales Agent Protagonist Pictures Tel + 44 207 734 9000 info@protagonistpictures.com Delivery Date early/mid 2013

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THE HARDY BUCKS MOVIE

B ased on the award-winning television series, The Hardy Bucks Movie sees a bunch of loveable slackers leave the confines of small town Irish life and head across Europe. The crazy road trip to support the Irish team in the Euro 2012 Football Championships takes an unexpected turn after an unscheduled stop off in Amsterdam. Will the gang’s arch enemy ‘The Viper’ help or hinder their predicament?

Director Mike Cockayne Script Mike Cockayne, Gerry Greaney Producer Mike Cockayne Photography Rob Arrowsmith Editor Mike Cockayne, Chris Tordoff Production Design Stephanie Clerkin Music Hugh Drumm, Stephen Rennicks Main Cast Martin Maloney, Chris Tordoff, Owen Colgan, Peter Cassidy, Tom Kilgallon, Michael Salmon, Daniel Olbrychski Irish Location Mayo Running Time 87 minutes

Production Company Hardy Films Tel + 353 87 173 6115 mike.cockayne@integralrpm.com Financiers IFB, Universal, RTÉ Distributor Universal Delivery Date Delivered

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LASTDAYS ON MARSA group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.Director Ruairí Robinson Script Clive Dawson Producers John McDonnell, Brendan McCarthy, Michael Kuhn, Andrea Cornwell Photography Robbie Ryan Editor Peter Lawless Production Design Jon Henson Art Director Steven Lawerence, Chris Wyatt Main Cast Liev Schreiber, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams Running Time 100 minutes

Production Companies Fantastic Films Tel +353 87 255 1666 info@fantasticfilms.ie, Qwerty Films Financiers IFB, BFI, Prescience Distributor Universal Sales Agent Focus Features Tel + 44 207 307 1325 alison.thompson@focusfeatures.com Delivery Date late 2013

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MISTER JOHNA n Irishman whose marriage is in crisis travels alone to Singapore after the sudden death of his older brother and soon finds himself immersed in the daily life of this man he never truly knew.

Directors/Script Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor Producers David Collins, Fran Borgia Photography Ole Birkeland Editor Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor Production Design Daniel Lim, Steve Blundell Music Stephen McKeon Main Cast Aidan Gillen, Zoe Tay, Michael Thomas, Claire Keelan Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Samson Films Tel +353 1 667 0533 info@samsonfilms.com, Akanga Film Asia, Desperate Optimists Financiers IFB, BFI, Media Development Authority Singapore Sales Agent Visit Films Tel + 1 718 312 8210 al@visitfilms.com Delivery Date early 2013

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RUN AND JUMP When her husband, Conor, returns home after suffering a stroke that has left him with a detached and unpredictable personality,

spirited Irish woman, Vanetia Casey, struggles to rebuild her family while finding comfort in an American researcher, Ted Fielding, who is sent to study her husband's new condition.

Director Steph Green Script Ailbhe Keogan, Steph Green Producers Tamara Anghie, Martina Niland, Astrid Kahmke, Philipp Kreuzer Photography Kevin Richey Editor Nathan Nugent Production Design Stephen Daly Music Sebastian Pille Main Cast Maxine Peake, Edward MacLiam, Sharon Horgan and Will Forte Irish Locations Wicklow, Kerry Running Time 101 minutes

Production Companies Samson Films Tel +353 1 667 0533 tamaraanghie@mac.com, Bavaria Pictures Financiers IFB, Eurimages, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, RTÉ, Bavaria Pictures, DFFF, FFF Bayern, Senator Film, Cine Postproduction Sales Agent Global Screen Entertainment Tel +49 89 2441295 500 info@globalscreen.de Delivery Date mid 2013

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STANDBY R omantic comedy about Alan who works in Dublin Airport and Alice who is on standby for a flight home to New York. Can one eventful night in Dublin change both of their lives? Directors Ronan Burke, Rob Burke Script Pierce Ryan Producer John Wallace Photography David Grennan Editor Tony Kearns Production Design Emma Lowney Main Cast Brian Gleeson, Jessica Paré Irish Location Dublin Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Black Sheep Productions Tel + 353 1 437 0909 john@blacksheepproductions.ie, Paul Thiltges Distributions Financiers IFB, Luxembourg Film Fund Delivery Date mid 2013

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THE STAG At his fiancée's urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his urbane friends, camping in the west of Ireland. Much to their

chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and, under his wild leadership, up the side of a mountain, stripped of modern comfort (and, finally, clothing) their journey becomes one of accepting their position as men, and of learning to speak the truth to each other about their feelings.

Director John Butler Script John Butler, Peter McDonald Producers Rebecca O’Flanagan, Robert Walpole Photography Peter Robertson Editor John O’Connor Production Design Ferdia Murphy Art Director Mark Kelly Main Cast Amy Huberman, Andrew Scott, Hugh O’Connor, Andrew Legge, Andrew Bennett, Brian Gleeson, Peter McDonald Irish Locations Dublin, Wicklow, Galway

Production Company Treasure Entertainment Tel +353 1 475 8820 claire@treasure.ie Financiers IFB, Windmill Lane Pictures Delivery Date late 2013

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BLACK ICE

A story of youthful misadventure set in a border community against the backdrop of the Irish economic crash. Twenty year old Alice returns home to deal with the aftermath of a high-speed boy racer collision that has taken the life of her brother and his girlfriend. In her search for her racer boyfriend Jimmy she relives her own complicity in events and the descent into deceit and corruption that led to this personal and community catastrophe. Director Johnny Gogan Script Brian Leyden, Johnny Gogan Producers Johnny Gogan, Nicky Gogan, Trevor Curran Photography Peter Martin Editor Patrick O’Rourke Production Design Tracy Walsh Music Glenn Garrett Main Cast Jane McGrath, Killian Scott, Dermot Murphy, Donal O’Kelly, Marian Quinn, Conor McDermottroe Irish Location Leitrim Running Time 95 minutes

Production Companies Bandit Films Tel +353 86 317 3075 johnnygogan@gmail.com, Still Films Financiers IFB, Studio North West tv, RTÉ Distributor Studio North West tv Delivery Date early 2013

A fter moving to the countryside to live with his grandmother, Matthew, a lonely young boy, discovers a secret doorway in the garden which leads into the mysterious underworld of the Shadow people.

After befriending a Shadow man Yorrick and Shadow girl Alice, Matthew finds himself drawn into a fight against the Shadow’s greatest enemy, the evil witch Eldren who will stop at nothing to rule the underworld.

Matthew is forced to face his greatest fears and find his inner courage but will this be enough to overcome Eldren’s dark magic powers and save his new friends?

Director/Script Colin Downey Producer Eimear O’KanePhotography Colin Downey, Fran Strickland Editor Colin Downey, Fran Strickland Production Design Niamh Algar Main Cast Natalia Kostrzewa, Lorcan Melia, Eddie Webber, Michael Parle, Emma Eliza Regan, Robert Bannon, Sam Honan, Gráinne McHale, Irene Wright Irish Location Meath Running Time 70 minutes

THE SHADOWS

Production Company EMU Productions Tel + 353 86 866 9698 eimear@emuproductions.ie Financier IFB Delivery Date early 2013

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PILGRIM HILL Pilgrim Hill tells the story of Jimmy Walsh, a bachelor farmer living in rural Ireland fighting

isolation and loneliness.

