Creative Kilkenny Filmmakers are Cream of the Crop for Sundance
Upcoming Irish filmmakers have received major recognition from the international film industry this week with two Irish animation short films ‘Old Fangs' and ‘Please Say Something' selected for the Sundance Film Festival.
'Old Fangs' is directed by Adrien Merigeau and produced by Kilkenny based company Cartoon Saloon, the Irish company behind the successful animated feature film ‘The Secret of Kells' which was released in Irish cinemas by Buena Vista earlier this year. The film was produced under the Frameworks short animation scheme funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB), the Arts Council and RTÉ.
‘Please Say Something' is directed by David O'Reilly, also from Kilkenny, and won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlinale Film Festival earlier this year. The film is also set for theatrical release in Germany next year.
Commenting on the short films selection Director of Programming Trevor Goth said "Sundance has a long legacy of supporting short filmmaking. Short films are at the core of what independent filmmaking is about -- these films are made out of pure passion without commerce in mind."
The Sundance Film Festival takes place from January 21st - 31st 2010.