Congratulations to teams behind WITHOUT NAME, FOREVER PURE and SECOND TO NONE - selected by TIFF 2016
The new Irish film Without Name, directed by Lorcan Finnegan and starring Alan McKenna and up-and-coming Irish actress Niamh Algar will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month. Forever Pure, a new Irish co-production will also have its world premiere in the documentary category. Vincent Gallagher's short film Second to None was selected amongst 41 international films in the Short Cuts category. They will join previously announced films The Secret Scripture, Maudie and Unless.
Produced as part of the IFB initiative Catalyst Project, Without Name is written by Garret Shanley and produced by Brunella Cocchiglia. The film follows a land surveyor who loses his reason in a supernatural environment that defies all boundaries. The film has been announced to screen as part of the Vanguard section at the festival, which focuses on emerging directors and auteurs of tomorrow.
Produced by Alan Maher in Roads Entertainment and directed by Maya Zinshtein Forever Pure tells the story of Jerusalem's Beitar football club which became a flashpoint for controversy in 2012 when the signing of two Muslim players brought down the racist wrath of the team's long-time fans. This is the second year in a row that Roads Entertainment have had a feature doc at TIFF, with Being AP selected last year.
Written and directed by Vincent Gallagher and produced by Damian Farrell, Second to None had its world premiere at the 2016 Galway Film Fleadh where it picked up both the James Horgan Award for Best Animated Short and the Don Quijote Award for Best Animation. The former is Academy Award Qualifying, which sees Second To None in consideration for the 2017 Oscars in the short film (animated) category.
The TIFF Talent Campus participants for 2016 were announced last week, which includes Mark Noonan (You're Ugly Too).
The Toronto International Film Festival takes place from the 8-18 September 2016.