Director/Script/Producer Gerard Barrett Photography Ian Murphy Editor Gerard Barrett, Breege Rowley Production Design John Kelly Main Cast Joe Mullins, Muiris Crowley Irish Location Kerry Running Time 80 minutes

Production Company Nine Entertainment Studios Tel + 353 68 22 002 barrettskerry@gmail.com Financiers IFB, Nine Entertainment Studios Distributor Element Pictures Distribution Delivery Date Delivered

This film was in receipt of IFB completion funding.

THE GOOD MAN

This film was in receipt of IFB completion funding.

M ichael is a young Irish banker, whose life begins to unravel after causing a stranger's death in an accident. Sifiso is a teenager living in a shack in a Cape Town township, dreaming of escape. When their stories unexpectedly collide, their impact on one another’s lives is far greater, and more surprising, than either could have imagined.

Director/Script Phil Harrison Producers Rebecca O’Flanagan, Susan Picken, Roy Zetisky Photography Roy Zetisky, Angus Mitchell Editor Helen Sheridan, Paul Speirs Production Design Nigel Pollock Art Director Brandon Fam Music Tim Millen Main Cast Aidan Gillan, Thabang Sidloyi, Kelly Campbell, Lunathi Mampofu Irish Location AntrimRunning Time 75 minutes

Production Companies Treasure Entertainment Tel +353 1 475 8820 rebecca@treasure.ie, Manifesto Films, Jet Black Entertainment Financiers IFB, Northern Ireland Screen, Crowd Finance Delivery Date Delivered

Galway Film FleadhBingham Ray Best New Irish Talent

London BFI Rising StarGerard Barrett, Director

NYIFFBest New Talent Official SelectionTelluride Film FestivalBusan Asian Film FestivalLondon BFI Film Festival

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THE F WORDW hen Wallace meets Chantry, it could be love at first sight… except she lives with her long-term boyfriend. And so, both acting with best intentions and maybe a little denial, they’re about to discover the dirtiest word in romance — friends. Director Michael Dowse Script Elan Mastai Producers David Gross, Jesse Shapira, Jeff Arkuss, Andre Rouleau, Macdara Kelleher Photography Rogier Stoffers Editor Yvann Thibaudeau Production Design Ethan Tobman Art Director Mark Steel Main Cast Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Rafe Spall, Adam Driver, Megan Park Irish Location Dublin Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Fastnet Films Tel + 353 1 639 4000 info@fastnetfilms.com, No Trace Camping, Caramel Films Financiers IFB, eOne Entertainment, Telefilm, OMDC, SODEC Distributor eOne Entertainment Sales Agent eOne Entertainment Tel + 1 416 646 2400 info@entonegroup.com Delivery Date mid 2013

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CONTRORA Irish artist Megan lives in Dublin with her Italian husband Leo. When his uncle Monsignor Domenico, a powerful Catholic

priest famed for his healing powers, dies and leaves Leo the ancient family house, the couple travel to southern Italy to deal with it. Leo intends to sell the house to his brother Nicola, the town’s priest. But Leo soon rediscovers his love for the town and old friends. Megan too is enchanted by the place. They decide to stay for the summer. During the hottest hours of the day Megan stays at home where strange presences begin to disturb her. She starts to uncover clues to a mystery in Leo’s family which he refuses to discuss. Meeting Father Von Galen, a priest sent by the Vatican to investigate Domenico’s beatification process, Megan soon finds herself in a dangerous struggle against forces willing to hide the truth at all costs.

Director/Script Rossella de Venuto Producers Dominic Wright, Jacqueline Kerrin, Maurizio Antonini, Valentina Gardani Photography Ciaran Tanham Editor Cecilia Zanuso Production Design Sabrina Balestra Music Lance Hogan Main Cast Fiona Glascott, Pietro Ragusa, Federico Castelluccio Irish Location Dublin Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Ripple World Pictures Tel +353 1678 7897 info@rippleworld.com, Interlinea Films, Barter Financiers IFB, Interlinea Films, Barter, Apulia Film Commission, BLS Fund Delivery Date early 2013

STAY Set in Connemara, Stay tells the story of a young Canadian in love with an older, reclusive professor. Their idyll by the sea falls apart when Abbey finds

out that she is pregnant and Dermot is unwilling to consider having a child. Abbey returns to Montreal uncertain about what to do next. Director/Script Wiebke von Carolsfeld Producers David Collins, Martina Niland, Andrew Boutilier, Martin Paul-Hus Photography Ronald Plante Editor Yvann Thibaudeau Production Design John Hand Art Director Johnny Mulvany Music Robert M. Lepage Main Cast Taylor Schilling, Aidan Quinn, Michael Ironside, Barry Keoghan, Nika McGuigan, Brian Gleeson Irish Location Galway Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Samson Films Tel + 353 1 667 0533 info@samsonfilms.com, Amérique Film, Submission Films Financiers IFB, Telefilm Canada, SODEC Quebec, Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Delivery Date early 2013

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DARK TOUCH O ne evening, in the middle of the Irish countryside, a house seems to take on a terrifying life of its own as objects and furniture turn against the inhabitants, killing all but eleven year old Niamh. The police suspect a gang of homicidal vandals, ignoring Niamh when she tells them about the murderous rage of the house.

Nat and Lucas Galin take in Niamh and try to provide her with a loving home, but she continues to act withdrawn. It soon becomes clear that Niamh has powers greater than anyone could comprehend, and is herself a frightening force to be reckoned with.

Director/Script Marina de Van Producers Ed Guiney, Martina Niland, Patrick Sobelman, Jean-Luc Ormieres, Marc Bordure Photography John Conroy Editor Mike Fromentin Production Design Tamara Conboy Art Director Gilles Balabaud Music Christophe Chassol Main Cast Missy Keating, Marcella Plunkett, Padraic DelaneyIrish Locations Kildare, Dublin, Wicklow Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Element Pictures Tel +353 1 618 5032 info@elementpictures.ie, Ex Nihlo/Agat Films, Filmgate Films Financiers IFB, Wild Bunch, Canal+, Soficia, Cine+, Film I Väst, Cloudberry, Paul Blomgren Studios, Eurimages, i2i Distributor Element Pictures Distribution Sales Agent Wild Bunch Tel +33 1 5301 5030 obarbier@wildbunch.eu Delivery Date early 2013

S et in contemporary Dublin, The Food Guide to Love is a comedy of romantic errors that charts the dysfunctional love between a Dublin food writer and the completely incompatible Spanish woman he falls for.

Directors Dominic Harari, Teresa de Pelegri Script Dominic Harari, Teresa de Pelegri, Eugene O’Brien Producers Mary Callery, Ruth Coady, Mariela Besuievsky Photography Andreu Rebes Editor Irene Blecua Production Design Tom McCullagh Art Director Lucy Van Lonkhuyzen Main Cast Richard Coyle, Leonor Watling, Simon Delaney, Lorcan Cranitch, Ger Ryan, Bronagh Gallagher, Gines Garcia Millan Irish Location Dublin Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Parallel Film Productions Tel + 353 1 236 0757 info@parallelfilms.ie, Tornasol Films Financiers IFB, ICAA, Telefonica, Haut & Court, Fox International Productions, TVE Sales Agent Fox International Productions foxtv.info@fox.com Delivery Date early/mid 2013

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THE SEA Based on John Banville’s Man Booker Prize winning novel, The Sea concerns a childhood tragedy which bars the path to redemption. Max Morden, whose

wife has just passed away, returns to the house by the sea where his memory is stirred.

Director Stephen Brown Script John Banville Producers David Collins, Michael Robinson, Luc Roeg Photography John Conroy Editor Stephen O’Connell Production Design Derek Wallace Art Director Gillian Devenney Main Cast Ciaran Hinds, Charlotte Rampling, Rufus Sewell, Sinéad Cusack, Natascha McElhone Irish Location Wexford Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Samson Films Tel + 353 1 667 0533 info@samsonfilms.com, Independent Film Company Financiers IFB, BAI, RTÉ, Rooks Nest Entertainment, Quicksilver Films, Ernest Bachrach Distributors Independent Distribution Sales Agent Independent Sales Tel +44 207 257 8734 michael@independentfilmcompany.com Delivery Date early 2013

ALL IS BY MY SIDE

A ll is By My Side is based on the true events surrounding the year from 1966 to 1967 that Jimmy James Marshall arrived to England and returned to America as Jimi Hendrix. It is also the story of an amazing young woman named Linda Keith who literally plucked Jimi from obscurity and inspired him to play his music his way. Though the two would not remain together, the deep and true affection they shared, stayed with them for the remainder of Jimi’s too-short life. Their love is immortalized in the awe inspiring, yet over-looked Hendrix track titled Sending My Love To Linda. Rather than another telling of the downward spiral of a rock icon, this is the detailing of how a love supreme changed music history. Director/Script John Ridley Producers Tristan Orpen Lynch, Nigel Thomas, Charlotte Walls, Sean McKittrick, Jeff Cullota Photography Tim Fleming Editor Hank Corwin Production Design Paul Cross Art Director Adam Makin Main Cast Andre Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots Irish Locations Dublin, Wicklow Running Time 110 minutes

Production Companies Subotica Tel +353 1 662 2226 claire@subotica.ie, Watchtower Film Productions, Darko Entertainment, Matador Pictures Financiers IFB, Darko Entertainment, Freeman Films Sales Agent Content Films International Tel + 44 207 851 6500 london@contentmediacorp.com Delivery Date early/mid 2013

A THOUSAND TIMES GOODNIGHT

R ebecca is one of the world’s top war photographers. On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber group, she gets too near, and gets badly hurt in an explosion. Back home another bomb drops. Her husband and daughters can no longer bear the thought of her dying while at work. She is given an ultimatum: Her work, or her family life. The choice seems obvious. Director Erik Poppe Script Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Erik Poppe With additional material by Kirsten Sheridan Producers Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae Co-producers Jackie Larkin, Lesley McKimm Executive Producer Peter Garde Photography John Christian Rosenlund Editor Sofia Lindgren Production Design Eleanor Wood Art Director Michael Moynihan Music Johan Söderqvist Main Cast Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny, Adrianna Cramer Curtis, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Larry Mullen Jnr, Mireille Darc Irish Locations Dublin, Wicklow Running Time 120 minutes

Production Companies Newgrange Pictures Tel + 353 661 0086 jackie@newgrangepictures.com, Paradox Rettigheter AS, Zentropa International Sweden AB Financiers IFB, Norwegian Film Institute, Eurimages, Eikelend & Haug AS, Global Screen, Film I Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fund, Swedish Film Institute, NRK, SVT Sales Agent Global Screen, Tel +49 89 244 1295 500 info@globalscreen.de Delivery Date mid 2013

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SONG OF THE SEA After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their

home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story: these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

Director Tomm Moore Script Tomm Moore, Will Collins Producers Paul Young, Ross Murray Editor Fabienne Giro Art Director Adrien Merigeau Music Bruno Coulais, Kila Main Cast Fionnula Flanagan, Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle, Lisa Hannigan, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm O’ Snodaigh, Liam Hourican Running Time 80 minutes

Production Companies Cartoon Saloon Tel +353 56 776 4481 info@cartoonsaloon.ie, Melusine Productions, The Big Farm, Superprod, Noerlum Studios Financiers IFB, BAI, TG4, Orange, Eurimages, Wallimages, CFB, AFS, DFI, WDFF, Danish Radio, Open Workshop, Haut & Court, Studio Canal Distributor Studio Canal Delivery Date mid 2014

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PLANET COSMO A new animated series with plenty of laughs, songs, fun and adventure! There are eight colourful planets for Cosmo to explore.

Each one, in its own way, totally amazing; even Earth, that little blue planet you call home!

Director/Script Jason Tammemagi Producer Gerard O’Rourke Music Jon Atkinson Running Time 15 x 13 minutes

Production Company Geronimo Productions Tel + 353 1 603 4980 gerard@monsteranimation.ie Financiers IFB, RTÉ Delivery Date early 2013

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WILDERNUTSC aptain Quilty and his intrepid crew are on a mission to discover the hidden gems of nature and to learn how to read its clues. Curiosity is the key for our five heroes as they explore their island home in their magical flying ship, looking for new habitats and meeting strange and funny creatures that live there. Wildernuts aims to introduce pre-schoolers to biodiversity and ecology in a thrilling, quest-based format that children will adore.

A family funeral leads to a perilous journey through a magical forest world as Finn and his sister rediscover a world of myth, language and legend. Director/Script/Producers/Production Design/ Art Direction Kris Kelly, Evelyn McGrath Music Michael Flemming Running Time 25 minutes Production Companies Blacknorth Studio Tel +44 28 9031 2811 studio@blacknorth.tv, Dark Optic Financiers IFB, Northern Ireland Screen Distributor iTunes Delivery Date early 2013

U nseen University is the Discworld’s premier college of magic. There, wizards learn the most important lesson – not to use their power, as to do so often brings about near-end of universe experiences.

However, people are people across the multiverse – and when push comes to shove in the College Library, long simmering wizardly rivalry comes to a head in... The Duel. Directors Sean Mullen, Alex Sherwood, Ben Harper Script Sean Mullen Mucked About By Terry Pratchett Producers Daniel Spencer, Gareth Lee Executive Producers Terry Pratchett, Rob Wilkins, David Lloyd Music Jenn Kirby, David Collier Running Time 3 minutes

Production Companies The Animation Hub Tel +353 1 626 9421 garethlee@campus.ie, Giant Creative Financiers IFB, Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Trinity College Dublin Delivery Date mid/late 2013

FOREST THE DUEL Director Andrew Kavanagh Script Andrew Kavanagh, Richard Hansom, Maria O’Loughlin, Patrick Chapman, Lindsey Sedgwick Producer Gary Timpson, Jackie Leonard Art Director Graham Corcoran Running Time 26 x 7 minutes

Production Company Kavaleer Productions Tel + 353 1 488 5873 gary@kavaleer.com Financiers IFB, RTÉ, BAI Distributor Serious Lunch Delivery Date late 2013

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QUIRKEB ased on the John Banville novels written under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, the series follows the eponymous Quirke, a charismatic loner and chief pathologist in a 1950s Dublin city morgue. Each episode sees him investigate the death of one of the unfortunate souls who end up on his mortuary slab but as Quirke turns accidental detective he discovers his investigations are often more closely linked to his own life than he could ever have imagined. Little by little he is forced to confront the sins of his past as he peels back the layers of his own tangled family history.

Director John Alexander, Jim O’Hanlon, Diarmuid Lawrence Script Andrew Davies, Conor McPherson Producer Lisa Osborne Executive Producers Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Joan Egan Photography Tony Miller Editor Roy Sharman Production Design Susie Cullen Art Director Astrid Sieben Main Cast Gabriel Byrne, Nick Dunning, Michael Gambon, Aishling Franciosi Irish Location Dublin Running Time 3 x 90 minutes

Production Companies Element Pictures Tel + 353 1 618 5032 info@elementpictures.ie, Tyrone Productions Tel + 353 1 889 4900 pcarroll@tyrone-productions.ie, BBC Financiers IFB, BAI, BBC, BBC Worldwide, RTÉ Sales Agent BBC Worldwide Tel + 44 208 433 1221 Delivery Date mid 2013

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LOVING MISS HATTO

L oving Miss Hatto tells the story of an ‘ordinary’ married couple who managed to pull off the greatest fraud the classical music world has known, all from their modest bungalow in a genteel town in Hertfordshire.

Director Aisling Walsh Script Victoria Wood Producer Radford Neville Co-Producers James Flynn, Morgan O’Sullivan Photography Martin Fuhrer Editor Alex Mackie Production Design Anna Rackard Art Director Briana HegartyMusic Niall Byrne Main Cast Alfred Molina, Francesca Annis, Rory Kinnear, Maimie McCoy Irish Locations Dublin, KildareRunning Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Octagon Films Tel + 353 1 276 9686 james@octagonfilms.com, Left Bank Pictures Financiers IFB, BBC Sales Agent BBC Worldwide Tel + 44 208 433 1221 Delivery Date Delivered

RIPPER STREET

A pril 1889 – six months since the last Jack the Ripper killing, East London is emerging into a fragile peace, hopeful that this killer’s reign of terror has run its course. Between the factories, rookeries, chop-shops and pubs that mark out this maelstrom moves Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, a forward-thinking detective haunted by a tragic past mistake. Accompanied by the loyal brawn of Detective Sergeant Bennett Drake and the mercurial brilliance of U.S. Army surgeon and one-time Pinkerton detective, Captain Homer Jackson, Reid seeks to bring justice to a world on the brink of mayhem. Directors Tom Shankland, Andy Wilson, Colm McCarthy Script Richard Warlow, Declan Croghan, Julie Rutterford, Toby Finlay Producer Stephen Smallwood Executive Producers Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Greg Brenman, Will Gould, Simon Vaughan Photography Julian Court, PJ Dillon, Peter Robertson Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Adam Bosman, Helen Chapman Production Design Mark Geraghty Art Directors David Wilson, Irene O’Brien Music Dominik Sherrer Main Cast Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg Irish Location Dublin Running Time 8 x 60 minutes

Production Companies Element Pictures Tel +353 1 618 5032 info@elementpictures.ie, Tiger Aspect, Lookout Point Financiers IFB, BBC, BBC Worldwide Sales Agent BBC Worldwide Tel + 44 208 433 1221 Delivery Date Delivered

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VEXED SERIES 2

V exed is a six part comedy drama series following mismatched police detectives Jack and his new partner Georgina, who have very different approaches to the job and life in general. In fact, they disagree on everything.

Directors Ian Fitzgibbon, Kieron J. Walsh Script Chris Bucknall, James Wood, Jack Williams, Harry Williams, Steve CoombesProducer Eve Gutierrez Executive Producer Jill Green Co-Producers Lesley McKimm, Jackie Larkin Photography Peter Robertson Editor Tony Cranstoun, Colin Fair Production Design John Hand Art Director Owen Power Music Ray Harman Main Cast Toby Stephens, Miranda Raison, Roger Griffiths, Nick Dunning, Ronny Jhutti Irish Location Dublin Running Time 6 x 60 minutes

Production Companies Newgrange Pictures Tel + 353 1 661 0088 lesley@newgrangepictures.com, Eleventh Hour Films Financiers IFB, BBC Sales Agent Digital Rights Group Tel +44 207 845 5200 info@drg.tv Delivery Date Delivered

VIKINGS Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, an actual historical figure, and the greatest hero of his age who pushed the limits of exploration. The series tells the

sagas of Ragnar’s band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes and chronicles the world of the mighty Norsemen who raided, traded and explored. Gabriel Byrne stars as Earl Haraldson, the most important local ruler in Ragnar’s district whose position is threatened by Ragnar. Directors Johan Renck, Ciaran Donnelly, Ken Girotti Script Michael Hirst Producers Morgan O’Sullivan, James Flynn, Michael Hirst, John Weber, Sheila Hockin, Alan Gamsmer, Sherry Marsh, Keith Thompson, Steve Wakefield Photography John Bartley Editor Jim Munroe, Aaron Marshall Production Designer Tom Conroy Art Director Carmel Nugent Main Cast Travis Fimmel, Gabriel Byrne, Clive Standen, Katheryn Winnick, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gustaf Skarsgard, George Blagden, John Kavanagh Irish Location Wicklow Running Time 9 x 60 minutes

Production Companies World2000 Entertainment Tel + 353 1 276 9673 morgan@world2000.ie, Take 5 Productions Financiers IFB, The History Channel Sales Agent MGM Television Entertainment Tel +1 310 449 3000 treception@mgm.com Delivery Date early 2013

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HILL STREETH ill Street tells the story of the evolution of skateboarding culture in Dublin from the late 1980s to the present day. The documentary focuses on Clive Rowen, proprietor of skate shop, ‘Clive’s of Hill Street’, who helmed the burgeoning scene through the building of primitive ramps at the shop before graduating to a temporary skate park in the Top Hat Ballroom in south Dublin. Clive even managed to convince a Powell team, including the legendary Tony Hawk, to visit the park for a now historic demo.

Director JJ Rolfe Producer Dave Leahy Photography Arthur Mulhern, Deirdre O’ Toole, Evan Barry Editor Eamonn Cleary Music Gareth Averill Running Time 80 minutes

Production Company Warrior Films Tel + 353 1 280 9596 dave@warrior-films.com Financier IFB Delivery Date early 2013

Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 Special mention, Audience Award

I n 2013, the European Commission and the European Parliament will vote on the crucial final wording of the new reform of the European fishery policy which will influence and impact not only on the lives of millions of European coastal citizens but also on our natural resources and the future of our children.

Over the past six years, one man, John O’Brien, a simple fisherman from the small island of Inis Bo Finne in Ireland, has initiated, with the help of a small group of islanders, world experts and NGOs, a European-wide campaign to try to stop the ‘mechanism’ that is slowly killing their small communities.

Director/Script Loic Jourdain Producer Tina Moran, Loic Jourdain, Carole Mangold Photography Tristan Clamorgan, Loic Jourdain Editor Mirjam Strugalla Music Guillaume Beauron Running Time 80 minutes

Production Companies South Wind Blows Tel + 353 1 286 8273 tina@southwindblows.ie, Idée Originale, Lugh Films Financiers IFB, TG4, France 5, Région Rhone Alpes, France 3 Corse, CNC Sales Agent Wide House Tel + 33 1 5395 0464 infos@widehouse.org Delivery Date mid 2013

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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD

O scar winning filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the abuse of power in the Catholic Church through the story of four courageous deaf men, who in the first known case of public protest, set out to expose the priest who abused them. Through their case the film follows a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland’s churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican.

Director/Script Alex Gibney Producers Trevor Birney, Ruth O’Reilly, Jedd Wider, Todd Wider, Alexandra Johnes, Kristen Vaurio Photography Lisa Rinzler, Ross McDonnell Editor Sloane Klevin Music Ivor Guest Main Cast Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan, John Slattery, Chris Cooper Running Time 107 minutes

Production Companies Below The Radar Films Tel +44 28 9031 5522 tbirney@belowtheradar.tv, Mea Culpa Productions, LLC Financiers IFB, HBO, Wide View Sales Agent Content Media Tel +44 20 7851 6500 london@contentmediacorp.com Delivery Date Delivered

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Toronto International Film Festival BFI London Film Festival International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

T his 3D film takes a glimpse into traditional Irish dancer Colin Dunne’s journey from his early childhood championship days to his ensemble work with Riverdance and Dancing on Dangerous Ground, through to his spellbinding solo work in his show Out Of Time. Colin is a leading figure in the world of traditional Irish dance who has successfully made the cross over into contemporary dance and theatre.

Director Catherine Owens Producer Buzz Hays Executive Producers Michael Peyser, Darragh Owens Photography Matthew Blute, Kenny Morrison Editor Peter Yelland Music John Reynolds Main Cast Colin Dunne Running Time 72 minutes

Production Company NDN Productions Tel + 353 87 639 1905 cowensnyc@aol.com Financiers IFB, BSkyB, Bill Whelan, Adam Clayton, Peter Shapiro Delivery Date Delivered

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SHOWRUNNERST his feature length documentary goes inside the world of television Showrunners, exploring the creation and production of some of the world’s most successful television shows.

Director Des Doyle Producer John Wallace Photography Alan Calzatti Editor John Murphy Music Jeremy Little Main Cast JJ Abrams, Joss Whedon, Damon Lindelof, Bill Prady, Kurt Sutter, Running Time 90 minutes

Production Companies Black Sheep Productions Tel + 353 1 437 0909 john@blacksheepproductions.ie, Romark Films, Junto Entertainment Financiers IFB, Romark Films Delivery Date early 2013

SPARLO Now in the twilight of his life, Hussein, one of the greatest Afghan master riders of his generation, contemplates his past

as a Pahlawan, the celebrated riders of the ancient central Asian game of Buzkashi.

Director Keith O’Shea Producer Aisling Ahmed, Sultan Mohamad Photography Keith O’Shea Editor Tadhg O’SullivanRunning Time 28 minutes

Production Companies Crow Hill Films Tel + 353 87 672 8251 aisling@crowhillfilms.com, Kuchi Films Financiers IFB, Kuchi Films Delivery Date Delivered

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THE LASTHIJACK T he Last Hijack follows the life of Mohamed, an experienced Somali pirate, as he assembles his team to conduct his final hijack. Increasing pressure from his family and future wife to quit an increasingly dangerous profession provide the backdrop for this dramatic tale about survival in a failed state. The Last Hijack is a feature length documentary that blends animation and live action footage to offer a unique window to the dangerous world of Somali piracy. A transmedia internet experience offers an extended insight to the history of conflict and different perspectives.

Directors/Script Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting Producers Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting Co-Producers Nicky Gogan, Roman Paul, Gerhard Mexiner, Bart van den Langendonck Photography Ahmed Farrah Editor Edgar Burcksen Animation Studio Piranha Bar Music Kreidler Main Cast/Interviewees Mohamed Ahmed Yusuf, Francis Kadima, Noor Ahmed Farah, AbdiFatah Omar Geeddi Running Time 82 minutes

Production Companies Still Films Tel + 353 86 025 1117 nicky@stillfims.org, Submarine, Razor Films, Savage FilmsFinanciers IFB, MEDIA, Dutch Media Fund, CoBO Fund, IKON, Netherlands Film Fund, Filmstiftung NRW, Submarine, VAF, Razor Films, Savage Films, NRK, Cine +, Planete, RTS, ZDF, ERR Delivery Date late 2013

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THE ROAD This film weaves together numerous poignant stories of loss and the search for belonging into a tapestry of the human experience.

Keelta, a young Irish woman, leaves home to build a new life for herself on the road where Billy, the old Irish labourer, is struggling to find a meaning to his life. Peggy, a 95 year old Jewish refugee from Vienna, and Brigitte, a German-born former air hostess, have both suffered bad husbands; whilst Iqbal, an unassuming Indian hotel concierge awaits the arrival of his wife from Kashmir. This is a film that forces us to recognise the struggles and preoccupations of its characters as our own.

Director Marc Isaacs Script Marc Isaacs, Iqbal Ahmed Producers Aisling Ahmed, Rachel Wexler Photography Marc Isaacs Editor David Charp Music Lance Hogan Running Time 75 minutes

Production Companies Crow Hill Films Tel +353 87 672 8251 aisling@crowhillfilms.com, Bungalow Town Productions Financiers IFB, BBC Storyville Distributor Verve Pictures Delivery Date Delivered

OFFICIAL SELECTIONBFI London Film Festival 2012

THE RUNNER

T he Runner is a film about endurance. It is an exploration of what drives us to take risks, and make sacrifices, for a cause that is virtually unknown. It is a film about the burden of being a hero told through the story of champion long-distance runner Salah Ameidan whose journey has transformed him from an athlete into the symbol of a national liberation movement. Salah runs for a country that doesn’t exist; he is from Western Sahara – officially Africa’s last colony and under Moroccan occupation since 1975.

Director/Script Saeed Taji Farouky Producers Rachel Lysaght, Elhum Shakerifar, Estelle Robin You Photography Saeed Taji Farouky Editor Emiliano Battista Music Joe Lewis Main Cast Salah Ameidan Running Time 95 minutes

Production Companies Underground Films Tel +353 86 358 7979 info@undergroundfilms.ie, Tourist with a Typewriter, Les films du balibari Financiers IFB, Le Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture in collaboration with the Sundance Institute, The Barry Amiel, Norman Melburn Trust, The Samuel Rubin Foundation, Goldsmiths College, University of London, Sandblast Arts Delivery Date Delivered

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THE STRANGER N eal MacGregor, an English artist, died alone on a remote Irish island in 1990, living his final years in a 10 x 5 ft stone hovel. He lived on the fish he caught, or rabbits that he trapped. When he died suddenly, unexpectedly in his hovel, he left behind rock carvings and years of secret diaries, illustrations and paintings. Some locals had thought he was a spy recording the IRA gun-running shipping routes, or that he was trying to take over their rapidly depopulating island, or that he was just mad, living on the edge, physically and mentally. What is clear is that they knew very little about this unusual man. So who exactly was The Stranger? The film paints a fascinating portrait of a man, living on the periphery of society, and the Irish-speaking community he lived amongst.

Director Neasa Ní Chianáin Script Neasa Ní Chianáin, Maria Gasol Producer David Rane Photography Tristan Monbureau Editor Mirjam Strugalla

Production Company Soilsiú Films, Tel +353 86 811 8112 david@soilsiu.comFinanciers IFB, RTÉ Delivery Date early/mid 2013

THE SWANSONG OF ELIZA LYNCH

T his feature length documentary tells the epic and ultimately tragic life of Irishwoman Eliza Lynch, the uncrowned Queen of Paraguay.This is a love story of a doomed and obsessive affair between the beautiful, sophisticated, imperious Eliza, National Heroine of Paraguay and the dictator of Paraguay Francisco Solano Lopez.

Eliza’s life story is one of the most intriguing, infamous and outside of South America, one of the least known in modern history. It is a truly epic story of hunger, war and wealth, of family and love, of desolation and loss, and, ultimately, of loneliness and death.

Director/Script Alan Gilsenan Producer Stuart Switzer Photography Richard Kendrick Editor Cuan Mac Conghail Production Design Alan Gilsenan Music Ray Harman Running Time 90 minutes Production Company Coco Television Tel + 353 1 497 0817 stuart@cocotelevision.ie Financiers IFB, BAI, RTÉ, Abbeyfield Group, Government of Paraguay Delivery Date early 2013

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UNDER THE HOOD: VOICES FROM BELARUS

A n intimate look inside Belarus, often talked about, but of which so little is really known in the rest of Europe.This ambitious project hopes to lend a voice to the people of this country, through their own stories, in order to establish an accurate and at the same time compelling and penetrative picture of what is going on.

Directors Mark Byrne, Rob Dennis Producer Jeremiah Cullinane, Bartolomeo Dibenedetto, Rasa Miskinyte Photography Mark Byrne Editor Rob Dennis Running Time 70 minutes

Production Companies Planet Korda Pictures Tel + 353 1 672 6600 jeremiah@planetkorda.com, Era Film Financiers IFB, Media Broadcast Fund, PKP, Era Film Sales Agent DR International Sales Tel + 45 3520 3040 cgma@dr.dk Delivery Date early 2013

YXIMALOO Naofumi ‘Yximalloo’ Ishimaru is an obscure cult musician, living and working on the fringes of music and society for all

of his storied life. A self-taught, self-styled pioneer with a vast back-catalogue, Naofumi currently lives with his disabled civil partner in an anonymous, unfriendly cul-de-sac in a Dublin suburb. Torn between his loyalties to Gerry, his yearning for Japanese society and the dream of making his international music career pay, Naofumi endures a difficult year. Moving between Dublin and Tokyo, this touching portrait opens up the world of a deeply individual character to explore universal ideas of life, love and loneliness.

Directors/Script Tadhg O'Sullivan, Feargal Ward Producer Tadhg O'Sullivan Photography Feargal Ward Editor Tadhg O'Sullivan Music Naofumi Ishimaru Main Cast Naofumi Ishimaru, Ger Sheridan

Production Company Inland Films Tel + 353 86 300 5161 tadhgosullivan@gmail.com Financier IFB Delivery Date early 2013

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THREE MEN GO TO WAR T he most dangerous days in the history of mankind. Three Men Go to War tells the inside story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, exploring how in October 1962 the earth teetered on the very brink of nuclear holocaust. The film focuses on the three central characters Kennedy, Castro and Khrushchev and reveals how the world’s most powerful men fell into an abyss of their own making and what courage and luck it took to climb out again.

Directors Emer Reynolds, John Murray Producers John Murray, Siobhán Ward Photography Kate McCullough Editor Emer Reynolds Music Ray Harman Running Time 80 minutes

Production Company Crossing the Line Productions Tel + 353 1 287 5394 info@ctlfilms.com Financiers IFB, PBS Delivery Date early 2013

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Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) aims to invest in new talent by providing opportunities for filmmakers to develop skills in live action filmmaking, documentary, animation and digital technology.

To this end the IFB provides funding for short films through a series of schemes all of which welcome and actively encourage Irish language entries.

SIGNATURESSignatures is the IFB flagship short film scheme. It showcases live action short filmmaking, encouraging strong, original storytelling, visual flair and production values appropriate to the big screen. These short films act as a catalyst for Irish creative talents aspiring to write, direct and produce feature-length films for the cinema.

REALITY BITESReality Bites is a short documentary scheme which encourages the experimentation and realisation of fresh approaches to non-fiction filmmaking, whether the documentary is journalistic or creative, observational or aesthetic, objective or personal.

FRAMEWORKSFrameworks is a short animation scheme which aims to encourage filmmakers with imagination, visual flair and commitment to innovative animation. It is also open to established animators who may wish to realize more personal and creative projects.

SHORT SHORTS Short Shorts aims to produce ultra short pieces which can be used to promote Irish filmmaking with the high impact power of advertisements, but without a product to sell. The short films each year in this scheme conform to a genre chosen for that year by the IFB. The films featured in this year’s catalogue followed the theme of Food.

GEARRSCANNÁIN Gearrscannáin aims to produce Irish language short films that encourage new directorial voices willing to take risks, challenge audiences and introduce interesting themes while at the same time appeal to a general audience.

Tá sé mar aidhm ag Gearrscannáin gearrscannáin Gaeilge a sholáthar, a spreagfaidh stiúrthóirí nua atá sásta chun dul sa seans, a thabharfaidh téamaí suimiúla nua chun cinn, chomh maith le bheith tarraingteach don lucht féachana ginearálta. SHORT

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ALIA AFTER YOU A lia is an Afghan-Irish girl torn between two lives. When her secret relationship with an Irish boy comes to her sister’s attention, it forces the family to make a decision that could ultimately tear it apart. Director/Script Claire Dix Producer Nodlag Houlihan Photography Piers McGrail Editor Breege RowleyMusic Michael Fleming Main Cast Baria Shafaq, Ryan Andrews, Jumaan Short, Nayef Rashed, Shiraz Haq, Maya Hanly Running Time 16 minutes Production Company Zucca Films Tel + 353 86 1755 678 info@zuccafilms.ie

E li O'Dowd has been a doorman at Dublin city’s grandest hotel since 1920. One day, much to his horror, Eli sees the city’s latest arrival… the revolving door! Director/Script Damien O'Connor Producer Steve Woods Animator Matt Darragh Technical Director John Paul Giancarlo Editor Damien O’Connor Music Darren Hendley Running Time 7 minutes

Production Company Cel' Division Tel + 353 86 364 4174 info@stevewoods.ie

BEST SHORTKerry Film Festival 2012

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSMartha’s Vineyard International Film Festival 2012Cinekid 2012Libelula International Animation Film Festival 2012

BARRY’S BESPOKE BAKERY

BIRD FOOD

B arry’s Bespoke Bakery is a lavish wonderland of refined cakes, owned by the fastidious pâtissier, Barry, where everything has its place; except for his talented employee Brian.

Director/Script Denis McArdle Producer Ben Keenan Photography Richard Donnelly Editor Jeanine Hurley Music Denis Clohessy Main Cast Michael Bates, Steve Gunn Running Time 8 minutes

Production Company Songway Films Tel + 353 87 935 0483 info@songwayfilms.com

A man plans to eat his lunch in the park, but the local pigeons have other ideas! Director/Script Richard Keane Producer Laura Roche Editor Richard Keane Music Darren Hendley Running Time 5 minutes

Production Company Brown Bag Films Tel + 353 1 872 1608 laura.roche@brownbagfilms.com

OFFICIAL SELECTIONCockatoo Island Film Festival 2012

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DOGHOUSE EL TORO D oug is having a very bad day. Terminally broke, and facing eviction, he’s charged by his estranged partner Julie with the task of looking after his son Billy for the day; while simultaneously having to get shot of the family dog – Billy's best and only friend. Welcome to the doghouse. Director/Script Morgan Bushe Producer Rory DunganPhotography Piers McGrail Editors Gwyn Moxham, Frank Reid Music Drago Ivanusa, Denis Clohessy Running Time 17 minutes

Production Company Tilted Pictures, Fastnet Films Tel + 353 86 898 2555 rory@tiltedpictures.ie

T á bullaíocht á dhéanamh ar Chian ag an scoil agus níl cúrsaí iontach sa bhaile ach an oiread. Ach go tobann, faigheann sé deis meas a spreagadh i measc an dream atá timpeall air agus is é an t-aon chaoi le haghaidh seo a dhéanamh ná troid in aghaidh tarbh… ar nós Matador!

Cian is constantly bullied at school and his home life isn't much better. Suddenly, an opportunity arises to gain the respect of those around him by going head to head with a bull… Matador style! Stiúrthóir/Director, Scíbhneoir/Script Tomás Seoighe Léiritheoir/Producer David Clarke Scannánaíocht/Photography JJ Rolfe Eagarthóir/Editor Seán Ó CaollaíCeol/Music Padraic Joyce, Terry Cooke, Michael DooleyPríomh-fhoireann Aisteoireachta/Main Cast Domhnall Ó Braonáin, Peadar Cox, Miquel Barcelo Fad/Running Time 13 noiméad/13 minutes

Production Company El Zorrero Films Tel + 353 85 720 6653 dave@elzorrerofilms.ie

FEAR OF FLYING HERE TO FALL A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading south for the winter. Director/Script Conor Finnegan Producer Brunella Cocchiglia Photography Ivan Mc Cullough Editor Conor Finnegan Music Tobias Norberg, Gavin Little, Mats Valentin Sound Design Joe McHugh, Gavin Little Main Cast Mark Doherty, Aoife Duffin, Steven Courtney Running Time 9 minutes

Production Company Lovely Productions Tel +353 86 861 4719 brunella@lovelyproductions.com

JAMES HORGAN AWARD, BEST ANIMATIONGalway Film Fleadh 2012

BEST ANIMATIONLA Shorts Festival 2012

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSLA Shorts Festival 2012Cinanima, International Animated Film Festival 2012 Leeds International Film Festival 2012

W hen a girl receives a call from her father, she is set on a frantic journey through a chaotic world. Director Kris Kelly Script Evelyn McGrath, Kris Kelly Producer Evelyn McGrath Music Michael Fleming Running Time 6 minutes

Production Company Blacknorth Studio Tel + 44 28 9031 2811 studio@blacknorth.tv

DON QUIXOTE AWARD, BEST ANIMATIONGalway Film Fleadh 2012

BEST ANIMATIONDarklight Festival 2012

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HOME HOMEMADEA film about how our lives are shaped by the homes in which we grow up. To what extent are we defined by the homes into which we were born? Our first living space, though we have no say as to what or where it may be, may cast a shadow over the rest of our lives. For better or worse, it can form a key part of our identity, affecting how others see us and how we see ourselves. Director Aoife Kelleher Script Aoife Kelleher, Hugh Rodgers Producer Rachel Lysaght Photography Kate McCullough Editor Martha Meyler Music Hugh Rodgers Main Cast Margaret Collins, Clíona Conneely, Sir John Leslie, Derek Linster, Panashe McGuckin, Mick O’Dea Running Time 15 minutes

Production Company Underground Films Tel +353 86 358 7979 info@undergroundfilms.com

P ensioner Tommy Fogarty wants to impress his new lady friend by baking a cake, but finds a gang of feral teenage girls have other ideas… Director Luke McManus Script Matthew Roche Producer AnneMarie Naughton Photography Piers McGrail Editor Mick Mahon Music Giles Packham Main Cast Jim Norton, Deirdre Donnely Running Time 5 minutes

Production Company Park Films Tel +353 1 285 3755 info@parkfilms.ie

I CAN’T SEE YOU ANYMORE

IRISH FOLK FURNITURE

H aving woken up from a coma after an accident, psychotherapist Aidan Clifford is forced to confront the consequences of his own actions. Director Michael Kinirons Script Thomas Martin Producer Ailish Bracken Photography Suzie Lavelle Editor Frank ReidMusic Chris White Main Cast David Murray, Caroline Morahan, Kelly Campbell, Brian Fortune Running Time 14 minutes

Production Company Blinder Films Tel + 353 1 676 0200 ailish@blinderfilms.com

A n animated documentary about repair and recycling in an Irish village. Director/Script Tony Donoghue Producer Cathal Black Photography Tony Donoghue Editor Ed Smith Grade Alan Eddie Music David Kitt Main Cast Mary Brannigan, Eddie Coen, Patrick Cahalan, Mikey Cahalan, Sean Gleeson Running Time 8 minutes

Production Company Mayfly Films Tel + 353 67 22 984 tonydonoghue@gmail.com

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSSundance Film Festival 2013Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2012DOX Leipzig Starz Denver Film Festival 2012

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JOY LEARNING TO FISH N icola is in hospital after giving birth. When her school friend Tess comes to visit, Nicola is forced by her mother

to introduce her new born daughter Joy, who lived for seven hours. Director/Script Colm Quinn Producers Emmet Fleming, Neil Wallace Photography Kate McCullough Editor Colm Quinn, Niamh Burke-Kennedy Music Dennis Cassidy Main Cast Jane McGrath, Aoife Duffin, Derbhle Crotty Running Time 10 minutes

Production Company Venom Film Tel +353 1 497 5980 wallace@venom.ie

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSSXSW Film Festival 2012Seattle International Film Festival 2012CFC Worldwide Shorts Film Festival 2012Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series 2012Tallgrass Film Festival 2012

This film was produced with funding from Filmbase/

RTÉ with Print Provision funding from the IFB.

W hen the summer is over, the urban seagull has to learn to catch fish. Director/Script Teemu Auersalo Producer Nicky GoganMusic Bryan Quinn Running Time 4 minutes

Production Company Still Films Tel + 353 86 025 1117 nicky@stillfilms.org

OFFICIAL SELECTIONDOX Leipzig

NOUAKCHOTT ROCKS

ON DEPARTURE

T he film focuses on the neighbourhood of Tevragh Zeina in Nouakchott, Mauritania: football is played on the Saharan sand, ladies and gents busy about their daily affairs, a Berber tent and a factory producing hand-made concrete blocks for the steadily growing city. The film begins with dawn and ends with a sandstorm; a day in the life of the hood.

Director/Producer/Photography/Editor Moira Tierney Soundtrack Supervisor Mohamed Idoumou Running Time 20 minutes

Production Company Moira Tierney Tel +353 1 668 5414 epetrol@hotmail.com

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSRotterdam International Film Festival 2012Les Inattendus Film Festival 2012Festival de Films de Femmes 2010Collectif Jeune Cinema 2010

A lone traveller makes his way through an airport before accepting his final destination. Director/Script Eoin Duffy Producer Alan Doherty Editor Rory Gavin Music Stephen Rennicks Running Time 5 minutes

Production Company Jad Agencies Tel + 1 604 7282 441 eoin@eoinduffy.me

This film was in receipt of IFB Print Provision funding.

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PET HATE

STATE OF SUSPENSION

A desperate pet shop owner is constantly outsmarted by his pets, who have decided that they don’t want to be sold… Director/Script Andy Clarke Producer Sean McGrath Editor Andy Clarke Music Glenn Keating Running Time 5 minutes

Production Company Brennus Productions Tel +353 1 673 444 sean.mcgrath@windmilllane.com

OFFICIAL SELECTIONWEE Craic Festival

A meditation on loss, State of Suspension explores the fragility of the human condition, frozen somewhere between life and death. Shot with a high-speed camera, a human figure and water defy the laws of gravity. The film directly investigates core aspects of physical matter and time. Director/Script Clare Langan Producer Donna Eperon Photography Robbie Ryan Production Designer Anna Rackard Editor Tadhg O'Sullivan, Clare Langan Music Jürgen Simpson Main Cast Chloé de Buyl-Pisco Running Time 6 minutes Production Company Clare Langan Films Tel + 353 87 273 9585 info@clarelangan.com

Official SelectionBFI London Film Festival 2012

SYLVIA THE END OF THE COUNTER P aisean, éad agus cothabháil gluaisrothar in iargúltacht Chonamara: Is triantán grá é an gearrscannán Sylvia a bhfuil casadh ann.

Passion, jealousy and motorcycle maintenance in the wilds of Connemara. Sylvia is a love triangle with a twist. Stiúrthóir/Director, Scíbhneoir/Script Seamus Moran Léiritheoir/Producer Marie Caffrey Scannánaíocht/Photography Keith Durham Eagarthóir/Editor Michael O’Sullivan Ceol/Music Denis Clohessy Príomh-fhoireann Aisteoireachta/Main Cast Jack Quinn, Manini Linuza, Cian Moore, Patrick Byrnes Fad/Running Time 11 noiméad/11 minutes

Comhlacht Léiriúcháin/Production Company Zanzibar Films Tel + 353 87 258 2498 info@zanzibarfilms.net

T he End of the Counter captures the moment in 1965 when grocery shopping changed forever. Matt Melia transformed the experience when he put baskets in the hands of Irish housewives and gave them the run of the shop. With the birth of the supermarket, suddenly self-control was a vital commodity! Director/Script Laura McGann Producer Aisling Ahmed Photography Emmet Harte Editor Vinny Beirne Music Lance Hogan Running Time 13 minutes

Production Company Crow Hill Films Tel + 353 87 672 8251 aisling@crowhillfilms.com

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THE GIRL THE GIRL WITH THE MECHANICAL MAIDEN F ollowing another devastating miscarriage, a couple move to a new life in the west of Ireland. Left alone in the old house,

emotionally fragile Sophie finds a starving young girl wandering the area and all her maternal instincts surface. But is the girl a blessing or a curse? Director John Hayes Script Mark Tuthill Producer Tricia Perrott Photography James Mather Production Designer Grace O’Hara Editor Juniper Calder Music Steve Lynch Main Cast Geraldine Somerville, Stuart Graham, Rebecca Carroll, Lalor Roddy, Fred Paul McCloskey Running Time 16 minutes

Production Company Green Sky Productions Tel + 353 86 822 6039 triciaperrott10@gmail.com

A n inventor takes an unorthodox approach to childrearing. Director/Script Andrew Legge Producer Ciara Whelan Photography Eleanor Bowman Editor Frank Reid, Eoin McGuirk Music Liam Bates Main Cast Serena Brabazon, Dominic West, Ingrid Craigie, Sophie Scully Running Time 15 minutes

Production Company Trilogy Media Tel +353 87 773 2980 ciara@trilogymedia.net

TIERNAN MCBRIDE AWARD, BEST SHORTGalway Film Fleadh 2012

This film was in receipt of IFB Print Provision funding.

THE TREE TRÍD AN STOIRM A weary man struggles through an arid world desperate for food, until he finds a distant apple tree.

Director/Script David Freyne Producer Rachael O’KanePhotography Piers McGrail Editor Eamonn Cleary Music Gareth Averill Main Cast Mark Doherty, Jane McGrathRunning Time 6 minutes

Production Company Tilted Pictures Tel + 353 86 834 7310 rachael@tiltedpictures.ie

A bereft widow forces a Banshee to take her to the underworld to rescue her husband. Director/Script Fred Burdy Producer Sean McGrath Editor Lee Hickey Music Steve Lynch Main Cast Katie McGrath Running Time 7 minutes

Production Company Brennus Productions Tel +353 1 6713444 sean.mcgrath@windmilllane.com

BEST ANIMATIONLos Angeles Arthouse Film Festival

BEST SHORTCalifornia International Shorts Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTIONSLibelula International Animation FestivalBritish Horror Film Festival

This film was funded through the Frameworks scheme supported

by the IFB, Arts Council, RTÉ and BAI.

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UN PEU PLUS

TWO WHEELS, GOOD

P roud Madame Rousseau embarks on an epic journey to eat cakes with sweet abandon. But life has some bittersweet lessons to teach her.

Director/Script Conor Ferguson Producer Ailish Bracken Photography Matthieu David Cournot Editor Juniper Calder Music Steven Lynch Main Cast Bulle Ogier, Armelle Bérengier, Stephanie Lanier, Diane Montcharmont Running Time 7 minutes

Production Company Blinder Films Tel + 353 1 676 0200 ailish@blinderfilms.com

C ombining live action and animatio